Casey Hospital donates houses
to H.O.M.E. Coalition
By Linda Carmicle
Staff Writer
An offer that seems too good to be true recently came to an organization that has struggled for years to provide for the community.
Casey County Community Ministries recently learned that seven houses are being offered to the organization by the Casey County Hospital. The property that the homes sit on will be used for construction of a new hospital. The houses are being donated to the organization's H.O.M.E. (Home Ownership Made Easier) Coalition program.
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$1.2M jail addition soon to house more inmates
By Linda Carmicle
Staff Writer
A project that the county went out on a financial limb to build last July will soon be generating money.
Judge-Executive Ronald Wright said at Monday night's fiscal court meeting that the new addition to the Casey County Detention Center is expected to open for inmates next week.
As of Tuesday morning state inspectors had arrived at the new construction site to inspect the facility. Wright said the inspectors will make sure the jail meets all specifications, such as a working sprinkler system, smoke evacuation system, electrical and other functional parts.
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Proposals made to build new hospital
By Donna Carman
Editor
The Casey County Hospital's Board of Directors was scheduled to sit in on bid proposals yesterday from three firms who are wanting to build a new Casey County Hospital.
Administrator Rusty Tungate told the board at its July 11 meeting that representatives from Parsons-META, the management firm hired for the project, were scheduled to be at the local hospital on July 18 to evaluate proposals.
Tungate said eight requests for proposals were sent out to firms, but Parsons-META will select only three to interview. No decisions will be made that day on who to hire, he added.
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