A solid Warren Central squad beat the Ohio County Eagles 83-51 Saturday night at Owensboro in the Sportscenter Classic. Saturday’s loss ended the Eagles’ four-game win streak while extending a Dragon win streak to seven, giving them the best won-loss record in the Fourth Region. Ohio County, who had beaten Muhlenberg County the night before […]
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Eagles fall to Warren Central in Sportscenter Classic
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Fiscal court hears year end report from animal shelter
During the Jan. 14 meeting of the Ohio County Fiscal Court, the court heard a year-end report on the Ohio County Animal Shelter and was asked for more funding to help the shelter finish out the fiscal year.
Ohio County Animal Control Officer Josh Wright came before the fiscal court with animal shelter employees, Stephanie Wagner and Traci Ward, to give his year-end report.
This year the animal shelter had a record number of adoptions, plus animals sent to rescue organizations. The number of animals adopted or sent to rescue organizations was 960. Those animals were either brought into the shelter or picked up by Wright or Ward.
The number of animals brought in or collected was at an all-time low of 1,643. Wright believes the low number can be attributed to the county’s animal control ordinance and the low-cost spay and neuter programs offered in the county.
Another all-time high was the number of animals brought to the shelter that were later claimed by the owners. A total of 134 animals were reunited with owners, including one cat missing for six years from North Carolina.
There were 259 animals euthanized at the shelter last year, which was a record low. According to Wright, 82 percent of the euthanizations were due to animals that were severely sick or injured, feral or unsocial.
Animal control responded to over 800 complaints and picked up 579 stray or unwanted animals in 2013.
Wright gave credit to Wagner and Ward for the record numbers for the shelter last year.
Johnston thanked the shelter employees for the job they have done and commended them on the extra hours they volunteer to work.
After giving his year-end report, Wright talked to the court about some budget issues the animal shelter was facing for the rest of fiscal year 2012-2013.
Included in a budget transfer the fiscal court would discuss later in the agenda, was $18,500 to be transferred from the fiscal court’s Reserves Fund to the animal shelter.
Wright broke down the $18,500 into individual amounts to show why the animal shelter needed the money.
It was decided to raise Ward’s weekly hours from 12 hours a week to 22 hours a week. Of the $18,500 requested by the animal shelter, $6,500 was for wages. The shelter requested an additional $2,500 for feeding supplies. The shelter was also hit with some unforeseen costs in the first half of the fiscal year including the need for a new washer and dryer, outside kennels to house dogs taken from the Patricia Ritz residence in September, custodial supplies and fuel and repair costs for shelter vehicles.
Later in the meeting, the fiscal court approved Budget Amendment 2014-2, which included the $18,500 Wright had requested for the animal shelter.
To see a PDF of Budget Amendment 2014-2, click here.
To hear audio from the meeting of the animal shelter report, click here, or use the audio player below.
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Cecil W. Chinn
Cecil W. Chinn, 93, of Owensboro, Ky., died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Kindred Transitional Care-Hillcrest. He was born Jan. 6, 1921, in Ohio County, Ky., to the late Otis and Lillie Chinn.
He retired from McEuen Furniture and was formerly employed by Modern Furniture Store and Cyril's Furniture. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, was of the Baptist faith and was a member of TPA.
He was preceded in death by four sisters, Oida Sheffield, Mary Porter, Grace Rowe and Irene Hall.
He is survived by a brother, J.B. Chinn of McHenry, Ky.; a sister, Betty Ferguson of Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Chapel of James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory in Owensboro. Burial is in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sorgho, Ky. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, Tenn. 38101 or to the donor's favorite charity.
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Brandy May Johnson (Tatum)
Brandy May Johnson (Tatum), 33, of Hartford, passed away Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Hartford. She was born Jan. 1, 1981, in Hartford to Bobby Jo Tatum and Helen Neighbors.
She was a member of Centertown Holiness Church and was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her father, Bobby Jo Tatum.
Survivors include her mother, Helen Neighbors; two sons, Shelby Dylan Lindsey of Hartford and Bailey Dylan Johnson of Horse Branch; two brothers, Joe Tatum of Central City and Phillip Wayne Whitaker of Beaver Dam; four sisters, Katie L. (Scott) Hall of Beaver Dam, Elaineia Sailing of Horse Branch, Krystal Stout of Tennessee and Amanda Autry of Horse Branch; two nieces, Toby Shayrae Johnson of Beaver Dam and Brittany Natashia Baskin of Horse Branch; one nephew, Collin Christopher Baskin of Horse Branch and two great-nieces, Keelyn J. Green and Kinzley Tate Jones.
Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Rev. Ronnie Embry officiating. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery in Hartford. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service Friday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contribution to the Brandy May Johnson Memorial Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence may be made at www.danksfuneralhome.com.
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Turnovers key in Lady Eagles’ 61-45 loss to Catholic
OC senior Alyssia Baker lays the ball in during the first quarter of the Lady Eagles' loss to Catholic Monday night.[/caption]
Owensboro Catholic High's Lady Aces showed Monday night why they have the best record in the Third Region, beating Ohio County 61-45 at Ohio County's gym. Coach Matt Brigance's Lady Eagles led until late in the second quarter but wore down under the heavy full-court pressure of the Lady Aces.
Ohio County scored the first nine points of the game Monday, and behind six points each from Kiana Barrett and Sequoya Huff led 17-10 after eight minutes. That lead held until 3:30 left until halftime when the Lady Aces went on an 11-0 run, going from down 23-19 to leading 30-23. Annabel Moore tossed in 10 points in the period, ending with Catholic up 33-18 at halftime.
Lady Aces guard Mikayla Berry and power forward Kaylyn Pearson combined for 14 points in the third period as Catholic moved out to a 49-39 advantage. The Owensboro team put the game out of reach with an 11-1 run to open the fourth quarter, pushing out to a 60-40 lead and coasting in.
Pearson led all scorers with 21 points while Moore added 16 and Berry 14. Barrett had a strong effort with team-highs in scoring (12) and rebounds (9) while Alyssia Baker and Tailer Turner finished with 10 points apiece. Ohio County outrebounded their guests 38-31 but commited 32 turnovers as the Lady Aces came up with 22 steals.
Catholic (18-2) 10 23 16 12 — 26 4/13 10
Ohio Co. (13-6) 17 11 11 6 — 19 4/7 12
Catholic (61) — Pearson 21, Moore 16, Berry 14, Hayden 5, Howard 4, Garvin 1.
Ohio Co. (45) — Barrett 12, Baker 10, Turner 10, Huff 9, Stone 3, Bennett 1.
**Three-point FGs — Berry 3, Baker 2, Moore 2, Stone 1.
Next game: 2/1 — Ohio Co. at Webster Co.
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Linda K. Bean
Linda K. Bean, 62, of Hartford, Ky., passed away Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at her residence. She was born in Louisville, Ky., on April 26, 1951, to the late Donald Ray Bean and Cova Run Bean. Ms. Bean was a registered nurse and formerly attended Centertown Tabernacle. She was preceded in death by one brother, […]
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Fiscal court approve raises for county employees, jailer
— After returning from a lengthy closed session, Ohio County Judge-Executive David Johnston made a motion to give raises to the following elected positions county attorney, county coroner, magistrates and county jailer. The raises will be based on the Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) as provided by Department for Local Government.
Also in Johnston’s motion, he asked that the sheriff, county clerk, and county jailer receive an amount equal to $.25 cents per hour per employee to be distributed among their employees at their discretion. All other county employees, excluding employees under the Child Support Grant, would receive a $.25 cents per hour raise.
Second District Magistrate Jason Bullock asked Johnston if his motion included elected officials. Bullock was told the motion did include elected officials. Bullock thought elected officials received the C.P.I. raise every year. County treasurer Anne Melton said every year the fiscal court had to vote on whether it wanted the C.P.I. increase or not.
Johnston asked for a second and Fourth District Magistrate Larry Keown seconded the motion for discussion.
Keown was concerned insurance rates could rise to the point the county may need to ask for more of a contribution from its employees, which would essentially wipe out the benefit of the $.25 raise.
“That’s my only (issue), I didn’t want to get into a quagmire where we give a raise then have to go ask them to pay part of their health insurance and we’re currently paying it all now,” Keown said.
Bullock said he understood Keown’s concerns, but the county offered several health care plans to choose from and employees can already choose to contribute to them if they so choose. Bullock believed the insurance rates would go up, but he can’t say the rates would increase for certain.
Bullock then asked if the court could vote on the county employees $.25 raise separately from the elected officials C.P.I. raise. There was already a motion and a second, so the raises couldn’t be voted on separately.
Third District Magistrate Brandon Thomas believed the fiscal court should hold off on making a decision to give raises to county employees.
“I think that the budget was passed in July and the first information that I’ve seen on this was just within the last 36 to 24 hours and until further discussion and further details on it, I don't think it should be a decision we make tonight,” Thomas said.
Bullock said the magistrates talked about giving the county employees a raise during the budget talks last June.
Keown once again reiterated his concerns about rising health insurance rates.
“I don’t have a problem with giving a raise and I know the insurance is going to go up. Can we afford it?” Keown asked.
Johnston asked for a roll call vote. Though some of the magistrates were perhaps a little slow with their “yes” votes, the motion passed unanimously.
— During the Oct. 22 meeting of the Ohio County Fiscal Court, Johnston appointed a committee to look over the salaries of elected officials controlled by the fiscal court. Those salaries would be the magistrates, county attorney, county coroner and county jailer. The main focus of the committee was the county jailer’s salary, as Ohio County’s jailer was the lowest paid jailer in the state by a significant amount.
The committee was to review the salaries and submit any recommendations to the court before Jan. 28, the filing deadline for election candidates. The fiscal court can only change an elected official’s salary before the primary election in an election year.
Johnston appointed Renetta Romero, Josh Wright, Steve Kimble, Rex Gossett and Wayne Crowe to the committee.
At the Jan. 14 fiscal court meeting, the committee came to the court with its recommendations.
Romero said the committee first looked into the jailer’s salary. Because the Ohio County Detention Center is a Life Safety Jail, the committee looked into what other jailers of Life Safety Jails made.
Ohio County’s Jailer makes $47,335.92 and is the lowest paid jailer in the state. The maximum amount a county can pay the jailer at a Life Safety Jail is $69,356.17.
There are three Life Safety Jails in operation in the state, in Ohio, Estill and Caldwell counties. Estill County pays its jailer $66,550 and Caldwell County pays its jailer $68,000. Ohio County’s jail has more beds, 52, than either Estill, 16, or Caldwell, 40, counties.
Based on the information the committee obtained, it recommended an increase of $17,664.08 in wages to the salary of the Ohio County Jailer. The annual salary of the Ohio County Jailer would be $65,000. It was pointed out that the Ohio County Jailer would still be the lowest paid jailer in the state even if the raise was approved.
As for the salaries of the county coroner, county attorney and magistrates, the committee recommended a one percent increase in salary for each of those positions. The committee based its recommendations on what surrounding counties pay for each of those elected offices.
The county coroner would receive a one percent increase of $126.10 to bring the annual salary to $12,610.32. The county attorney would receive a one percent increase of $107.83 to bring the annual salary to $10,890.83. The magistrate position would receive a one percent increase of $121.24 to bring the annual salary to $12,245.20.
County attorney Greg Hill commended the committee on the recommendation it made for the county jailer position, but he took issue with the recommendations for the other elected offices.
“This is almost insulting,” Hill said of the recommendations for the magistrates, county attorney and county coroner.
Romero told Hill the committee didn’t feel comfortable recommending a larger increase for the magistrates, county attorney and county coroner after recommending a $17,000 increase to the county jailer.
Second District Magistrate Jason Bullock said he called surrounding counties to ask about the salaries paid to elected officials and Ohio County’s elected officials made more than surrounding counties, except Muhlenberg County paid its magistrates and county coroner more.
Third District Magistrate Brandon Thomas agreed the county jailer position needed a salary increase, but he suggested the court look into setting the magistrates salaries as a percentage of the judge-executive’s salary. If the judge-executive’s salary goes up after four years, then the magistrates salaries would go up and vice versa. This would take the burden off the magistrates to set their own salaries.
Thomas believed some magistrates might feel a burden to never suggest or vote for a raise in salary for fear of not being re-elected.
The judge-executive’s salary, along with the sheriff’s, PVA’s and county clerk’s salary are set by the state.
Wright spoke up to say the committee thought the most pressing issue was the jailer’s salary because it had fallen so far behind the average jailer’s salary in the state. He said the county coroner, county attorney or magistrates salaries can be looked at again in the future.
Johnston asked the court if it wanted to act on the salary recommendations or wait until the next meeting. Several magistrates believed the county jailer’s salary should be voted on before the filing deadline of Jan. 28.
Fourth District Magistrate Kenny Autry made a motion the court increase the county jailer's salary to $65,000 per year beginning Jan. 1, 2015. Bullock seconded the motion.
After a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously.
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Fundraiser in memory of Jonathan Oakley raising money for abuse shelters
Members of Jonathan Oakley's family gather around the tree which was dedicated in his honor in April of 2013 at Beaver Dam Elementary. Pictured L-to-R: aunt Tabatha Long, grandparents Vicki and Charlie Shields, grandparents John and Becky Keown and uncle Robert Keown.[/caption]
A fundraiser in memory of Jonathan Thomas Oakley has been created to raise money to aid local abuse shelters.
Never Forget Jonathan Thomas will be selling T-shirts for $20 in memory of Oakley. The group has just over 30 days to sell 100 shirts. If it sells 100 shirts, it will receive $1,050.
Oakley was a four year-old boy who lost his life to child abuse. The group plans to donate all proceeds from the T-shirt sale to non-profit organizations who provide support to families who are victims of abuse. The group hopes the support of these organizations can help prevent another death due to abuse.
If someone does not want a T-shirt, the group will also accept donations.
To purchase a t-shirt in memory of Jonathan Thomas Oakley or make a donation, click here and visit the group's website.
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. This T-shirt would be a nice way to keep a little boy's memory alive and raise awareness.
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Hunters post another record deer harvest in Ky.
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Hartford man injured in one vehicle accident
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Rolling roadblocks on WK Parkway today and tomorrow
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2 OCMS wrestlers qualify for state championships
OCMS wrestlers Gage Parker, left, Adam Laws, center, and Dylan Marlow at middle school regional meet last Friday at Union Co. High School. Parker and Marlow each qualified for the Kentucky Middle School State Wrestling Championships on Feb. 8.[/caption]
Ohio County Middle School eighth graders Dylan Marlow and Gage Parker earned berths in the Kentucky State Middle School Wrestling Championships on Feb. 8 by finishing third in their weight classes at the Region 1 Middle School Championships Friday at Union County High School.
As previously reported, Marlow, Parker, and Adam Laws — all eighth graders at OCMS — qualified for Friday's regional with strong showings the week before at the district meet at McCracken County High School in Murray.
Marlow will represent OCMS at 190 pounds while Parker will wrestle at 168. Laws (140) did not qualify for the state meet.
Ohio County High's wrestling Eagles made another strong showing at last Saturday's Calloway County Invitational, with seven wrestlers finishing in the top four in their respective weight classes. Among those were three weight class champions (Ryan Bunch, Zach Farris, and Kaleb Sapp), three runners-up (Bradley Easterling, B.J. MIller, and Luke Shaffer), and one fourth (Dakota Himes).
Individual showings for OCHS wrestlers were: 106 — Sapp (OC) pinned Elrod (McCracken Co.) in :17; Sapp (OC) pinned Snyder (Calloway Co.) in 1:17; Sapp (OC) won a 15-0 technical fall over Dearmond (Hopkinsville) in 2:45; Powers (A) pinned Himes (OC) in 4:50; Himes (OC) pinned Snyder (CC) in 3:38; Powers (A) pinned Himes (OC) in :55.
126 — Insko (Daviess Co.) pinned Zeke Hatfield (OC) in :51; Yates (HHS) pinned Hatfield (OC) in :41.
132 — Miller(OC) pinned Walls(CC) in 3:15; Martin(MC) won a 9-1 majority decision over Miller (OC); Miller (OC) pinned Daniels (Paducah Tilghman) in :40.
138 — Bunch (OC) won a 19-3 technical fall over Blake Brown (OC) in 5:17; Bunch (OC) pinned McIssick (HHS) in 3:15; Bunch (OC) pinned Cano (DC) in 1:34; Brown (OC) pinned Vasquez (CC) in 1:58; Brown (OC) won a 17-10 decision over Luker (Graves Co.); Thomas (CC) won an 8-3 majority decision over Brown (OC).
145 — Martin (PT) won a 14-6 majority decision over Josh McCoy (OC); J.McCoy (OC) pinned Mathis (MC) in 3:30; Whitsell (A) pinned J.McCoy (OC) in 5:21.
160 — Elliott (Calloway) pinned Jacob Allen (OC) in :32; Davis (DC) won a 23-6 technical fall over Allen (OC); Allen(OC) pinned Hardy (PT) in 1:02.
220 — Zach Farris (OC) won by a medical forfeit over Culver (CC); Easterling (OC) pinned Clark (Calloway) in :44; Easterling (OC) pinned Widmer (A) in 3:06.
285 — Shaffe (OC) pinned Manning (CC) in 4:39; Hephner (PT) pinned Shaffer (OC) in 4:20.
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Darrell Paxton Frame
Darrell Paxton Frame, 55, of Horse Branch, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at his residence. He was born Jan. 2, 1959, in Louisville, Ky., to Opal Darrell Frame and Jo Etta Renfrow Frame. He was of Church of Christ Faith and retired assembly line worker. Survivors include his mother, Jo Etta Renfrow of Horse […]
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Mildred Imogene Haven
Mildred Imogene Haven, 92, of Carterville, Ill., formerly of Ohio County, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at her home. She was born March 29, 1921, in the Taylor mine Community of Ohio County to the late Herman and Laura Cooper Stewart.
She was an assembly line worker for G.E. and was of Baptist Faith.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carlie C. Haven; four brothers, Sam Stewart, Owen Stewart, Claymore Stewart and George Stewart; one sister, Bernice Adams and one son-in-law, Tom Schwartz.
Survivors include her son, Joe Michael (Carol) Haven of Carterville, Ill.; her daughter, Clara Schwartz of Mauston, Wisc.; her brother, David Stewart of Beaver Dam; four grandchildren, Tommy (Dawn) Schwartz and Timmy (Dawn) Schwartz, Tinna (Jason) Stanley and Jodi (Shane) Watts and ten great-grandchildren.
Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at William L. Danks Funeral Home with burial in Sunnyside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence may be made at www.danksfuneralhome.com.
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Races set for 2014 election
The filing deadline for a majority of local and state offices came to an end late Tuesday afternoon. In the end 44 candidates filed for local office in Ohio County, 19 Democrats and 19 Republicans and six non-partisans. The primary elections will take place on May 20, 2014, and the general election will be on November 4, 2014.
Judge-Executive — In the Ohio County Judge-Executive’s race, Republican incumbent David Johnston filed for re-election and will have no opponent in the May primary. There were three Democrats who filed for the judge-executive’s office, Eddie Phelps, Cheryl Morris and current Third District Magistrate Brandon Thomas. The three Democrats will face off in May and the winner will move on to face Johnston in November.
County Clerk — Incumbent Ohio County Clerk Bess Ralph will run unopposed this year and the Democrat will be the county clerk for another term.
PVA — Incumbent PVA Jason Chinn, a Democrat, will run unopposed in both the primary and general election and will be Ohio County’s PVA for the next four years.
County Sheriff — Incumbent Ohio County Sheriff David Thompson will face no opponent in the Democratic primary in May. Republican candidate for sheriff, Tracy Beatty, will also face no competition in the May primary. Thompson and Beatty will meet in the November general election.
County Jailer — Incumbent Ohio County Jailer Gerry “Rip” Wright will run unopposed this election season. The Democrat will serve another term as the county jailer.
County Attorney — After incumbent county attorney Greg Hill announced several weeks ago he would not seek re-election, Democrat Justin Keown filed for the office of county attorney. As the filing deadline has come and passed, Keown remains the only candidate to file, thus Keown will be county attorney for the next four years.
County Coroner — There was only one candidate to file for the office of county coroner and that was Republican incumbent Larry Bevil. With no opposition, Bevil will serve another term as coroner.
1st District Magistrate — In the First District Magistrate’s race, there were no Republican candidates to file. On the Democratic side, incumbent Michael McKenney filed for re-election and he will face Sam Small in the May primary. The winner of the Democratic primary will be the First District Magistrate for the next four years.
2nd District Magistrate — As the weeks went by, it seemed Democratic incumbent Jason Bullock would have no opposition heading into both the primary and general elections. That changed on Jan. 25 as Democratic challenger Keith Nelson filed for the office of Second District Magistrate. Bullock and Nelson will face off in the Democratic primary in May. Then on Jan. 27, Republican challenger Larry Arnold filed for the office, ensuring the Second District Magistrate office would be decided in the general election. Arnold will face the winner of Bullock and Nelson on Nov. 4.
3rd District Magistrate — When incumbent Brandon Thomas made it known he would seek the office of the judge-executive, it left the office of Third District Magistrate wide open. After the filing deadline passed, six candidates are hoping to be the one to fill the opening. On the Republican side, there is only one candidate, Jason Burden. Burden will face no challenger in the May primary.
On the Democratic side, however, five candidates will battle in the May primary for the right to move on to face Burden in the general election. Those Democratic candidates are Joe Barnes, Jerrod Minton, Mark Whittaker, Diane Hines and Keith Shephard.
4th District Magistrate — The only candidate to file for the office of Fourth District Magistrate was incumbent Larry Keown. Because Keown is the only candidate, he will serve on the Ohio County Fiscal Court for another four years.
5th District Magistrate — Incumbent Kenny Autry, a Republican, will face two challengers for the office of Fifth District Magistrate and he will face them in the May primary as both are fellow Republicans. Cecil Gilstrap and Larry Morphew will battle Autry in the Republican May primary for the right to serve on the fiscal court as Fifth District Magistrate for the next four years. There were no Democratic challengers for this office.
1st District Constable — In the First District Constable race, only the incumbent filed for the office. Democrat Dickie Gibson will serve as the first district’s constable for another term.
2nd District Constable — The Second District Constable race is wide open with five candidates filing for the office, including three who filed within 36 hours of the filing deadline.
All the candidates for Second District Constable are on the Republican side. Within two days of each other, Jeremy Nance and Mike Nance filed for the office. On Jan. 27, both Roy Daugherty and Wally Betts filed for the office and on Jan. 28, Orville Baize threw his hat in the ring. These five candidates will face off in the May Republican primary and the winner of that election will be the Second District Constable for the next four years.
3rd District Constable — In the Third District Constable race, only one candidate filed for the office, Republican incumbent Jonathan James. Since James has no opponent for either the May or November elections, he will serve another four years as constable for the third district.
4th District Constable — There are only two candidates in the Fourth District Constable race and both are Republicans. Incumbent Helen Dever has filed for re-election and will face challenger Justin Cooper in the May Republican primary. The winner of the primary election will go on to serve as constable in the fourth district.
5th District Constable — The race for Fifth District Constable will see a May Republican primary race and a general election race. Republican incumbent Kenneth House will face fellow Republican challenger Michael David Simpson in the May primary. The winner of the primary will move on to face Democrat Christopher Basham in the general election for the right to be the Fifth District Constable.
Beaver Dam Mayor — Incumbent Beaver Dam Mayor Paul Sandefur filed to run for re-election. No other candidate filed for the office, so Sandefur will remain the mayor of Beaver Dam for another four years.
Beaver Dam City Commission — In the race for Beaver Dam City Commission, each incumbent has filed, as well as a challenger. Incumbent commissioners Charles Patton, Kevin Davis, Keith Dale and Sandy Robinson all filed for re-election. Jim Crump also filed for the office of city commissioner. In the general election, the top four candidates receiving votes will be elected to the Beaver Dam City Commission.
State Representative 14th District — Incumbent State Representative Tommy Thompson has filed for re-election. Thompson will face no challenger in the May primary. He will, however, meet a familiar foe in Republican Marian Turley, the only Republican candidate to file. Turley ran against Thompson in the 2012 general election. Thompson defeated Turley after receiving 58 percent of the total votes. Thompson and Turley will meet again on November 4.
State Senate District 6 — Incumbent State Senator Jerry Rhoads decided not to seek re-election in 2014, meaning the sixth district will be represented by a new face come 2015. Republican C.B. Embry, Jr. has filed for the office and will have no opponent in the May primary. Two Democrats have filed for the office, William M. Cox, Jr. and M. Douglas Smith. Smith is a native of Fordsville. Cox and Smith will face each other in the May primary and the winner will move on to the general election to face Embry.
Other local offices to be decided at the general election in November have filing deadlines in August of this year. Those races include the second and fifth district school board representatives and other city government offices, such as Hartford mayor and the Hartford City Council.
Below is a full list of candidates and the offices they are seeking, including circuit and district judges and U.S. Senate and Representative races.
OHIO COUNTY JUDGE-EXECUTIVE
David Johnston (R) Incumbent Brandon Thomas (D) Eddie Phelps (D) Cheryl Morris (D)
OHIO COUNTY CLERK
Bess Ralph (D) Incumbent
OHIO COUNTY PVA
Jason Chinn (D) Incumbent
OHIO COUNTY SHERIFF
David Thompson (D) Incumbent Tracy Beatty (R)
OHIO COUNTY JAILER
Gerry “Rip” Wright (D) Incumbent
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Justin Keown (D)
OHIO COUNTY CORONER
Larry Bevil (R) Incumbent
FIRST DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
Charlotte Whittaker (D) Withdrawn Michael McKenney (D) Incumbent Sam Small (D)
SECOND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
Jason Bullock (D) Incumbent Keith L. Nelson (D) Larry V. Arnold (R)
THIRD DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
Joe Barnes (D) Jerrod Minton (D) Mark D. Whittaker (D) Diane Douglas Hines (D) Keith W. Shephard (D) Ken Brown (R) Withdrawn Jason Burden (R)
FOURTH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
Larry Keown (R) Incumbent
FIFTH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
Kenny Autry (R) Incumbent Larry Morphew (R) Cecil Gilstrap (R)
FIRST DISTRICT CONSTABLE
Leslie R. “Dickie” Gibson (D) Incumbent
SECOND DISTRICT CONSTABLE
Jeremy S. Nance (R) Mike Nance (R) Roy W. Daugherty (R) Wally Betts (R) Orville Baize (R)
THIRD DISTRICT CONSTABLE
Jonathan James (R) Incumbent
FOURTH DISTRICT CONSTABLE
Helen Dever (R) Incumbent Justin Cooper (R)
FIFTH DISTRICT CONSTABLE
Christopher L. Basham (D) Michael David Simpson (R) Kenneth House (R)
BEAVER DAM MAYOR
Paul Sandefur Incumbent
BEAVER DAM CITY COMMISSION
Keith Dale Incumbent Charles W. Patton Incumbent Sandy Johnson Robinson Incumbent Kevin Davis Incumbent Jim Crump
38TH DISTRICT DIVISION 1 JUDGE
Renona C. Browning Incumbent
38TH CIRCUIT DIVISION 1 JUDGE
Ronnie C. Dortch Incumbent
38TH DISTRICT DIVISION 2 JUDGE
John M. McCarty Incumbent
38TH DISTRICT DIVISION 2 (FAMILY COURT) JUDGE
Michael Lee McKown Incumbent
STATE REPRESENTATIVE 14TH DISTRICT
Tommy Thompson (D) Incumbent Marian Turley (R)
STATE SENTATE DISTRICT 6 (Ohio, Hopkins, Butler, Muhlenberg)
C.B. Embry Jr. (R) M. Douglas Smith (D) William M. Cox Jr. (D)
1ST DISTRICT U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
Ed Whitfield (R) Incumbent Wesley Seaton Bolin (D) Charles Kendall Hatchett (D)
UNITED STATES SENATE
Mitch McConnell (R) Incumbent Matt Bevin (R) Gurley L. Martin (R) Withdrawn James Bradley Copas (R) Shawna Sterling (R) Chris Payne (R) Tom Recktenwald (D) Burrel Charles Farnsley (D) Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) Gregory Brent Leichty (D)↧
Eagles shocked by Franklin-Simpson 72-59
The Franklin-Simpson Wildcats picked up only their third win of the season Tuesday night, handing visiting Ohio County a 72-59 loss at Franklin. The win snapped the Wildcats’ five-game losing skid while the Eagles fell for the second time in a row after winning four in succession. After the host team took an early lead, the […]
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Ohio County real estate transfers for Jan. 29
Real estate transfers: Calvin and Patricia Johnson to Michael W. and Colleen Cox Tract of land in Ohio county, Ky. James B. and Phyllis Phelps to Michael W. and Colleen Cox Tract of land in Ohio county, Ky. Willis, Jr. and Christine Watson to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Tract of land in Centertown, Ky. […]
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Eagle wrestling team splits dual matches on senior night
Ohio County High’s wrestling Eagles split a pair of dual matches Tuesday night at home, beating Apollo but losing to Trigg County to move to 7-7 on the year. Tuesday’s match was also Senior Night, recognizing a pair of senior wrestlers in their final home meet. Recognized along with their parents were Ryan Bunch, the son […]
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BD City Commission creates paid fire chief position
During a special-called meeting, the Beaver Dam City Commission created a paid fire chief position for the city.
At the January 13 meeting of the Beaver Dam City Commission, the commission had a very lengthy closed session meeting. After returning to open session, Beaver Dam Mayor Paul Sandefur said the commission did not conduct any business, but the discussion centered on the possible creation of a new salaried position within the city.
During a special-called meeting, a little over a week later on January 21, the city commission approved the creation of a news salaried position in the city.
After a short closed session meeting, Commissioner Charles Patton, who oversees the fire and police departments of Beaver Dam, made a motion the city establish a new position of Beaver Dam Fire Chief with a monthly salary of $250 plus 10 percent of the collected billable emergency and fire runs. Commissioner Keith Dale seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Patton next made a motion to advertise for applications for the new position. The city will accept applications until February 3. Interviews will be conducted after February 3 and the applicant will be hired at the next city commission meeting on February 10. Commissioner Kevin Davis seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
When asked after the meeting why the city decided to create the position of paid fire chief, Sandefur cited the mounting administrative duties.
“The fire chief has to handle quite a few details above and beyond fighting the fires,” Sandefur said. “We felt the administrative duties required of the chief put the position more in line with that of a city department head and should include some compensation.”↧
Fans don’t let fans drive drunk
- If you’re attending a Super Bowl party or watching the game at a sports bar or restaurant:
- Designate your sober driver or plan another way to get home safely before the party begins.
- If you don’t have a designated driver, ask a sober friend for a ride home; call a cab, friend, or family member to come and get you; or just stay for the night.
- Never let friends drive if they have had too much to drink.
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