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The Casey County News
P.O. Box 40
Liberty, KY 42539
(606) 787-7171
FAX: (606) 787-8306
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Miller pleads guilty to misconduct, resigns
By Brittany Johnson
Staff Writer
After a nearly two-month long suspension, a Liberty Police officer pleaded guilty
in Casey District Court on Tuesday to first degree official misconduct, merged with a charge of theft by unlawful
taking under $300, which are misdemeanor charges.
Former LPD Sgt. Joey Miller resigned effective March 1 from the department after more than six years with the force, Mayor Steve Sweeney said.
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The Air Evac Lifeteam arrives on the scene at KY 49 to airlift Holly Coffman to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Coffman was driving the car at right when Tyler Sidwell lost control of his truck, at left, crossed the center line and struck her vehicle, police say.
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Two taken to UK Med Center
following two-vehicle wreck on KY 49
By Brittany Johnson
Staff Writer
A two-vehicle accident on KY 49 Friday afternoon left two Casey County motorists injured and hospitalized at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
The accident occurred Friday afternoon 1.5 miles north of Liberty when Tyler Sidwell, 21, of 3804 KY 49, was traveling north on KY 49 and lost control of his 1995 Chevy truck, police say. He then crossed the center line and struck an oncoming 2002 Ford, driven by Holly Coffman, 41, of 11445 KY 1547, according to Trooper Mike Woodrum.
Coffman was airlifted from the scene by the Air Evac Lifeteam and taken to UK Medical Center in Lexington.
CITY, COUNTY PASS TAXES
Insurance premium tax goes
up to 8% in Liberty
By Brittany Johnson
Staff Writer
Liberty City Council voted 3-1 at a special-called meeting Tuesday to collect the 2 percent of insurance premium tax the county is receiving and to add an extra 2 percent, giving Liberty an 8 percent insurance premium tax.
The decision was made after tabling the tax hike at previous meetings.
The motion to raise the tax the additional 2 percent on top of the original 2 percent from the county was made by Councilman Steven Brown and seconded by Mitchell Phillips.
Copper thieves named in 41 indictments;
Grand jury also indicts 6
By Donna Carman
Editor
Four men recently charged with the copper thefts at the Walnut Hill Elementary School construction site have been indicted by a Casey County grand jury.
Billy Wayne Shearer Jr., 26, and John Dearing, 33, both of 451 Wayne Road, Russell Springs; Greg A. Thomas, 24, of 2925 Lakeway Drive, Russell Springs; and Ranney Coleman Dykes, 23, address not listed, were named in 41 indictments Thursday charging them with burglary and numerous other offenses.
The bulk of the indictments stem from an incident on Jan. 21 or 22 where the four allegedly entered the school construction site on U.S. 127 South, where they took an Echo cut-off saw belonging to D.W. Wilburn, the project's general construction manager; copper belonging to FREI Plumbing; and copper belonging to Peters Pipe & Boiler.
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