Teen injured in van, moped crash in Paducah

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 9:09pm

Teen injured in van, moped crash in Paducah

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - The McCracken County Sheriff's Department responded to a crash at the intersection of Benton Road and Pugh Road on Wednesday, May 22.

The sheriff's department says around 5 p.m., deputies were dispatched to an injury crash. When they arrived, they say they found a man laying on the ground and a yellow moped off of the eastbound side of the road with several pieces of debris in the road.

Deputies say the investigation showed that 17-year-old Steven Walters from Paducah was driving a 2008 Ishimotor 50cc moped eastbound on Benton Road. They say Walters tried to make a left turn onto Pugh Road and was hit by a driver trying to pass him.

James Owens, 77, from Paducah was driving a 2003 Ford van eastbound just behind Walters. Deputies say he tried to pass Walters in a passing zone without realizing Walters was making a left turn. Walters hit the front passenger fender and wheel of Owens' van causing him to be thrown off the moped.

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Extraordinary nurses recognized at Lourdes

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 4:19pm

Extraordinary nurses recognized at Lourdes

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - Nurses at Lourdes are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. The first award recipient is Kim Dawes, RN, Ortho/Neuro 5th floor. Dawes has been at Lourdes for 27 years.

The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is based in Glen Ellen, CA, and was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.

Every other month, a nurse will be selected by Lourdes’ nursing administration to receive The DAISY Award.

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13-year-old charged with assault after incident on playground

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 4:10pm

13-year-old charged with assault after incident on playground

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - A 13-year-old has been charged with fourth-degree assault in connection with an incident Sunday evening on the playground of a local elementary school.

The youth was charged through the local Court Designated Workers Office and was issued a date to appear in juvenile court.

Ian Poole, 12, told police he and two friends were playing on the playground at Morgan Elementary School when another youth walked up and punched him several times in the face. Officer Nicholas Francescon reported Poole sustained visible cuts on his face, but Poole’s mother was present at the time the officer was taking the report and declined medical treatment.

Poole told Francescon he knows the other youth only by a nickname, and that he has “never had any issues with (the youth) before.”

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McCracken County librarian elected president of national organization

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 3:00pm

McCracken County librarian elected president of national organization

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - Terri Kirk, school librarian at Reidland High School, has been elected as the 2014-2015 American Association of School Librarians president. Kirk will serve as president-elect during 2013-2014.

Kirk is currently the co-chair of the AASL 2013 national conference committee, the Kentucky chapter councilor on the American Library Association council and a member of the ALA nominating committee. Past leadership positions in AASL include the AASL Board of Directors as member-at-large and as the AASL division councilor. She also served as the pre-conference and best practices chair on the 2009 national conference committee, chair of the Affiliate Assembly and as a member of the research and statistics committee. Kirk has also been a member of several ALA committees and working groups, including the committee on committees, the literacy committee and the Campaign for America's Libraries.

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Results of Ky. homeless count announced

Submitted by Steve Pobst on Wednesday, May 22nd, 10:55 am

Kentucky (KFVS) - Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) recently released the results of the 2013 K-Count, a count of homeless Kentuckians in the Balance of State (118 counties outside of Fayette and Jefferson).

The count, conducted on January 30, 2013, identified 2,392 homeless men, women, and children. The number of homeless persons has been declining since 2008 when 4,027 homeless were counted.

The decrease may be attributed to the success of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program called Kentucky’s Housing and Emergency Assistance Reaching The Homeless (KY HEARTH).

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