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  • Trimble man arrested after attempting to a extort lung transplant patient

    By DAVE TAYLOR

    Landmark News Service

    A Trimble County man was arrested after he allegedly threatened the life of Christopher Goodin and attempted to extort money from Goodin’s family.

    Goodin, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, is hospitalized in the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington where he is on a waiting list for a lung transplant.

    Robbie Price, 21, of Milton, was arrested Sunday, June 30 in the parking lot of the Dollar Store in Milton, Trimble County Sheriff Tim Coons said.

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  • King’s Daughters’ physicians return to Clifty Drive Medical Building July 22

     King’s Daughters’ Health physicians Dr. Phillip Ross, Dr. Alan Culbreth, and Dr. Larry Williams will return to the Clifty Drive Medical Building on Monday, July 22. 

    The three physicians are currently seeing patients at the Downtown Medical Building, 630 North Broadway (Madison) while renovations are completed at the Clifty Drive location. 

    The phone number for Dr. Ross, Dr. Culbreth, and Dr. Williams is (812) 273-7700.

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  • Main span of Old Milton-Madison Bridge to be demolished with explosions July 17

    The main span of the old Milton-Madison Bridge is scheduled to be demolished on Wednesday, July 17, the first in a series of blasts to bring down the 2,427-foot-long steel structure. The blast will require the temporary closing of the adjacent new bridge that carries US 421 across the Ohio River between Milton, Ky., and Madison, Ind.

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  • Minor road repairs needed in Owen after heavy rain

    By MOLLY HAINES

    Landmark News Service

    Following heavy rains last week, Owen County Judge-executive Carolyn Keith said minor repairs would need to be done on some county roads.

    According to the National Weather Service, some areas of the county received up to six inches of rainfall over the past week.

    Keith said there were no reports of total isolation, but some flash flooding had been reported on Point of Rock Road and Old Landing Road over the weekend.

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  • Trimble sheriff hires Sharon as new part-time deputy

    By DAVE TAYLOR

    Landmark News Service

    A former state conservation officer for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources who had the highest state fine levied against him for ethics violations has been hired as a part-time deputy in Trimble County.

    An anonymous caller tipped off The Trimble Banner that Dennis Sharon, who also was a former trooper with Kentucky State Police, had been hired by Trimble County Sheriff Tim Coons.

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  • Before the Kentucky Speedway, this was her home

    By Amanda Van Benschoten

    The Kentucky Enquirer

    SPARTA — Before the Kentucky Speedway was a 100,000-seat auto racing venue, it was 1,000 acres of rolling farmland nestled in the heart of Gallatin County.

    For Pam Mylor, it was also home. The Warsaw native and her high school sweetheart, Marty, built a house and spent nearly three decades raising their two children on that land, part of which was owned by her husband’s family.

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  • “Kentucky Proud” product repairs Hwy. 55 bridge in Carroll County

    Repairing and strengthening damaged bridge beams could be as easy as putting up wallpaper. Well, almost as easy if you use “CatStrong” Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Rod Panels (CRP) developed at the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering.

    The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KyTC) District 6 in Covington teamed up with UK College of Engineering and are expected to attach CatStrong to repair and strengthen a damaged concrete bridge beam on KY 55 in Carroll County. 

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  • Dozier named new president, CEO at KDH

    King’s Daughters’ Health has named Carol Dozier as its new president and chief  executive officer. Dozier will succeed Roger J. Allman, who is retiring as CEO on June 21 after 20 years leading the hospital.

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  • Son of Carrollton native selected in Major League Baseball draft

    Boys and girls all over the country playing baseball in their backyard dream of growing up to become the next Derek Jeter or Jennie Finch.

    Bowling Green native Hunter Green is living the dream.

    Hunter was selected by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Calif., in the second round with the 59th pick of the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Thursday, June 6.

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  • Warsaw woman dies, two injured in car accident May 30 on U.S. 42

     A two-vehicle accident in Gallatin County May 30 claimed the life of a Warsaw woman and injured two others.

    Kentucky State Police reports that Gallatin County dispatch received a call at 2:27 p.m. May 30 about a two-vehicle injury accident on U.S. 42, west of Warsaw. The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Department, fire department and EMS responded to the scene.

    Gallatin County notified KSP Post 5 to send a reconstructionist to the scene, because it involved a fatality, according to a KSP news release.

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