Lincoln

CRAB ORCHARD — An old barn-like structure on Elm Street that served as the site of occasional weekend auctions burned to the ground this morning. Lincoln County Fire Chief Danny Glass said the fire was under control before 9 a.m., but firefighters were still monitoring the scene. The cause of the blaze has not been determined, Glass said. “There’s pretty much not anything left of it. It’s completely destroyed,” said Frank Horton, a first-responder with Crab Orchard and former firefighter who had just returned from the fire at 9:30 a.m. “It’s still pretty hot. They’ll probably wait until after dinner before they go back and see what caused it.” A dispatcher at the Bluegrass 911 Center said the fire was reported at 5:57 a.m., radioed in by Crab Orchard firefighter Kenny Price, who lives nearby.

Little Miss and Mister Tarah Durham and her cousin Preston Durham won Little Miss and Mister. Tarah is the daughter of Ryan Durham and Patrick and Ashley Hasle. Preston is the son of Dereck and Rachael Durham. The runner-up couple were Malaney Brooklin Bourne and Tate Curlis. Malaney is the daughter of Jesse and Donya Bourne and Tate is the son of Brandon and Sandra Curlis. The contest was open to ages 5-7. Tiny Tots Anna Hurt, 4, the daughter of Jason and Brandy Hurt, and Brody Blanton, 3, the son of Jeremy and Katie Blanton, won the Tiny Tots contests.

  STANFORD — A Lincoln County grand jury indicted Jesse R. Jones, 57, 448 Grist Mill Road, first-degree sexual abuse for allegedly subjecting a girl less than 12 years old to sexual contact between December 2009 and July 2010. Bond was set at $50,000 cash. KSP Detective Mark Young testified.

Sydney Harris scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds to help lead Lincoln in a 44-40 win over North Laurel on day two of the Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic. The Lady Patriots (4-3) trailed the Lady Jaguars 22-17 at the half, but had wiped out the deficit by the close of the third quarter, outscoring North Laurel 17-9 to go on top 34-31. The two teams battled it out in a close fourth quarter, however, a 10-9 scoring edge by Lincoln assured the Lady Pats of the victory.

STANFORD - The Lincoln County girls maintained their firm hold on No. 1 in the 45th District standings by collecting  a second lopsided win over rival Boyle County. The Patriots, who defeated Boyle by 51 points on Jan. 13, completed their sweep of the Rebels in the first game of Friday night's doubleheader here as they cruised to another 51-point victory, 84-33. Lincoln (15-6, 4-0) took control in the first quarter, jumping out to a 21-10 lead. By halftime the Patriots had increased the margin to 28 points, 47-19, and they never looked back.

Visiting Casey County stole volleyball victory away from the Lady Patriots Monday, notching a 2-0 win on the LCHS court. Casey (10-7) took game one of the 45th District matchup by a score of 25-17 and sealed the victory with a 25-20 game two win. The Lady Rebels, who now lead the district at 3-1, trailed just once in the match. Lincoln (13-11, 2-2 district) edged ahead 3-1 early in game one off the service of Samantha Anderson and Carrie Smith. However, Haley Murphy took over the service when Casey won sideout and proceeded to serve up three straight points to put the Lady Rebels on top to stay.

STANFORD — A husband and wife from Berea were killed instantly in a head-on collision on U.S. 27 near the Garrard/Lincoln county line Friday night. Lincoln County Coroner Farris Marcum said Lavada G. Rowland, 48, and her husband, John K. Rowland, 48, both of 120 Chapel Road in Berea, were traveling north on U.S. 27 shortly after 10 p.m. when Brett Whittaker, 27, of Somerset, crossed the center line while traveling south, causing his pickup truck to collide with the Rowlands' Toyota Corolla.

MONTICELLO - After missing regionals for the past two seasons, Lincoln's volleyball team was looking for more than a “one-and-done” return. And the Lady Patriots got it. Lincoln bowed to Burgin in the first game of the season, but the Lady Patriots weren't intimidated Tuesday in a rematch as they ousted the Lady Bulldogs 25-18, 25-23 in the 12th Region Tournament quarterfinals at Wayne County High School. “That's why we're here,” said Lincoln coach Amanda Massey-Wiles. “We're here to win and we just wanted to play our best.

STANFORD - Lincoln County Board of Education will expand a federal free meals program to include more than half of the district's students. As a result, students at the sixth-grade level or lower and all students at Fort Logan High School will get free school meals next year. The expansion of the federal "Community Eligibility Option" program means 898 students who would have paid full or reduced price next year will get their meals free instead, said Ronnie Deatherage, the district's chief deputy of quality support.

Cases in Lincoln District Court. List includes all names of those charged who are not identified as minors. 4/8/11 Michael W. Collins, driving motor vehicle using hand-held mobile telephone. Dismissed. Timothy W. Conn, no/expired Kentucky registration receipt, no/expired registration plates, failure to wear seat belts and improper display of registration plates. Plea of guilty to failure to wear seat belts charge. Fine paid. Remaining charges dismissed. Charles Cox, speeding 16 mph over limit and failure to produce insurance card.

FRANKFORT - This summer, thanks to the Lincoln County Public Library's Fueling the Mind program, children will enrich their bodies while preventing summer learning loss. The Fueling the Mind initiative expands the Summer Reading program through collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Education's Summer Food Service Program, public libraries and many community partners. The goal of Fueling the Mind is to provide free meals during the 2013 summer break along with literacy programming to keep at-risk, school-age children, ages 18 and younger, nourished, reading and learning all summer.

MORELAND - A Lincoln County teenager remains in jail without bond today after he allegedly blasted another man with a shotgun from the upstairs window of an apartment Tuesday night. Adam Alford, 18, of Stanford, is charged with first-degree assault for allegedly discharging a .410 shotgun at Farren Rowland, striking him in the neck and chest with pellets from the blast. Rowland, 49, of Kings Mountain, was airlifted from the scene to a Lexington hospital where he was treated and released, Lincoln County Sheriff Curt Folger said.

STANFORD - Lincoln County Board of Education has given district Superintendent Karen Hatter a "nearly excellent" rating on an evaluation completed in April. Hatter received a 2.71 rating out of a possible 4, with 4 being "outstanding" and 3 being "excellent. " Board members scored Hatter highest in the "curriculum planning development" area. She also scored highly in the areas of "value and ethics leadership and "student achievement and learning. " Hatter lowest score, which board members noted was still "in the good range," was in "human resources management.

STANFORD - The Lincoln County Patriots needed this one badly, and Dylan King was doing his best to give it to them. But first, his coach had to check his heart rate. King was trying to pitch his way out of trouble in the seventh inning Tuesday night after the Patriots had rallied in the bottom of the sixth, and Lincoln coach Brad McNew was on his way to the mound. McNew got a smile out of King by reminding his pitcher of a mound visit during their first season, and King got the final out in Lincoln's 5-4 victory over Washington County.

STANFORD - Nolan Sanders was simply looking for a good college, and he found one that will also give him the chance to play baseball. The Lincoln County senior is bound for Berea College, and he made his decision official during a signing ceremony on the field before the Patriots' game Tuesday against Washington County. He said he thought Berea might be the school for him, but he didn't give much thought to playing baseball there until his coach, former Berea assistant coach Brad McNew, set some things in motion.

Lincoln County girls basketball senior Emily Fox added a final award to her career, as she was named to Kentucky's 2013 All-State Basketball Second Team. She was one of just five regional players named to an All-State team and the only one on the Second Team. The Austin Peay signee averaged 16.9 points in her senior season and surpassed 2,000 points in scoring to become Lincoln County's all-time leading scorer. Fox shot 43 percent from the field and 78.1 percent at the foul line and had 81 3-point goals this past season.

SOMERSET - Lincoln County's Katie King expected to compete against a strong field in the 400-meter dash at regionals. What she didn't expect was to win the event. King ran a personal best of 1:04.10 to claim the Class 3A, Region 7 Championship title at Southwestern High School, and earn an automatic berth in this weekend's state track and field championships. “I was really shocked,” the Lincoln freshman said. “I had only run the 400 one time before so I didn't know what to expect.

STANFORD - Baseball fans had to do a double take when they looked at the scoreboard Monday after Lincoln pinch hitter Tyler Poynter banged out a grand slam home run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Was the scoreboard correct? Had the Patriots actually battled their way back from an 11-1 deficit to challenge Somerset 11-10? The answer to both questions was yes. Lincoln had almost erased the 10-run deficit with nine runs over the fifth and sixth innings, however, the Patriots came up short in the rally effort, falling 13-10 to the visiting Briar Jumpers.