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GCHS grads in national collegiate championship
Two former Grayson County High School graduates will be competing in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments Intercollegiate Championship Tournament as members of Western Kentucky University’s Academic Competition Club. Nick Conder, a WKU senior from Leitchfield, and Cole Phelps, a WKU junior, also from Leitchfield, are part of the five-student team that will compete in Chicago on April 13. Conder is not only the team’s captain, but also t...
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Wet roads lead to one-vehicle accident
A Leitchfield woman was injured after heavy rains caused her vehicle to hydroplane on Salt River Road on Monday morning. According to an accident report filed with the Grayson County Sheriff’s Department, 46-year-old Marilyn Mattingly, of Annetta Road, was travelling south on Salt River Road approximately three miles north of Leitchfield when the 2000 Mercury Cougar she was operator hydroplaned and she lost control of the vehicle at around ...
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Clarkson to make adjustments in clean-up initiative
Two Clarkson residents who recently received letters from the city regarding the clean-up of their property were present to discuss concerns with the council on Monday evening. City officials recently voted to send out legal notices via City Attorney Beth Ratley asking the owners of five Clarkson properties to make needed changes to their unsightly properties or face steep fines. One of those letters went to Damon and Kathy Lashley, who c...
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Scoreboards for new Caneyville ball park chosen
The Caneyville City Commission selected the scoreboards for the new Caneyville ball park and announced its endorsement of a contract with RC at the regularly scheduled March 11 meeting. It was announced at the meeting that Caneyville Recreation, Inc. will sign the seven-year contract with the RC Cola company. Per the contract’s terms, RC will fund the cost of the two new scoreboards with LED lights (on which RC has agreed to perform upkee...
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GCSO looking for stolen truck
A truck belonging to Foster’s Propane was stolen early Friday morning from an employee’s residence, according to Grayson County Sheriff Rick Clemons. Clemons said that a Ford F250 marked with the company’s stickers was taken from the home of a service technician on Snyder Lane. The Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating the vehicle theft, and encourages anyone with information regarding the stolen truck to contact them by calling...
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The LPD released the above photo of a suspect in the recent burglaries. Police request anyone who has any information on the identity of the person please contact the Leitchfield Police Department at 270-259-3850.
Leitchfield Police Department investigates burglaries
The Leitchfield Police Department is currently investigating two burglaries that occurred between March 1 and March 4. The perpetrators entered the Grayson County Head Start building on Clinton Street and stole a number of items, including a laptop computer, according to a press release from the LPD. The perpetrators also entered the Community Action Center on East Market Street, the release read. Officers believe these burglaries may h...
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Lainhart arrested on child sexual abuse charges
A Grayson County man has been arrested on charges of rape, sodomy and sexual abuse. According to the Breckenridge County Circuit Court Clerk’s office, 51-year-old William Tad Lainhart, of Falls of Rough, is being charged with five counts of sodomy in the second degree, four counts of rape in the first degree, and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree of a child under the age of 12. A press release from Kentucky State Police Master...
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Man cited following wreck
A Grayson County man was cited to court following a one-vehicle accident in Clarkson on Saturday evening. 21-year-old Michael L. Snell, of North Patterson Street in Clarkson, was travelling west on Elizabethtown Road in Clarkson when the wreck occurred at just after 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. According to the accident report filed with the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Snell reportedly lost control of the 1993 Chevrolet pickup he was...
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Photo/Brittany Wise Kentucky State Police Chaplain Davy Norris told the group to be the best they can because, "The person you're going to be with for the rest of your life is you."
Class of 2013 Senior Social
A number of area businesses and organizations contributed to the Senior Social for the Grayson County High School class of 2013 on Tuesday, March 5. Students listened to a variety of guest speakers with backgrounds in education, law enforcement, church, government and others. They were also treated to goody bags filled with donated prizes from 42 area businesses or groups. The seniors had the opportunity to try out a “Texting and Driving ...
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Local trucker in six-car pile-up
A local man began a chain reaction that led to a six-vehicle crash on I-65 Monday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police. 60-year-old Leitchfield resident Jerry D. Compton was travelling south in the center lane of I-65 at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 4, when his Freightliner tractor trailer struck the rear of a 2013 Ford Escape being operated by John R. Warner, 61, of Goshen. According to a press release from Kentucky State Po...
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House fire a ‘total loss’
A Monday night fire destroyed a St. Paul area home and had first-responders fighting flames for nearly seven hours. East Grayson County Volunteer Fire Department’s Chief Bob Williams said that his department was called to the scene at just after 10 p.m. and found the home, which belonged to Josh Petty, fully engulfed in flames. “It was a total loss,” Williams said of the structure. Though the home was being lived in, no one was home at ...
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Photos/Submitted KSP released two photos from surveillance cameras at area bank robberies in hopes of identifying the suspect.
Sonora and Buffalo banks robbed
Authorities are asking for help in identifying a man who they believe robbed banks in both Buffalo and Sonora. The Cecilian Bank in Sonora was robbed on Tuesday afternoon, February 12, just before closing. Just over two weeks later, The Bank of Buffalo, in Buffalo, was held up just before noon on Wednesday, February 27. Kentucky State Police Master Trooper Norman Chaffins released two photos, one taken on surveillance cameras at each of t...
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Leitchfield man sentenced to 10 years
On January 22, 64-year-old Leitchfield resident Russell Mercer was sentenced to ten years in prison for arson and insurance fraud. According to a press release, on November 10, 2010, Mercer had hired his ex-brother-in-law Tom Lashley, 46, to burn some property, after which the two men would share the insurance money. After an investigation by Kentucky State Police Post 4 Arson Detective Terry Scott, Mercer was arrested on May 12, 2011. ...
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Leitchfield man is accused serial bankrobber
Grayson County resident Christopher Schenk was arrested on Monday afternoon, February 25, in Bowling Green and is accused of having committed bank robberies in cities across the state. 45-year-old Schenk had arrest warrants out from both Fayette and Daviess Counties and is suspected of having recently robbed at least two banks in Bowling Green and one in Paducah as well, according to Detective Steve McCown. Schenk was reportedly armed in ...
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New group seeks to boost local businesses
On March 5 a group of local business people will launch the Grayson County Business Boosters, an organization designed to help promote the growth and success of community businesses. President of the Business Boosters and the representative for Wilson & Muir Bank, April Bowman said the group has been meeting for over a year and will continue to meet on a weekly basis. Bowman said the group’s meetings will take place every Tuesday at 8 a.m...
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Historical markers refurbished
The Grayson County Historical Society was recently able to refurbish three historical site markers within the county through private donations and a Kentucky Historical Society program which covers 20 percent of the cost for each marker. To refurbish just one of these markers, the cost is over $800, according to the local society. The three markers which the group was able to repair included the “Washington’s Land” marker in the Yeaman comm...
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Caneyville wastewater plant project completed
After three years, Caneyville’s wastewater plant updates are complete. At the February 11 Caneyville City Commission meeting, Vern Shanklin, a representative of Kenvirons (a provider of civil and environmental services), announced that Caneyville’s wastewater plant project has been completed. Caneyville City Clerk and Treasurer Brenda Brown said that while cleanup for the project is still being finished, the warranty for the plant is in e...
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GCMS Volleyball hosts “Blue-Out”
The Grayson County Middle School volleyball team will be taking part in a “blue-out” at Thursday evening’s game to honor the upcoming Colon Cancer Awareness month in March. The event is part of “Volley for the Cure” according to coach Shane Decker, who also said that proceeds from the night’s concession sales will be donated to help with cancer research. The game will be played against Hancock County Middle School’s team, and both teams a...
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