January
Jan. 3 — Gas leak prompts investigation in Old Washington.
Jan. 4 — Lewis County Detention Center inmate is charged with attempted murder after attacking two LCDC deputies during an escape attempt.
Jan. 5 — Maysville Police Department is involved in a high speed chase following an alleged attempted robbery.
Jan. 6 — Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas Massie opts not to reappoint a road department secretary, eliminating the position created eight years ago.
Jan. 7 — After six hours of deliberation, a Brown County jury finds Dallas Tincher guilty on three felony counts of hiring someone to murder John Carpenter on the morning of April 20, 2010.
Jan. 8 — Jennifer Fultz, 28, confesses to breaking and entering into a church with Gerald Fultz, 41, on Dec. 26.
Jan. 10 — Lexington nurse pleads guilty to killing Maysville veteran Jessie Lee Chain.
Jan. 11 — Maysville remembers a champion for education and agriculture with the passing of Fred Chumbler.
Jan. 12 — Action taken by the Mason County Fiscal Court allows 414 acres of land in western Mason County to be rezoned from agricultural to business.
Jan. 13 — Longtime Aberdeen village employee is dismissed amid ongoing criminal investigation.
Jan. 14 — Salaried employees at Fleming County Hospital see pay cut by 5 percent.
Jan. 15 — Layoffs are announced to employees of Emerson Power Transmission in Maysville as part of a workforce reduction.
Jan. 16 — Martin Luther King Day is celebrated in Maysville.
Jan. 18 — Louisville-based Oracle Design Group Inc., invests $3.8 million into Maple Leaf Road project, excluding the purchase price of the land.
Jan. 19 — National search is under way for new chief executive officer for Meadowview Regional Medical Center.
Jan. 21 — Kentucky Gateway Museum Center presents display of political art by nationally known cartoonist Herblock, and editorial art of local favorites James Mulcahy, John VanMeter and Sean McHugh.
Jan. 22 — Unmarked Adams County Sheriff’s car is stolen by a jail inmate during a snowstorm.
Jan 23 — Maysville Community and Technical College sign shows zero degrees with temperatures expected to warm up to near freezing with another round of accumulating snow predicted for the beginning of the week.
Jan. 24 — Ledger Independent news staff receives eight awards at the annual Kentucky Press Association awards banquet.
Jan. 26 — After being found guilty Jan. 6 by a Brown County jury in the murder of an Aberdeen man, Dallas Tincher’s attorneys file for a new trial and/or a limited sentencing.
Jan. 27 — Trace Creek Construction is officially contracted to construct new roof for the Cox Building.
Jan. 29 — Hugh G. Cobb, 91, of Tupelo, Miss., is identified as the driver who struck and injured Fleming County High School Principal Robert Bowers in December 2010.
Jan. 31 — Joy Majors Hoops, who was convicted Feb. 24, 1998 and sentenced to 25 years in prison for hiring the murder of her husband, files an appeal for a new trial in Brown County Court of Common Pleas.
February
Feb. 1 — Dustin Egbert of Garrison is indicted on charges of attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault, first-degree attempted escape, first-degree promoting contraband and third-degree assault for an incident allegedly occurring at the Lewis County Detention Center.
Feb. 2 — Trial of Thomas Hargrave, accused of stabbing to death his 75-year-old step-grandfather in March 2010, begins in Adams County.
Feb. 3 — Thomas Hargrave is found guilty of two counts of aggravated murder by an Adams County jury.
Feb. 4 — Residents upset over flash flooding and drainage issues in their neighborhood present their case to the Mason County Joint Planning Commission.
Feb. 5 — A delicate operation takes place on the Cox Building in downtown as a steel frame supporting one of the facades at the top of the building is removed.
Feb 7 — Louis Raymond Blythe, 39, who escaped from the county jail Jan. 20, turns himself in to Adams County Sheriff’s deputies.
Feb. 8 — Two devices seized during a drug arrest and identified as improvised explosive devices are disarmed and the case is referred to federal officials.
Feb. 9 — Fleming County Judge-Executive Larry Foxworthy spends several minutes questioning FCH CEO Davie Lloyd and CFO Ron Harrington about what plans were being made, in addition to the already-enacted 5 percent employee pay cuts, to rectify the negative financial status of the hospital.
Feb. 11 — Maysville Board of Adjustments learns it will be asked to consider granting Pogue family a conditional use permit for production of bourbon at its location on West Second Street in Maysville.
Feb. 12 — Multiple police agencies search the property on Five Lick Road, on the border of Robertson and Mason counties, and secure alleged illegal narcotics and more than $20,000 of items police believed to be stolen.
Feb. 13 — A decision over the legality of part of the November 2010 election in Robertson County continues as a civil action in Robertson County Circuit Court between Troy Martin and Diane Poe.
Feb. 15 — James Allen Florence, 24, is indicted after he walked away from a work detail at the Maysville-Mason County Recycling Center on Nov. 12, 2010, while an inmate at the Mason County Detention Center.
Feb. 16 — Flemingsburg officials discuss a new water treatment plant and plans to build a $8.9 million wastewater treatment plant to replace the aged one still operating in Flemingsburg.
Feb. 18 — Augusta Independent School officials outline an auxiliary gymnasium project and ask council if the city would build it so the school could lease it for 20 years at an annual payment of $10,000.
Feb. 19 — The owner of Maysville-based taxi service Geno’s Taxi is indicted in Ohio for theft and tampering with records.
Feb. 21– An Orangeburg family is left homeless following a fire.
Feb. 22 — Meetings with architects continue with a goal of having plans ready for bids to build a new school in Robertson County.
Feb. 23 — After more than 15 years ferrying vehicles across the Ohio River, Capt. Joe Gallenstein retires.
Feb. 24 — Two children die in Maysville house fire.
Feb. 25 — Meeting practices are questioned after complaints that a meeting called by the Fleming County Hospital Board may have been conducted illegally.
Feb. 26 — Maysville native Cory Thomas tracks updates of the devastation from the earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand.
March
March 1 — Wicked weather unleashes a pair of barges near Maysville.
March 2 — Robert Gilkison and his wife, Cynthia Gilkison, are ordered to pay restitution to the United States of America for civil fraud related to disability payments.
March 3 — Lewis County Fiscal Court is tasked with making budget cuts to accommodate a projected $50,000 to $100,000 deficit for fiscal year.
March 4 — The unexpected closure of a Mason County day care leaves parents in the lurch and several employees out of work.
March 5 — Germantown resident, former Brooksville Police Chief and former Maysville Police Officer James Sticklen dies during training exercises in Corbin.
March 7 — Retired Maysville Police Officer and deputy at the Mason County Detention Center Gene Mefford dies at a location off Kentucky 11.
March 8 — Caitlyn Rae Perry, 19, of Hillsboro and Geoffrey W. Carroll, 18, of Wallingford, are arrested at Fleming County High School.
March 9 — Plans for Oktoberfest in Maysville are announced.
March 10 — A man struck and killed by a CSX train is identified as Ricky W. Sweet, 48, of Elizabeth Street, Maysville.
March 11 — Bonnie Claypoole, 55, of Marco Island, Fla., and Bradley Nichols, 39, of Aberdeen, Ohio are arrested and charged with first-degree trafficking of oxycodone and police discover evidence of doctor-shopping in Florida.
March 12 — Overnight snow and rainfall, coupled with freezing temperatures, create a scary situation in Ewing when a car driven on Kentucky 165 slides off the road and into a row of gas pumps.
March 15 — Joseph M. Stitt, 19, and Mark E. McElfresh, 20, both enter guilty pleas to burglarizing a May’s Lick home and are sentenced to serve time in prison.
March 16 — Mason County Jailer Gerald Curtis tells members of the Mason County Fiscal Court the charge for housing inmates from surrounding counties will increase to $35 per day for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1.
March 17 — Bonnie Schumpf, 54, dies of injuries sustained when her car is struck by a car driven by Tonya Hall, 33, on Kentucky 8 near Bradford Road.
March 18 — A property known as Housing Innovations is going on the auction block in Fleming County. The facility was used to build modular homes, officials said.
March 19 — Robert Crane, husband of a woman found dead in her home just outside of Aberdeen, is arrested on charges unrelated to her death.
March 22 — Facing a combined $200,000 deficit for the water and sewer funds, Aberdeen council members make the decision to raise both water and sewer rates to ensure the village will meet its debt obligations.
March 23 — A minor traffic accident on Kentucky 1449 results in the arrest of a Maysville man for trafficking charges.
March 26 — A new law sponsored by Rep. Mike Denham requires POW/MIA flags be flown at all highway rest areas in Kentucky.
March 29 — Two women charged in the connection with the death of 21-year-old Kyle Marinaro last year appear in Mason County Circuit Court.
March 30 — A hearing requesting a bond reduction for a Fleming County mother of two children, accused of injuring her youngest child, isws held in the Mason County Courthouse.
April
April 1 — A Maysville man, Travis L. Stamper, is fatally struck by a train.
April 1 — Straub Elementary School students raise $600 for Japanese disaster aid.
April 2 — Emerson Power Transmission Solutions’ Second Street production facility’s closure is announced. Officials say administrative building and functions would not be affected.
April 4 — House Bill 256 is signed into law by Gov. Steve Beshear. The bill aims to aid middle-income Kentucky residents in buying a home by providing financing through the Kentucky Housing Corporation.
April 5 — Green Tokai lays off temporary employees as a result of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
April 5 — Brown and Clermont counties are ordered to pay restitution to a property owner whose garage was damaged during the execution of a 2004 search warrant.
April 6 — The Orangeburg Fire Department receives $190,000 grants for a new truck.
April 6 — Officials gear up for construction to start on new Bracken County Justice Center.
April 7 — Fleming County Hospital interim CEO Joyce Hein shares her plans for handling challenges the hospital faced until a permanent CEO was found.
April 8 — A Fleming County man is injured in car crash that ended a two-state police chase.
April 8 — The family of a Texas toddler who underwent a heart transplant discovers the donor was Kaylee Buchanan, a Fleming County infant who died in 2008.
April 9 — “Nonessential” government workers wait for word as to whether they would be reporting to work Monday as Congress continued working toward a budget agreement.
April 12 — A Plumville couple, Darrin Martin and Lisa Waugh, are charged with meth production.
April 12 — Klenco Construction is awarded a $500,000 contract for Augusta Independent School improvement project.
April 13 — The Lewis County Fiscal Court approves a lease agreement with the Kentucky Area Development District for financing of the detention center debt.
April 14 — Bracken County officials prepare for changes in insurance coverage policy due to changes in federal laws.
April 14 — Comprehend, Inc., is selected as the recipient of 2011 Buffalo Trace Balloon Race proceeds.
April 15 — The Humane Society of Adams County purchases land for the Adams County Animal Shelter.
April 15 — Mason and Bracken counties sheriff’s offices reach an agreement to allow patrol from both offices on either side of the county line in Germantown.
April 15 — A second extension is approved for a letter of intent regarding the sale of Brown County General Hospital to Southwest Healthcare.
April 16 — Local historian Jerry Gore receives the 2011 Lucy Harth Smith-Atwood S. Wilson Award for Civil and Human Rights in Education from the Kentucky Education Association.
April 16 — Sarah White pleads guilty to assaulting her 4-month-old son. The recommended sentence for White is 10 years in prison.
April 16 — An elderly Maysville woman, Elzetta Pfeffer, dies in a house fire.
April 19 — The victim and alleged shooter are identified in an April 17 shooting in Fleming County. The victim is identified as Angela Gulley and the shooter as Donnie Riddle.
April 19 — Southern Ohio, particularly Adams and Scioto counties, is the focus of an episode of “Intervention” on A&E.
April 20 — The cause of death for Aberdeen, Ohio resident Christine Crane is released and confirmed as a heroin overdose.
April 20 — Lewis County teacher Matthew Hall is arrested for allegedly sending nude photographs to a 15-year-old girl.
April 20 — The Manchester Village Council confirms Bruce Troutman as police chief following a six-month probationary period.
April 21 — DP&L announces its sale to AES Corporation of Virginia.
April 21 — Maysville city commissioners approve amendments to a sign ordinance, including the banning of LED signs.
April 22 — Assistant Bracken County Clerk Pam Garrison is indicted for theft.
April 22 — Maysville man Joshua Eubanks is arrested for trafficking in heroin after a six-month investigation.
April 23 — Discussions continue between Maysville-based recovery center Never Alone Never Again and Lewis County officials interested in bringing a drug addiction recovery center to the area.
April 25 — Heavy rainfall causes flooding and damage to properties.
April 26 — Alleged murderer Donnie Riddle is found dead in his home.
April 26 — Highland Christian Church starts a clothing outreach, Threads of Love Clothing Closet.
April 27 — The Fleming County school district approves purchased land for improvements to Hillsboro Elementary School.
April 28 — Locals plan to tune in, celebrate Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding.
April 29 — Maysville-based Emergency Disaster Services aids tornado-stricken Alabama.
April 29 — Maysville Community and Technical College is named among the top 120 community colleges by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program.
April 30 — A consistent traffic-flow pattern is established for Forest Avenue.
April 30 — Bracken County woman Karen Hughes loses her home to fire.
May
May 1 — Four are slain in Ohio by a family member, Randle Roberts, who later is killed during a shootout with police.
May 2 — Anthony Mason is electrocuted during an alleged theft attempt.
May 2 — Nurse Maria Kelly Whitt is sentenced to 16 months in prison for the death of Maysville veteran Jesse Lee Chain.
May 2 — The death of Osama bin Laden is applauded as a “job well done” by area residents.
May 4 — The Mason County Board of Education approves a 2012 District Facilities Plan, including plans for a new elementary school.
May 4 — Former Manchester, Ohio mayor Randy Yates is sentenced to five years in prison for assault with a gun specification.
May 5 — The Adams County Ohio Valley School District levy is voted down three to one.
May 6 — A suggestion that the Fleming-Dudley building be sold at auction is forwarded to the Fleming County Fiscal Court by the Fleming County Project Development Board.
May 7 — Longtime Mason County Schools Director of Music C.J. Hunter announces his retirement.
May 7 — Efforts begin to secure a place on the National Register of Historic Places for the Cox Building.
May 10 — After 70 years, Coralie Runyon-Jones announces her decision to retire.
May 11 — Jason Jackson, Rodney Dodson and Rodney Fairchild are arrested in a 6-year-old Fleming County double-murder case.
May 11 — The Mason County Fiscal Court takes the first step to learn more about how a volunteer program could be utilized at the Mason County Animal Shelter.
May 12 — An asset purchase agreement is signed in the sale of Brown County General Hospital to Southwest Healthcare.
May 12 — A truckload of marijuana is hauled out of a West Third Street residence. Michael King of Tollesboro is charged with cultivating and trafficking in marijuana.
May 13 — Midland Atlantic announces a major redevelopment plan for the Maysville Market Square center, focusing on Kroger.
May 13 — The Downtown Group presents ideas for making Maysville a “wow” destination to Maysville city commissioners.
May 13 — An episode of “Ghost Adventures” featuring Phillips Folly is aired on the Travel Channel.
May 17 — An $891,000 upgrade to six bridges in Fleming and Bath counties is started by the Kentucky Department of Highways.
May 18 — British author Malcolm Macfarlane travels to Augusta to learn more about the musical career of Rosemary Clooney for a book project.
May 19 — The Maysville Police Department investigates a break-in at Kibler Lumber.
May 19 — Fleming County Hospital employee Bret Rice is found dead at hospital. Foul play is not suspected.
May 20 — A Fleming County ambulance is stolen from a Lexington hospital.
May 20 — Maysville officials predict a $500,000 deficit for the 2012 budget.
May 21 — Work continues on the $21.5 million bypass projected in Mason County.
May 23 — Kentucky State Police warn the public of a scam targeting the elderly.
May 24 — The Lewis County Fiscal Court approves the budget with modification to the clerk’s salary.
May 25 — Soldier Seth Blevins of Brown County is killed while serving overseas.
May 26 — A Tollesboro transplant to Joplin, Mo., Eric Polley and his family, lose their home in a tornado.
May 26 — Men charged in a Fleming County double murder fight extradition.
May 28 — Maysville receives $7.3 million as an insurance settlement for the Cox Building, damaged in a fire in 2010.
May 28 — Robert Crane is arrested in Alabama in connection with his wife Christine’s death.
May 31 — The Kentucky Gateway Museum Center prepares to host members of the Kentucky Museum and Heritage Alliance for the organization’s annual meeting.
June
June 1 — Brown County residents turn out for procession for the body of Seth Blevins, a soldier killed while serving overseas.
June 2 — An Aberdeen, Ohio family of eight is displaced after a fire damages their home.
June 2 — Work resumes on Fox Valley Dam in Fleming County.
June 3 — New Meadowview Regional Medical Center CEO Brad Morse outlines his goals and priorities for the hospital.
June 3 — The funeral is held for Brown County soldier Seth Blevins.
June 4 — NextEra Energy Resources confirms a study is under way to determine if wind turbines are a possibility in Mason County.
June 4 — Janie Hord is announced as the recipient of the 2011 Mason County Distinguished Alumnus/Service Award.
June 7 — The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office begins an investigation into the murder of 75-year-old Lowell Skidmore.
June 7 — Counties in the Buffalo Trace region are declared disaster areas because of storm damage.
June 8 — Former Lewis County teacher Matthew Hall is indicted for allegedly sending nude photographs to a 15-year-old girl.
June 8 — Manchester’s mayor casts the deciding vote to place Mike Phipps in empty council seat.
June 8 — Dr. Raghuraman Srinivasan resigns from Ohio Valley Heart.
June 9 — A YouTube video depicting a road rage incident in Bracken County results in an investigation and a warrant issued for the driver of a truck in the video.
June 9 — The Aberdeen council approves a contract with Bell Engineering for engineering services for new water treatment plant.
June 10 — Mount Olivet city councilwoman Katie Buck submits resignation, citing unhappiness with a lack of follow-through.
June 10 — Tina Meranda, the former Brown County clerk of courts, and her family survive a small plane crash in New York.
June 11 — Jeffrey Lumpkins, who escaped from the Mason County Detention Center, is located in Hazard.
June 14 — Bids open for the Bracken County Justice Center.
June 15 — Bracken County man Dwight Glenn Cooper pleads guilty to animal neglect.
June 15 — With restoration work continuing on the Cox Building, Rosemary Clooney Concert organizers cancel the event for 2011.
June 16 — The IRS revokes nonprofit status for thousands of organizations, including several locally.
June 17 — Fleming County Hospital CEO Joyce Hein presents a dismal hospital report for 2012.
June 17 — Fleming County Sheriff Scotty Royse makes a request for hazard pay for deputies, but the fiscal court stands firm that the county can’t afford it.
June 17 — Gregory Biffle and Ashley Tolley are indicted for a 2010 infant beating.
June 18 –The Aberdeen council increases the mayor’s salary to what it was formerly.
June 18 — Efforts are made to rescue the Beehive.
June 21 — A Lewis County attempted murder-for-hire trial begins.
June 22 — The Minerva post office is under review for closure.
June 23 — Wesley Allen testifies against Gary Robinson in an attempted murder-for-hire trial.
June 24 — Gary Robinson trial recesses after a “situation” arises.
June 24 — An I-TRAIN grant expands opportunities for the RN degree at MCTC.
June 25 — Upgrades are announced for the Fleming-Mason Airport.
June 25 — Fleming and Mason counties are on a list of Kentucky counties to open public library workforce centers.
June 27 — Andrew Youngman and Brett Lovins die in a weekend accident.
June 28 — Final approval is given to the 2011-2012 fiscal year budget for Maysville. The budget reflects $10.2 million in projected general government revenues.
June 28 — Gary Robinson takes the stand in his own defense during the Lewis County attempted murder-for-hire trial.
June 29 — Gary Robinson is found guilty in Lewis County for attempted murder-for-hire.
June 30 — Minerva community attends meeting to fight against possible closing of the post office.
June 30 — Vanceburg woman Crystal Tester dies in a crash.
July
July 1 — Hospice of Hope receives a $740,000 loan from U.S. Department of Agriculture for a proposed assisted living facility.
July 2 — Lewis County Fiscal Court creates an economic development position and names Black Oak resident Patrick Collins as director.
July 4 — Maysville celebrates America’s 235th birthday with a parade and festivities.
July 6 — John White is named Admiral of the Day for the Augusta Riverfront Regatta.
July 7 — The newly formed Lewis County Kentucky Recovery Coalition receives a $5,000 mini-grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s 2011 Competition for Community-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Initiatives.
July 8 — A multi-million dollar expansion is planned for Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley.
July 8 — Plans for a new Robertson County School move closer to reality as bids for the project will be opened July 21.
July 9 — Controversy continues over the possibility of wind turbines being erected in western Mason County, as citizens attend a Planning and Zoning meeting to voice concerns.
July 11 — A two-vehicle accident on Kentucky 11 involving alcohol sends three people to the hospital and puts one behind bars.
July 12 — A private meeting is held with landowners and NextEra Energy to further discuss the possibility of a wind farm in Germantown.
July 13 — A large crowd attends a Mason County Fiscal Court meeting to voice concerns to a proposed wind farm in the Germantown/Minerva area.
July 14 — Fleming County officials move the completion date of the new justice center to early November.
July 15 — Progress is made in efforts to extradite three men accused in the May 6, 2005, murders of Marlene Mauk and Donald Walker.
July 16 — A Bracken County family grieves the loss of Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers, who was killed July 13 in Afghanistan.
July 16 — Sgt. Leo McKay announces his retirement from the Maysville Police Department after 22 years of service.
July 18 — A Bracken County soldier who was killed while serving with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan had just re-enlisted.
July 19 — Final blueprints are approved and forwarded to state education officials for inspection for the new Ewing Elementary School.
July 20 — Three people suffer injuries after a picnic shelter at the Winterwood Vanceburg Senior Apartments collapses.
July 21 — A second man accused in a 2005 Fleming County double-murder case is extradited from Ohio and moved to the Mason County Detention Center.
July 22 — Mary Elizabeth and Garvin Fannin of Winchester, Ohio, continue a decades-long tradition of attending the Adams County Fair.
July 23 — The third man allegedly involved in the 2005 murder of Marlene Mauk and Donald Walker is behind bars at the Mason County Detention Center.
July 25 — Preparations are completed to have the body of slain U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers of Bracken County brought home to Kentucky for burial.
July 26 — The flag-draped casket of Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers is lowered from a chartered jet to the waiting grasp of an honor guard from the U.S. Army, Forward Support Company, 19th Engineering Battalion, at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington.
July 27 — Already having slashed $2 million from the budget, Adams County Ohio Valley School District is still millions of dollars short for its 2011-2012 budget.
July 27 — Robert Parker is named interim CEO at Meadowview Regional Medical Center; Parker takes over from Brad Morse, who was appointed CEO as of May 30.
July 28 — Ten additional post offices in the Buffalo Trace Area are under study for possible closure.
July 29 — Vanceburg resident Louivy Bare, 81, receives the gift of a lifetime when his daughter, Karen Wolfe, gives him a ride in a hot-air balloon.
July 30 — Family members remember U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers as he is laid to rest with family and friends looking on at Battle Grove Cemetery, in Cynthiana.
July 31 — A young family new to the area is burned out of their home at 37 East Fifth Street.
August
Aug. 2 — Fleming County Hospital officials take the next step toward hiring a full-time chief executive officer as the hospital board begins candidate interviews.
Aug. 3 — The Aberdeen council approves a raise for the office administrator position.
Aug. 4 — Members of the Fleming County chapter of Family Career and Community Leaders of America bring home top honors from the 2011 National Leadership Conference.
Aug. 5 — Acting on an anonymous tip, police surround a Petersville home where escaped inmate Billy Jo “B.J.” Thurman was said to be staying.
Aug. 6 — The Robertson County Cooperative Extension Office is burglarized for the second time.
Aug. 8 — A large crowd gathers for outdoor event Praying for America sponsored by the Tollesboro Christian Church.
Aug. 9 — Aberdeen receives a piece of the World Trade Center for a fire/police memorial.
Aug. 10 — The creation of a fourth magisterial district is approved by the Lewis County Fiscal Court.
Aug. 11 — The Maysville Police Department receives state accreditation.
Aug. 12 — Work begins on Bracken County’s $15.6 million justice center.
Aug. 13 — Longtime Mason County Extension Agent Debra Cotterill accepts a new position with UK Cooperative in Lexington.
Aug. 15 — Hundreds of people attend a memorial service for Sgt. Jeremy Summers at Bracken County High School.
Aug. 16 — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office investigates an underage drinking party.
Aug. 17 — The future of a $2 million Aberdeen treatment facility is unknown.
Aug. 18 — Fleming County’s Secret Crossing Christian Academy shuts doors due to building code violations.
Aug. 19 — The 400th Quartermaster Company celebrates 60 years of service.
Aug. 20 — The Orangeburg Volunteer Fire Department receives a 50-pound piece of steel from the World Trade Center for a monument.
Aug. 23 — LifePoint Hospitals names Robert Parker as chief executive officer of Meadowview Regional Medical Center.
Aug. 24 — David Faulkner is named new chief executive officer of Fleming County Hospital.
Aug. 24 — Clopay officials meet with Bracken County Fiscal Count members to iron out details of a proposed $12 million expansion project, including tax concessions and property acquisition assistance on behalf of the county.
Aug. 25 — Aberdeen Mayor Garland Renchen files with Brown County Board of Elections to run for village council in the November general election.
Aug. 26 — With a third stamp of approval in place and the blessing of Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, ink is drying on a $12.3 million expansion plan at Clopay Plastic Products Company in Augusta.
Aug. 29 — Bedbugs are discovered at Maysville Community and Technical College campus.
Aug. 30 — The Joseph Hensley murder-for-hire case goes to jury for consideration.
Aug. 31 — Joseph Hensley withdraws a plea of not guilty and accepts a plea deal and sentencing to 18 years in prison.
September
Sept. 1 — Dayton Power and Light receives final air permits from the Environmental Protection Agency as part of the power company’s plan to develop a landfill in Adams County for residual waste from the DP&L J.M. Stuart and Killen Stations.
Sept. 2 — The Brown County court denies bond modification for Robert Crane who is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his wife Christine.
Sept. 3 — Applicants are needed to fill a school board vacancy for the Mason County School District.
Sept. 5 — Mason County School Board member Janie Hord dies after a battle with cancer.
Sept. 7 — A single-car accident on Kentucky 8 outside Augusta kills one woman and hospitalizes two children.
Sept. 8 — Area schools commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
Sept. 9 — Floodwall certification could cost the city of Maysville millions to comply with a federal mandate.
Sept. 10 — Mason County High School students talk about growing up in the shadow of 9/11.
Sept. 12 — Communities throughout the region acknowledge the 9/11 anniversary with ceremonies and community services.
Sept. 13 — Mason County High School senior Chrissy Tull is injured in a freak accident at a horse show.
Sept. 14 — Temple-Inland is sold to International Paper, with the terms of the sale not disclosed.
Sept. 15 — Lewis County explores the possibilities and benefits of adventure tourism.
Sept. 16 — Dayton Power and Light renovates the former Welded Wire Manufacturing building in Manchester into a new training space and hosts the opening.
Sept. 17 — U.S. Army Specialist Zech Farrar returns stateside from his second deployment to Afghanistan and gets a surprise homecoming at his favorite fast-food restaurant, Gold Star Chili.
Sept. 20 — Women’s Crisis Center Director Shari Stafford announces her retirement after 26 years.
Sept. 21 — Fleming County is among 12 school districts selected as recipients for an integration grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; the district will receive $65,000 per year for three years.
Sept. 22 — The Lewis County deputy clerk is charged in the burglary of the clerk’s office in July.
Sept. 23 — Junior Homemakers Clubs at Ewing and Flemingsburg Elementary schools conduct a denim drive that turns favorite jeans into insulation.
Sept. 24 — Community theater group Maysville Players kicks off its 50th season.
Sept. 27 — Dayton Power and Light Inc. steps closer to the completion of a merger with AES Corporation and Dolphin Sub Inc. The agreement was the result of a $4.7 billion bid for the company by AES Corp.
Sept. 28 — Lewis and Fleming counties are awarded funds through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development mission area through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to improve water and wastewater collection services.
Sept. 29 — As part of announced workforce reductions in June 2010, Emerson Industrial Automation dismisses 30 employees at Maysville Power Transmission Solutions.
Sept. 30 — Friends and neighbors testify regarding a Jan. 22 incident which has a teen and adult in Bracken County Circuit Court on attempted murder charges.
October
Oct. 1 — A trial is postponed for one suspect while another pleads guilty in connection with the drug death of a Maysville man.
Oct. 3 — Maysville City Engineer Sam Baker is named Employee of the Year by the Kentucky League of Cities.
Oct. 4 — Jonathan Milburn and Ronald Perry are found guilty in a Bracken County court for their involvement in a January drug deal.
Oct. 4 — A historic marker is unveiled near Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park.
Oct. 5 — A former Lewis County deputy clerk is arraigned for burglary and theft.
Oct. 6 — Expansion of Clopay Corp in Augusta means demolition of several homes.
Oct. 7 — Ohio residents argue over dog ownership.
Oct. 7 — Mason County Detention Center escapee Kevin Wilburn is captured in Nashville, Tenn.
Oct. 8 — Fire damages a Helena home.
Oct. 10 — A man flees the scene following an accident that left one man dead and another injured.
Oct. 11 — A deficit in FEMA funding puts Goddard Road repairs on hold.
Oct. 11 — Straub Elementary students band together to raise money for toys for hospitalized children.
Oct. 12 — Lewis County magistrates give the stamp of approval for a work farm.
Oct. 14 — Maysville explores changes in garbage collection.
Oct. 15 — Maysville honors local barber Bill Preston with his own day.
Oct. 15 — Sewer line work is set to begin in Maysville.
Oct. 19 — RULH Superintendent Chuck Birkholtz resigns.
Oct. 19 — Ground is broken for new Ewing Elementary School in Fleming County.
Oct. 20 — A Bracken County woman receives a double lung transplant.
Oct. 21 — Augusta seeks design information on a gym request from the school district.
Oct. 22 — Welco Technologies closes its doors in Maysville.
Oct. 22 — The Buffalo Trace Balloon Race raises $20,000 for Comprehend.
Oct. 24 — A “Good Samaritan” and a woman she helped save via a phone call meet in person.
Oct. 25 — The Aberdeen council awards contracts for a water treatment plant and wells.
Oct. 26 — Hospice of Hope breaks ground for a new assisted-living facility.
Oct. 27 — A new CEO is charged with regaining public confidence in the newly sold Brown County hospital.
Oct. 28 — A Lewis County man is shot and injured during an alleged burglary attempt.
Oct. 28 — The USPS proposes closing the Quincy post office.
Oct. 28 — A Brooksville man is injured and left by a hit-and-run driver.
Oct. 29 — Justin Gillespie is arrested in connection with a Brooksville hit-and-run accident.
Oct. 31 — Charlie Moore is named grand marshal of the Maysville Veterans Day parade.
November
Nov. 1 — Local attorney Michelle Jackson-Rigg is permanently barred from the practice of law.
Nov. 2 — Cuts in federal funding mean cuts in services by the Housing Authority of Maysville.
Nov. 3 — Maysville and Mason County update a comprehensive plan.
Nov. 4 — The local election is marked by voter malaise.
Nov. 5 — Southern State Community College reveals plans to increase its campus through expansion.
Nov. 8 — State officials interview applicants for vacant Mason County school board seats.
Nov. 9 — Local voters join statewide results in returning Gov. Steve Beshear to a second term in office.
Nov. 9 — Harry Foxworthy wins the mayor’s race in Aberdeen.
Nov. 10 — Mason County officials promise amnesty if a stolen historical marker is returned.
Nov. 11 — Maysville will pay firefighters $155,000 in overtime pay following a Labor Cabinet ruling.
Nov. 11 — The area remembers and honors heroes on Veterans Day.
Nov. 12 — Members are named to a revamped Maysville Renaissance Board.
Nov. 15 — The Mason County Board of Education swears in two new board members.
Nov. 16 — Fleming County residents pack a fiscal court meeting to complain of slippage which has closed Goddard Road since the spring.
Nov. 17 — A student is kidnapped from a Southern State Community College parking lot; the suspect is chased through Adams and Brown counties by law enforcement before the victim is recovered.
Nov. 17 — Marijuana allegedly shipped from California to a home in Mason County results in a drug bust.
Nov. 18 — Mason County and the state work together to solve traffic issues on Springdale Road.
Nov. 18 — The Aberdeen mayor is charged with domestic violence and obstruction of justice following a squabble with a grandchild.
Nov. 22 — Maysville plans the annual community Thanksgiving meal.
Nov. 22 — The state awards $1.3 million for renovation of a Lewis County covered bridge.
Nov. 23 — The Mason County School District comes under scrutiny of state officials.
Nov. 23 — Three Ohio businessmen are arrested after investigation of “designer drug” sales.
Nov. 24 — An Aberdeen council seat is decided by coin toss after an election tie.
Nov. 24 — The O’Cull family counts its blessings as a son continues to recover from a near-fatal car accident.
Nov. 26 — Local stores open early for Black Friday shopping.
Nov. 28 — Christopher Estep is arrested for drug trafficking after a routine traffic stop.
Nov. 29 — A trial of eight defendants indicted for drug trafficking and related charges is delayed after the court fails to order transport for one defendant.
Nov. 30 — Dover VFD sets priorities for a new fire station as funds grow low.
Nov. 30 — Construction is on schedule at a $550 million Meldahl hydro project.
December
Dec. 2 — An Ewing couple faces child abuse charges following an anonymous tip to police.
Dec. 2 — Local artists display talents at the Lewis County Artisan Holiday Showcase.
Dec. 3 — Maysville showcases downtown with its annual Christmas parade.
Dec. 6 — A meth lab is discovered in Moransburg and two children are removed by Social Services.
Dec. 6 — The Aberdeen council introduces new rules to govern meetings prior to new council members and mayor taking office.
Dec. 7 — A Pearl Harbor survivor recalls “a day that will live in infamy.”
Dec. 8 — Dover secures funding to improve the city park.
Dec. 8 — The Brown County General Hospital announces its affiliation with Christ Hospital.
Dec. 9 — Augusta Mayor John Laycock fires longtime Police Chief Greg Cummins.
Dec. 10 — Two employees of the Brown County Dispatch Center resign, citing ongoing tensions in the workplace.
Dec. 12 — Gary H. Barnett is arrested in connection with the murder of Robertson County resident Angie Spencer.
Dec. 13 — An RULH janitor is charged with contributing to the deliquency of a minor after he allegedly attempted to encourage one student to fight another.
Dec. 14 — Hospice of Hope declares its intention to raise funds for an assisted living facility.
Dec. 14 — The Mason County Fiscal Court agrees to purchase land to expand James Roff Park in May’s Lick.
Dec. 15 — Local candidates begin filing for the 2012 primary election, including State Rep. Mike Denham, who declares his intention to seek reelection.
Dec. 15 — The family of Deanna Fontaine searches for answers in the teen’s untimely death.
Dec. 16 — Congressman Geoff Davis announces he will not seek reelection.
Dec. 16 — Manchester music students win grant money in a “Glee” contest.
Dec. 17 — Dwayne Price is named Maysville Firefighter of the Year.
Dec. 17 — Gary Hudson, convicted of trying to run a motorcyclist off a rural Bracken County road, is sentenced to two years in jail.
Dec. 19 — A man is killed, the result of a barge accident at the Black River mine site in Pendleton County.
Dec. 20 — Area soldier PFC Codie Breeze is among the last troops to leave Iraq.
Dec. 21 — Maysville city officials open Market Street for the holidays, removing barriers placed during construction work on the Cox Building.
Dec. 21 — Brown County Clerk of Courts Tina Meranda resigns, citing health issues.
Former Fleming County Hospital CEO Davie Lloyd.
Maysville residents Elzetta Pfeffer was killed in an April 15
house fire.
Maysville City Commissioners agree to ordinance banning LED
signs within the city.
Augusta Police Chief Greg Cumins was fired by Mayor John
Laycock.
Work continued on the U.S. 68 bypass in Mason County. A new
bridge was installed.
State Rep. Mike Denham sponsored a law requiring the POW/MIA
flag be flown at all state rest stops.
On July 29, 2011 U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers was laid to rest in Battle Grove Cemetery with full military rights. Gen. Jeffrey N. Colt saluted Summers’ family after presenting them with the flag which draped his coffin.
On Nov. 1, a portion of Kentucky 19 near his home will be renamed in his honor.
Clopay Plastics Products Company in Augusta
Maysville City Engineer Sam Baker was named Kentucky League of
Cities – City Employee of the Year 2011.
U.S. Army Specialist Zech Farrar got a warm welcome and a tasty
surprise on his visit to Maysville in September.
Local voters failed to turn out in numbers for the November
election.
Bids for contrcution of the Bracken County Justice Center opened
in Brooksville.
The Buffalo Trace Balloon Race raised $20,000 for charity in
2011.
Several area residents attended Mason County Fiscal Court
meeting to object to proposed wind turbine farm.
Jerry Gore was featured when Ghost Adventures visited Phillips
Folly.
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