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Suspect arrested after gun battle DALE TURNER The Ballard County Weekly
KEVIL – A typical trip to the First Community Bank in Kevil turned into anything but for Alan Lynn last week. While inside the bank making a transaction on Sept. 17, Lynn became an unwilling witness to a bank robbery when an armed suspect entered the bank, ordered people
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to the ground and took an undisclosed amount of money during a daring daylight robbery. “For an instant, I actually thought it was a joke,” said Lynn. Lynn said he was standing at the third teller’s window when a man wearing a mask entered the bank around submitted 11:40 a.m. The man, Law enforcement officers block off the entrance according to Lynn, to the First Community Bank in Kevil following See BANK on Page 2 an armed robbery on Sept. 17.
DALE TURNER The Ballard County Weekly WICKLIFFE – At September’s Fiscal Court meeting on the 16th Emergency Management Director Travis Holder reported to the court that repairs of three of the four county emergency generators are not covered under any part of insurance coverage. The generators have
been plagued with an algae growth in the fuel systems. The estimates, at around $10,000 each to correct the issue are reportedly as costly as complete motor replacement. At the time of the generator placements the County Road Department was to perform monthly maintenance inspections and start-ups. Since the See FISCAL on Page 8
Kevil votes to increase its tax rate DALE TURNER The Ballard County Weekly
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On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Four Rivers League of Sportsmen (FRLS), a chapter of the Kentucky League of Sportsmen, was created during an inaugural meeting held at the Emergency Operations Center
Four Rivers League of Sportsmen organizes
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La CENTER – On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Four Rivers League of Sportsmen (FRLS), a chapter of the Kentucky League of Sportsmen, was created during an inaugural meeting held at the Emergency Operations Center. KLS is a state wide organization with a few hundred members that has ‘pull’ with the State Game Commission and Fish and Wildlife meeting with them on a regular basis according to spokesperson Martin Flournoy during the Tuesday meeting During a Fiscal Court meeting in June, a committee was formed to look into advancing the use of the old Ballard County Wildlife and Recreation-
KLS chapter looking to work with KDF&W to improve area al Area after Ballard County resident Joe Cooper lodged a concern with the court saying “I’m here to complain about the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife pertaining to the 6,000 acres they bought from Ballard County many years ago.” Cooper said during the meeting he intended to “put pressure on Frankfort”, to allow the use of the area again. In agreement
with Cooper about the deterioration of the of recreation area, loss of business and the lost tax revenue since KDF&W took control of the acreage the court formed the committee. Since the first scheduled meeting of the committee with Fish and Wildlife, in which no one from KDF&W attended, the committee has been able to meet with F&W a few times. Information learned from those meetings in which KDF&W suggested it would be willing to negotiate the use of the wildlife area with an organization rather than with individuals because of liability issues lead to the formation of FRLS. KDF&W, said Flournoy, has said it would work with an organizaSee FRLS on Page 3
KEVIL – Kevil City Commissioners voted to raise the current city tax rate from .325 percent to .340 percent during the Sept.15 commissioner’s meeting. The increase will attempt to off set the loss of tax revenue, generated by bonds, after the sale of the Kevil Bank to First Community Bank. Commissioner Debbie Bridges attended her first commissioner meeting on the 15th after being named as the replacement of the out going Jerry Summers. Summers had moved his residency to an out of the city location. The relocation left summers ineligible for the commissioners position and forced his resignation from the commission. The second reading of Ordinances 2014-7, 8 and 9 on the de-annexation of three separate properties on the See KEVIL on Page 8
Jailer: County facility nearing full capacity DALE TURNER The Ballard County Weekly
WICKLIFFE – Deputy Jailer/ Jailer Elect Donnie Hall Jr. told the Fiscal Court at their Sept. 16 regular monthly meeting that the detention center is at near capacity, housing the “most state inmates he can remember See JAIL on Page 4
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
42024 planning meeting a big hit for residents
BARLOW- Thursday night the Kentucky League of Cities along with the Barlow City Commission hosted the initial planning meeting for the future of 42024 at the First Baptist Church. “The Calvary is not coming,” Tad Long with KLC told the group of about 125 people during his opening introduction, “If there is any positive change going forward it depends on you.” Long said KLC doesn’t have the answers, the answers he said are in the community. The plan will focus on ‘Local First,” a plan to help Barlow, one that it can do. He said there would be something unique about their plan; it would be their plan The competition these days is not La Center, it’s not Wickliffe, there are 18,000 cities across America and a quarter million around the world competing for the same jobs as Barlow according to Long. Long introduced his KLC partner Bobby Bryant to lead the first phase of the meeting.
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pointed the gun at his face from about 15 feet away ordering him to get down. Lynn said he realized the seriousness of the sitiuation almost instantly, especially when the suspect yelled at him a second time to get down. Lynn said as he looked down the barrel of a large-caliber automatic hand gun, he glanced at the suspect, noticing he was wearing gloves, a black mask with glasses and a black hoodie. Lynn said he complied with the assailant’s orders and sat down with
He said he and Bryant had worked with several small towns like Barlow in the past. Bryant, who is from Calloway County, he said has worked with Hopkinsville and Shelbyville to help with the redevelopment of their downtowns. The listening phase, directed by Bryant, centered on a series of ten questions projected on the wall along with the answers given by those gathered were visible for everyone to see. Bryant asked, what are the things that set Barlow and 42024 apart that make it unique; what are its strengths, weaknesses, threats, what kind of jobs are possible. Answers ranged from it being home, the small town feel, the history of Barlow and its location. Using the natural environment and the surrounding resources such as hunting, fishing and outdoor activities and tourism were the most popular answers. The threats to Barlow that were mentioned were the relocation of highway 60 and the closing of the paper mill.
his back to the teller window as workers in the bank were getting down behind their desks. He said the man passed by him and went behind the teller counter where there were two tellers. Telling one of them to get down on the ground, Lynn said the man told the other teller to open her drawer. Lynn said he could hear the man getting the money from of the drawer after the teller had followed his command. It was about that time, Lynn said, that the man fired his gun. He said something like saw dust fell on his hat and shoulders. Lynn said he
Some of the things they wished they could change in Barlow were having a local grocery store, a gas station, bank and a drug store again. Question nine is where things began to stir the thoughts and emotions: Where would the natural trail head be, where could people come to rent equipment for activities? Matt Haney said he believed Barlow could be that place. He continued by telling of a small dying coal mine town in West Virginia, maybe smaller then Barlow he added, that was able to change some laws to where four wheelers could be ridden on the streets by purchasing permits and having them licensed, adding that they utilized their natural surroundings and wilderness to create four-wheeler trails to ride that he said “were everywhere.” On every table were crayons, ink pens and note tablets. There was uncertainty as to why they were there the only thing anyone knew was that KLC had placed them. They would find out they were for phase two, the design
then thought he needed to remember everything he could about the man when he comes back around. When the suspect came back around the counter he was running in a full-out run headed for the door, Lynn said. That’s when he noticed the man was wearing grey camoflauge pants and black-and-white high-top tennis shoes. Lynn said after the suspect had left the building, he got off the floor and could see through the office windows as the robber ran around the side of the building. Lynn said he went
phase. The participants were broken into groups according to the tables where they were seated. Each group was given a map of the city about 30 inches long and about 2 feet wide. They were told they could use the supplied materials along with pictures, also supplied by KLC, to create their idea for what they would want Barlow to look like. At the end of the design stage each of the 13 groups’ spokesperson, using the maps, took their turn showing and explaining their table’s plan for Barlow. The most common themes seemed to involve beautification and clean up in and around the town and along the highway 60 frontage. Decorative signage when entering Barlow was mentioned by nearly every table. For certain though, the most common connecting thread was tourism. The thinking behind tourism was to use the natural outdoor resources available attracting people to 42024 and Barlow and there-by eventually attract
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around the counter to check on the tellers and found them crying and hugging one another. After the tellers had informed him they were fine, he said he looked on the floor and saw a shell casing and some
money. Lynn said as he looked back around toward the counter and could see where the bullet had impacted and skidded across the counter and lodged in the up-right portion of the counter only about three feet above where his head had been. Lynn said that’s where the saw dust that had fallen on him earlier had come from. Lynn said one of the tellers went to the front door and locked it while another went to the back door and secured it. The whole incident took only about four minutes to transpire, according to Lynn. He
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businesses. Hunting and fishing, zip-lines and small water park along with hiking trails were all ideas. An RV park and horse back riding were also ideas some one had. KLC will take all the information gathered; compile it and re-present it at the next meeting as the blue print for Barlow. Long said it will take money for these things to happen and they would help with the funding sources. In a discussion with Mayor John Wood he said the first step is to have a plan in place. With a plan and progress toward implementing that plan would lead the way to grants and other financial funding. Talking with Jerry Pace about the noticeable absence of 2040 year-olds, the ones to either carry on or benefit from the project, Pace said he was certain once they see things beginning to happen in Barlow they’ll get involved. The next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 21 at 6 p.m.
said it took about 15 minutes for McCracken County law enforcement authorities to arrive on scene. He said Ballard County officers were next to show up, followed by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and then the Kentucky State Police. Lynn said he and the other people who had been inside the bank were held and questioned for about two hours before being released. FCB’s Bruce Kimball said he wanted everyone to know he was glad no one had been harmed during the robbery. A short time later after reviewing surveillance footage and receiving several tips from the public, law enforcement officials identified a 25-year-old Paducah man, Haywood “Wesley” Jones, in connection with the robbery and issued a warrant for his arrest. Jones, following a brief gun battle, was taken into custody on Saturday in Cairo, Ill. After being treated for his injuries at a local hospital, he waived extradition before a Missouri judge on Saturday evening and was immediately transported to the Ballard County detention facility where he faces robbery and handgun charges According to law enforcement officials, Jones was on probation for drug offenses at the time of the robbery Jones appeared for arraignment in front of the Ballard County District Court on Monday, Sept. 22. Alexander County Sheriff Tim Brown said one other person was shot in connection with the gun battle, which took place in front of the Elmwood Place apartment complex. No information was available on the other individual as of press time. The Ballard County Weekly CALL 270-335-3700
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tion in “about any way they (the organization) wanted,” with camping, getting grants, and duck
hunting or about any suggestion. KLS receives around $100,000 a year from the sale automobile ‘Nature Plates’ and some of
THE BALLARD COUNTY WEEKLY the money will be able to funnel through FRLS for special projects. It took 25 members to officially form FRLS which included nearly
every person present. Officers were elected after formation to serve till the first of the year when new ones will be elected: President, Tra-
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vis Holder; Vice President, Martin Flournoy; Secretary/Treasure, Regina Fondow. The next meeting of FRLS is set for Tues-
day, Sept. 30 at the Ballard Extension Office at 6:30 p.m. KLS president Kevin Murphy will be on hand to speak and answer questions.
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Students in Sue Morris’ seventh-grade science class at Ballard County Middle School again have embarked on design and construction projects. Students were challenged to construct a parachute that would safely carry a raw egg to the ground using only newspaper, thread and glue. In the top photo, students (from left) Ryan Rehkemper, Kylie Koontz, Savanna Elrod, Daniel Baker, Sean Cox and Alex Overby test their parachute designs. In the middle photo, Chance Gray tests the parachute he has designed. The goal of the project was to safely land a raw egg; sadly, none of the eggs survived the drop. In the bottom photo, Sean Cox, Alex Overby and Trenton Howard make the final adjustments to a different project, a solar oven, before taking final temperature readings.
Obituaries Beverley Belcher
WICKLIFFE ¬ Beverley Belcher, age 80, passed away Sunday, September 21 at her home. She was born June 14, 1934 in Mansalone, MI to Frank and Edith Eley Howe. She was a former member of Eastern Star. Beverley was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for over 30 years. James and Beverley were married 61 years and never had a fight or cross words. On Sunday, September 14, the majority of her family had a get together at her home. She went to the hospital that night with the knowledge she had seen so many of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren She is survived by her husband, James Belcher of Wickliffe, one son, Daniel Belcher and his wife, Bonnie of Barlow; two daughters, Cheryl Griggs and her husband, Roger of Greeneville, TN and Loretta Crisel of Munford, TN; one sister, Kay Gibson of Wyandotte, MI; eight grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Edith Howe; one son, Timothy Belcher, and one
grandchild. Graveside services for Beverley Belcher were Tuesday, September 23 at 1:00 P.M. at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Wickliffe. Rev. Mike Suiter and Rev. Larry Fraser officiated. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Gideons International, PO Box 10, Kevil, KY 42053. Morrow Funeral Chapel of LaCenter is handling arrangements.
LaCENTER CHRISTIAN CHURCH 414 Walnut Street, LaCenter MT. PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH 576 Mt. Pleasant Rd., LaCenter NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH 901 Monkey Eyebrow Rd., LaCenter OSCAR BAPTIST CHURCH 7820 Oscar Rd., LaCenter
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OSCAR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH intersection Michtell Lake Cutoff Rd and Turner Landing Rd
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BARLOW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 198 So. 5th Street, Barlow
FIRST GENERAL BAPTIST 255 S. 4th, Barlow OHIO VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH 538 Hazelwood Rd., Barlow
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LaCenter FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH 373 Forest St., LaCenter 665-5084 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF La CENTER 421 Broadway, LaCenter GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3752 Paducah Rd., LaCenter
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Profiles in Nature
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
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Fall webworms
I have seen several post lately on social media about all of the webs seen in our trees. The comments seem to range from army worms to tent caterpillars and even spiders, but few have identified the culprit correctly. These webs are built by Fall Webworms, scientific name Hyphantria cunea. Just to set things straight, tent caterpillars build their nest in the spring and the web is usually located in the forks of a limb. Army worms do not build a web nest. Fall Webworms build in the fall and their web may encompass entire limbs and usually include the limb tips. The adult stage of the fall webworm is a small white moth with a varying number of dark spots on their wings. The moth will lay egg clusters that may contain several hundred eggs on the underside of leaves. Once the young caterpillars hatch
they begin to spin webs for protection and feed within this web. As they grow so does the web and it may encompass an entire branch. The larval form reaches maturity in about four to six weeks when it will make its way to the ground and there in the leaf litter and bark will spin a thin light brown silk cocoon. These moths overwin-
ter in pupal form inside these cocoons and will emerge next spring. Not being a picky eater the fall webworm will feed on almost any type of deciduous (meaning it loses leaves in winter) tree. Sometimes many branches or even the entire tree looks to be covered in webs. Rarely is this a concern for a healthy tree however
since these caterpillars occur in the fall when the tree has already went through its growth cycle. Several sprays can be used to treat for these little pests and I have even known folks to burn the nest with a torch. Remember however that they rarely damage the host tree unless it is young or diseased to start with
St. Mary Catholic Church in LaCenter will sponsor a Blessing of the Animals in honor of the feast day of St. Francis of
Assisi on Saturday, Oct. 4, at noon. The event will be held as part of LaCenter Day in the city park. The custom is in remembrance
of St. Francis’ love for all creatures. Organizers request pets be on a leash during the event. All animals are welcome
to attend; Father Joosa Marydasan (Father Joe) will be offering the blessings. Coffee Memorial Animal Clinic is offering coupons to attendees for a discount on microchipping pets. The fee is normally $36-40, but with the coupons, the cost will be only $20. Pet rescue group Creatures Great and Small will be in attendance from noon to 3 p.m. with animals available for adoption. They also will be accepting donations of any kind of Purina brand cat or dog food, cat litter, dog treats and bedding.
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Deputies arrest local man for drug charge
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On Sept. 18, at about approximately 7 p.m., Ballard County sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant on county farm 2 miles north of Wickliffe. During a search of residence at the 1400 block, deputies found 15-20 pounds of marijuana, items used to package marijuana and four weapons, including an AR-15. Deputies arrested Joel Bickerstaff, 48, of Wickliffe, for trafficking more than 5 lbs of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Bickerstaff was taken to in the Ballard County jail.
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having”. The jail will house 78 inmates but they have to leave a few beds available for ongoing arrests. He said the past two weeks the jail had lost a few state inmates and he was becoming concerned but through a contact made by Judge/Executive Vickie Viniard and Treasure Belinda Foster had made at a recent meeting he received eight state inmates from Simpson County. The Simpson County Jailer said he could provide all the inmates the detention center needed. An expenditure for the jail was approved by the court for an updated security camera system. The estimated cost at nearly $10,000 was “a little more then I expected” according to Hall Jr. There is an additional $1,700 already set aside for the system. The updated system will provide 24 ‘vandal proof’ dome cameras in all living quarters in cells. All outdoor cameras will be replaced along with the addition of interior cameras monitoring all “out of the way places’ such as dry storage in the kitchen area. The new system will include a video only recoding device. The Ambulance Report for August was for 106 responses; 45 were by Advance Life Support. One out-oftown to Nashville and one patient air evacuated. A total of 2,547 miles were generated by the ambulances. Tax reports are to be billed earlier then usual according to Sheriff Todd Cooper. Cooper said this year’s taxes are the second earliest printing since he has been in office. Tax revenues have increased from 3.85 million to 4.29 million in the past five years according to Cooper. Drug activity in the county is down, according to Cooper, from January to August this year over the same period in recent years although there have been two heroin cases earlier this year. Synthetic drug use is on the rise and there have been two people in the county to die from the use of synthetics, one of which was a 28 year-old. The largest numbers if users are those on probation or
parole due to the inability to detect synthetics on some drug tests also according to Cooper. He said the synthetic drugs are being purchased out of state. Coffee Animal Clinic bill for August was unusually excessive at $2500 creating a lot of discussion by the court. “We had a lot of pick-ups this month” according to Animal Control Officer James Campbell; there were a total of 23 dogs and one cat picked up. Coffee charges per animal delivered for daily boarding, flea dip for those going to a rescue and an individual charge for euthanasia. During the Solid Waste report it was suggested the court consider the need to purchase additional recycle containers and a trailer system in the future. Barlow and Kevil have made requests to have recycle containers stationed there also and the recycle facilities usually stationed at the extension office in La Center and in front of the automotive store in Wickliffe are being used more often. Normally getting the public to follow directions is a good thing. In the case of the recycle trailers it’s helping to create a demand for more trailers. The doors of the trailer are labeled for different types of recyclable materials and when the bins are full the excess is being placed on the ground instead of being placed in the container in a differently labeled material door causing trash to pile around the trailer or blow away causing neighborhood litter. Throgmorton Road black topping is complete. The county will be reimbursed the cost of the entire project by state funding due to the road having had to be closed for a time. Also discussed during the Road and Bridge report was mandatory over time during inclement weather such as last winter. Foster said she believes if looked into further the mandatory over time was at the discretion of the Judge. Wayside Inn north, Stewart and Mt Pleasant Roads are all scheduled for resurfacing repairs. The court approved the second reading of the Solid Waste Ordinance and the spending $29,500 reimbursable funds for GRRO signage.
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Bombers roll over Hopkins County Central LA CENTER - Ballard Memorial pulled away to claim its fifth win late last week, defeating visiting Hopkins County Central 41-8 in a non-district high school football game on Friday night With the win, Ballard Memorial moved to 5-0. Following the loss, Hopkins County Central fell to 0-5. Dominant Ballard Memorial scored first and never trailed. De-
termined to win, Ballard Memorial performed well throughout the regular-season game. The Bombers set the tone early, outscoring Hopkins County Central 14-0 in the opening quarter. Hopkins County Central struck for its only touchdown in the second quarter. Ballard Memorial took a 14-8 lead into halftime. The Bombers, however, separated them-
LA CENTER - The Ballard Memorial girls’ soccer team returned to the win column with an impressive 3-0 victory over visiting Lyon County on Monday (Sept. 15). Thanks to the win, Ballard Memorial improved to 2-9-0. As a result of the loss, Lyon County fell to 1-6-0. Erin Young led Ballard Memorial with two goals. Joining Young in the Ballard Memorial scoring column, Haley Bohn netted one goal for the Lady Bombers. Kylee Heal, Carlie Pace and Leah Wildharber dealt out one assist apiece for the Lady
Bombers in the hardfought victory. Defensively for Ballard Memorial, goalkeeper Laken Hall held Lyon County scoreless en route to the win. Following its triumph over Lyon County, Ballard Memorial dropped back-top-back games to McCracken County and Caldwell County. McCracken County blanked Ballard Memorial 4-0 on Tuesday (Sept. 16). In a game played on Thursday (Sept. 18), Caldwell County shut out the Lady Bombers 10-0. Ballard Memorial is scheduled to visit St. Mary on Tuesday (Sept. 23). The Lady Bombers have additional regularseason games remaining versus Paducah Tilghman, Lyon County and Trigg County
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selves from Hopkins County Central in the third quarter, outscoring the visiting team 27-0 to lead 41-8. Offensively for the Bombers, Andrew Burton was four-of-11 passing for 67 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. On the ground, Devyn Bledsoe rushed six times for 88 yards and a touchdown while Ethan Dunning added 62 yards and one score via five carries.
Dunning also ranked as Ballard Memorial’s leading receiver with 35 yards on a pair of catches. Cash Owsley added a 47-yard punt return touchdown for the Bombers. Ballard Memorial will host Caldwell County on Saturday, Sept. 26. Kickoff for the Ballard Memorial-Caldwell County football game is The Ballard Memorial High School football team ran its season record to 5-0 on Friday set for 7 p.m. with a 41-8 victory over Hopkins County.
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Jade Tilford serves the ball against the Graves County Eagles last Tuesday. The freshman and JV teams both lost, but varsity came out on top
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Kentucky Football Polls Class 6A Rank-School Rec TP 1. Lou. Male (14) 4-0 176 2. Scott Co. (3) 5-0 157 3. Lou. Trinity 3-2 141 4. DuPont Manual 4-0 120 5. McCracken Co (1) 4-0 98 6. Lou. St. Xavier 3-2 89 7. Meade Co. 4-0 69 8. Central Hardin 5-0 55 9. Simon Kenton 5-0 52 10. Lex. Lafayette 4-1 29 Others receiving votes: 11, Lex. Bryan Station 3. Class 5A 1. Bowl. Green (15) 4-1 176 2. Pulaski Co. (3) 4-0 163 3. Madison Southern 4-0 144 4. Warren Central 4-1 122 5. Bullitt East 3-2 77 6. Scott 4-0-1 76 7. Franklin Co. 3-1 52 8. Anderson Co. 2-2 43 9. South Oldham 3-1 28 10. Cooper 3-1 27 Others receiving votes: 11, Lou. Iroquois 25. 12, North Laurel 17. 13, Bullitt Central 14. 14, Grayson Co. 11. 15, John Hardin 6. 16, Hopkinsville 4. 17, Harlan Co. 3. Class 4A 1. Highlands (18) 4-0 180 2. Boyle Co. 5-0 161 3. Cov. Catholic 3-1 142 4. Owensboro 4-1 124 5. Johnson Central 4-0 112 6. North Hopkins 3-1 76 7. Franklin-Simpson 3-1 69 8. Knox Central 3-1 43 (tie)Lex. Catholic 2-3 43 10. North Oldham 3-1 26 Others receiving votes: 11, Warren East 10. 12, Marion Co. 4. Class 3A 1. South Warren (15) 5-0 176 2. Belfry (2) 3-1 144 3. Bourbon Co. 3-1 135 4. Lou. Central 3-2 132 5. Bell Co. 4-1 100 6. Mason Co. 4-0 90 7. Corbin (1) 4-1 81 8. Lawrence Co. 5-0 58 9. Elizabethtown 4-1 37 10. Pad Tilghman 1-4 18 Others receiving votes: 11, Garrard Co. 8. 12, Adair Co. 5. 13, Russell 3. 14, Fleming Co. 2. Class 2A 1. Lou. DeSales (11) 5-0 173 2. Caldwell Co. (7) 5-0 167 3. Lou. Christian 5-0 144 4. Bardstown 4-0 122 5. Owensboro Catholic 4-1 109 6. Murray 3-2 71 7. Middlesboro 3-0-1 67 8. Prestonsburg 4-1 63 9. Glasgow 4-0 33 10. Lloyd Memorial 4-0 13 Others receiving votes: 11, Ballard Memorial 11. 12, Newport Central Catholic 8. 13, Danville 5. 14, Lex. Christian 2. Class 1A 1. Mayfield (17) 4-1 179 2. Pikeville (1) 5-0 155 3. Williamsburg 5-0 146 4. Russellville 5-0 117 5. Frankfort 3-1 107 6. Beechwood 2-2 84 7. Hazard 3-1 77 8. Raceland 4-1 63 9. Lou. Holy Cross 4-1 37 10. Paintsville 3-1 13 Others receiving votes: 11, Paris 5. 12, Pineville 4.
PADUCAH - Ballard Memorial suffered a shutout loss to 1st Region rival McCracken County on Sept. 16. Host McCracken County pulled away to defeat the Bombers 12-0. Withthewin,McCracken County improved to 7-1-1. Following the loss, Ballard Memorial slipped to 0-7. The Mustangs received scoring from 10 different players in the win. Noah Deweese and Alex Knowles led McCracken County with two goals apiece. Austin Collins, John Dailey, Seth Farthing, Preston Hatton, Jeremy Lathan, Noah Osucha, Jackson Resser and Caleb Stonecipher added one goal each for the Mustangs in the win. Deweese and Zach Akin added three assists apiece. Defensively for McCracken County, goalkeeper Payton Moore recorded a shutout. Ballard Memorial was limited on its offensive end throughout the contest. The Bombers suffered a loss to McCracken County by the same margin on Aug. 26.
Bombers fall at home to Lyon County
LA CENTER - Tristyian Vagts and Tyler Wilson scored three goals apiece to lead Lyon County past Ballard Memorial 8-2 in a boys’ high school soccer game on Sept. 15. Lyon County used a balanced offensive effort to defeat the Bombers. Wilson, Galusha and Steve Wurtman dealt out one assist each for the Lyons in the win. Defensively for Lyon County, experienced goalkeeper Josiah Wilkerson limited Ballard Memorial to two goals in the non-district contest. Offensively for Ballard Memorial, Samuel Paul and Theerapat Watsamrong scored one goal apiece. Goalkeeper Darren Tabor led the Ballard Memorial defensive effort against a hard-charging Lyon County boys’ soccer team. Still, Lyon County managed to score eight goals.
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Cancer survivor to travel to D.C. to urge lawmakers to make cancer a priority
Last week more than 600 cancer patients, survivors, volunteers and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Advocates urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national priority and help end a disease that still kills 1,600 people a day in this country. Marlene Fraser from LaCenter met with Rep. Ed Whitfield, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul to discuss the need to support an increase in federal funding for cancer research and prevention. She also asked them to co-sponsor legislation that supports patients’ quality of life, and to support legislation that would close a loophole in Medicare that often results in surprise costs for seniors when a polyp is found during a routine colonoscopy. “Congress has a critical role to play in the fight to defeat a disease that kills an estimated 500,000 people in America every year. As a cancer survivor/ advocate, I will let Rep. Whitfield, Sen. McConnell, and Sen. Paul know that Congress can demonstrate a commitment to the fight against cancer by increasing federal funding for cancer research and prevention, co-sponsoring patient quality of life legislation and eliminating surprise costs for seniors getting colorectal cancer screenings,” said Fraser. “Making these lifesaving policies a priority will help to eliminate death and suffering from cancer.” Specifically, the Kentucky volunteers asked their Members of Congress to: • Increase funding
for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and for prevention programs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Freezes and cuts in federal funding for NCI and the CDC in recent years have put continued progress in the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer in jeopardy. Nearly half of all cancer deaths are preventable, but inadequate funding for groundbreaking research and critical screening programs could cost countless lives. In 2013, Kentucky research institutions received $18,604,527 in funding from the NCI and the state’s National Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program received $2,598,592 from the CDC to support lifesavings cancer screenings for low-income women. • Co-sponsor legislation to improve the quality of life of cancer patients with better access to palliative care. From the moment a person hears “you have cancer,” they may deal with pain, stress, and other side effects. Sometimes the problem is made worse by poor coordination among the doctors, nurses and specialists on a patient’s treatment team. Patients can receive an extra layer of support, called palliative care that improves patients’ quality of life at any age and at any stage of illness. ACS CAN supports bipartisan legislation that would make palliative care more available to people who need it. “One in two men and one in three women will hear the words ‘you have cancer’ in their lifetime. We need a full and unwavering commitment from Congress to take action to help prevent and treat cancer,” said Eric Evans, Grassroots Advocacy Manager for ACS CAN.
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Members of Ballard Memorial High School teacher April Jewell’s leadership class helped serve the weekly community meal at Grace’s Table at Grace United Methodist Church on Sept. 18. Shown from left in the top photo are Madi Williams and Casey Wilson as they pour batter. In the middle photo, Tessa Blankenship and Paige Throgmorton help with clean-up. In the bottom photo, Morgan Graves, Jake Davey and Kailey Redden mixing a fruit salad. Jewell said this was the first of several community/volunteer acts planned for the year, building on this year’s “Power of 10” theme at BMHS.
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With the coming of fall, comes the start of the harvest season. Crop yields are really good this year. Crop prices are really bad. Prices for corn, soybeans and wheat have not only fallen in the last 2 months, they have dropped off a cliff. The corn crop is mature, but the grain moisture level is still too high to avoid a big dock at the elevator. Farmers with their own drying systems have gotten a good start to the corn harvest, everyone else is waiting for the corn to dry down. Overall, with the yields I have heard so far, we are probably looking at the best corn crop ever for Ballard County. Any field that is not over 200 bushels per acre probably had some kind of stand problem. In several areas, heavy rains just after planting caused some problems. There are also several smaller areas that just missed some of the timely rains that the rest of the county received. Still there will be a lot of heavy truck traffic on the roads this fall, hauling this sizable crop from the field, so you need to be careful on the side roads and be alert for slower moving farm traffic. A few fields of early maturing soybeans are almost ready for harvest. There may have been a few fields already harvested but I have not heard any results yet. I would look for the early maturing beans to be a little below the late maturing varieties just for the fact that we had a week or two of dry weather that hit just as they were setting pods. The lat-
er soybeans benefitted from some late rains and should be very good. I would not be surprised if it was not the best double crop ( beans after wheat) soybean yields that we have ever had. Grain farming has been extremely profitable for the last several years. With the drop in crop prices, all that has changed overnight. The crop insurance program worked very well when the prices were high, next year, farmers will have much less protection. Unfortunately, I look for crop lenders to require much more information and collateral when making farm loans for this next growing season. Good management and a good grain marketing program are going to be much more important next year than in the past few years. Still, high yields and good crops raise everyone’s spirits. Several other parts of the state had some severe drought problems and I am hearing some very reduced yields in those areas. That really hurts when you have low prices and low yields. It may make for a long winter. Our yield will be great and we could not have asked for a much better summer to grow crops. Programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, age, sex, color, religion, disability or national origin. For additional information, contact the Ballard County Extension Office, 110 Broadway, LaCenter, 665-9118.
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site is hosting a Community Day on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. As a way of saying thank you to the community for their support, free admission will be offered to everyone from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum exhibits of the excavated mounds, artifacts and Mississippian culture, and hands-on displays of the science of archaeology will be available.
For more information please call the park office at 270-335-3681. For our visitor’s entertainment, Wickliffe Mounds is hosting the Berryhill’s, a local singing and musical ensemble, who will be performing at the park beginning at 11 a.m. Door prizes will be given away at 1:30 p.m. The prizes are sponsored by the Kentucky Great River Region Organization.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Senior Spotlight Brian Bellamy
By Olivia Robison “I would like to thank the sidewalks for always keeping me off of the streets.” Those that do not know senior Brian Bellamy may find that quote odd, but it is just the perfect example of the unique guy who always makes people laugh. TBCW Photo To his friends, Brian is known as a guy who is funny and always fun to be around. Although he Peyton Sullenger was crowned the 2014 BMHS Homecoming is the son of Damon BelQueen during festivities last week at the Bombers’ football lamy of Wickliffe, Brian game. Alec Hugen was crowned the BMHS homecoming also wanted to recognize king. his grandmother, Mattye to the current supervisor the winter approaching Bellamy of Wickliffe, which has lead to the the generators need Continued from Page 1 problems. repaired. The discussion retirement of former road There was no was tabled for further By Rebecca Loy department supervisor decision concerning the investigation into the When senior Jeff Berry Ronnie Fondow the generators at this time but options facing the court isn’t in school, working, periodic inspections it was agreed that with on the decision of how or watching “Dazed and were lost in the transition to handle the generators. Confused”, he’s hanging Holder had reported out with friends. His red to the court in a prior hair is hard to miss and his MISS PURPLE meeting on the deficiency sense of humor is hard to ANGEL PAGEANT of the Jaws of Life that ignore. EM currently possesses. Originally born in On September 28th, the Family Life Center of Barlow First Baptist Church in Barlow, KY will be In last month’s meeting Hanford, California, Jeff the place to be. Holder told the court moved to Ballard with his The 1st annual ‘PURPLE ANGEL PAGEANT’ a new set would cost mom, Laurie, and had no will take place for some very lucky young ladies $16,000 dollars but trouble fitting in. He is to be crowned queen of a pageant that reprehe had a four year-old often found in the welding sents a special group of people. Natalie Lawrence from Ballard County, hopes set borrowed which shop and looks up to Mr. to raise a lot of money to help with research could be purchased for of this dreaded disease that affects millions of $2,400. He also said he Americans. “This organization is very important had applied for a Home to me”, states Miss Lawrence. “My grandpa had Land Security Grant By Hannah Morrow Alzheimer’s and I see what happens to not only Ballard County Schools that person but the family and people around to cover the cost to them.”. has been the origin place replace the current set The pageant is divided into 5 groups. Girls of many great individuals, of Jaws but did not no ages 4-6, 7-9, 10-12,13-15 and 16-22 years of when to expect the grant and this year’s graduating age on day of pageant. approval. He went on class is no different. One Girls ages 4-12 will wear a Sunday dress/sundress and girls ages 13-22 will wear formal long to tell the court that the particular individual has gowns(pageant/Prom dresses). time had come to either the potential to surpass the All winners will take home a nice crown and purchase or return the rest. “King Keiyondre” sits sash that was donated by an area business. borrowed set. The court atop the Bledsoe family There will also be mini optionals available. approved the $2,400 hierarchy, Lucky Charms The pageant will begin at 3:00 p.m. with doors open for contestants at 1:30. Cost is $25 with expenditure for the set in hand, as the oldest curall proceeds going to Alzheimer Association of with the feeling that with rently enrolled in BMHS. America. Admission to pageant is $3.00. Please the grant approval and Dre Bledsoe dominates come out to help support a worthy cause and the purchase of a new the court, track, and field. support these ladies. set the county would be He is so involved; many For more information, contact natalie.lawrence5@outlook.com or dlawrence.6@aol.com benefited by having two would consider him the or call 270-339-1610. face of Bomber athletics. set of Jaws available. Son of LeToun and Rai-
2014 BMHS royalty
FISCAL
Brian Bellamy
who he is very close to. He attends Gum Corner Baptist Church with his family. With Brian’s sense of humor, he is one that
loves to create memories. No one will forget Brian’s “sexy Silverado,” his most prized possession on which he spends most of his free time working on. After graduation, Brian hopes to go to college to pursue a career in mechanics; more specifically, car building. FAVORITES Class: Welding Teacher: Mrs. Glisson Musician: Tom Petty Song: “Just Another Thing” TV Show: “Street Outlaws” Food: Mexican School Food: Chicken Alfredo
Jeffery Berry
end his high school career, Jeff is not ready to leave behind his best friend Curtis Beasley. He hopes that his classmates remember him as “the funny one” and plans to join the military. FAVORITES
Jeffery Berry
Chatellier. Although he is ready to
Dre Bledsoe
Dre Bledsoe
na Bledsoe of LaCenter, Dre attends Fairview Baptist Church. He has been a four-year member of the football, basketball, and track teams. He has also been in FCA and Spanish Club for all four years of high school. Dre was a member of basketball homecoming court fresh-
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edges of the city limits. The properties were discovered to have been inadvertently drawn into the city boundary map when the 2010 census report shown Kevil to have about 200 less
Band: Five Finger Death Punch Song: “Battle Born” TV Show: “Street Outlaws” Book: “Beowulf” Food: Tacos School Food: Chicken Enchilada
man year. Dre’s greatest accomplishment has been helping his younger brother, Devyn, through memory loss after he passed out in class. He hopes to be remembered as a hard working gentleman with a lot of ambition. His plans for the future are to attend a four- year university, become a professional football player, and pursue a career in architecture. For now, it feels good to be king. FAVORITES Class: Advanced PE Teacher: Coach Elliot Movie: “Scary Movie” Musician: Wiz Khalifa Song: “Moan” TV Show: “Guy- Code” Video Game: “MW3” Food: Chicken Alfredo School Food: Bosco Sticks
residents then expected. The properties have never a part of the city tax base. A resolution was passed to support the Kentucky Work Ready Community. The council’s next meeting will be on Oct. 13.
Prophetic Conference at Resurrection Fellowship Church 6914 La Center Rd, La Center, KY
WHAT IS GOD SAYING TO AMERICA? WHAT IS GOD SAYING TO THE CHURCH? WHAT DOES GOD WANT TO SAY TO YOU? October 5-October 12
• Sunday night service at 6:00 pm with Bob Grisham from Paducah, KY. • Monday night service at 6:30 pm with David Fackler, Pastor of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Paducah, KY • Tuesday night service at 6:30 pm with Alan Cash from Father’s House in Paducah, KY • Wednesday night service at 6:30 pm with Gail Pope from Ledbetter, KY • Thursday night service at 6:30 pm with Mark Biteler from Energy, IL • Friday night service at 6:30 pm with Mark Biteler from Energy, IL • Saturday night service at 6:30 pm with Pastor Chris Cody from World Harvest Church, Paducah, KY We have added an 8th night since 8 is the number of new beginnings. Sunday night, Oct. 12 @ 6:00 pm, Bo Bell from Paducah, KY will be bringing God’s word.