Fred Petke, Author at Winchester Sun - Page 41 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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Discussions continue about fire dept. staffing issues

After Clark County’s two fire departments had to park trucks and reassign personnel this weekend, discussions continue about how to help the two agencies. On ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 10:10 am

Emily Smith

Prime K9 brings diving contest to Winchester

Hendrick stood at the edge of a deck Saturday afternoon, trying to decide what to do. He saw one of his toys floating in the ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 10:07 am

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WFD parks ladder truck Sunday for lack of staff

For the second time in as many days, a fire truck in Clark County has been parked because there weren’t enough firefighters to staff it. ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Sunday, October 13, 2019 4:40 pm

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County fire dept. parks truck after being short-staffed

The Clark County Fire Department was forced to park its Engine 2 Saturday when it didn’t have enough staff to work the shift. The news ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Saturday, October 12, 2019 4:49 pm

Donnie Brown

Man indicted for escaping, fighting officers

A Winchester man who allegedly tried to buy a cell phone with counterfeit money and then fought with police was indicted Thursday. The Clark County ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Saturday, October 12, 2019 4:44 pm

CTE

CTE planning Halloween carnival for community

Plans to host a haunted house at the College for Technical Education Cosmetology School came to a screeching halt earlier this week. The party will ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Saturday, October 12, 2019 4:43 pm

health clinic

Truck crashes into health clinic

No one was injured when a pickup truck crashed into the waiting room of the Clark Clinic on Bullion Boulevard around 3 p.m. Friday. Winchester ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Saturday, October 12, 2019 4:41 pm

competency hearing

Competency hearing set in double homicide

A hearing scheduled for next month will determine whether one of the four alleged shooters on a double homicide is competent to stand trial or ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, October 11, 2019 10:08 am

Heather Cunningham

Two sentenced for roles in shooting

Two people who allegedly organized the shooting of another person in January will serve five years in prison for their roles. Jacob Hornback and Heather ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, October 11, 2019 10:06 am

bids

Sphar bid still above available funds

The Winchester Board of Commissioners will have to decide again what to do about the Sphar building after the latest bid came in well over ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, October 10, 2019 9:45 am

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