Jury finds Allen guilty on 5 of 6 charges
Final sentence imposed Monday
By Brittany Emerson
Staff Writer
Was Barbara Jean Allen under the influence of drugs when her car crashed into a local convenience store?
A jury says she was.
Last week, the jury heard testimony from 18 witnesses and arguments from Commonwealth’s Attorney Brian Wright and the defendant’s attorney, Ted Lavitt of Lebanon.
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Police look into stabbing
By Donna Carman
Editor
A case involving the stabbing of one man and the beating of another will most likely be presented to a grand jury later this week.
Police officers were called to Allen's Trailer Park on Sweeney Street in Liberty on April 6, where a fight was in progress, said Liberty Police Chief Steven Garrett. When Officer Kerry Patten arrived, he saw a man raise a rifle into the air and fire it.
New hospital should be
ready for patents in August
By Donna Carman
Editor
The new Casey County Hospital seems to be going up without a hitch.
Kerry Deacon, project construction consultant with Walbridge Aldinger, told hospital board members on April 8 that the construction crew has been doing everything right, including safety.
“As of today, there have been 51,640 man hours on the job and no safety violations or near misses,” Deacon said, adding there is an average of 75 men on the site each day.
Jail budget tops $3 million
By Donna Carman
Editor
The Casey County Detention Center expects to end the 2008 fiscal year about $300,000 in the black, according to Judge-Executive Ronald Wright.
Jailer Tommy Miller submitted the jail's 2008-09 fiscal year budget to the court on April 7 for magistrates' consideration. Wright said the magistrates should take the document home, look it over, and a budget for the jail will be adopted in June along with the county budget.
