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Photo contributed by John Paul Henry Debbie Shelton, a local seamstress, stands outside the Yeiser Art Center with the yak sculpture, made by artist Teresa Perry. Shelton made a quilted saddle inspired by a traditional Tibetan artwork for the yak to wear this Friday.
Yak dons new get-up for quilters
The yak at the Yeiser Art Center is dressed for company this week. The large red mascot, created last year by local sculptor Teresa Perry, will appear in different regalia each day of Quilt Week...
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Authorities identify body found in river
Medical examiners and detectives worked throughout the day Wednesday to identify a body found in the Ohio River overnight. The body was identified as Sandra Farris, 55, of Cairo, Ill. Farris...
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Lyon woman arrested on smuggling charges
Police arrested an Eddyville woman Tuesday at the Kentucky State Penitentiary on charges related to smuggling. State police detectives arrested Angela M. Scott, 44, after she was accused of smug...
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Pinwheel for a cause
Benjamin Melone, 7, of Paducah gets help pushing a blue pinwheel into the ground in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month on Wednesday in front of the Allied Health building at West Kentucky Commun...
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Sun files Jamey Locke, executive director of Mercy Regional EMS, opens an ambulance at the medical service's headquarters in Paducah. McCracken officials say they will ask the city to resume its annual subsidy of emergency management services.
County to request DES funds from city
McCracken Fiscal Court commissioners plan to ask their city partners to help with funding for emergency services. Paul Carter, director of emergency management, presented his more than $287,000 ...
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Horoscopes by Holiday
Thursday, April 25, 2013 ARIES (March 21-April 19). If you request things repeatedly, you’ll sound like a nag, and you’ll be tuned out. So instead, you’ll take matters into your own hands and ma...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Renae Haddadin (left) and Karen Kay Buckley fight back tears while walking on stage to accept their award at the American Quilter's Society Quilt Week Awards on Tuesday at the Carson Center. The two women took home best in show.
Pair collaborates, takes home AQS Best in Show Award
It is a long way from Sandy, Utah, to Carlisle, Pa. By car, the 2,000 mile trip would take more than 30 hours. But on Tuesday night at the American Quilter’s Society awards ceremony, two quilters f...
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Agenda
The agenda  is a listing of government meetings today. n Paducah Riverfront Development Authority - 1:15 p.m., basement level conference room, city hall. 444-5166. n McCracken County Planning...
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Wreck injures 1
One person was injured in a three-vehicle collision at Lebanon Church Road and Ky. 1241 at 7 a.m. Tuesday, police said. Baylee Blackburn, 17, of Paducah, was driving west on Lebanon Church Road,...
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Stolen road signs lead to arrest
A Lyon County resident was arrested after Kentucky State Police found stolen road signs on his property, state police said in a news release. Taylor Finley, 19, of Lamasco was arrested Monday af...
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The Lineup
Today Lone Oak Kiwanis, 7 a.m., Lone Oak Little Castle. 554-0431.   Disabled Am erican Veterans, Miles Meredith Chapter 7 of Paducah, weekly Commander Coffee Call, 9 a.m.-noon. Service offic...
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County addresses rise in shelter expenses
McCracken County’s low-kill animal shelter and animal control services will put a nearly $290,000 dent in the county’s overall $31.5 million proposed budget next year, according to preliminary numb...
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Flooding closes Ballard WMA
State officials say flooding has closed the Ballard Wildlife Management Area. Tony Black, a wildlife regional coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, cited safety...
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Mayfield plant to add 10 jobs
The ACE Compressor Parts and Services plant in Mayfield is expanding and creating 10 full-time jobs, the governor’s office said in a news release Tuesday. ACE Compressor seeks to purchase land a...
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Contributed photo Amy Peal, Lourdes' Paducah Iron Mom Half Marathon committee member, participates in the annual River to River Relay in southern Illinois that stretched from the Mississippi to Ohio rivers on Saturday. The turnout for the Iron Mom competition on Mother's Day weekend promises to surpass last year's numbers, with more than 700 runners anticipated.
Tragedy inspires marathon runners
A week has passed since the Boston Marathon bombings, but Amy Peal still vividly remembers the thoughts that raced through her mind when she learned the marathon she was registered to participate i...
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