Fred Petke, Author at Winchester Sun - Page 39 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.

Halloween

Halloween festivities, Thriller dance set for Thursday

Halloween MAIN-ia is back again, with at least one new addition to this year’s festivities. Halloween MAIN-ia will coincide with Winchester’s trick-or-treating hours of 6 ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:57 am

Danny Lesane

Two charged with holding man against his will

Two men were arrested early Saturday morning after a man was assaulted and held against his will in a hotel room after allegedly using a ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:54 am

horse neglect

Guilty pleas expected in horse neglect cases

Two people charged with cruelty to animals are expected to plead guilty to the charges next month. According to the Clark Circuit Clerk’s office, Robert ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:50 am

Clark County Fiscal Court

County discussing theft restitution amount to state

With restitution in hand, the Clark County Fiscal Court is poised to reimburse the state from an employee theft. Thursday night, the court was questioning ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, October 28, 2019 10:03 am

apartment fire

One person killed in downtown apartment fire

One person died in an early morning apartment fire on North Main Street in downtown Winchester. Winchester Fire-EMS was called out at 2:34 a.m. to ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Monday, October 28, 2019 8:41 am

grant

Parks gets $40K grant to update master plan

Parks officials recently receive a $40,000 grant to develop and update a master plan for the entire park system. Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation was ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, October 25, 2019 9:54 am

drug take back

City joins drug takeback Saturday

Law enforcement across the country will be accepting unwanted, expired or unneeded medication Saturday, and the Winchester Police Department is participating. WPD Detective Michael Wattenbarger ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, October 25, 2019 9:52 am

fire reports

Police and fire reports for Oct. 25, 2019

CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF Charged — Jason Martin, 43 of Lexington, was charged Wednesday with careless driving, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a controlled substance, driving ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, October 25, 2019 9:49 am

Carlos Cruz Dominguez

Man arrested for fighting five officers

Barely a day after being released from jail, Winchester Police re-arrested a man after he fought five officers at the hospital. Carlos Cruz Dominguez, 26, ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, October 24, 2019 1:23 pm

Kiwanis pancake breakfast

Kiwanis club gearing up for pancake breakfast

No one really knows how long the Winchester Kiwanis Club has put on its annual pancake breakfast. Whether its been decades or centuries, the service ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, October 24, 2019 1:21 pm

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