National City Bank

Spring youth soccer registration is open through Feb. 14th. Applications are available at the Bunny Davis Parks and Recreation Office, Danville Bike and Footwear, Hibbit Sports, National City Bank and Boyle County Health Department.

PERRYVILLE - National City Bank has become a partner in ongoing efforts to interpret the Perryville battlefield. The bank is sponsoring two battlefield interpretive signs that will be installed in conjunction with 11 signs that have been secured through a Heritage Tourism Development Grant. "We are extremely honored to have National City's involvement with this important project," said Stuart Sanders, director of the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association. "National City's participation shows their dedication to regional heritage tourism development.

It was opening day for baseball at Millennium Park on Saturday afternoon. Big L, the Lexington Legends mascot with the handle-bars mustache, was there to throw the ceremonial first pitch. It was the first game of the season for Boyle County's Cal Ripken Baseball League. Catchers from both teams, the Pirates and the Marlins, took the ceremonial first - and second - pitches of the season. With the new season came some much-needed new safety equipment as well. National City Bank donated $1,260 to Boyle County's Cal Ripken Baseball League for 70 new batting helmets.

PERRYVILLE - Two free concerts are planned this summer in Perryville. The Music by the River concert series recently was announced by the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association. The concerts wil be at 2 p.m. June 17 and July 14 in downtown Perryville. People are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and a blanket. Before each show, several buildings along Merchants Row will be open to the public. The Fuzzy Slippers band will perform June 17 at the historic Johnson-Brinton House, 207 S. Buell St., showcasing a blend of rock and country favorites.

PERRYVILLE - Boyle County Sheriff's Department is seeking leads on the three masked men who held up National City Bank on Second Street Saturday morning and a fourth person who served as their getaway driver. Anyone who saw the three armed men, dressed in black, being dropped off, walking, or running into the bank should call Deputy Marty Elliott at (859) 238-1123 or 238-1220 or state police Detective Monte Owens at (859) 623-2404. The robbery occurred about 10:48 a.m. Saturday.

The new class of Leadership Winchester held its orientation meeting last Thursday at the Winchester-Clark County Chamber of Commerce offices. The chamber sponsors the community leadership group. New class members and the organizations they represent are: John Austin, BB&T Bank Michael Ball, Bluegrass Community and Technical College Eric Baugher, Wheatley and Baugher Orthodontics Carolyn Burtner, Clark County Health Department Brad Case, Winchester Fire/EMS Department Michelle Holloman, Hart's Dry Cleaning Marcinda Martin, Interspace Limited, LLC Wanda McCord, BB&T Bank Teresa Montgomery, Kentucky Utilities Whitney Montgomery, George Rogers Clark High School senior Barry Omohundro, Community Trust Bank Randall Patrick, The Winchester Sun Allison Roberts, Traditional Bank Haleigh Shelley, George Rogers Clark High School senior Scott Sidwell, Clark Energy Cooperative Patrick Simpson, National City Bank Shanan Strange, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Angela Taulbee, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Brian Walton, Calvary Christian Church

PERRYVILLE - Three masked men who held up National City Bank on Second Street Saturday morning and a fourth person who served as their getaway driver were still on the loose this morning as the Boyle County Sheriff's Department attempted to develop leads in the case. "We've had some people come to us tell us some things, and we are trying to find and interview witnesses," Sheriff LeeRoy Hardin said. "We're trying to follow every lead we can. " Meanwhile, the sheriff said he was awaiting word on investigations being conducted by the Kentucky State Police and FBI. Three masked men held up the bank at gunpoint shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, escaping with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Crime of the Week Police in Lexington are searching for information concerning the April 20 robbery of a National City Bank branch in Woodhill. A black man walked into the bank with a handgun and demanded money from the tellers, before fleeing toward Codell Drive. The suspect was approximately 5-foot-9 and stocky, wearing a blue sweat suit and a stocking over his face. Authorities need help identifying the suspect after retreiving surveillance video from the bank. A $1,000 cash reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the robbery.

LEXINGTON - A¿Mercer County man has pleaded guilty in federal court to knowingly taking part in a real estate deal which involved money obtained by selling drugs. Steven Stratton entered a guilty plea to money laundering in U.S. District Court in Lexington on Sept. 13, the same day he was arraigned.  According to court documents, Stratton and Gary Wayne Webb went in together to buy a piece of property on Lancaster Road sometime prior to April 8, 2008. Stratton borrowed more than $10,000 from National City Bank in Danville to put toward the purchase price of $66,000, which was paid to an unidentified seller from Mercer County, records state.

PERRYVILLE - Three masked men held up National City Bank on Second Street at gunpoint Saturday morning, escaping with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police said the three men, all armed, left the bank in a vehicle that was taken from one of the bank's employees. The car was later discovered abandoned about two miles away at Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, said Boyle County Sheriff LeeRoy Hardin Boyle Deputy James Wilcher described the robbers as black males wearing dark, hooded sweatshirts and masks.

LEXINGTON - A¿Mercer County man has pleaded guilty in federal court to knowingly taking part in a real estate deal which involved money obtained by selling drugs. Steven Stratton entered a guilty plea to money laundering in U.S. District Court in Lexington on Sept. 13, the same day he was arraigned.  According to court documents, Stratton and Gary Wayne Webb went in together to buy a piece of property on Lancaster Road sometime prior to April 8, 2008. Stratton borrowed more than $10,000 from National City Bank in Danville to put toward the purchase price of $66,000, which was paid to an unidentified seller from Mercer County, records state.

Crime of the Week Police in Lexington are searching for information concerning the April 20 robbery of a National City Bank branch in Woodhill. A black man walked into the bank with a handgun and demanded money from the tellers, before fleeing toward Codell Drive. The suspect was approximately 5-foot-9 and stocky, wearing a blue sweat suit and a stocking over his face. Authorities need help identifying the suspect after retreiving surveillance video from the bank. A $1,000 cash reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the robbery.

Charles Singleton, of Danville, was looking for a part-time job online, something to grab a few extra bucks over the holiday season. He found a site called Survey Scout, filled out some brief information, then received a check for $4,960 in the mail. "I knew it smelled," Singleton said. The check, written as though it was on a National City Bank account, is in fact a fraud. Wisely, Singleton took the check straight to the local branch on South Fourth Street, where he learned it was counterfeit.

The new class of Leadership Winchester held its orientation meeting last Thursday at the Winchester-Clark County Chamber of Commerce offices. The chamber sponsors the community leadership group. New class members and the organizations they represent are: John Austin, BB&T Bank Michael Ball, Bluegrass Community and Technical College Eric Baugher, Wheatley and Baugher Orthodontics Carolyn Burtner, Clark County Health Department Brad Case, Winchester Fire/EMS Department Michelle Holloman, Hart's Dry Cleaning Marcinda Martin, Interspace Limited, LLC Wanda McCord, BB&T Bank Teresa Montgomery, Kentucky Utilities Whitney Montgomery, George Rogers Clark High School senior Barry Omohundro, Community Trust Bank Randall Patrick, The Winchester Sun Allison Roberts, Traditional Bank Haleigh Shelley, George Rogers Clark High School senior Scott Sidwell, Clark Energy Cooperative Patrick Simpson, National City Bank Shanan Strange, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Angela Taulbee, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Brian Walton, Calvary Christian Church

PERRYVILLE - Two free concerts are planned this summer in Perryville. The Music by the River concert series recently was announced by the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association. The concerts wil be at 2 p.m. June 17 and July 14 in downtown Perryville. People are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and a blanket. Before each show, several buildings along Merchants Row will be open to the public. The Fuzzy Slippers band will perform June 17 at the historic Johnson-Brinton House, 207 S. Buell St., showcasing a blend of rock and country favorites.

It was opening day for baseball at Millennium Park on Saturday afternoon. Big L, the Lexington Legends mascot with the handle-bars mustache, was there to throw the ceremonial first pitch. It was the first game of the season for Boyle County's Cal Ripken Baseball League. Catchers from both teams, the Pirates and the Marlins, took the ceremonial first - and second - pitches of the season. With the new season came some much-needed new safety equipment as well. National City Bank donated $1,260 to Boyle County's Cal Ripken Baseball League for 70 new batting helmets.

Customers at the downtown National City Bank were a little surprised Friday to discover that their tellers had shrunk. The little people behind the counters were third-graders at Woodlawn Elementary School. Barbara Matheny, a teacher at the school, came up with the idea for her students' field trip and worked with parent Danae Boyd, who is a district sales executive for National City. "The whole idea is to show how to use math in everyday situations," Matheny says, noting that she wanted to expose the children to more than just a tour.

Spring youth soccer registration is open through Feb. 14th. Applications are available at the Bunny Davis Parks and Recreation Office, Danville Bike and Footwear, Hibbit Sports, National City Bank and Boyle County Health Department.

PERRYVILLE - Boyle County Sheriff's Department is seeking leads on the three masked men who held up National City Bank on Second Street Saturday morning and a fourth person who served as their getaway driver. Anyone who saw the three armed men, dressed in black, being dropped off, walking, or running into the bank should call Deputy Marty Elliott at (859) 238-1123 or 238-1220 or state police Detective Monte Owens at (859) 623-2404. The robbery occurred about 10:48 a.m. Saturday.

PERRYVILLE - Three masked men who held up National City Bank on Second Street Saturday morning and a fourth person who served as their getaway driver were still on the loose this morning as the Boyle County Sheriff's Department attempted to develop leads in the case. "We've had some people come to us tell us some things, and we are trying to find and interview witnesses," Sheriff LeeRoy Hardin said. "We're trying to follow every lead we can. " Meanwhile, the sheriff said he was awaiting word on investigations being conducted by the Kentucky State Police and FBI. Three masked men held up the bank at gunpoint shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, escaping with an undisclosed amount of cash.