Dept. of Energy's Paducah site hits safety milestone

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Sunday, August 14th, 2011, 10:00am

Dept. of Energy's Paducah site hits safety milestone

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The U.S. Department of Energy's Paducah site has reached a milestone in its progress toward completing cleanup objectives to reduce environmental risk.

The LATA Environmental Services of Kentucky Team, the Department's prime contractor, exceeded 750,000 hours without a lost workday case. Management and union officials say the accomplishment demonstrates the team's prevailing "safety is a core value" attitude.

“Our team adheres to the concept that we will only achieve productivity through safety,” said LATA Kentucky Project Manager Mark Duff. “The 750,000-hour milestone is significant for our project, particularly considering the hazardous nature of the activities conducted through that span of nearly 10 months associated with this achievement.”

LATA Kentucky is now moving toward one million hours since mid-November 2010 without a lost workday case because of a job-related illness or injury.

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Deputies say prostitution lead to robbery

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Saturday, August 13th, 2011, 4:43pm

McCracken County deputies say prostitution may have lead to a robbery in Paducah Friday.

Officers say the victim, 58-year-old Oscar Woods told police he had agreed to pay 45-year-old Della McNeal of Paducah $40.00 to engage in sexual relations with him.

Investigators say during the alleged act there was a disagreement.

That's when officers say McNeal and her boyfriend 57-year-old Terry Reynolds assaulted Woods and stole more than $250.00 from him.

Reynolds and McNeal are charged with robbery and are currently in the McCracken County Jail.

The investigation continues into the charges of alleged prostitution. Woods has not been charged.

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Neighborhood after school program

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Saturday, August 13th, 2011, 10:00am

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Neighborhood After School Program will start Monday, August 15.

The program will run every Monday through Thursday from 3:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Parks Services Building located at 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive.

It will include an hour of study when children will work on homework and worksheets will be provided to help students strengthen their skills in math, reading and science. It will also include sports, games, arts and crafts, snacks and more.

Each student must pre-register. The program is free, but is limited to the first 20 participants registered.

To register, you can visit the Parks Services Department , register online or call 444-8508.

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Wanted man turns himself in to police

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer

Friday, August 12th, 2011, 4:49pm

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - A Calvert City man who fled from Paducah police Thursday afternoon has turned himself in to Marshall County authorities.

Richard A. Richendollar, 21, turned himself in to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department on Friday. He was arrested on a Marshall County warrant charging him with probation violation.

Local probation and parole officials asked Paducah police officers to meet them at Center Point Recovery Thursday afternoon to take Robert A. Richendollar to jail on a probation violation. Officers Paul Stevenson and Brent Obermark arrived at the center first, and asked the director to locate Richendollar.

Richendollar fled out a rear door of the center and into a heavily wooded area behind the building.

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Paducah police hold press conference to discuss graffiti

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Friday, August 12th, 2011, 3:38pm

Paducah police hold press conference to discuss graffiti

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Paducah Police Department held a press conference Friday morning to discuss an increase in graffiti in downtown Paducah.

At the press conference, Sergeant Steve Smith said this does not mean there are gangs in the neighborhood and it does not mean Paducah has a gang problem.

Smith said there has been an increase in the amount of graffiti with about 27 locations noted. He said the graffiti mainly consists of cartoon-like characters with a nickname written next to them.

“We all want Paducah to be attractive to its residents and tourists," said Smith.

The graffiti is mostly cartoon-like characters with a nickname written next to them (Source: Paducah Police Department)

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Army Corps motor vessel "Mississippi" open to public in Paducah

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Friday, August 12th, 2011, 1:06pm

Army Corps motor vessel "Mississippi" open to public in Paducah

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Army Corps of Engineers motor vessel Mississippi will be available to tour on August 13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in downtown Paducah.

The MVM will be at the mouth of the Tennessee River. The public can board the vessel at the Paducah city front, Broadway and Kentucky Avenue.

The vessel is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' flagship and the largest towboat in America. It is a 52-foot tall by 241-foot long working towboat. It weighs 2,600 tons and is powered by three Caterpillar 3.606 diesel engines and three generators.

The MVM serves as a working towboat during the summer and fall, similar to a floating plant, assisting to place barge loads of articulate ed concrete mattress on the floor of the Mississippi River during revetment operations.

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Western Baptist's annual childbirth fair on Saturday

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Friday, August 12th, 2011, 12:59pm

Western Baptist's annual childbirth fair on Saturday

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - Western Baptist Hospital will hold their annual Childbirth Fair on Saturday, August 13 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The fair will be in the atrium of the doctor's office building 2. Parents-to-be can get useful information and tour the hospital's birthing center.

Western Baptist Neonatologist Edward O'Neill, M.D. will answer questions about the region's first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

“The clearest benefit for families and their babies, who once had to be transferred out of the region, is they now can stay close to home,” said Dr. O’Neill. “As the father of four, I know how important a child’s life is, so working in the NICU is an exciting and rewarding experience.”

The fair will include vendors with giveaway and door prizes.

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