One Madisonville driver is recuperating from minor injuries sustained on Monday following a 2-vehicle collision at Island Ford Road and the I-69 off ramp. 65-year-old Penny Carter of Madisonville told the police that her brake pedal went to the floor when she tried to stop, and her Honda Civic collided with the G-M-C Sierra being driven by 45-year-old Gregory Jennings of Spring Hill-Tennessee. Carter was transported to Deaconess Baptist Health.
A resident of The Oaks Personal Care Home in Madisonville is being charged with disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening. The police were told that Richard Castillo had been making threats to the staff and had been agitating two females. When confronted by the police, Castillo threatened the officers. Castillo was arrested for his willful, intentional refusal to obey the officers, and was transported to the detention center.
The Madisonville Fire Department plans to retire their station on East McLaughlin Avenue. Here’s is Chief Jason Eli.
When the new station goes into service, the location will be announced.
Audubon Area Community Services is inviting residents across the seven‑county Green River Area Development District to participate in its Community Needs Assessment Survey. They describe it as an important opportunity for community members to share their experiences, priorities, and concerns. This feedback will help shape their programs. It’s open to all community members. The contact point is on the GRADD Facebook page.
Not every driver who runs a red light is stopped by the police, but in this case, the officer who witnessed the infraction in Madisonville, also did the traffic stop. Roy Fulkerson did not have his driver’s license because it was suspended. So in this case, Fulkerson was charged with two crimes.
The driver of a vehicle that was stuck on a railroad track in Madisonville is facing three charges. When the police arrived, they noticed that Darwin Perez-Alvarez was in possession of a bottle of gin. This led to a sobriety test which he failed. The police also learned that Perez-Alvarez was driving with an out-dated Indiana license.
Everyone says the new van service at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville was a great idea. The folks at Ideal Markets and the Rocket Oil Company partnered with the Baptist Health Deaconess Foundation to purchase the van. In a little over four months, it has carried 200 patients over 76-hundred miles.
There’s legislation in Frankfort to create a refundable renter tax-credit designed to provide financial relief to low-income residents. It’s sponsor is Minority Floor Leader from Jefferson County, Pamela Stevenson.
Our 19 Kentucky State Parks say the camping season begins Friday. Included isn Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park near Dawson Springs. The Commonwealth has 44 state parks, including 17 resort parks and 13 golf courses. For more information, the online address is: parks dot k-y dot G-O-V.
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