WKCTC names Student Affairs Student of the Month

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011, 11:37am

WKCTC names Student Affairs Student of the Month

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Western Kentucky Community and Technical College has named their July Student Affairs Student of the Month.

McCracken County resident Annette Roethemeyer was chosen as student of the month.

“I didn’t even know I had been nominated for such a highly regarded award until I received a call from Dr. Dalton-Russell (WKCTC vice-president of student affairs) informing me I had been selected,” said Roethemeyer. “ I am truly surprised and honored.”

The student of the month program is designed to recognize the accomplishments of students on campus. Students selected must be currently enrolled at WKCTC and have maintained a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.

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Two car accident sends one to hospital

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011, 11:14am

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The McCracken County Sheriff's Office reports Tuesday that a two car accident around 6:30 a.m. sent one to the hospital with minor injuries.

Officers responded to the accident at the intersection of Benton Road and Lindberg Street at 6:38 a.m. on Tuesday.

According to officers, Madeline M. Tolbert, 62, of Paducah was driving a Pontiac Grand Am westbound on Benton Road when she turned left onto Lindberg Street and was hit by another Pontiac Grand Am driven by Gabriel Rice, 19, also of Paducah.

Rice was taken to Western Baptist Hospital by Mercy EMS with minor injuries.

The Reidland-Farley Fire Department helped at the scene.

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Two arrested, charged with drug possession and making meth

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Monday, August 8th, 2011, 12:32pm

Two arrested, charged with drug possession and making meth

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Paducah Police Department reported Monday that two people from the 600 block of Husband Street have been arrested on drug charges.

Roger Carver, 54, and Leslie Rudolph, 51, were arrested and charged shortly after 12 a.m. with making meth and possession of several controlled substances including: meth, cocaine and Loritab along with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Officers say they had received complaints that residents of the home were making meth. When they went to the home, they say they got permission from Carver and Rudolph to search it.

According to police, they found meth, crack cocaine, marijuana residue, two Loritab tablets and drug paraphernalia in the home.

Leslie Rudolph was also arrested on drug charges (Source: McCracken County Regional Jail)

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Dog Swim at Noble Park pool

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Monday, August 8th, 2011, 11:19am

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Noble Park pool will host a Dog Swim on Tuesday, August 9.

The swim will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and dogs must be licensed.

At registration, handlers must bring copies of certification showing each dog is up to date on vaccinations. Handlers must be at least 16 years old.

The event costs $10 per dog.

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Airplane crash lands on road in McCracken County

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Sunday, August 7th, 2011, 6:36pm

An airplane crash-landed on Bonds Road in McCracken County on Sunday.

At 1:32 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a reported plane crash in the 200 block of Bonds Road, just off of Hardmoney Road in the southeastern corner of McCracken County, police said.

The single engine 2 seat experimental airplane had just taken off from the Grow Air Park on Shemwill Lane.

According to the sheriff's office, the pilot and owner of the plane, Samuel Hodges, 47, of Dawson Springs, Ky. said he had just taken off and for unknown reasons the engine started to misfire. He was around 250 feet up when the engine stalled.

Hodges noticed water on the fields, so he attempted to land the plane on Bonds Rd. The plane hit a mailbox with its right wing after Hodges landed. This sent the plane toward the right side of the shoulder where a tree is close to the road.

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Kentucky Oaks Mall to feature new play center

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Sunday, August 7th, 2011, 10:00am

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Kentucky Oaks Mall will feature a new CFSB Play Center in the Dillard's Court for children to play on while their parents take a relaxing break from shopping.

The Community Financial Services Bank Play Center will include a waist-high enclosure with one entrance that is lined with soft seating for parents. Inside, the kids can climb, jump and slide on a playground designed with elements that are soft to the touch. The flooring will be heavily padded and area is designed with a region-wide banking theme.

The play center will open in late 2011 as the Kentucky Oaks Mall finishes a multi-million dollar renovation.

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Police look for Paducah bank robbery suspect

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer

Friday, August 5th, 2011, 4:27pm

Police look for Paducah bank robbery suspect

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - Police are investigating a bank robbery from early Friday afternoon in McCracken County.

According to the McCracken Co. Sheriff Department, it happened just before 2:30 p.m. at Independence Bank on Lone Oak Road in Paducah.

Police say the suspect left on foot. They are not sure if the person was armed.

The suspect is described as 6 ft. tall, 170 lbs. Police aren't sure of the race or gender.

Police say the person was wearing carpenter jeans, a blue shirt, white shoes with red stripe and had a gray t-shirt over covering the head with eye holes cut out.

No word on the amount of money taken from the bank.

Investigators still searching for the suspect. If anyone has information they are asked to contact the McCracken County Sheriff's Office.

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