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Daily News for Sunday, November 8, 2015
Craig A. Helin, 59, Campbellsville, KY (1956-2015) He had worked in Illinois for Allsteel for several years prior to moving to Campbellsville where he worked for Wal-Mart prior to retiring. He enjoying using a saw to make intricate scrollwork. He also enjoyed playing a guitar and watching television.He was a native of Sandwich, IL, and was a resident of Campbellsville, KY at the time of his death. He was the son of the late Gerald Wayne Helin & Delta Holmes Helin, who survives, as does his wife, Tillie Holmess Helin. Craig A. Helin, age 59, of Campbellsville, KY; died Saturday, November 7, 2015 in Campbellsville. The funeral service will be conducted at 1pmCT/2pmET, Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home where visitation will begin at 11amCT/12pmNoonET, on Wednesday prior to the service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 16:08:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
A Tribute to Dwight Meyer By Lewis Garrison Dwight worked for Garrison Construction Co. close to 30 years. He was very knowledgeable about all phases of the Construction Industry such as site work and bridge building. He rode many miles with me looking at jobs, evaluating the challenges of those jobs and offering workable solutions. He was a very capable engineer. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. --Lewis Garrison See obituary: Dwight Lee Meyer, Green County, KY (1930-2015) 2015-11-08 15:56:34 | Comments | Printable version
Owner of Preston Farms Popcorn guilty of bank fraud Louisville, KY - The owner of the shuttered Preston Farms Popcorn, LLC (Preston) pleaded guilty to bank fraud today, before Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley, Jr., in U.S. District Court, for diverting buyers' payments toward the operation of his business rather than towards the payment of his loan, announced U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. Kermit W. Highfield, 43, of Louisville, pleaded guilty to a single count of bank fraud, stemming from a business loan from UPS Business Capital Credit (UPS) that was insured by the United States Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank). This loan was an advance on payments due from Preston's international buyers. Preston defaulted on the UPS loan, and the Ex-Im Bank reimbursed UPS, resulting in a loss of $110,678.74 to the Ex-Im Bank. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 11:02:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Louisville pastor charged with accessing child pornography NOTE: The charging of a person by a Grand Jury Indictment is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Louisville, KY - The former pastor of a Louisville, Kentucky, parish was charged by grand jury Indictment today with violating federal child exploitation laws, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. The Indictment charges Stephen Pohl, age 57, with knowingly accessing, via the Internet, with intent to view material that contained images of child pornography between January and August 2015. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 11:00:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Friday was a black day for Adair County's close knit Ellis Clan A brilliant young police officer's life was snuffed out in a craven senseless act. His career has been in Richmond. For Adair and Taylor Counties, the loss is especially painful. Det. Ellis is a member of an Ellistown-centered family which traces its continuous Adair County presence since just after the Revolutionary War, and long ties with Knifley schools. Det. Ellis' father and all his uncles attended the school. And for a time, he was a student there before transferring to Taylor County. Click on headline for complete story By Ed Waggener When a tornado took the back of his house in Cane Valley, KY, on March 28, 2014, Robert Ellis remembers thinking, "This is the blackest day of my life." His beautiful old two and a half story house at the corner of Beechtop Road and Old Cane Valley Road had to be torn down. He thought at the time that this would be the nadir of his life, that he would never see a worse one. But it wasn't to be. On Friday, November 6, 2015, the unthinkable happened when his nephew, Det. Daniel Neil Ellis, died in the UK Medical Center in Lexington. "That was the blackest day of my life. I never knew such depression before. I hope our family never goes through it again." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 08:42:10 | Comments | Printable version
Simpson Co. man charged with making Molotov cocktails NOTE: The indictment of a person by a Grand Jury is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Louisville, KY - Trey Alexander Gwathney-Law, age 18, of Franklin, Kentucky, was charged in a two count indictment by a grand jury meeting in Louisville. According to the Indictment, in September of 2015, the defendant knowingly made five illegal destructive devices. All were made using glass bottles. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 07:36:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Samuel Pate sentenced to 24 months in prison for mail fraud The former owner Of Virginia-based Stonewood Marketing was sentenced to 24 months in prison for mail fraud. He diverted and stole $1.1 million intended for political campaigns, PACS, and non-profit organizations. Victims included the McConnell Senate Committee. Pate admitted to purchasing vacation condominiums, luxury automobiles and jewelry with the stolen funds. Louisville, KY - The former vendor for multiple local, state, and federal campaigns, PACs, and non-profit organizations throughout the United States, including the McConnell Senate Committee, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today, by District Judge Greg Stivers, to 24 months in prison, fined $75,000 and ordered to pay $1,124,047 in restitution, for stealing more than $1.1 million in contributions and donations intended for committees and organizations, announced U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 07:32:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky
Deputy Jailers indicted in death of detainee Two former jailers at the Kentucky River Regional Jail indicted on charges related to the death of a pretrial detainee Washington, DC- The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in London, Kentucky, has indicted two former deputy jailers at the Kentucky River Regional Jail on charges related to the July 9, 2013, in-custody death of Larry Trent, a pretrial detainee at the jail. The indictment charges Damon Hickman, 38, and William Howell, 59, with causing Trent's death, and charges Hickman with attempting to cover up his involvement in the death. Hickman and Howell are charged with federal civil rights violations for depriving Trent of his civil rights. Count one of the indictment charges Hickman and Howell of failing to provide Trent with necessary medical care after he was injured, thereby acting with deliberate indifference to a substantial risk of harm to Trent, which resulted in Trent's death. Count two of the indictment also charges both defendants with using excessive force against Trent, resulting in bodily injury to him. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 07:25:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky
LWC Women's Swimming defeats Union, Campbellsville Lindsey Wilson women's swimming team hosts Life (GA) and St. Catharine (KY) at 1pmCT, Sat 14 Nov. 2015 at Holloway Wellness Center Natatorium, 399 Williams Street, Columbia, KY. By Charles Balcom News from Lindsey Wilson College COLUMBIA, KY (Sat 7 Nov 2015) - The Lindsey Wilson women's swim team grabbed two dual meet victories as they defeated both Union (KY) and Campbellsville (KY) in a tri-dual meet on Saturday afternoon at the Holloway Center Natatorium. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 05:20:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
LWC Men's Swimming defeats Union and Campbellsville Lindsey Wilson men's swimming team hosts Life (GA) and St. Catharine (KY) at 1pmCT, Sat 14 Nov. 2015 at Holloway Wellness Center Natatorium, 399 Williams Street, Columbia, KY. By Charles Balcom News from Lindsey Wilson College COLUMBIA, KY (Sat 07 Nov 2015) The Lindsey Wilson men's swimming team won a pair of dual meets on Saturday as they defeated Union (KY) and Campbellsville (KY) in a tri-dual meet at the Holloway Center Natatorium. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 05:06:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
LWC College Theatre to present Agnes of God Powerful play was first staged at Actor's Theatre in Louisville, KY and was adapted into a film in 1985 by Norman Jewison Click on headline for complete story The Lindsey Wilson College Theatre Program will present the award-winning play Agnes of God, Wed-Thu-Fri & Sunday, November 11-13 at 7pmCT & Sun Nov, 15,2015 at 2pmCT, and at V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 04:52:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene
Campbellsville University football records broken in 2015 By Jordan Alves, CU sports information director
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Federal grand jury indicts former PremierTox owners Five former owners of a Kentucky Clinical Laboratory Indicted for Health Care Fraud. The five include three from Russell Springs, KY, and one each from Danville, KY and Lexington, KY: Dr. Robert L. Bertram, 47, James W. Bottom, 62, Brian C. Walters, 43, all of Russell Springs, KY; Dr. Bryan S. Wood, 48, of Danville, KY; and Dr. Robin G. Peavler, 54, of Lexington, KY. Indictment alleges that urine samples at PremierTox were frozen at a lab in Russell Springs, KY and stored for up to 10 months before tests run, long after results could have helped in treatment, and that, according to the indictment, the defendants submitted claims to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers, and were reimbursed thousands of dollars for these unnecessary tests. An indictment is an allegation only. All defendants are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial, at which the government must prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. From U.S. Attorney U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of KY LEXINGTON, KY (Fri 6 Oct 2015) A federal grand jury has returned a 100-count indictment charging five men, who owned a clinical laboratory, with billing health care third-party payors for urine drug tests that were medically unnecessary and not eligible for reimbursement. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 04:13:45 | Comments | Printable version
MSC Football: No. 17 Campbellsville - 70. No. 7 Reinhardt - 56 Campbellsville football rallies to shatter records and repeats as Mid-South Conference West Division champions before hometown crowd of 1,000 at Finley Stadium. See also: Campbellsville University football records broken in 2015. Click on headline for complete story with photo. By Jordan Alves, CU sports information director CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY (Sat 7 Nov 2015) - Campbellsville flipped a 28-7 first-half deficit and went on a 42-7 run to finish with a 70-58 upset over No. 7 Reinhardt University today in the NAIA Game of the Week. They repeat as Mid-South Conference West Division champions. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 03:59:02 | Comments | Printable version
Jessie Diana Fields, Edmonton, KY (1961-2015) 
She was a machine operator at Sumotomo Electrical Wiring Systems in Edmonton, KY. She was the daughter of the late Jessie Hagan and Margaret Wheeler. Her husband, Matt Fields, survives. She leaves four direct living descendants.Click on headline for complete obituary. Jessie Diana Fields age 54 of of Edmonton died Friday, November 6, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be held 11amCT, Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the Fields Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4pmCT until 8pmCT Monday, November 9, 2015, and after 9amCT, Tuesday at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 03:30:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Tex Ritter survived perils at Swan Theatre, in Edmonton, KY By Linda Waggener My mom, Geniece Marcum and I saw a photo from the one-time Swan Theatre in Edmonton while visiting Ma's Deli on Greensburg Road, Edmonton, KY. I had never heard of it, but Mom remembers going here with her mother and teenage brother Russell Leftwich in the 30s. Russell had insisted they go to see a Tex Ritter movie. Geniece said her mother, Addie Turner Leftwich, squealed each time the cowboy was in danger, but Russell reassured her the star would be alright and indeed the ending was a happy one. 2015-11-08 03:18:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Today, SUNDAY with CM, 08 Nov 2015 Haiku by Robert Stone for November 8, 2015: Thoughts do not start wars--Robert Stone, Sunday, 8 November 2015. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1517 Video: Kentucky.com Richmond Officer Daniel Ellis is escorted to local funeral home 2015-11-08 02:43:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Tom Chaney: Shaken, not Stirred Of Writers And Their Books: Shaken, not Stirred. Tom says James Bond was suave. He rushed about thwarting the evil communists and other malefactors, keeping his hair in place, never soiling his clothes, and always escaping behind the curtains in the boudoir with the beautiful girl. This column first appeared 9 January 2011. The next earlier Tom Chaney column: Understanding the Enemy By Tom Chaney Shaken, not Stirred I been thinking back to the golden days of the early 1960's. I had escaped from the clutches of the Baptist seminary in Louisville in part because I had read On the Road by Jack Kerouac, and in the second part because of a related sense that I had no business trying to tell anybody how to think and live. Of course that led to my not being clear about what I thought or how I ought to live. So I fled west Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-08 02:43:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Books
Lindsey Family at Mt. Carmel UMC, Sun 15 Nov 2015 The Lindsey Family will be ministering in music at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, 2472 Mt. Carmel Road, Columbia, KY, on Sunday, November 15, 2015, during the 11amCT worship service. Pastor, Bro. Lanny Garner and congregation would like to invite everyone to attend. - Jeana Pike 2015-11-08 02:30:08 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for November 8 Happy Anniversary, Bobby and Lila Loy (1958) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Dewey & Glenna Bailey (1952) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Justin and Vanessa Tucker (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ariel Thompson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Blaire Feese | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Braydon Corbin (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Carolyn Lynn Bailey Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cheyayne Coffey (2003) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cheyayne Marie Coffey (1993) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Chris Espinoza | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ethan Edwards | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Glenda Sue Janes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Harold Bailey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Helen Keltner | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jeffrey Kelly | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jimmy Stone | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Marshall Sneed (1963) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Pam Branscum-Hancock | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Pamela Pitman | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Terry Corbin | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby Clark, Campbellsville, KY (1924-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bernice Calhoun, native of Adair County, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Franklin Ewing, Campbellsville, KY (1961-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Young Newby, Cumberland Co., KY (1922-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judy A. Miller, Russell County, KY (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Loretta New Ritchie, 83, Science Hill, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Helen Keltner, Adair Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Altha Lois DeSpain< Taylor Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vernon Beams, Taylor Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jo Sullivan, Green Co., KY (1926-2011) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jared Shane Vibbert, Russell Co., KY (1996) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patricia Herfel, 90, Russell Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Ora Pearl Compton, Green Co., KY (1914) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Doyle William (Satch) Patterson, Green Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Preston J.D. Bell, 74, Russell Co., KY (1938-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Robert Max, 87, Taylor County, KY (1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In memory birthday, Fred E. Fudge, Adair Co., KY (1923-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Luey Dean Luttrell, 61, Casey County, KY (1953-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Charlotte Ann Pierce Bryant, 73, Green Co., KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Timmie Lee Wallen, Green Co., KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Mary Ellen (Goode) Dickens, Taylor Co., KY (1945-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Carson McDonald, Vietnam War Veteran, Russell Co., KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Morris (Pompano) Beard, age 77, Taylor Co, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Mae Cole, 89, Adair Co., KY native (1927-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Ruth Pfaff Austin, 71, Russell County, KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Virginia Handy Tutt, 94, Green County, KY (1922-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nola Harper Tosh Wallace, Taylor Co., KY (1932-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Annabel Lee-Faith Hudson & Amethyst Neveah Hudson, Taylor Co., KY (2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glenda Sue Janes, 69, Adair County, KY (1948-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Adron Estus Wheat, 72, Russell Springs, KY (1947-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Beatrice (Beady) Williams McKinney, 82, Green Co., KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Keith, 76, Columbia, KY (1946-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Devon Brown, 70, Columbia, KY (1953-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dr. Gary Thomas Lane, 78, Danville, KY (1941-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hugh Thomas (Tommy) Edwards, 63, Columbia, KY (1961-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janice B. Corbin, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1936-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judy Sullivan, 72, Campbellsville, KY (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kevin Alan Russell, 43, Jamestown, KY (1977-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kevin R. Jones, 35, Knifley, KY (1986-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lloyd Luttrell, 78, Liberty, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patsy D. (Pat) Pickett Lile, 73, Campbellsville, KY (1947-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Renea (Coomer) Kerns, 90, Adair Co., KY native (1932-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wendell Dean Neat, 78, Adair Co., KY native (1944-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William C. Reed, 77, Columbia, KY (1946-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Sunday, November 8, 2015 All events are listed in Central Time. 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