Fred Petke, Author at Winchester Sun - Page 2 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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City to announce small business relief recipients Tuesday evening

BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter Two dozen small businesses in Winchester are set to receive up to $1,000 each from the city. The Winchester Board ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, February 22, 2021 4:34 pm

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Stolen, forged check case sent to grand jury

A Winchester woman charged with stealing and forging her mother’s checks sent her case to the grand jury Wednesday afternoon. Donna Marie Roe, 62, was ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, February 18, 2021 9:54 am

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10 Clark prisoners positive for COVID

BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter Weeks after the Clark County Detention Center recorded its first case of COVID-19, 10 more prisoners have tested positive for ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, February 12, 2021 3:37 pm

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Grand jury declines to indict in 2019 fatal crash

BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter The Clark County grand jury decided not to indict the driver in a 2019 crash that killed a Winchester woman. ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, February 12, 2021 3:30 pm

Clark County Fiscal Court

County to split storm water repair with Verna Hills HOA

The Clark County Fiscal Court approved a joint project with a home owners association to split the costs of repairing a failed storm water system ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, February 12, 2021 1:10 pm

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Police and fire reports for Feb. 9, 2021

CLARK COUNTY FIRE • At 8:08 a.m. Thursday, firefighters were called to the 11 mile marker on the Mountain Parkway for a smell of gas. • ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, February 8, 2021 6:38 pm

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Woman charged with stealing, forging mother’s checks

BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter A Winchester woman was arrested this week after allegedly forging 17 checks on her mother’s account. Donna Marie Roe, 62, ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, February 8, 2021 5:51 pm

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Lighting up the city

PHOTOS BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter Winchester firefighters and county employees help replace the lights across Main Street Wednesday afternoon with new LED strands. The ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Saturday, February 6, 2021 3:15 pm

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Bill seeks to prohibit city employee from holding county office

BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter Weeks after the Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed a city employee can hold an elected county office, Clark County’s state ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, February 5, 2021 3:13 pm

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City asked to increase 7th Street funds

BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter The city of Winchester may need to come up with another quarter-million dollars to complete the Seventh Street project, following ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, February 5, 2021 3:12 pm

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