Lebanon

A Perryville man is dead, and a juvenile has been charged with murder after a single-vehicle accident Saturday morning in Marion County. Cameron Dillon Rakes, 22, was killed after he was thrown from the bed of a pickup truck driven by a Lebanon juvenile west along Beech Fork Road eight miles east of Lebanon, state police in Columbia said. The truck failed to negotiate a curve and left the roadway, police said. The truck drove into a culvert, throwing Rakes from the bed, before hitting a barn.

Higdon to be in Liberty LIBERTY - A legislative coffee will be 7:30 a.m. Thursday at City Hall. State Rep. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, will be speaker. The Liberty/Casey County Chamber of Commerce will host the event. MEETING Casey County Hospital Board of Trustees - 7 p.m. tonight in the hospital board room.

HARRODSBURG - Cash rewards are being offered by the Mercer County Crime Stoppers in an effort to find subjects who removed items from a vehicle Aug. 30 and a goose neck trailer on Aug. 27. Crime Stoppers are offering a $200 reward for information about the theft of a Remington 20-gauge shotgun, Sony Walkman, Nextel Cellular phone and camera taken from a vehicle on Meadow Lane. A $300 reward is being offered for information on unknown subjects who removed a 19- by 4-foot goose neck trailer with Kentucky license plate 1781KW, Bobcat loader with serial number 273715, and a Bobcat backhoe attachment with serial number 273716.

Cummins-Barnett Arianna Jill Cummins and Trevor Jay Barnett were married Dec. 11 at Muldraugh Hill Baptist Church in Lebanon by Vic Stansbury. Maid of honor was Trista Elkins of Waynesburg and bridesmaid was Amanda Barnett of Lebanon. Best man was Brandon Skaggs of Campbellsville and groomsman was Arnie Akers of Lancaster. Weston Smith of Crab Orchard was ringbearer. After a reception at the church, the couple made a wedding trip to French Lick Resort, French Lick, Ind. The bride is the daughter of Steve and Sharon Cummins of Crab Orchard.

Boyle offers quitting help for smokers The Boyle County Health Department is sponsoring a free Cooper/Clayton Method to Stop Smoking program beginning April 21. Led by trained facilitators, the Cooper/Clayton Method is a comprehensive 13-week group support program that uses proven methods to help people stop smoking. The program includes educational sessions and group support. Nicotine replacement patches are provided free of charge to Boyle County residents. Classes will meet on Thursdays beginning April 21 at the Boyle County Health Department.

LEBANON - A Marion County man was shot and killed Sunday evening after he allegedly fired shots at police officers. Donnie R. Garrett, 57, of Lebanon, was pronounced dead at the scene by Marion County Coroner Dick Moraja. Garrett's vehicle was stopped about 6:20 p.m. on East Main Street in Lebanon after authorities received information about a wanton endangerment incident in Boyle County. Garrett reportedly was in the yard at a Wards Branch Road residence in western Boyle County when he began shooting into a residence and vehicle, Boyle County Sheriff LeeRoy Hardin said this morning.

Dear Editor, Does one wonder why smaller countries are scrambling to obtain atomic weapons? Could it be that it is their best insurance against a wholesale invasion, or preempted strike by a more powerful country? We don't know if North Korea has the bomb or not, but just not being sure is enough to cause us to back off. One can pretty well know that if Lebanon had as many atomic weapons as does Israel, there would not be an invasion of Lebanon today. The terrorist acts might continue, but no one in his right mind would risk an atomic attack of their country.

Marion driver charged after crash LEBANON - A Marion County driver was cited on two charges Sunday after his vehicle ran off of Ky. 84 four miles west of Lebanon, state police said. Daniel Hardin, 34, of Lebanon, was cited for second offense driving while under the influence of intoxicants and no driver's license, according to Trooper John Adams. Hardin was driving east when his 2006 Saturn ran off the road, overcorrected and struck an earth embankment. The car flipped several times before coming to rest.

Boyle County Public Library will host a program and book signing with Obie Slater for his book, “Obie Slater Remembers Club Cherry,” at 2 p.m. Sunday in the community room at the library. Slater's book highlights his time as the manager of Club Cherry, a Lebanon nightclub, which had a constant stream of performers such as Ike and Tina Turner, Otis Redding, B.B. King and Ray Charles. Under his management, Slater turned Club Cherry into one of Lebanon's hottest clubs. As Slater says in his book, “The stars kept coming and their popularity kept growing ... so did the reputation of the Club Cherry.” Club Cherry was part of a connected string of music venues throughout the eastern and southern United States known as the Chitlin' Circuit.

BRADFORDSVILLE - A Bradfordsville man was seriously injured Saturday in a one-vehicle crash on Ky. 49, state police said. James O. Raley, 61, was treated at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon and flown to the University of Louisville Hospital, according to Trooper John Boyd. He was driving north on Ky. 49, when his 2001 Dodge pickup truck left the road and hit a concrete headwall. The truck overturned on the road. Raley was not wearing a seat belt.