Fred Petke, Author at Winchester Sun - Page 13 of 191

Fred Petke is a reporter for The Winchester Sun, the Jessamine Journal and the State Journal. His beats include cops, courts, fire, public records, city and county government and other news. To contact Fred, email fred.petke@bluegrassnewsmedia.com or call 859-759-0051.

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County approves lower 2020 tax rates

County officials approved lower property tax rates for 2020 for both real and personal property. The Clark County Fiscal Court voted unanimously to set the ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, September 10, 2020 11:52 am

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Election preparations ramping up

With less than two months before the presidential and local election, preparations in Clark County are getting underway again. Clark County Clerk Michelle Turner told ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 2:18 pm

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Man charged with rape for relationship with juvenile

Police charged a Winchester man with rape Tuesday after he admitted to having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Keithyon R. Nelson, 28, of ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 1:43 pm

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Berea man sentenced to smuggling drugs into Clark jail

A Madison County man was sentenced to a year in prison for bringing illegal drugs into the Clark County Detention Center last year and endangering ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, September 7, 2020 4:03 pm

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Sheriff returns to work after heart surgery, encourages others to listen to doctor’s advice

Clark County Sheriff Berl Perdue said he’s never cancelling a doctor appointment again. Barely a month after he had quadruple bypass surgery, Perdue said he ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, September 7, 2020 4:03 pm

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Public hearing Thursday on solar ordinance

Those who want to speak about a proposed ordinance to allow solar energy facilities in Clark County will have their chance Thursday. The meeting will ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, September 7, 2020 4:00 pm

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City approves street closure for arts festival, night market

Plans for a fall arts festival and a night market in downtown Winchester are moving ahead after the city approved street closure requests for both ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, September 3, 2020 11:09 am

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City seeking legal condemnation on Lincoln St. properties

The City of Winchester has obtained all but two parcels needed to begin redeveloping Lincoln Street. Those remaining two parcels may be resolved within the ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, September 3, 2020 10:59 am

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Fiscal Court votes to limit comp time accumulations

After having to pay more than $200,000 for comp time to county employees within the last year and a half, the Clark County Fiscal Court ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Tuesday, September 1, 2020 12:23 pm

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Leadership Winchester prepping for new class

With the registration deadline less than a week away, Leadership Winchester’s class of 2021 is already more than half full. The annual 10-month program designed ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Tuesday, September 1, 2020 12:22 pm

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