Backhoe

LANCASTER - The next time an ice storm or similar catastrophe hits the area, Garrard County will have some new equipment to deal with the cleanup. Garrard County Fiscal Court agreed Monday to buy a new backhoe to replace the old one, which was totaled in the ice storm. The magistrates also authorized buying some new chain saws. Judge-Executive John Wilson said the magistrates approved spending $65,400 out of road department funds for a 2008 John Deere backhoe. But that cost will be offset by a $30,000 insurance payment that the county got after its old backhoe was knocked out of commission for good.

Shearer Elementary first-grader Mayleigh Van Hoose, top, gets a lift into the pilot's seat of a helicopter that landed behind the school Tuesday. Kindergarten through third-grade students checked out the aircraft as part of the school's transportation reading series. The event was the grand finale of the series, which allowed students to see a police cruiser, a fire truck, a limousine, a backhoe and military vehicles.

Clark County Assistant Fire Chief Fred Turner uses a rake to break up a roll of hay that was on fire just past East Kentucky Power Cooperative on Lexington Road Thursday afternoon. Approximately 24 rolls of hay burned. A backhoe from the Clark County Road Department was used to break up the hay and extinguish the fire.

Each year, the Kentucky River tries to claim more land and roadway along Four Mile Road. A backhoe operated by Clark County Road Department employee Jimmy Parker, center photo, pushes rock brought by a county truck into a section of the road that slipped into the river last week. Once the rock was in place, Parker used the bucket to compress the rock before the next load was delivered. The Road Department had just finished repairing an approximately 100-foot slip, bottom photo, when the new slip occurred.

Meeting canceled LIBERTY - A meeting scheduled Tuesday morning by the Casey County Extension District Board was canceled due to the lack of a quorum. Chairman John Gosser and Fred Harper were the only members to attend. Casey looks at animal removal LIBERTY- Casey Fiscal Court is looking at a way to dispose of dead animals at local farms. The company that had provided the service stopped coming to the county three years ago, Judge-Executive Ronald Wright told the court Monday.

LANCASTER - Garrard County Fiscal Court tabled second reading of a solid waste management ordinance Wednesday when magistrates complained that they hadn't been given revised copies of the proposed law. Judge-Executive E.J. Hasty said magistrates should have been given new copies to look at before the meeting, reflecting changes requested last month. Bill Hack, Garrard County solid waste coordinator, said the new ordinance is needed to bring county regulations in line with those recommended by the state.

Property recovered, arrest made A Parksville man was arrested Wednesday for receiving nearly $20,000 worth of stolen property taken from Overlay Inc., according to Boyle County Sheriff's Department. Joseph D. Rhorer, 39, of Johnson Branch Road is charged with two counts of receiving stolen property. Fork lift forks and pieces of structural steel were recovered from Lincoln County Scrap Metal where Rhorer sold them, according to the sheriff's department. A backhoe bucket and metal parts to a concrete machine were located at Rhorer's residence.

All new business was tabled until the next regular meeting due to the absence of city attorney George Fletcher at the Junction City Council meeting Thursday night. Included in the new business were three ordinances relating to code enforcement and property maintenance. Despite Fletcher's absence, the topic did lead into a discussion about properties around town that either have been repaired after being cited or need to be repaired. The main eyesore on the council's mind was the old Phillip's 66 service station.

Vertical construction is well under way at Logan’s Fort; the first block house and adjoining stockade fence and gate are up, but Dr. Kim McBride is more interested in what’s under the ground. McBride and an assistant have recently been excavating behind the old icehouse at the end of Martin Luther King Street on a hunt for the spring that sustained frontiersmen in the early days of the settlement. “We’re just trying to better understand what we’ve got here,” McBride said.

LIBERTY - The odd, pungent combination of soothing aromas and smoldering debris filled the air as firefighters soaked what remained of Goose Creek Candle Co. with water Saturday morning. The first call of an intense fire at the candle factory on Campbellsville Street came in at 7 a.m. from a passing motorist and more than 200 firefighters from eight departments battled the blaze for more than four hours before finally getting it under control. The facility was declared a total loss.

Vertical construction is well under way at Logan’s Fort; the first block house and adjoining stockade fence and gate are up, but Dr. Kim McBride is more interested in what’s under the ground. McBride and an assistant have recently been excavating behind the old icehouse at the end of Martin Luther King Street on a hunt for the spring that sustained frontiersmen in the early days of the settlement. “We’re just trying to better understand what we’ve got here,” McBride said.

LANCASTER - The next time an ice storm or similar catastrophe hits the area, Garrard County will have some new equipment to deal with the cleanup. Garrard County Fiscal Court agreed Monday to buy a new backhoe to replace the old one, which was totaled in the ice storm. The magistrates also authorized buying some new chain saws. Judge-Executive John Wilson said the magistrates approved spending $65,400 out of road department funds for a 2008 John Deere backhoe. But that cost will be offset by a $30,000 insurance payment that the county got after its old backhoe was knocked out of commission for good.

Clark County Assistant Fire Chief Fred Turner uses a rake to break up a roll of hay that was on fire just past East Kentucky Power Cooperative on Lexington Road Thursday afternoon. Approximately 24 rolls of hay burned. A backhoe from the Clark County Road Department was used to break up the hay and extinguish the fire.

Each year, the Kentucky River tries to claim more land and roadway along Four Mile Road. A backhoe operated by Clark County Road Department employee Jimmy Parker, center photo, pushes rock brought by a county truck into a section of the road that slipped into the river last week. Once the rock was in place, Parker used the bucket to compress the rock before the next load was delivered. The Road Department had just finished repairing an approximately 100-foot slip, bottom photo, when the new slip occurred.

All new business was tabled until the next regular meeting due to the absence of city attorney George Fletcher at the Junction City Council meeting Thursday night. Included in the new business were three ordinances relating to code enforcement and property maintenance. Despite Fletcher's absence, the topic did lead into a discussion about properties around town that either have been repaired after being cited or need to be repaired. The main eyesore on the council's mind was the old Phillip's 66 service station.

Property recovered, arrest made A Parksville man was arrested Wednesday for receiving nearly $20,000 worth of stolen property taken from Overlay Inc., according to Boyle County Sheriff's Department. Joseph D. Rhorer, 39, of Johnson Branch Road is charged with two counts of receiving stolen property. Fork lift forks and pieces of structural steel were recovered from Lincoln County Scrap Metal where Rhorer sold them, according to the sheriff's department. A backhoe bucket and metal parts to a concrete machine were located at Rhorer's residence.

Shearer Elementary first-grader Mayleigh Van Hoose, top, gets a lift into the pilot's seat of a helicopter that landed behind the school Tuesday. Kindergarten through third-grade students checked out the aircraft as part of the school's transportation reading series. The event was the grand finale of the series, which allowed students to see a police cruiser, a fire truck, a limousine, a backhoe and military vehicles.

Meeting canceled LIBERTY - A meeting scheduled Tuesday morning by the Casey County Extension District Board was canceled due to the lack of a quorum. Chairman John Gosser and Fred Harper were the only members to attend. Casey looks at animal removal LIBERTY- Casey Fiscal Court is looking at a way to dispose of dead animals at local farms. The company that had provided the service stopped coming to the county three years ago, Judge-Executive Ronald Wright told the court Monday.

LANCASTER - Garrard County Fiscal Court tabled second reading of a solid waste management ordinance Wednesday when magistrates complained that they hadn't been given revised copies of the proposed law. Judge-Executive E.J. Hasty said magistrates should have been given new copies to look at before the meeting, reflecting changes requested last month. Bill Hack, Garrard County solid waste coordinator, said the new ordinance is needed to bring county regulations in line with those recommended by the state.