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State police are looking for a couple who allegedly robbed a local business at gunpoint early Sunday morning. According to Kentucky State Police Sgt. Howard Rice, authorities were alerted to the robbery at Prestonville Shell, 106 U.S. 42 West, when a clerk at the store called 911 just after 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
Body of missing Campbellsburg man found The body of a man missing from Campbellsburg was located yesterday near the McAlpine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River.
The relative stated he had not been seen since Friday afternoon, when he stated he was leaving to go to a Carrollton restaurant. His vehicle was found Saturday in a parking lot in the 200 block of Highland Avenue, leading to a search of the Ohio and Kentucky rivers.
Storm causes minor flooding, Heavy rains, lightning, and severe storms pounded the region over the weekend causing flooding, a power outage and at least eight deaths.
The Trimble County Sheriff’s Office reported no calls for rescue or emergency assistance and no substantial property damage. Chief Deputy Willie Herald said the only flooding they were aware of occurred at Connector Road (State Hwy. 652), where a concrete bridge was overrun by the Little Kentucky River. Herald said it appeared that the heaviest rain fell to the south and west of Trimble County and that deputies on duty Friday night reported the bridge on Connector Road clear and passable at 11:30 p.m.
Universities plan to install After more than a year of discussion and planning, officials with the University of Louisville and Rausch Planetarium are moving forward with plans to build a telescope and outdoor classroom at General Butler State Resort Park. Several university leaders, including planetarium director Drew Foster and university administrator Ron Moore, outlined plans for the facility to the Carrollton Rotary Club during its meeting Wednesday, Sept. 20. Moore explained to the group how the school plans to use part of $2.5 million in grants from NASA to build the telescope near the park’s conference center, and why they chose Carroll County for the endeavor.
‘Project Warmer’ targets Though the cost of residential natural gas heating is projected to decrease from last year’s soaring rates, gas bills still are expected to average about $1,200 for the five heating months – November through March, said Rita Westrick of Carrollton Utilities. Heat bills for the 2005-06 heating season were 47 percent higher than they were for 2004-05, Westrick said, adding that the average last year was $1,500 compared to $1,083 the year before. “We still have some customers on fixed incomes trying to pay [last year’s heat bills] off, faithfully making monthly payments,” she said. The burden can be so great that some elderly customers are forced to choose between paying for their medications and paying their utility bills, she said. |
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Gunman, accomplice
The body of John Adams, 59, of Campbellsburg, was located just after noon yesterday approximately 6 miles downriver from the locks, near Caesar’s Indiana Casino. Adams had been reported missing Saturday morning by a family member.
Trimble County, however, received only minor flooding and an inconvenient change in plans.