Moreland

HUSTONVILLE — A Liberty woman and her four passengers, three of them young children, remain hospitalized after a four-car crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. 127 in Lincoln County. State police said John Robbins, 24, of Waynesburg was headed south on U.S. 127 about 2:15 p.m. near the intersection with Ash Road when his Jeep struck the rear of a southbound silver Pontiac driven by Melissa Silvers, 28, of Liberty. After the initial impact, both vehicles went into the northbound lanes where Silvers collided head-on with a Dodge truck driven by Albert Harris, 47, of Harrodsburg that was pulling a trailer.

NICHOLASVILLE - A Moreland man was killed Friday evening in a collision with another vehicle on U.S. 68 near Spring Mint Farm in Jessamine County. Eugene Paul Martin, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred about 8 p.m., police said. A 28-year-old man, who wasn't identified by police, was riding with Martin and injured in the crash. He was taken to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center for treatment, according to a press release from Jessamine County Sheriff's Department.

By JIM CLARK Contributing Writer Tornado season is here, reminding me of a harrowing experience 30 years ago, April 3, 1974. At the throttle of engine 3003 on that beautiful, unseasonably warm day, I had had one of those great runs the dispatchers rarely handed out, on Train 172 at about a mile-and-a-quarter long. I'd left Oakdale, Tenn., about 2:30 p.m. and was slowing on the steep grade approaching Moreland, some 125 miles and three hours later, when things came unglued.

Edith Marie Hogue Bodner, 84, of Moreland, died Wednesday, Aug. 22 at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation in Danville. A native of Lincoln County, she was born Sept. 18, 1922 to the late Richard Hallis and Bertha Ann Shelton Hogue. She was a homemaker, a member of Harris Creek Baptist Church where she was the past secretary, treasure, and song leader, and the widow of Clarence Bodner. Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Ann (Ray) Grubbs of Moreland; two grandchildren, Nelson Ray Grubbs and Tanya Leanne Martin; and five great grandchildren, Evan, Seth and Adam Martin and Colton and Madeline Grubbs.

MORELAND - A fire gutted a Moreland family's home early this morning, sending a woman to the hospital with burns to her hand. Pattie Phelps' home at 240 Fairlane caught fire around 1:05 a.m. today. "From all indications ... it seemed to come from a candle burning in the bedroom. It could have stemmed from smoking," said Lincoln County Fire Chief Danny Glass. "It's not suspicious; accidental in nature. " Glass said Phelps and her son were home at the time. He said Phelps tried to control the flames herself before calling 911, which caused her to burn her hand.

A break in a water main has caused customers in Junction City and Moreland to be without water this week. Leon Collins, manager of the Hustonville Water Department, says service was restored to some people Tuesday night, but many others are without water. "We've got a main break someplace that we're not able to find. We worked through the night trying to find it," he said. The problem has affected the whole system from Junction City to Hustonville, Collins said. "We started losing water Sunday and have been hunting for it ever since," he said, noting that Kentucky Rural Water was called and is assisting in the search.

MORELAND - A 12-year-old Moreland girl has been missing from her Lexington residential care center for a week, and in desperation, her family is asking for the public's help in finding her. Amanda Abshear was last seen at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 around Fourth Street in Lexington. Police confirmed that a missing person report has been filed, but Abshear is a suspected runaway, not an abductee, so an Amber Alert was never issued. "I just need to know if she's alive," her mother, Teresa Pike, said Friday during an emotional call to The Advocate.

Moreland District Fire Chief James Lane is pleased with the timing of the awarding of a grant for more than $78,000. "We were desperately in need of some new air packs," he said. The grant, awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will allow Lane to purchase not only seven sets of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, but fifteen full sets of turnout gear and nine new radios. Lane said the district applied for the grant at the beginning of 2008 and had not been on the original list of recipients.

MORELAND - For two years, Cindy Staton hooked up her "produce stand on wheels" to a pickup truck every day and made the 7-mile trip to Danville where she parked the stand behind Cutters Restaurant on Hustonville Road. Her long wagon with a tin roof was quite a sight as it made its way up the highway stacked with fruits and vegetables. "Everybody knew me when I was coming down the road with that big trailer every morning," Staton said. "People would say, 'How do you keep that stuff on without it falling off?

MORELAND - A couple of years ago, Tony Floro was playing Santa while his son, Gabriel, was checking out a bunch of dancing sugar plums. As the clock was about to strike midnight, Floro was assembling toys for his toddler. Then the phone rang. "It was a call from authorities about a fatal accident," said Floro. "I had to put down the toys and respond. " Floro put on three hats as he went out the door - one as a Lincoln County deputy coroner, another as a certified West Lincoln County emergency medical technician and the other as a Moreland funeral director.

MORELAND - A Lincoln County man was arrested May 14 after allegedly shooting another man with a shotgun. Adam Alford, 18, of Stanford, has been charged with first-degree assault after admitting to shooting at Farren Rowland, 48, of Kings Mountain, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. According to a news release, Alford told police he shot at Rowland with a .410-gauge shotgun from a second-story apartment window while Rowland was sitting in a vehicle. Rowland was struck with "several pellets," in the neck and chest, according to authorities.

Leonard H. “Leo” Henrich , 52, of Danville, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home, Moreland.

Mr. Eugene "Gene" Moreland, age 86, of Winchester, formerly of Olive Hill, passed away Friday morning, April 5, 2013, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. today at Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill with Brother Dale Richmond officiating. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at the Easterling Cemetery in Olive Hill. Friends may visit from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Globe Funeral Chapel, 17277 West US Highway 60, Olive Hill, KY 41164.

STANFORD - An early-morning car theft led police on a chase from Stanford to Moreland on Wednesday.  Kevin Higgins, 27, of Boneyville Road Stanford, allegedly stole a vehicle on Danville Avenue in Stanford.  He was located by Lincoln County Sheriff's Officers on Spoonamore Lane in the vehicle. Officers attempted to pull him over; however Higgins refused, opting instead to lead police on a chase, according to Sheriff Curt Folger.   Folger said Deputy Chase Marcum pursued the vehicle on Ky. 1194, heading into the Moreland area.