May 26, 2013
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Wintry weather topples trees in Ballard County
Winter weather downed trees Thursday night in Ballard County while sparing other western Kentucky areas. Ice buildup during a winter storm Thursday toppled multiple trees along U.S. 60 between B...
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Livingston Livestock
LEDBETTER — Markets totaled 495 head. Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady to $3 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs., $5 higher; over 400 lbs., steady to $4 lower. ...
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Alexander
Murray writer receives health care fellowship
Constance Alexander, columnist and WKMS-FM commentator and independent producer, is one of three independent journalists nationwide to receive a fellowship from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley C...
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Police seek information about forgery case
Paducah police are seeking help identifying a woman suspected of using a stolen debit card and forging the owner’s name. Anita White of Paducah told police on Jan. 17 that her Visa debit card ha...
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The Lineup
Today Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m.-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. AARP with...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Randy Davis leads PRA board members, proposed board members and Columbia Task Force Committee members on a tour of the old Columbia Theatre Wednesday on Broadway. The group toured Columbia with a preservation specialist to learn what would need to be done to get the theater up and running again with the help of Paducah Renaissance Alliance and the Columbia Task Force Committee.
Navigating the Columbia
Inside the Columbia Theatre, there is a bone-chilling cold breeze. That cold extends over the chipping paint, the dust-covered chairs, and the cracked, delicate silver and gold filigree surrounding...
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Heath Elementary School attracts $637,500 grant
Heath Elementary School will add programs and extracurricular activities to an after-school program next fall through a $637,500 federal grant. Archery, robotics, photography and other learning ...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun A truck pre-treats 32nd Street Wednesday morning in Paducah. A winter storm moving across the central United States may bring sleet and freezing rain to parts of western Kentucky and southern Illinois today.
Midwest storm may ice area roads
A winter storm system moving across the central United States may affect southern Illinois and the westernmost counties of Kentucky today. National Weather Service meteorologist Mike York said t...
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File photo Branden Higginson, 16, from Mayfield High School takes a pamphlet of financial aid information from Melinda Jackson, West Kentucky Community & Technical College financial aid officer, during the second annual Super Sunday in 2012. The college fair returns at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church and 1 p.m. at Ninth Street Church of Christ.
College fair targets local black families
Pastor Mark Rowe strives to develop his parishioners as the total person: spiritually, physically, emotionally and academically. And along those lines, Rowe and the faith-based community will op...
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Conner’s Law bill awaiting House hearing
A House bill slated to impose stricter prison sentences on child abusers that drew inspiration from the 2010 death of a 2-year-old Paducah boy may need another year before it becomes law. But th...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Marshall County E-911 Board — 8:30 a.m., sheriff’s office complex.
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Paducah City Commissioner Allan Rhodes asks a question about plans to construct walking tunnel under U.S. 45 near North Eighth Street as part of the final phase of the Greenway Trail at Tuesday's City Commission meeting. Rhodes disputed the underpass option, citing cost concerns, and served as the opposing vote in a 3-1 commissioner approval to move forward with the plan.
Commission approves trail underpass
The next phase of Paducah’s Greenway Trail is moving forward with an estimated more than $435,000 underpass despite reservations from one city commissioner and several community members. “I gues...
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Art school announces ‘Survival Skills’ show
Paducah School of Art will offer an exhibition of paintings, drawings and photographs by students in its “Survival Skills for Artists” class. The exhibition will be on display in the Etcetera Coffe...
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Barbee
Toddler death case moving to grand jury
Nicholas Barbee, charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a toddler, has waived a preliminary hearing and his case will move directly to a grand jury. Barbee, 21, was in ...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Dr. Nicholas Lopez, cardiothoracic surgeon at Baptist Health Paducah, discusses one of the hospital's newest medical technologies available for heart and lung patients, the CardioHelp, during a presentation in the Baptist Heart Center auditorium on Tuesday. The CardioHelp is a portable bypass machine that can buy critical time for patients, allowing heart or lung tissues to recover following a procedure or medical emergency.
New technology aids heart, lung patients
Sometimes rest is the best medicine, but when it’s the heart or lungs that need a break, the result is life-threatening as the clock starts to count down. However, new life-supporting medical te...
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