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WKU Golf coach killed in Logan Co. accident on US 68
The head golf coach at Western Kentucky University was killed Sunday morning after his bicycle was struck on US 68 in Logan County. It happened just west of Russellville and the Western Kentucky University Athletics website identifies the victim as 55-year old Phillip Hatchett. Hatchett has coached the Hilltopper go...
%timeicon%Jun 17, 2018
Historians discuss Night Riders at Guthrie Heritage Days
Justice Bill Cunningham (standing), William Turner (left) and Rick Gregory (right) Experts on the history of the tobacco wars of the early 1900’s in western Kentucky and middle Tennessee spoke for over an hour Saturday afternoon at Guthrie’s Heritage Days. Rick Gregory is a historian from Adams, Tennessee and...
%timeicon%Jun 17, 2018
Hot and humid weather this weekend
The hottest weather of the year so far is settling into the region. Forecasters say heat index values near 100 degrees will be commonplace this weekend and anyone spending time outdoors should wear loose fitting clothes, drink plenty of fluids and take breaks in an air conditioned location when possible. Pet owne...
%timeicon%Jun 16, 2018
Republic cutting off trash collection in Todd County
Republic Services has notified its customers in Todd County that they will no longer be collecting their trash. Todd County customers received letters Friday saying their area would no longer be served by Republic after a recent review of service areas by their Operations Management Team. The letter indicates that t...
%timeicon%Jun 15, 2018
Guthrie Heritage Days coming up this weekend
Guthrie Heritage Days is this weekend and attendees Saturday can get a dose of local history. MainStreet Director Tracy Robinson says it all gets underway Friday at 4 p.m. and three area historians will talk about the Black Patch Wars during a 4 p.m. event Saturday. There will be vendor booths in downtown Gut...
%timeicon%Jun 14, 2018
Virginia woman hurt in Guthrie accident
A Virginia woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday evening in Guthrie. It happened about 6 p.m. and Guthrie Police Sgt. Dean Blumel says investigation determined that Luke Stuard of Olmstead was headed west in a pickup on Port Royal Road and stopped at the intersection with US 79. He said he looked ...
%timeicon%Jun 13, 2018
Lockout call leads to cocaine arrest in Guthrie
A man who called police after locking himself out of his vehicle in Guthrie Wednesday afternoon was arrested for marijuana and cocaine possession. Guthrie Police Sgt. Dean Blumel and Chief Matt Humble were dispatched to the Guthrie carwash about 3 p.m. and noticed an odor of marijuana coming from a vehicle belonging...
%timeicon%Jun 13, 2018
Mansfield appointed Todd Co. judge-executive
It was announced at a special Todd Fiscal Court meeting Wednesday morning that Todd Mansfield has been appointed by Governor Matt Bevin to serve as Todd County judge-executive. Mansfield will fill the remainder of former Judge Daryl Greenfield’s term and he’s unopposed in November to serve another four years aft...
%timeicon%Jun 13, 2018
Zook's, Country Barn are KYFB Certified Roadside Farm Markets
Country Barn from KYFB website Zook's Produce of Herndon and the Country Barn in Fairview are two of the 88 markets across the Commonwealth accepted into the 2018 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program. A news release says the facilities have committed to offering quality products and service...
%timeicon%Jun 12, 2018
Retired Todd Central teacher receives statewide FFA award
Photo from Facebook Retired Todd County Central High School agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of America leader Arthur Green was recently presented with the 2018 Ag. Teachers Change Lives Award at the 89th Kentucky FFA Convention. Green retired in 2006 after 33 years at Todd Central and says the largest hono...
%timeicon%Jun 11, 2018
Logan Co. US 68 railroad crossing to close two days
The US 68 Bypass in Logan County will be closed at the railroad crossing near KY Highway 79 Monday and Tuesday. It will be to allow for maintenance work, with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet saying the crossing is between the 12 and 13 mile-markers just outside of Russellville.
%timeicon%Jun 11, 2018
Three hurt in Todd County crash
Photos provided Rain was a factor in a head-on collision that injured three people on Blue and Gray Park Road north of Elkton Sunday afternoon. Todd County Sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Turner says 16-year old Reuben Knight of Elkton had been headed south when the rear end of his pickup began to slide in the curve nea...
%timeicon%Jun 10, 2018
Todd Co. traffic stop leads to arrest
A traffic stop on Clarksville Road in south Todd County Saturday morning led to the arrest of the driver for a weapons charge. Todd County Sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Turner stopped 36-year old Anthony Duncan, Sr. of Clarksville for failing to stop at a stop sign and then squealing tires, according to an arrest citatio...
%timeicon%Jun 09, 2018
Westerfield appointed to Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee
Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers has announced the appointment of Senator Whitney Westerfield of Hopkinsville to the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee. The newly-formed committee was created in statute with the recent passage of House Bill 1 from the 2018 Legislative Session. Senator Westerfi...
%timeicon%Jun 08, 2018
Todd Co. Rescue to host BBQ fundraiser
The Todd County Rescue Squad is hosting a barbecue fundraiser event Saturday at the new Todd County Judicial Center. It will begin at 10 a.m. and a plate with meat, two sides and a drink will be $8. You can also buy a pound of BBQ for $8, a sandwich for $5, a half chicken for $5, whole chicken for $8 and drinks are ...
%timeicon%Jun 08, 2018
Clarksville PD seeking robbery suspect
The Clarksville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a robbery suspect involved in the armed robbery of an Edmonson Ferry Road business on Monday. According to a news release, a male suspect standing about 5’9, wearing gray sweatpants, a black shirt, a black hat and a black bandana ov...
%timeicon%Jun 07, 2018
Trenton men arrested for allegedly stealing lumber
Phillip Johnson                                                                  Matthew Morris Two Trenton men accused of stealing wood off a barn in Todd County were arrested in Lewisburg. The Russellville News Democrat Leader quotes a Logan Count...
%timeicon%Jun 06, 2018
Missing woman found dead in wreck near Guthrie
Photos provided A woman who had been missing several days was found dead Tuesday in a wrecked vehicle on Graysville Road near Guthrie. Todd County Coroner Timothy Wells identified the victim as 77-year old Erica Shirer of Clarksville. She was last seen leaving Tiny Town Bingo in Guthrie Saturday evening and frien...
%timeicon%Jun 06, 2018
Fire damages Todd County home
Photos provided Fire did heavy damage to a home on Highland Lick Road in Todd County Sunday morning. No one was injured in the blaze, but the home in the 2500 block took on significant damage, according to information provided by Todd County Emergency Management Director Daniel Smith. The cause of the fire is und...
%timeicon%Jun 03, 2018
Guthrie dedicates pocket park, hosts cookout for youth
Photos provided Guthrie dedicated its pocket park in memory of a longtime community leader Saturday afternoon and agencies and families partnered at the Pennyrile Apartments in Guthrie to host a cookout for local children. Guthrie Police Sgt. Dean Blumel estimated that 25 to 30 boys and girls attended the communi...
%timeicon%Jun 02, 2018
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