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LAUREL BLACK | The Sun Officer Beau Green (left) receives his third life-saving award from Paducah Chief of Police James Berry during the Paducah Police Department's fourth annual Awards Ceremony, held on Friday at the Emerging Technology Center on the campus of West Kentucky Community & Technical College. Green and officer Nickolas Francescon were recognized for their efforts to revive 3-year-old Braydion Matlock after a Feb. 9 shooting that proved fatal.
Police, civilians honored
Police officers put their lives on the line regularly, without considering whether or not they’ll receive any recognition for their efforts. But Thursday, members of the Paducah Police Departmen...
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Sun files Sen. Robert Leeper introduces legislation at the Capitol in Frankfort in 2012. Leeper is the primary sponsor of Senate Bill 145, which would switch legislative sessions from annual to biennial.
Leeper seeks biennial sessions’ return
State Sen. Bob Leeper says that spending less time in Frankfort and more time at home with constituents would bring legislators back in tune with the needs of their districts. That premise inspi...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun The makeshift home of the late Teresa Bolden stands Friday on Ogden Landing Road. McCracken officals are planning on demolishing it because they say it is a safety hazard.
County officials plan to demolish Bolden home
McCracken County officials still plan to tear down the ramshackle Ogden Landing Road residence that the late Teresa Bolden called home. Judge-Executive Van Newberry once referred to the crooked ...
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The Lineup
Today  Wickliffe Masonic Lodge breakfast, 6-10 a.m., Buck Road. $7.   Dance, 7-10 p.m., American Legion Post 26 Hall, Mayfield. Just Friends. $5. n n n   Items for the Lineup must b...
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Tisdal
Man suspected of home burglary, killing Chihuahua
A local man is suspected of breaking into a West Paducah home Friday and killing the owner’s Chihuahua. Darin W. Tisdal, 26, of Lauran Lane was arrested on charges of first-degree burglary, crue...
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Enrollment drop costing county schools
Enrollment continues to fall for McCracken County Schools, costing the district millions of state education dollars. The district’s average daily attendance rate shrank by more than 100 students...
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Seth Perlman | Associated Press The remains of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ridgeway, Ill., stand in this March 1 file photo as a testament to the power of the EF-4 tornado that claimed seven lives when it rumbled through southern Illinois last February.
Still moving forward
Harrisburg, Ill., Mayor Eric Gregg remembers the sirens going off just after 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 29, 2012. He remembers getting his wife and youngest son to safety. He remembers walking outside to hi...
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Court dismisses attorney’s charge
A Paducah attorney accused of providing alcohol to minors is no longer facing a misdemeanor charge after the case was dismissed Tuesday in McCracken District Court. According to the district cle...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Murray City Council — 6:30 p.m., City Hall. n Paducah-McCracken Joint Sewer Agency — 5 p.m., meeting facility, Northview St.
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Livingston Livestock
LEDBETTER — Markets totaled 365 head. Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs., $1 to $10 higher; over 500 lbs., $4 to $5 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls,...
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Sun files Scrap metal and remnants of a grain silo are scattered throughout a field in western McCracken County after a tornado last February. McCracken County has 19 tornado sirens and is looking to add more, while Ballard County only has one siren in the town of La Center.
Ballard works toward better warning systems
Severe weather safety is a top priority of law enforcement and emergency management teams across western Kentucky. Being susceptible to tornadoes, the region places a high importance on forecasting...
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Man pleads guilty to child porn
A McCracken County man faces a maximum of 70 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal child pornography charges in U.S. District Court in Paducah. A federal grand jury indicted Matthew F...
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The Lineup
Today Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive. Learn to detect potential Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Report errors or suspected fraud to SMP. 442-8993. Paduca...
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Paducah police arrest 14 on various drug charges
A several-month Paducah police investigation culminated Wednesday morning in the arrests of 14 McCracken County residents, 13 charged with drug trafficking. Six other people face charges. Sgt. W...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Empty commercial lots in front of the Paducah Regional Sports Plex are for sale on U.S. 60. Tim Stonecipher, complex co-owner and general manager, petitioned McCracken Judge-Executive Van Newberry in February for a wet-dry vote to allow alcohol sales within the precinct after a restaurant and gas station expressed interest in developing on the lots.
Interest sparks alcohol petition
The western McCracken County precinct that encompasses Barkley Regional Airport, the Paducah Regional Sports Plex and the new county high school may soon allow alcohol sales. Doug Harnice, McCra...
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