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Meetings Bate Middle School Council —  4:15 p.m. today, a special called meeting at the district office of the Danville Schools at 152 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. In accordance with KRS 61.810-61.815, the council will go in a closed session to review applications for the principal vacancy and interview candidates. Action items will be on the agenda when the council goes back to open session.  Danville High School Council — 9 a.m. Wednesday, a special called meeting at the district office of the Danville Schools at 152 E. Martin Luther King Blvd.

  12-OMD-179   September 28, 2012     In re:  The Advocate-Messenger /Danville City Commission   Summary: Open meetings decision distinguishing Cunningham v. Whalen , -- S.W. 3d - (Ky. 2012), and holding that Danville City Commission violated KRS 61.815(1)(c) by taking final action on the purchase of real property in closed session and KRS 61.846(1) by failing to respond to open meetings complaint alleging this violation.   Open Meetings Decision   The question presented in this appeal is whether the Danville City Commission violated KRS 61.815(1)

At Monday's Danville City Commission meeting, the board approved removing Tracy Wilson from the board of Tax Assessments and Appeals after her presence as chairwoman on the board was acknowledged to by in violation of a Kentucky Revised Statue. She has been replaced by Larry Brown, a certified real estate appraiser. According to Mayor Hugh Coomer, the board consists of appointees from city and county officials, one from the magistrates, another from the county judge-executive and a final one from the mayor.

Dear Editor, Quotes from the story on March 14 in The Advocate-Messenger titled "Boyle jail canteen system unfair" include: "The jailer can release the inmate from the bill ... " "Each county seems to be different in what they do. " "After all, they are incarcerated. " I wonder, have no attorneys ever heard of equal protection under the law? Why is a penalty for a crime so different between counties and even in the same county when some are excused from payment?

Monday a person, who asked not to be identified, called The Interior Journal saying that items were being stolen from a local cemetery. “I don't want to point fingers. I just want whoever's doing this to stop.” Located off of Greenbrier Road in Waynesburg, is Gooch Cemetery; a small family cemetery that has been the target of thieves. Items removed from the graves include flowers and, more recently, a “heavy, large metal cross” that had been embedded into the ground, leading the person to believe that whoever took the cross had to apply a reasonable amount of effort.

The Nicholasville Planning and Zoning Commission members heard attorney Robert Gullette confirm the legality of allowing a towing service to move to on Imperial Way ? then they denied it anyway. The commission voted 6-1 to deny CTS Towing Company to relocate to 141 Imperial Way from Lexington and operate a towing service and impound lot. Linda Kentz was the dissenting vote. CTS Towing had come to the commission in its November meeting requesting the approval for its lot just off the bypass.

Monday, at a special-called meeting of the Lincoln County  Fiscal Court, Judge Executive Jim Adams read a letter of apology addressed to the citizens of Lincoln County for his unilateral decision to use county workers and equipment to grade, gravel and chip and seal the parking lot of the Church at Cedar Creek two weeks ago. The total cost of the project was around $6,000 with the church paying for material and the county providing labor and equipment....

The following cases were resolved in Clark District Court Aug. 9 with Judge Charles Hardin presiding. - Violet Hall, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days, 29 days conditionally discharged. -  Bessie J. Barton, theft by unlawful taking, dismissed as diverted. - Margaret L. Branham, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 45 days, 43 days conditionally discharged. - James C. Middleton, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days conditionally discharged.

FRANKFORT - State Veterinarian Robert C. Stout reminds Kentucky livestock producers that state law spells out how to dispose of dead animals properly. "Animal losses are an unfortunate fact of life on the farm," Dr. Stout said. "It's also unfortunate that some producers fail to take action to dispose of their dead animals legally and prevent the carcasses from becoming a health hazard. My office gets more complaints on animal carcasses than on any other subject. The law is very clear on how and when to dispose of carcasses, and I hope producers will follow the law to protect their farms and be considerate of their neighbors.

  12-OMD-179   September 28, 2012     In re:  The Advocate-Messenger /Danville City Commission   Summary: Open meetings decision distinguishing Cunningham v. Whalen , -- S.W. 3d - (Ky. 2012), and holding that Danville City Commission violated KRS 61.815(1)(c) by taking final action on the purchase of real property in closed session and KRS 61.846(1) by failing to respond to open meetings complaint alleging this violation.   Open Meetings Decision   The question presented in this appeal is whether the Danville City Commission violated KRS 61.815(1)

Monday a person, who asked not to be identified, called The Interior Journal saying that items were being stolen from a local cemetery. “I don't want to point fingers. I just want whoever's doing this to stop.” Located off of Greenbrier Road in Waynesburg, is Gooch Cemetery; a small family cemetery that has been the target of thieves. Items removed from the graves include flowers and, more recently, a “heavy, large metal cross” that had been embedded into the ground, leading the person to believe that whoever took the cross had to apply a reasonable amount of effort.

Monday, at a special-called meeting of the Lincoln County  Fiscal Court, Judge Executive Jim Adams read a letter of apology addressed to the citizens of Lincoln County for his unilateral decision to use county workers and equipment to grade, gravel and chip and seal the parking lot of the Church at Cedar Creek two weeks ago. The total cost of the project was around $6,000 with the church paying for material and the county providing labor and equipment....

The following cases were resolved in Clark District Court Aug. 9 with Judge Charles Hardin presiding. - Violet Hall, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days, 29 days conditionally discharged. -  Bessie J. Barton, theft by unlawful taking, dismissed as diverted. - Margaret L. Branham, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 45 days, 43 days conditionally discharged. - James C. Middleton, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 30 days conditionally discharged.

Tuesday, the Lincoln County Fiscal Court heard a lengthy complaint by Maywoods area farmer Jimmy Bailey who sought to encourage the magistrates to reconsider their decision to not create further ordinances regulating livestock roaming at large around the county. Bailey, concerned that a neighbor’s cattle were repeatedly entering his hay field through a failing fence, sought to convince the magistrates to put teeth in an ordinance that would make the livestock owner responsible for controlling his cattle.

Meetings Bate Middle School Council —  4:15 p.m. today, a special called meeting at the district office of the Danville Schools at 152 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. In accordance with KRS 61.810-61.815, the council will go in a closed session to review applications for the principal vacancy and interview candidates. Action items will be on the agenda when the council goes back to open session.  Danville High School Council — 9 a.m. Wednesday, a special called meeting at the district office of the Danville Schools at 152 E. Martin Luther King Blvd.

Incoming Judge Executive Jim Adams has replaced recently returned Afghan War veteran Lynn Wisehart as the County Emergency Manager (EM). Adams met with Wisehart last week and told her that she would be replaced after the New Year by Lincoln County Chief Deputy Don Gilliam. Wisehart was appointed to the EM position after the tumultuous departure of long-time County EM Winford Todd in the wake of the ice storm of 2009. Wisehart, who served on active duty in the Marine Corps from the ranks of Private through Captain transferred to the reserves when her family moved to Kentucky to farm in 2005.

Just before midnight Tuesday, Dr. Steven Hall was found guilty by a Boyle County jury of manslaughter second degree. Hall, a Harrodsburg physician, is accused of running over his wife, Isabel Lynn Hall, with a pontoon boat near Gwinn Island on Herrington Lake in May 2009. He has remained in the Boyle County Detention Center under a $2 million bond since his arrest. According to reporter Todd Kleffman, who reported from the courthouse on an amnews.com blog, the jury convicted Hall on the manslaughter charge, rather than murder or reckless homicide, because it believed he acted wantonly, resulting in the death of his wife.

The Nicholasville Planning and Zoning Commission members heard attorney Robert Gullette confirm the legality of allowing a towing service to move to on Imperial Way ? then they denied it anyway. The commission voted 6-1 to deny CTS Towing Company to relocate to 141 Imperial Way from Lexington and operate a towing service and impound lot. Linda Kentz was the dissenting vote. CTS Towing had come to the commission in its November meeting requesting the approval for its lot just off the bypass.