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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.

budget

Sheriff: Layoffs expected after county slashes CCSO budget

In a tense 4-3 vote Wednesday morning, the Clark County Fiscal Court voted to strip approximately $243,000 from the sheriff’s 2020 budget and added other ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, December 12, 2019 9:26 am

Gabriela Holbrook

Bath Co. woman charged for seeking sex with 14 year old

A 19-year-old charged with having sexual relations with a juvenile on at least two occasions sent her case to the grand jury. Gabriela Holbrook, 19, ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, December 12, 2019 9:17 am

Kelly Webster

Webster fulfills passion for helping others with local police career

Kelly Webster has known she wanted to be a police officer since she was 4. “There were a lot of reasons,” the three-year veteran Winchester ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Wednesday, December 11, 2019 11:59 am

FOP Lodge 34

Shop With A Cop set for Sunday

For the 27th year, Clark County’s law enforcement community and a team of volunteers will take hundreds of children shopping for Shop With A Cop. ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Wednesday, December 11, 2019 11:55 am

Stuff Recycling

Hearing scheduled in Stuff complaint

Attorneys for Stuff Recycling and local planning officials are due back in court Thursday for a possible partial ruling in the case. Following a hearing ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Tuesday, December 10, 2019 10:19 am

baseball bat assault

Clark man pleads guilty to bat assaults

A man charged with assaulting three people with a baseball bat in March agreed to serve five years in prison for the incident. Florencio Espinoza, ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, December 9, 2019 11:37 am

Donate Life America

Miller honored for organ donation registration efforts

Clark Circuit Clerk Martha Miller received one of four national awards Friday for her efforts to support organ donation registration. Miller won the region 2 ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, December 9, 2019 11:34 am

Christmas parade

Burnam, Kovalic grand marshals of parade

A retired educator and a Christmas tree grower will serve as the grand marshals for Winchester’s annual Christmas parade through downtown. Winchester Mayor Ed Burtner, ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, December 9, 2019 11:28 am

county toy drive

County officials collecting toys for Christmas

A consortium of county officials are collecting toys for children involved in the child support enforcement program. Clark County Constable Lynn Toler said donation will ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, December 9, 2019 11:20 am

grand jury

Driver indicted for I-64 crash

A Lexington man was indicted on multiple felony charges for a crash earlier this year that injured two people. Mutombo Mbaya, 27, was driving east ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, December 6, 2019 10:20 am

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