Lincoln County

The All-Area baseball team meets the very definition of a balanced baseball club. The 14 players voted to The Advocate-Messenger 2013 All-Area Baseball Team in balloting of area coaches are almost evenly divided among five schools. Mercer County, which won its third consecutive 12th Region championship Wednesday, has three players on the roster, as do Boyle County, Danville and Garrard County, while Lincoln County has two players. One of Lincoln's selections, John Day, made the All-Area team for the third consecutive season.

Cases in Lincoln District Court. List includes all names of those charged who are not identified as minors. 4/15/13 Franklin D. Anness, Jr., manufacturing methamphetamine 1st offense amended to attempt possession of meth. Plea of guilty. $500 fine and 12 months probated 2 years with no offenses (KAP). Jerry Shane Coleman, criminal trespassing 3rd degree - merged and burglary 3rd degree amended to trespassing 1st. Plea of guilty. $100 fine and 90 days probated 2 years with  no offenses (KAP)

McKINNEY - Ambulance service in the McKinney area is being provided temporarily by neighboring EMTs after the local ambulance service shut its doors May 17. McKinney Ambulance Board Chairman James Williams was reluctant to explain what has happened to the ambulance service but emphasized officials do hope to have it responding to 911 calls again soon. "We've stopped making runs. We haven't totally closed our doors yet," Williams said. "We're still working on getting reopened.

STANFORD - Lincoln County could be a little closer to a decision on whether a county-wide re-addressing project should happen. Bluegrass 911 Director Russ Clark provided Lincoln County magistrates on Tuesday with examples of how re-addressing would impact five different roads around the county. On two of the roads - Ky. 590 and Ky. 1194 - address numbers were acceptable, but Clark recommended changing the official names to "Hubble Road" and "McCormack Church Road. " On the other three roads - Ky. 1247 loop Nos. 1 and 5 and Ky. 3246 - Clark said renumbering and road-naming would be needed to bring the roads up to acceptable standards.

Hillard Halcomb , 86, of the Highland community of Lincoln County, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home, Waynesburg. Ruby Yaden , 87, died Tuesday in Hamilton, Ohio. Arrangements are pending at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, Liberty.

STANFORD - The night was filled with laughter and plenty of tears as the members of the Lincoln County High School Class of 2013 said goodbye to their high school careers during graduation ceremonies Friday night. The 220 seniors took their final march through the halls of LCHS as students as they made their way to the high school gymnasium for the school's 39th annual commencement exercises. Principal Tim Godbey welcomed the seniors, their families and friends as ceremonies got under way, and then it was the seniors turn to take the podium for the night's speeches.

Lincoln County High School Kayla Nicole Abell, Ajay Thomas Lloyd Adams, Brent Alan Adams, Shannon Nichole Adington, Sydney Cassandra Anderson, Candice Marie Atkins, Cory Scott Atkins, Devin Alan Atkins. Courtney Danielle Baker, Jaqualyn Baker, Cody Robert Barnes, Levi Spencer Barnett, Kourtney Blake Belcher, Jamie Darlene Benedict, Eli Davis Berry, Sarah  Blackburn, Ian Taylor Blevins, Eric Bowen, Blake Tanner Braden, Jamie Bradford, Edmond Bennett Braley, Riley Tildan Brewer, Barbara  Broaddus, Danielle Nicole Brock, Joscelyn Rachele Brown, Zachary Tyler Brown, Monique Michelle Brummett, Lauren Brooke Buchanan, Alacyn Crystal Buchwald, Alexandrea Nicole Bunch, Andrea Paige Bunch, William Dustin Burchfield, Jacob Daniel Byrd, Jeremy L. Byrd, Zachary Byrd.  Daniel Cain, Kaitlyn Esther Cain, Dustin Tyler Caldwell, Hannah Nicole Campbell, Austin Trevor Carrier, Christopher Jacob Carter, Leslie Gabrielle Caudill, Adam Matthew Chapin, William Bradley Chester, Kaylinn Grace Clarkson, Michael Ryan Coffman, Austin Coleman, Vanessa Kaye Conley, Jonathan Aaron Scott Cook, Andrew Wayne Cooper, Will Cooper, Jordan Hollis Corn, Haley Michelle Crabtree, Jessica Marie Craig, Austin Cress, Cayla Rose Cress, Dustin Thomas Crowe, Carl-Lewis  Cummins.

DANVILLE - Garrard County pitcher Kenlea Norton helped play spoiler in Lincoln County's plans to earn its first regional berth in seven years, registering a shutout on the Centre College softball diamond Tuesday night. The Lady Lions claimed the automatic berth in next week's 12th Region Tournament at Rockcastle County by defeating the Lady Patriots 4-0 in the first round of the 45th District Softball Tournament. Norton gave up six hits to Lincoln in the complete-game win, with one walk and seven strikeouts.

Bertha Mae Reed Fletcher, 93, of Stanford, passed away Monday, May 20, at Select Specialty Hospital in Lexington.  Born Thursday, March 25, 1920, in the Moccasin Community, Lincoln County, Bertha was a daughter of the late Elmer and Florence Bastin Reed. She was the widow of Edsil Joseph Fletcher, Jr., a member of Stanford Baptist Church and worked at Fort Logan Hospital.  Survivors include a son, Joe (Vickie) Fletcher;  daughters, Jane Ann Wilson and Florence (Richard) Naylor; one adopted daughter, Joy Martin; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.  Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight (May 23)