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Police have identified body in creek

Police have identified the young woman whose body was spotted floating in Clear Creek Monday by a train conductor as Jackleen Lane, 15, of Bagdad.

Shelby County Deputy Coroner Jeff Ivers said that preliminary autopsy results show the cause of death as drowning.

He added that so far, investigators think the death was accidental.

He said he has no idea yet how Lane wound up in the creek.

“They are still doing investigations and conducting interviews,” he said.

Frankfort man dies on I-64 in Shelby when truck crashes into garbage truck

A Franklin County man was killed on I-64 yesterday when he ran into the back of another vehicle in his pickup truck.

Kentucky State Police investigators have identified the victim as Charles E. Moore, 38, of Frankfort. KSP spokesperson Ron Turley said the fatal crash happened at 3:34 p.m. Thursday when Moore, who was traveling westbound on I-64, drove his Toyota pickup truck into the rear of a large recycling truck driven by William Gram of Indiana at about the 35 mile marker.

I-64 will be closed at KY 55 in Shelby County next 2 nights

A new overpass is open and new ramps off Interstate 64 onto KY 55 in Shelbyville are open.

Now it's time for the big disruption, with lane closures and detours for the next two nights when the old overpass will be demolished.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials have said that the eastbound lanes of I-64 will be closed tonight, beginning at 7, and the westbound lanes will be closed Tuesday at the same time. Both will reopen at 5 the following morning -- if weather and other elements cooperate.

Shelby man protests switch from Insight to Time Warner

The migration from local cable, Internet, and phone service provider Insight to Time Warner Cable is under way in Kentucky, but if one local protestor is to be believed, everything isn’t going 100 percent smoothly.

The swap began Monday, and those who previously used Insight as their phone provider were required to reset and then complete their voicemail setups in order to receive voicemails.

Former Insight Internet users, starting this Monday, will have to complete an Internet and E-mail registration process in order to continue having access.

Shelby County Sheriff Reports June 12, 2013

DUI

Christopher R. Hood, 29, of 1511 Brentwood Drive was arrested April 8 on Bellview Road and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first offense.

Shawn Witt, 23, of 1350 Martin Nethery Road in Waddy was arrested March 31 on Washington Street and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants and having an open alcoholic beverage container in a vehicle.

 

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Shelby County Fair: Cows mooove in to open show

Cows of all breeds, shapes and sizes paraded around the livestock facility within the Shelby County Fairgrounds on Thursday, officially marking the beginning of the Shelby County Fair.

The district dairy show, beginning at 9 a.m. and lasting for much of the day, saw more than 140 heads of cattle pass through the barn doors. Girls and boys from all across the state and 20 from Shelby County competed. The show is conducted by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and staffed and supported by the Shelby County Cooperative Extension office.

Finchville scout troop to shut down

In the wake of Boy Scouts of America’s decision to accept openly gay scouts, at least one Shelby County troop will be shut down.

Bill Pacey, who has been a leader with scouting for 17 years and since 2000 has been the scoutmaster off Troop 137 in Finchville, said he will shut down the troop as of Dec. 31, the day before the BSA’s decision goes into affect.

Shelby suit to go before Supreme Court today

Shelbyville attorney Mark Dean will have his day today in the Kentucky Supreme Court.

Attorneys for Dean, who sued Commonwealth Bank & Trust for not noticing that his secretary was embezzling millions of dollars from him, and the bank will present oral arguments at 10 a.m. before all seven state supreme court justices at the Kentucky Supreme Court in Frankfort in the case of Mark Dean vs. Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co.

Shelby County Magistrate Ruble won’t seek 4th term

Allen Ruble, who has served on Shelby County Fiscal Court for three terms, won’t be seeking re-election in 2014.

Ruble, a Republican whose District 3 is north of Shelbyville, made the announcement at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Shelby County Fiscal Court.

“After much thought and prayer, I have decided not to run again when this term is up,” Ruble said in a prepared statement. “At the end of my present term, it will have been honor and privilege to have served as third district magistrate for twelve years.”

Brown fails to make U.S. Open cut

Brandon Brown failed to make the cut at the U.S. Open.

The professional golfer from Shelbyville shot a 12-over-par 152 in the first two rounds of the tournament being held at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Penn.

Brown, making his first appearance in one of golf’s four “majors,” missed the cut for the final two rounds by four shots.

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