'It's most definitely a tornado'
Storm leaves 13-mile path of destruction
By Brittany Johnson
Staff Writer
An upper end EF-1 tornado ripped through southern Casey County last Tuesday, leaving damaged homes, broken and uprooted trees, and hundreds of residents without power. But no serious injuries were reported.
The twister, which had winds at about 105 miles per hour, took a 13-mile path and had a width of 75 to 200 yards, according to the National Weather Service.
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Victims huddle together as winds wreak havoc
No serious storm injuries reported
By Donna Carman
Editor
Sara Krizan and her nine children were ready to go home Friday morning - but they weren't sure home was ready for them.
The Krizan's home on Nubbin Ridge Road was left uninhabitable after a tornado tore the garage from the house, ripped siding off, and damaged the roof and ceilings. A pickup truck sitting in the driveway suffered a smashed windshield when it was hit by debris from the garage.
New hospital helipad may pose a hazard
Resident says it's too close to school
By Donna Carman
Editor
Richard Montgomery stood outside Liberty Elementary handing out flyers Thursday morning to parents who were dropping their children off for school.
His message, typed on orange paper, begged people to pay attention to what is getting ready to happen right next to the school - the building of a new hospital that will contain a helipad.
"I'm concerned that people in the neighborhood don't realize what's going to happen with this helipad," he said.
Residents oppose location of new hospital's helipad
By Donna Carman
Editor
It was standing room only at the Casey County Hospital board meeting Tuesday night as 10 residents from the local neighborhood packed the tiny meeting room to voice their concerns about a helipad that is part of the new hospital construction.
In short, the residents don't want the helipad in their neighborhood, and they particularly don't want it in the location that is being proposed by the planners.
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Pepsi truck wrecks on KY 70 West
A tractor-trailer hauling Pepsi products wrecked on KY 70 West Thursday morning, causing the road to be shut down to traffic for about five hours. Paul Blandford, the driver of the truck based out of the Pepsi plant in Lebanon, was not injured in the 10 a.m. crash. The truck ran off the side of the road in the eastbound lane about two miles from Liberty near the Green River. It suffered severe damage to the front end. KY 70 was closed to traffic while a wrecker with King's Wrecker Service pulled the truck out. The road reopened at 3:33 p.m., according to the Casey County E-911 Dispatch Center. Trooper Mike Woodrum investigated the accident. |
