June 20, 2013
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Farmers use social media to tell story
Social media have invaded every aspect of our lives. Not everyone is on Facebook or Twitter, but an increasing number of farmers have embraced the technology usually found clipped to a belt or tuck...
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McCracken District
April 18 Eric C. Rushing, 20, 5082 Station Ridge Rd., Belknap, Ill., theft by unlawful taking-shoplifting; five days, two year conditional discharge, attend theft prevention classes, stay out ...
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Storms roll through region
A series of strong storms hit the region Thursday night and brought high winds, hail and some structure damage. Severe thunderstorms that brought 60 to 65 mph winds hit western Kentucky around 7...
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Woman charged with murder
A domestic disturbance midday Thursday in Murray left one person dead and another arrested and charged with murder. Michelle Baxter, 50, of Murray was taken into custody about Thursday afternoon...
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Wickliffe welcomes carp processing plant
WICKLIFFE — A nuisance is becoming a source of commerce for one town with the opening of a new business. Two Rivers Fisheries is set to make a $2.5 million investment and bring 50 jobs to Wickli...
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Warren Patterson
Search finds drowned boy
Autopsy results confirmed that a Princeton boy who went missing from a Lake Barkley recreational area Wednesday drowned. Lyon County Coroner Ronnie Patton said the body of 9-year-old Warren Patt...
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Child taken to Nashville after bicycle wreck
An 8-year-old Lone Oak girl was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., with non-life threatening injuries after a car hit her bicycle near her house. State police sai...
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Open hearing debates Old Hinkleville’s fate
The Fiscal Court held a public hearing Thursday to give residents an opportunity to voice their opinions on the possible closing of Old Hinkleville Road. Thoughts on the closure and the usabilit...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Children splash and swim in the clear water Wednesday at the Noble Park Pool. The pool is open for the season after extensive renovations, and with a new admission price.
Price change is the 1st in Thompson’s 14 summers at department
With a new pool comes new prices at Paducah’s Noble Park pool. When the pool opened Monday to show off its renovations, kids ages 5 to 15, who used to have to shell out $3 for admission, had to ...
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Correction
In the Wednesday, May 29, edition, page 2A, under McCracken District Court, Daniel E. Floyd of 6100 Old Mayfield Road was listed as having faced a misdemeanor charge of theft by unlawful taking-sho...
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Staff Photo Search and rescue teams cordoned off a search area late Wednesday afternoon searching for 9-year-old Warren Patterson. Warren was last seen at Kuttawa beach after spending time on Lake Barkley boating and jet skiing with family.
Search for missing boy goes into night
KUTTAWA — Rescue workers searched throughout dusk and deep darkness for a boy missing at a Lake Barkley recreational area. Warren Patterson, 9, went missing between 4 and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday aft...
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Lisa Thompson
PRA in doubt after director resigns
Turnover at the Paducah Renaissance Alliance office continues as its director, Lisa Thompson, resigned. City Manager Jeff Pederson declined to comment on why Thompson resigned, and he will evalu...
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Cool-off on a hot day
Wynter Siress, 6, throws her arms up into the air as she splashes through the streams of water Wednesday at the Robert Coleman Spray Park in Paducah. It was her first trip to the park with her mother.
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Jim Key, vice president of the United Steelworkers Local 550 in Paducah, speaks to members of the Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization finance committee on Wednesday regarding the planned shutdown of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The PACRO board was created in part to reduce the negative impact of the plant's closure.
PACRO prepares to assist workers of Paducah plant
MAYFIELD — As workers at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant begin shutting down operations, the spotlight is moving to the regional group tasked to reduce the negative effect of coming layoffs. ...
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DUSTY LUTHY SHULL | The Sun Race cars display American flags while the national anthem plays at Paducah International Raceway on Friday during Memorial Day festivities. Officials at PIR will take a three-week hiatus from racing to repair the track surface and re-evaluate the 2013 season.
PIR re-evaluates 2013 racing season
Officials at Paducah International Raceway have decided to temporarily take a break from weekly racing, canceling this weekend’s Tri-State Challenge Super Late Model special to work on track condit...
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