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The Wickliffe City Council met on May 6 for its regular monthly meeting at city hall. With the absence of Mayor Lynn Hopkins, the council moved to have councilman George Lane

FCN makes historic donation to new foundationFirst Community Bank was

indeed first this week – making the first donation to an educa-tional foundation being formed in Ballard County. The ceremo-nial $5,000 check was presented to Ballard Superintendent Casey Allen and Ballard Memorial High School Principal David Mein-schein on May 7 in the media center at BMHS.

The money will be used for scholarships this year, and for organizational expenses as the

process of establishing a separate board, bylaws and other things necessary for the foundation be-gins.

“At First Community we value the partnerships we form within the communities we serve,” said FCB President Bruce Kimbell. “From the local school system, individuals, business community, and churches to governmental and civic organizations, we know that we must all work together for our towns and counties to succeed.

“We have seen the good things that foundations like this can do,” he continued. “As a community bank, our employees are involved in every aspect of local life and it is our hope that this donation will spur on others to offer their time, talents and resources for this worthwhile project.

When fully formed, the founda-tion primarily will assist students in making a successful transition to the next level, whether that is college, vocational training or a

career, Meinschein said. Money could be used for post-secondary tuition, student books and materi-als, registration or industrial certi-fication fees, and to pay for career assessments like Work Keys.

“We are blurring the lines between educational years 11-14, from being a high-school junior to a college sophomore,” the principal said. Strengthened partnerships with West Kentucky Community and Technical Col-

First Community Bank made the first donation to an educational foundation being formed in Ballard County. Shown from left are FCB Senior Vice President Tim Goodin, Ballard Memorial High School Prrincipal David Meinschein, FCB Senior VPs Kreg Denton and Greta Purvis, FBC President Bruce Kimbell, and Ballard County Schools Superintendent Casey Allen.

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Thursday the Coop-erative Extension Of-fice in La Center held a 100th Anniversary open house to celebrate the 1914 Smith-Lever Act that created the National Cooperative Extension System.

Judge/Executive Vicki Viniard was a guest

speaker during the cel-ebration and a brief oral history of the extension service through Land Grant Acts was given by staff and volunteers.

Justin Smith Morrill first introduced a bill in 1859 that was passed and vetoed and again in 1861 Morrill resubmitted the

bill that sat aside feder-ally controlled land to states that would be sold to raise funds to establish and endow “land grant” colleges. It was enacted into law in 1862. The original intent of these colleges was to focus on teaching agriculture, sci-ence, and engineering.

The Hatch Act in 1887 expanded land grant col-leges with federal fund-ing to create agricultural experiment stations and pass along new informa-tion on soil minerals and plant growth.

A second Morrill Act in 1890 was designed to include the former Con-

federate states. This act would re-

quire a designated sepa-rate land-grant instatu-tion for persons of color if race was a criteria for admitance. The new act would grant cash instead of land with the same le-gal standing as a ‘land-

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Trivia Night; a fund-raiser for the Bomber football pro-gram, will be held on Friday, May 16, in the BMHS gym. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for registration. Event starts at 7 p.m.

For more info call Mark Williams at (270) 832-0314.

May 17Barlow UMC and Pleasant Hill UMC Relay for Life Team is holding a fund-raiser on May 17 at Pleasant Hill UMC in Hinkleville. It starts at 10 a.m. and will continue until noon.

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Baptist Church will be holding its Com-munity Fish Fry at 5 p.m.

May 21The food pantry at New Liberty United Methodist Church in Kevil, will be open on May 21, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. There will be a community supper at 6 p.m.

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Vote to Re-Elect Vickie ViniardThe Right Choice

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Since elected as Judge Executive with the help of the Fiscal Court we

have black topped 52 miles of County roads and repaired or replaced several bridges. The bridges include Palmore , Deerfield, Stahl, Mosstown, Gibson, Fraser and Albert Hook Bridge. The

Hershel Jones Bridge was over a $500,00.00 project that the

Transportation Cabinet completely funded. If re-elected as

Judge Executive, I will continue to seek funds to improve our County roads for

the safety of the Citizens.

Thank you for your continued support and confidence in me as your Judge

Executive. I am asking for everyone to go to their voting precinct on May 20th

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KEVIL - Funeral Ser-vices for Forest C. (Tom) Jenkins were held at Kev-il First Baptist Church on Friday, May 9, 2014 at 2 p.m. where he had been a member for 63 years. Dr. Stewart Strickland officiated. He had been a Deacon for over 40 years and served in many other positions. He loved his church family and loved helping others, especial-ly young people.

Tom died at 8:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, surrounded by members of his family. He was born April 13, 1918 to Forest Clifton and Lin-nie Ford Jenkins. He had just observed his 96th birthday. His siblings were two brothers, Frank and Harold Jenkins and a sister, Katherine. All of which have preceded him in death.

Tom’s mother died when he was three and his father later married Mary Elizabeth Chil-dress. To this union four more children were born, Mary Jane, Betty, Bobby and Margaret, all of whom preceded him in death, except his sis-ter, Margaret Thweatt of West Paducah, and a sis-ter-in-law, Harolyn Jen-kins of Kevil and several nieces and nephews.

Tom’s hobbies were collecting knives, clocks, caps and walking canes. He was a member of Woodmen of the World Camp # 53, and IBEW. He was a World War II veteran having volun-teered Oct. 31, 1940, and serving in the First Army Division, where he was a tank driver for 33 months in the North African Campaign. He retired

from Jackson Purchase RECC after 33 years.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dot Lindsey Jenkins, whom he married Feb. 11, 1949 at the Kevil Bap-tist Church. His son, Jeff Jenkins, and wife,

SueZee of Kevil, and his daughter, Becky Ni-col, and her husband, Steve of Kevil; two grandsons, Michael Jen-kins and Chris Jenkins and his wife, Sarah; one granddaughter, Lindsey Nicol of Kevil; two great-grandsons, Scott Jenkins and Ethan Jenkins and another great-grandson expected on May 22, 2014, all of Kevil.

Tom’ s family was his pride and joy. And his grandchildren affection-ately called him, GaGa.

He was preceded in death by one nephew, Russell Jenkins; his par-ents and siblings and a loving step-mother.

Visitation was Thurs-day from 5-8 p.m at Morrow Funeral Chapel in Kevil.

Funeral services were-Friday at Kevil Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Inter-ment followed at New-ton Creek Cemetery with Military Rites.

BARLOW – Lindsey Henderson, age 25, died at her home in Madisonville, Ky. on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 5:32 p.m.

Lindsey was a member of First Baptist Church of LaCenter. She graduated from Ballard Memorial High School in 2006. She graduated from Murray State University with a bachelor’s degree in Edu-cation. She was currently employed by Hopkins County Board of Educa-tion. Lindsey enjoyed spending time with her black lab, Bailey, whom she loved and adored.

She is survived by her father, Terry Henderson of Barlow; her mother, Kelly Fronabarger and husband, Keith of Kev-il; one brother, Bradley Henderson of Paducah; one step-sister, Ashton Cavanaugh of Wickliffe; grandparents, Forest B. Henderson of Barlow and Carol Estey of Hender-son, and Aubrey Gibson of Henderson, Ky. She is also survived by several

aunts, uncles and cousins.Lindsey was preceded

in death by her grand-mother, Mattie Jo Hen-derson.

Visitation was Monday from 5-7 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCen-ter, Ky. Graveside service was Tuesday at 11 a.m. at LaCenter Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Bond of-ficiating. Interment fol-lowed at LaCenter Cem-etery.

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ObituariesForest C. (Tom) JenkinsLindsey Henderson

Forest C. (Tom) JenkinsLindsey Henderson

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and there he would spend the first month of his life.

This little boy was so special he had doctors and nurses sitting in the floor reading medical books, trying to figure out what was going on with him. We have gotten several diagnoses over the past 10 years but no matter what label they put on him he is our Chance.

Chance, beyond being adorable, is the strongest person I know. He battles things daily that most adults do not ever have to deal with. And he does it all with a smile on his face and laughter in his voice. No matter what is going on, all you have to do is talk with him and

hear his laugh and all of the bad in the world just dissipates. He is my Bud-dha Boy, my monkey butt, my Chancey Pants, but most of all he is my HERO. I look up to this little boy in awe every day of my life. I cannot imagine going through the battles he has been through and still be able to laugh and smile.

He has taught me way more than I will ever be able to teach him. He has proven doctor after doc-tor wrong and continues to beat the odds.

He is my HERO and I love him more than life itself.

Thank you for giv-ing me the opportunity to share my Chance with our community.

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BALLARD COUNTY

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Dale Turner


Maybe there was something in the water this year, or may be all the cold weather this winter made every one stir crazy and looking for something to do. Whatever the reason, there were plenty of people looking to hold a political office.

With the election season winding up there is anticipation in the air with five contested lo-cal races headed into this week’s primary.

There are two magistrates’ races to watch. District 1 has two candidates looking for the job, including Larry Cooper,

Billy W. Owsley, and John W. Summers. Keith Deweese leads off the list of candidates in Dis-trict 3, with Martin Flournoy, Shawn Ross and Stonnie Dennis rounding off the list (Dennis is registered as a Republican and will not appear on the primary ballot).

Three people are looking to fill the jailer’s position, includ-ing Donnie Hall Jr., Jamie Hack and Michael Steele.

The Judge/Executive’s con-test is sure to be an interesting challenge to keep an eye on. There are three residents yearn-ing for that title. Running for the office are Cathy McIntyre Sulli-van, Joe Culver and incumbent,

Vickie Viniard.It seems the most popular

post to hold is that of sheriff. Five candidates registereded to clash for the title. However, in-cumbent Todd Cooper decided not to seek re-election in Feb-ruary just as the deadline to file neared. Cooper’s decision left the remaining four - all deputy sheriff’s - to vie for the coveted gold star. Running are Carey Dean Batts, Joe Gaia, Ron-nie Giles Jr. and William Trent Grief.

Each have spent the past few weeks trying to convince voters county-wide to believe they are the most deserving of their X on ballot day. All are nearly equally

qualified in any category per-taining to the position. They are all respected county wide, and all are friendly, likeable and personable with genuinely good personalities.

Each candidate will have mu-tual friends and acquaintances helping persuade that their can-didate will be the best choice.

All will have to ran equally clean race (not that any would consider mud-slinging) while trying to sway voters their direc-tion. They have had to continue working side-by-side while competing against one another.

If you have ever competed for anything, you know win-ning is everything, and at the

end when one emerges victori-ous they will have to pick up the broken pieces of their hopes and settle into, and accept, their new roles while the personality and atmosphere of the department they have all been accustomed to for so long will inevitably un-der go changes.

Basically what the sheriff’s race boils down to is who has the most family and friends, or who has the most family with the most friends. For these four candidates, it’s simply in the voters’ hands.

As anticipation grows for election night, it is apprarent no matter what the outcome Ballard County is the biggest winner.

More Kentuckians than ever will appear on voter rolls in the Primary Election on May 20. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced today that the total number of registered voters – 3,105,349 – beats the previous record of 3,037,153, set during the 2012 General Election. The differ-ence is an increase of more than 68,000 voters over 18 months.

“I am excited to see that more and more Kentuckians are answering the call to register to vote. I hope the increase in

registration translates to greater turnout for the May 20 Primary Election,” said Grimes, Ken-tucky’s chief election official.

Each of the political parties has seen an increase in regis-tered voters since the November 2012 General Election. Demo-crats have added 6,811 voters, growing 0.41% from 1,665,853 to 1,672,664. Republicans have grown their ranks by 3.90%, or 44,852 voters, from 1,151,331 to 1,196,183.

The number of voters regis-tering as “Other” continues to

trend upward. “Other” registra-tion has increased by 16,530 voters, or 7.51%, from 219,969 to 236,499 since the 2012 Gen-eral Election, after growing more than 13% between the 2010 and 2012 General Elections. In com-parison, “Other” registration grew about 1.6% between the General Elections of 2008 and 2010.

The electorate is comprised of approximately 53% women and 47% men, which is consis-tent with recent years. Demo-crats now make up 53.86% of

Kentucky voters while 38.52% are Republicans. 7.62% of vot-ers are identified as “Other.” For Democrats, the figures represent a decrease in percentage of vot-ers since November 2012; Re-publicans and “Other” increased their relative representation by 0.61% and 0.37%, respectively.

“Now that the registration books are closed, I hope as many Kentuckians as are reg-istered will exercise their right and responsibility to vote in our Primary Election,” said Grimes. “The Commonwealth provides

various methods for its citizens to vote, including going to the polls on May 20, voting in coun-ty clerks’ offices before Election Day, or casting a mail-in absen-tee ballot.”

Voters may access the Voter Information Center (VIC) on the State Board of Elections’ website to confirm their voter registration status, view sample ballots, and locate their polling place. For complete registration statistics, additional election in-formation, or to access the VIC, visit elect.ky.gov.

Voters to have plenty of options on ballot

Voter registration mark set as Primary approaches

PRIMARY ELECTION – MAY 20

grant college’ Several of today’s historically Black colleges were formed thruogh the 1890 act.

In 1914 the Smith-Le-ver Act was passed that would bring coopera-tive extensions to rural areas by sending agents to teach the results of agricultural research to farmers.

The University of Kentucky, established in 1865 as the Agricultural and Mechanical Col-lege of Kentucky and the Kentucky State Universi-ty, established in 1886 as the State Normal School

for Colored Persons and made a land grant col-lege 1890 by the U. S. Government, are the state’s two “land- grant” institutions.

Viniard addressed the crowd reflecting on dates and events; from 1914 to 1920 a first class stamp was two cents. 1920 – 1930 women were granted the right to vote and bubble gum was in-vented. Through the 30’s the great depression with high unemployment and buying with stamps, the air conditioner was in-vented (though not a lot of people could afford one) and the creation of cheeseburgers. From

1940 to the 50’s electric-ity came to rule America. In the 50’s to the credit card, seat belts, and the colored TV came along. The most memorable event of that decade for Viniard, she said, was Elvis Presley appearing on the Ed Sullivan show. “I have a dream” speech by Martin Luther King and Niel Armstrong was the first man on the moon in the 60’s.

Viniard went on to tell about her days in 4-H and the positive effects and confidence gained from knowing that you had learned how to do necessary things.

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2014 CandidatesJUDGE/EXECUTIVE

Vickie ViniardJUDGE/EXECUTIVE

Joe W. CulverJUDGE/EXECUTIVE

Cathy SullivanWe are approaching

the May 20th prima-ry election very fast. I know that I have missed some of you in my door-to door cam-paign. We all have our busy schedules and my time is lim-ited, because I have the honor of serving as your Judge Executive and taking care of the day to day business of the County. I ask that you please accept this as my request for your vote on Tuesday, May 20th. Before you vote, I would like for you to ask yourself these fol-lowing questions:

• Who has the most experience in County Government and has served on the Fiscal Court?

• Who has lived in Ballard County all their lives and owned and operated a busi-ness of their own in Ballard County for years?

• Who has spent their life invested in Ballard County?

• Who can represent Ballard County to the best of their ability?

• Who has good contacts in Frankfort to get things done in Ballard County?

• Who has always done what is best for Ballard County, and

made the difficult de-cisions based on what is best for Ballard County?

• Who has worked very hard for Ballard County to pave roads, enhance our Emer-gency Services, and get Grants for much needed facilities?

• Who has always had an open door policy, not only for all county employees, but all Ballard County Citizens who wish to voice their opinion?

After answering those questions, I hope you cast your vote to Re-elect Vickie Vin-iard for your Ballard County Judge Execu-tive. Thank you for your continued sup-port and confidence in me.

Thank you,Vickie Viniard

Ballard CountyJudge/Executive

I’m Joe Culver and I’m asking for your vote for Ballard County Judge/Executive.

I have the strongest professional and leader-ship background of the candidates. I am a Viet-nam-era veteran of the Army and the Navy.

My priorities are economy, image, edu-cation, infrastructure, and open government. I believe economy is the most important of these. Without a strong economy, there won’t be enough revenue to achieve the goals and deliver the services that are important to Ballard County. I will establish a process to reach goals and I won’t sit around and hope something good happens. I will work hard to make good things happen.

Providing essential services without raising taxes is an important is-sue for Ballard County residents, and both sides of that equation will re-quire good leadership.

I believe that lack of confidence in all lev-els of government is so wide-spread that it’s an issue that has to be ad-dressed and my focus on open government will help address it.

I am very concerned about the loss of our young people who must

move away from here to find good jobs that pay enough to support a quality life. Our schools provide a good educa-tion, but we are educat-ing our students to con-tribute to places other than here. We absolutely need the energy and the fresh ideas that we lose when our sons and daughters have to move away to find the jobs they want and need.

I have about 20 years of training and experi-ence in emergency man-agement, gained at two national laboratories. I have a law degree. I have excellent communica-tion skills after years in newspapers, and as di-rector of public affairs at two national labs. I was corporate spokesperson for Lockheed Martin Energy Research. My creative ideas bring im-provements. I believe that government should be conducted in front of the public.

I am a lifelong resident of Ballard County, grow-ing up in Barlow and now living in Kevil, KY. I mar-ried my husband, John Sullivan, in 1973, and we managed to support our-selves and raise a family in Ballard County.

My husband and I got to live the Ballard Coun-ty dream. Now I worry whether the younger peo-ple of today can do the same.

Ballard County de-serves leaders who un-derstand our county’s problems because they’ve been here, and know the

obstacles to solving those problems, not leaders who accept mediocre out-comes and call it “tradi-tion.”

I ask for your vote on May 20.

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2014 Candidates

BALLARD COUNTY SHERIFF

Trent Grief

BALLARD COUNTY SHERIFF

Joe GaiaBALLARD COUNTY SHERIFF

Ronnie GilesBALLARD COUNTY SHERIFF

Carey Batts

To all Ballard County Residents:

I am asking for your vote for Ballard County Sheriff.

As your sheriff, it will be my honor to serve our community with a high level of standards, integrity, ethics, hon-esty and teamwork. As sheriff I will incorporate drug awareness into our community and focus on educating our youth on the dangers of substance and alcohol abuse, to en-sure a safe environment for our families.

I am proud to live in Ballard County and I am honored to have served every resident being an officer for the past 16 years. I plan to maintain our budget and make good, solid choices for Ballard County such as initiating neighborhood watch programs in all of our communities.

I will be a sheriff that all residents can feel comfortable coming to for advise, to express concerns or simply just to talk. I believe in lead-ing by example and I up-hold this moral principle in my daily life.

I believe that to be a successful leader you must first and foremost be a servant leader; you must dedicate yourself 100% to those who put their trust in you. I give you, fellow residents of this wonderful county that we call home, my sincere commitment that I will be a com-munity leader that you can be proud not only to call your sheriff but also your friend.

I would appreciate your support and vote for Trent Grief for Bal-lard County Sheriff on Election Day May 20, 2014!!

My name is Joe Gaia and I am a candidate for Sheriff of Ballard Coun-ty.

I believe that my education from Murray State University, my training from the depart-ment of criminal jus-tice and my 16 years in law enforcement would make me an effective Sheriff both in the office and out in the county. I would like to review the budget to make sure your tax dollars are be-ing spent wisely, get D.A.R.E back in the school and focus on our

current drug problem in the county.

I ask that you vote for me, Joe Gaia, on May 20th to be your next Sheriff.

Thank you.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their kind words and support dur-ing my campaign for Ballard County Sheriff.

In 1991, when my journey began, I would’ve never imag-ined still being active in this career, but today I cannot imagine any oth-er career choice. I have served several years as a patrol officer, as well as a canine officer.

In 2004, I went to work for Kentucky State Police DESI West (Drug Enforcement Special Investigations). This position allowed me to work with some of the best officers from KSP, DEA, FBI, ATF, as well as other state and local agencies. I currently still hold this position.

I have dedicated my-self to this choice by de-ciding to run for Ballard County Sheriff. I hope to

be elected to this office and serve several terms representing the citizens of Ballard County to the best of my ability.

The promise I make today will remain the same throughout my campaign and service to you the Ballard Coun-ty Citizens. I promise to protect you, your homes, your property and your families travel-ing the roads of Ballard County.

So with this being said, I ask for your vote and support on May 20th.

Carey is a Ballard County native and has been employed by the Ballard County Sher-iff’s Department over 20 years and worked 4 years at the jail prior to his time with the depart-ment. He started with the department in 1994 un-der Jack Steven’s term as sheriff. He attended the Kentucky Police Acad-emy voluntarily before it was a mandatory re-quirement of the state.

Carey said he spent 5 years assigned to the Western Area Narcotics Team (WANT). He and Todd Cooper became deputies just a couple of years a part and he has never considered running for sheriff until now. He says that he respects and admires Cooper and the job that he has done dur-ing his time as sheriff.

Carey said his father was a LaCenter City po-lice officer for 20 years and he has been around

law enforcement most of his life. He also says, “he really desires to have the job as sheriff and doesn’t’ take the position lightly”

As senior officer on the force, his years of service, and his good working relationship with surrounding coun-ties and their sheriffs makes him an excellent candidate for the job.

He added that, “he hopes Ballard County residents respect and be-lieve in him enough to vote for him.”

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Martin FlournoyTo all Ballard County

Residents:I, Jamie Hack, would

like to take this opportu-nity to ask for your vote as I am currently seek-ing the office of Ballard County Jailer.

I am a lifelong Bal-lard County resident with 17 years combined experience with the Bal-lard County Detention Center and Southeast Corrections in Charles-

ton Missouri.

To all residents of Bal-lard County:

I am Michael Steele, most of you know me as Mike, and I am a candidate for Ballard County Jailer.

I have lived in Bal-lard County all my life. I attended LaCenter El-ementary, Ballard Middle School and graduated in 1983 from Ballard Me-morial High School. I am the son of Roy and Jackie Steele of Gage, and my two sisters are Fay Todd and Michelle Doom.

My wife, Brenda, and I have two sons, Ethan and Jonathan, both of whom graduated from Ballard Memorial, and both are at-tending college.

With both of of our sons being in soccer, I

have been involved with the Ballard County Youth Soccer since 2001. I have been a member of the Bal-lard County Rescue Squad, and LaCenter Fire Depart-ment. I have also worked with the DES, the Ambu-lance Service, and served as Deputy Emergency Management Director.

In the early 90’s, I was hired by Bob Taylor as a deputy jailer. I enjoyed working under the guid-ance of Mr. Taylor, and I feel the same as he did then, that the jail is an as-set to our county now and what it can be in the future. I will also continue the Ministries that our local churches are providing be-cause it is a much-needed service for the inmates as

they are unable to attend regular church services. This will include the Mal-achi Dads, which is a re-entry program that is being done currently. I will work at increasing relationships with other neighboring counties and other coun-ties in the Commonwealth to build our jail’s popula-tion, which, in turn, in-creases the revenue that the jail receives for each inmate housed here.

Also, on my agenda is to increase training for all jail deputies, and to im-prove the business side of the jail to be able for it to operate within its budget.

I want to thank you for considering me for you next jailer on May 20.

Mike Steele

A lifelong Resident of Ballard County, Keith Deweese is seeking the District 3 position in thje May 20 Primary.

A retired U.S. Postal Service employee with 32 years service, he has gotten to know residents throughout Ballard Coun-ty by serving as Postmas-ter of Bardwell, LaCenter, and Kevil.

Presently, is serving as Chairman of the Ballard County District Exten-

sion Board. He has held that position since 2001

Deweese feels he would be a good fit for the position because of his experience with budget-related job. This experience, he feels, will help this County move forward

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ORDINANCE 607AN ORDINANCE ENACTING AND ADOPTING A SUPPLE-MENT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WICKLIFFE, KENTUCKY.

WHEREAS, American Legal Publishing Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio has completed the 2014 S-11 supplement to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Wickliffe, which sup-plement contains all ordinances of a general nature enacted since the prior supplement to the Code of Ordinances of this municipality; and

WHEREAS, American Legal Publishing Corporation has recommended the revision or addition certain sections of the Code of Ordinances which are based on or make references to sections of the Kentucky Revised Statues;

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Council to accept these updated sections in accordance with the changes of the law of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE ORDAINED by the City of Wick-liffe:

SECTION 1. That the 2014 S-11 supplement to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Wickliffe, Kentucky, as submitted by American Legal Publishing Corporation of Cincinnati, and as attached hereto, be and the same is hereby adopted by reference as it set out in its entirety.

SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its date of passage, approval and pub-lication as required by law.

Passed this 1st day of April, 2014.

Passed on First Reading April 1, 2014Adopted on Second Reading May 6, 2014Signed by Mayor May 7, 2014Published in the Paper May 14, 2014Recorded by Clerk May 14, 2014 Signed: __________________________ MayorATTEST: _________________________ City Clerk

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lege and Murray State University resulted in members of the 88-student Class of 2013 graduating with over 1,350 college credit hours, Meinschein explained, a 27 percent in-

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crease from 2012, and an estimated cost savings of $28,000 to those students and their parents. This past fall, qualified juniors were able to enroll in a new pro-gram that will allow them to graduate from BMHS in 2015 with an associate of arts degree from WKCTC.

Add that to the numer-ous students who will graduate May with certi-fications in such varied in-dustries as business, health care, food service and welding, and a pattern of college and career readi-ness emerges. “We want our students to have trans-ferrable college credits and skills when they leave us,” Meinschein continued.

There is an issue with educational attainment in Ballard County. Despite a 2013 BMHS gradua-tion rate of 92.4 percent, according to U.S. Census data, only 81.6 percent of Ballard County residents have a high school diplo-ma or higher. That’s nearly a full percentage point down from the state aver-age of 82.4 percent. The number holding a bach-elor’s degree or higher is nearly 10 points from the state average, with only 12 percent in Ballard County so equipped, versus 21 percent statewide.

FBC President Kim-bell added, “In today’s marketplace, educational attainment is critical to our students as they work to prepare for college and careers. It is our hope that this gift will prove benefi-cial as they work toward their goals of becoming productive citizens in this great county.”

For more informa-tion about the foundation, please contact Meinschein at 665-8400, ext. 2501, or email [email protected].

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preside over the meeting. The council welcomed

Herby Vance as a new councilman. For the third time, the council voted again to change the meet-ing time. The new regular monthly meetings will be at 6 p.m., but still on the first Tuesday of each month.

Sheriff Todd Cooper reported a couple of bur-glaries in the city and some shoplifting occur-rences. Cooper said there were two arrests for DUI and they are still working on slowing down the traf-fic speed in town. He also added they are trying to have their presences vis-ible and continue to be available during closing time of stores. Cooper re-quested the city move as quickly as possible to tear down some condemned properties on Fifth Street. He said he has had com-plaints from residents with concerns of children playing around the prop-erties.

The Fort Jefferson Project is still in the de-sign phase, according to Mark Davis of the PADD office. An invoice for $5,300 was submitted for a partial payment for en-gineering. Davis suggest-ed the city make the pay-ment because the Federal Highway Administration measures progress by pay request and to this point no money has been spent on the project. As a re-minder, the grant is 80/20 and the city can expect the FHA to reimburse the city 80% of all payments made.

Mike Nutt was added to the Fort Jefferson proj-ect committee. Council-man Larry Hammett sug-

gested that David Phillip, who was over the FJ proj-ects, be asked to act as a liaison on the project. Phillips will have no of-ficial role other than con-sultant.

Jennifer Holder with the Fort Jefferson Cross attended the meeting with a few questions. She in-quired about signs and the need to replace or re-pair with out duplicating any the city may put up. Sidewalks were another issue of concern; Holder wanted to know if there are plans to join the trails to the cross. There are no plans at this time. She also inquired about proto-col for using the Fort Jef-ferson area to hold events; revivals, weddings, etc. Lane said protocol was an issue the council had not yet addressed that he was aware off. Accord-ing to Holder, Corey Al-len wants a bench placed on the FJ Trail in honor of his mother, Susan; the bench issue was turned over to Superintendent Guy Johnson.

Johnson introduced to the council the need for safety railings on the low-er part of the trails near the bluff area at a cost of $2,000-$3,000. There is no money left on the proj-ect so the fence will be at the city’s expense. A mo-tion was brought to create an ordinance to budget the money for the fencing if and when it becomes available.

City Clerk Bethany Cain was appointed to be the new representative for the city at PADD meeting after Davis said Mayor Hopkins had sent a letter stating he would no lon-ger be representing the city. All the councilmen declined to represent the city with one councilman saying, “it’s the boringest place I’ve ever been.”

The bid on the drilling of a new well was ap-proved to be awarded to Campbell Well Drilling for $132,000. The council went into closed session to discuss the sale of the school property.

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To protect and serve our community,businesses, school, family and our Children

My name is Carey Dean Batts. I am seeking the office of Sheriff in Ballard County.

My father, Roy Batts, was the LaCenter Police Chief for over 20 years. He passed away several years ago, but I learned a lot from him before his passing. The most important thing that I learned from him through the years is to treat everyone equally and with respect. Even at home, he rarely had anything bad to say about anyone that he had to deal with during his service. I can only hope that one of these days people in Ballard County can look back on my service and say the same about me.

I have served as a Deputy Sheriff in Ballard County continuously for a little over 20 years. I remain employed as a Deputy Sheriff for your Sheriff’s Office. The four years prior to my service as a Deputy Sheriff, I served as a Deputy Jailer at the Ballard County Detention Center.

I began my career as a Ballard County Deputy Sheriff by being assigned to the Western Area Nar-cotics Team, whose offices were located in Paducah. I served as an undercover officer and investi-gator with them for approximately 5 years. During those five years, my duties were primarily working undercover to purchase many different types of drugs from individuals who were trafficking in them.

Following my service with the Western Area Narcotics Team, I was moved to the Ballard County Sheriff’s Office. While serving as Deputy Sheriff in our county, my roles have been widespread. Some of my duties have included patrol, investigator, and interviewer/interrogator.

I have worked varying hours at the Sheriff’s Department through the years, including morning, eve-ning and midnight shifts. The last few years have been working the daytime shift, which afforded me the opportunity to work many hours alongside Sheriff Cooper, which enabled me to witness and be-come a part of the day to day operations of the Sheriff’s Office.

If you give me the opportunity to serve as your Sheriff, my most important goal is to ensure that you have a Sheriff’s Department that you can depend on and trust for your protection and security, and a Sheriff’s Department that operates in such a way that you never have to question it’s honesty or integ-rity.

Thank you,

Carey Batts

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