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  • Human medication poses serious risks to animals

    It has been said to keep all medications out of the reach of children. The same can be said for animals — keep all medications out of the reach of pets. To help prevent an accident from happening, experts have created a list of the top 10 human medications that most often poison our furry friends.

    NSAIDs, non-steroidal anit-inflammatory drugs, like ibuprofen or naproxen might cause stomach and intestinal ulcers and — in the case of cats — kidney failure.

  • Man charged with sodomizing 11-year-old

     

    A Campbellsville man has been charged with sodomizing an 11-year-old girl.

    James A. Loy, 24, of 341 Ebenezer Road, was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury during a special session last Monday.

    Loy was charged with first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse, both of an alleged victim younger than 12.

  • Wilds named Citizen of the Year

    They were prepared to demand a recount.

    Wanda Washington, Laura Wilds and Lynn Kearney gather behind the podium, waiting to hear who will receive this year’s Citizen of the Year award.

    Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce gives that award, among others, each year to honor residents in the community. The awards were presented during the Chamber’s annual banquet on Thursday night.

    Wilds and Washington told the crowd they were sure Kearney was going to win, so they prepared signs proclaiming “I Demand a Recount.”

  • Mock crash delivers message to students

     

    Students at Campbellsville High School watched as one of their peers is placed in a body bag, while another clung to life during a crash scene re-enactment on Thursday.

    “What you’re going to see today is an event that we respond to many times,” Dan Durham, program director of Campbellsville’s Air EVAC Lifeteam, said to the group of juniors and seniors.

  • April is National Donate Life Month

     

    There was nothing to think about. It was going to save his nephew’s life, so he says there was no doubt he would do it.

    Troy Young donated a kidney to his nephew, who was facing dialysis if he didn’t get a new one, in 2011. Ever since, Young’s nephew has been in good health and the two have formed an even tighter bond.

    April is National Donate Life Month, geared toward encouraging people to register as donors and celebrate those whose lives have been saved by donations.

  • Campbellsville Schools will have early release for 2013-2014 year

    Beginning next school year, Campbellsville School System students will be released from school a bit early on Fridays.

    At a special meeting Friday afternoon, Campbellsville Board of Education members voted to, beginning in August, release students at 1 p.m. each Friday.

    With the vote, the 2013-2014 school calendar approved in March was amended to reflect the change. The calendar is printed below.

  • Elk Horn woman charged with intimidating officer

    An Elk Horn woman currently facing charges alleging she hindered a murder investigation has been arrested and charged with intimidating a judicial officer.

    Ruth Salyers, 58, of 12764 Liberty Road, was arrested Friday, April 19, at 11:15 a.m. at the Taylor County Judicial Center.

    According to her arrest warrant, law enforcement officials overheard Salyers making threatening statements during a phone call she had on April 16 with her husband, David, who is incarcerated and facing a murder charge.

  • Flippin' Flapjacks

     

    With the smell of sausage sizzling and fresh coffee brewing in the air, Keith Bricken flips a thick flapjack.

    The young girl hands him her plate and she gets two big ones. "There you go," he says, with a smile. She takes a seat and digs in.

    Campbellsville and Taylor County Fire & Rescues hosted their annual pancake breakfast on Saturday morning, with many Taylor County residents coming to help raise money to buy uniforms and other equipment.

  • Stone named editor of retina specialists’ survey

     

    Dr. Thomas Stone, partner and retina specialist with Retina Associates of Kentucky, has recently been named the 2013 Editor of the Preferences and Trends Survey of the American Society of Retina Specialists.

    Retina Associates of Kentucky has a satellite office in Campbellsville. Since 1999, the Preferences and Trend Survey has measured the member retina specialists’ preferences on a wide range of topics, including surgical techniques, instrumentation, pharmaceuticals, practice structure, common retinal diseases and socioeconomic issues.

  • Shipp joins Reed Brothers Insurance

     

    Scott Shipp has joined Reed Brothers Insurance in Campbellsville as a new agent.
    Shipp has worked for RBI for the past three years, but became a full-time employee in December. He has five years of experience in the insurance field.
    Reed Brothers Insurance is located at 300 North Bypass.
     

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