Today, voters who have not yet voted will be visiting the polls for the mid-term elections. Anyone in line by 6 PM, will be able to vote. A new law passed this summer requires voters in Kentucky to show a photo ID. The ballots are two-sided. Every ballot carries a statewide constitutional amendment. If the amendment is passed, it would not allow the governor to grant pardons or commute sentences in the last 90 days of his term. At the poll, voters are not allowed to ask questions about the amendment.
The Hopkins County Fiscal Court meets this morning at 10 at the Government Center. The agenda includes the second reading of an ordinance amending the personnel administration policies of poll workers.
The Webster County Sheriff’s Office is charging the driver of a box truck which failed to slow down or move over in response to the officer’s emergency lights. The incident with Igor Bendiuk occurred on I-69 near exit 134. The deputy reported that Bendiuk was very slow to stop because he was watching a video on his cellphone. Bendiuk’s four charges include Wanton Endangerment and Reckless Driving.
The dean of health sciences at MCC has been appointed by the governor to the Kentucky Board of Nursing. Dr. Marsha Woodall will fill the seat previously held by Ruth Martin and will serve until 2030. The Kentucky Board of Nursing is responsible for regulating nursing practice throughout the Commonwealth. Dr. Woodall brings more than 40 years of experience in nursing, healthcare administration, and higher education to the Board.
Kentucky rates pretty high as a retirement state. U.S. News & World Report says four cities were named to the top 100 list. In Western Kentucky, Owensboro is number eight.
In Hopkins County, just over 10 per cent of the voters cast their ballots at the Ballard Center this past Thursday through Saturday. Over 3,400 people voted. Most of them were Democrats. Today, the Hopkins County Clerk’s Office will be open for election business. All of the polls close this evening at 6.
Kentucky’s election today is being monitored by the Department of Justice. Actually, they monitor all states. They say it’s about protecting the rights of voters, and respecting the law. The monitors are DOJ employees and not federal law enforcement. Speaking with them is not out of order. Polls close at 6.
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office has a suspect in a $1 million dollar theft. Officials believe it occurred on July 29th at Tungco at 39-55 Anton Road, when 30-year-old Varinder Singh took a shipment of tungsten from the Madisonville facility. The HCSO was able to locate the suspect and his vehicle with the assistance of the California Highway Patrol who arrested Singh. A Kentucky warrant of arrest was issued and Singh was extradited to the Hopkins County Jail on October 29th.
The Team Kentucky Food Drive is underway. First Lady Brittany Beshear says donations will be distributed through Feeding Kentucky and its 900 partner pantries.
Again, donations will be distributed through Feeding Kentucky and its 900 partner pantries.
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