NEWS HEADLINES 10/02
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAY 29-YEAR OLD MICAH RODGERS OF NORTONVILLE IS IN ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE AFTER WRECKING A 4-WHEELER ON GOOD HOPE ROAD LAST NIGHT IN HOPKINS COUNTY, WHILE PASSENGER 31-YEAR OLD MICHELLE TESTER OF MADISONVILLE WAS TREATED AT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.
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A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM WAS IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY FRIDAY AND DETERMINED AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF HERNDON ONE WEEK AGO TODAY, DAMAGING TWO BARNS AND SNAPPING SEVERAL TREES WITH WINDS OF UP TO 90 MILES PER HOUR WHILE IT STAYED ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT A MILE.
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THE CHILLY WEATHER MAY HAVE KEPT SOME AWAY, BUT ATTENDANCE WAS STILL HIGH FOR THE ANNUAL TODD COUNTY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE HARVEST FEST ON THE HISTORIC ELKTON SQUARE YESTERDAY, WHERE THE CROWD WAS ENTERTAINED BY LIVE MUSIC AND HAD PLENTY OF VENDOR BOOTHS TO SHOP FROM.
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A SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK ON THE WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY IN CALDWELL COUNTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON SENT 48-YEAR OLD TRINA YOUNG, 36-YEAR OLD JASON NYHUISE AND A 14-YEAR OLD FEMALE—ALL OF OWENSBORO—TO CALDWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF THEIR INJURIES
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A LOGGING ACCIDENT ON CEMETARY ROAD NEAR AUBURN IN LOGAN COUNTY YESTERDAY SENT A 40-YEAR OLD MAN TO AN AREA HOSPITAL BY AIR-EVAC HELLICOPTER AFTER THE TREE FELL BACK ONTO HIM AND CAUSED TRAUMA TO HIS FACE.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 32-YEAR OLD ERIC TAYLOR OF HOPKINSVILLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER OFFICER MIKE PLATERO SAID HE SAW TAYLOR USING PHYSICAL FORCE AGAINST A WOMAN AT 600-D CHARLIE COURT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET CASH OUT OF HER POCKET.
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A COPPER THEFT AWARENESS EVENT WAS HELD IN CLARKSVILLE YESTERDAY AFTER OFFICIALS SAY 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF COPPER WAS STOLEN IN THE CITY DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST ALONE—MOSTLY AT NEW CONSTRUCTION SITES.
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THE TODD COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS ONE OF MANY ACROSS KENTUCKY WHICH FAILED TO MEET ITS NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND GOALS LAST YEAR, WITH RECENTLY RELEASED DATA SHOWING THAT NOT ONE SCHOOL IN TODD COUNTY MADE ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.
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A NEW SURVEY SHOWS TENNESSEE HAD THE SECOND-LOWEST VOTER TURNOUT IN THE COUNTRY FOR LAST YEAR’S CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION—AS ONLY 38 PERCENT OF TENNESSEANS OVER 18 YEARS OLD CHOSE TO VOTE.
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PRESIDENT ELI CAPILOUTO WANTS TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SCHOOL AND HAS OUTLINED WHAT HE BELIEVES ARE IMPORTANT NEEDS IN A CAMPUS-WIDE EMAIL RECENTLY SENT OUT, WHICH CITED THE NEED FOR IMPROVED FACILITIES.
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FORT CAMPBELL OFFICIALS HAVE ACQUIRED A NEW SIMULATOR TO HELP SOLDIERS BETTER PREPARE FOR COMBAT, WHICH ENABLES IMPROVED HELICOPTER CREW COORDINATION AND INCREASED PILOT PROFICIENCY.
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SEVEN KENTUCKY COUNTIES ALONG THE OHIO RIVER WERE RECENTLY GRANTED FEDERAL DISASTER STATUS AFTER THEIR ILLINOIS BORDER COUNTIES RECEIVED THE STATUS FOR FLOODING FROM THE SPRING.
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