A threat made by a student leads to an arrest.

Just before 9am Tuesday morning, a high school student stated “I am going to bring an automatic rifle to school tomorrow.”  The Hart County Sheriff’s Office was immediately notified and Deputy Jeff Lawler, who was at the high school, took the student into custody.

As a result of making the threat, the student was charged with Terroristic Threatening 2nd Degree.

​Story courtesy of wcluradio.com

The Adair County Fiscal Court will have a special called meeting tomorrow, February 1, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. CST in the basement of the Adair County Annex Building.


AGENDA
ADAIR COUNTY FISCAL COURT SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
FEBRUARY 1, 2018@ 9:30 A.M.
ADAIR COUNTY ANNEX BASEMENT
424 PUBLIC SQUARE, COLUMBIA, KENTUCKY 42728

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRAYER
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL

1.     APPROVAL OF AGENDA

2.    PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
   
3.    POSSIBLE ROAD DEPT. HIRE

4.   ADJOURN
This meeting is open to the public

One of the simplest ways to help prevent child abuse in Kentucky is to check the box on the state income tax refund form and designate a portion to the Child Victims’ Trust Fund, said Attorney General Andy Beshear.“Kentucky’s children are at risk and the need is great,” said Beshear. “Anyone who can help will have a sense of pride in knowing that their donation will go directly toward fighting child abuse in Kentucky and supporting victims.”

Beshear said over the past two years, the Child Victims’ Trust Fund has provided $260,000 to support statewide and regional child abuse prevention programs and organizations like Child Watch Counseling and Advocacy Center’s Safety Tools and Golden Rules program.

The program received more than $16,000 in trust funding in July 2017 to provide sexual abuse prevention education to more than 12,000 pre-school and elementary students in Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Marshall and McCracken counties. The funds also help the program reach more than 300 campers from across the state at the Kentucky Sheriff’s Boys and Girls Ranch in Gilbertsville. 

“With support from the Child Victims’ Trust Fund we will provide thousands of children in the Purchase area with sexual abuse prevention education, empowering them with the knowledge to prevent or stop child abuse from occurring,” said Child Watch’s Executive Director Janie Criner. “We are extremely grateful for this grant funding.”

More than $160,000 in funding also went to support Children’s Advocacy Centers across the state to help pay for hundreds of child sexual abuse medical exams.

The Children’s Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass relies on the funding to seek justice for child victims throughout the Bluegrass region.

“This funding is critical to our mission of helping reduce the trauma experienced by sexually abused children,” said the organization’s Executive Director Winn Stephens. “Through our partnership we are able to provide comprehensive medical examinations that help children overcome the abuse they have suffered and bring perpetrators to justice.”

More than 1,200 prosecutors, social workers and community advocates have also received training through the fund on how to protect Kentucky’s children from sexual abuse.

Beshear said trainings currently provided in partnership with Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky are helping youth-serving organizations like daycares, summer camps and churches to evaluate their programs and implement an action plan that will strengthen protocols and policies to safeguard children from sexual abuse.

“Funding from the trust fund has been critical to our statewide efforts to reach out to youth-serving organizations to provide them the tools to help keep kids safe while in their care,” said Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky Executive Director Jill Seyfred. “We have reached thousands of Kentuckians through the written protocol and onsite trainings. We know these funds have helped save children in our state from being sexually abused.”

Created in 1984, the fund, administered by the Office of the Attorney General, depends on tax-deductible contributions to aid child abuse prevention organizations. The Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention Board, a 170(c) (1) nonprofit, distributes the funds through a grant process.

Since taking office, Beshear has made protecting children from abuse one of the top priories for his office. Beshear’s cyber crimes unit has nearly tripled the number of child sex offenders they have removed from Kentucky communities.

Beshear reminds Kentuckians that everyone has a moral and legal duty to report any instance of child abuse to local law enforcement or to Kentucky’s Child Abuse hotline at 877-597-2331 or 877-KYSAFE1.
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Visit the Child Victims’ Trust Fund website at https://icareaboutkids.ky.gov/.

Today Finance and Administration Cabinet Secretary William M. Landrum III announced the Capital Plaza Tower implosion will be March 11 at 1:30 p.m.

CRM/D.W. Wilburn #2 LLC, the development and construction team for the Capital Plaza Complex redevelopment project, has contracted with Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) for the demolition. CDI has more than 60 years of experience and a range of demolition projects around the world.

The Finance Cabinet, CRM, and D.W. Wilburn have already had preliminary discussions with the city, local law enforcement and emergency services. All entities will ensure that coordination is a top priority.

As more details become available, meetings will be arranged with local businesses, community organizations and residents. 

A new informational website, capitalplaza.ky.gov, will go live within the next two weeks.

Information about CDI can be found online at www.controlled-demolition.com.
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Additional information is available online at http://finance.ky.gov/.

The Adair County Board of Elections met in their regular monthly session on January 25, 2018 and voted to move the location of the Hurt Precinct from the old VFW Building on Fairgrounds Street to the new VFW Building at 500 Greenhill’s Road.  Within the next few weeks, voters in the Hurt Precinct will receive postcards from the State Board of Elections notifying them of the change.   We will also remind everyone closer to the May Primary of the change of address for the Hurt Precinct.

Respectfully submitted:
Adair County Board of Elections:
Adair County Clerk Lisa Greer, Deputy Josh Durbin, Commissioner Vicky Pike, Commissioner Ricky Collins

The Russell County Grand Jury met Tuesday and handed up the following indictments…

Joshua Warf of Monticello – Indicted for 7 counts of Rape 3rd degree, a class D felony. Sodomy 3rd degree, a class D felony.

Bryanna Bryant of Columbia – Indicted for Public Intoxication. Possession of a Controlled Substance, 1st degree, a class D felony. Possession of a Controlled Substance, 2nd degree, a class B misdemeanor. Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree, a class B misdemeanor. Promoting Contraband, 1st degree, a class D felony.

Barry Appleby of Jamestown – Wanton Endangerment, 1st degree, a class D felony. Assault, 4th degree, a class A misdemeanor. Alcohol Intoxication.

Kelly J. Montenegro of Jamestown – Burglary, 3rd degree, a class C felony. 2 counts of Theft by Unlawful Taking under $500 dollars, a class A misdemeanor. Burglary, 2nd degree, a class C felony.

Minnie M. Peterson of Columbia – Possession of a Controlled Substance, 1st degree, a class C felony. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor. Tampering with Physical Evidence, a class D felony.

James W. Pierce of St Petersburg Florida – Flagrant Non-Support, a class D felony.

Emory Miller of Lebanon – Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, 1st degree, a class D felony. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor. Possession of Marijuana, a class B misdemeanor.

John R. Dearing of Jamestown – Possession of a Controlled Substance, 1st degree, a class D felony. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor. Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, 1st degree, a class C felony. Possession of Marijuana, a class B misdemeanor. Possession of a Controlled Substance. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor. License not in Posslakercountry.com/indictments-11/ession. Rear License Plate not Illuminated. Failure to Notify DOT of Change of Address. Persistent Felony Offender, 1st degree.

WJRS NEWS reminds listeners that an indictment doesn’t express guilt or innocence in these cases… only that further court action is necessary.
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• Story courtesy of lakercountry.com

The window for candidates who must run in a Primary Election to file candidacy paperwork with the Office of Secretary of State and county clerks officially closed Tuesday. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes accepted paperwork from numerous candidates until just seconds before the 4 p.m. ET deadline today.

More than 550 candidates filed with the Secretary of State for various offices on the May 22, 2018, Primary Election ballot, including more than 200 candidates for seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives. More than a thousand candidates filed for local offices across Kentucky's 120 counties.

"I am so encouraged by the thousands of Kentuckians of all backgrounds who are stepping up and offering themselves for public service in 2018," said Grimes. "Our democracy is strengthened when more people are involved in the process – not just voting, but serving."

Nearly 100 women – a record number – are running for seats in Kentucky's General Assembly. Additionally, a significant number of candidates are educators.

Twelve seats in the Kentucky House and two seats in the Kentucky Senate are uncontested.

The 2018 ballot features Kentucky's six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as the 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives and seats in even districts in the Kentucky Senate.

The judicial slate includes the Kentucky Supreme Court's third district, Kentucky's District Judges, and all Commonwealth's Attorneys and Circuit Court Clerks. On the local level, all county officers will be up for election along with city legislative bodies and mayors of some cities.

Grimes and local county clerks will conduct drawings for ballot positions Thursday at 2 p.m. local time. Grimes will certify the candidates’ names for printing of the ballots on Feb. 12.

Monday, we shared the year totals alcohol sales for Jamestown and Russell County, today we share the totals for the city of Russell Springs.

Total sales for the city by the drink was $79,780. Liquor package sales was $1,089,487. Malt Beverage package sales were just over $1,500,000. The total alcohol sales were $2,691,332.

Total regulatory fees for the city… by the drink $2,255. Liquor package $64,270. Malt Beverage package $92,944. The total amount of regulatory fees made by the city was $158,944.are
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• Story courtesy of lakercountry.com