Sparta News

Friday, July 18 is your chance to watch ARCA RE/MAX Series drive Tayler Malsam in action, live on SPEED channel.

DRY RIDGE - State Rep. Royce Adams is being criticized by his opponent for taking a campaign contribution four years ago from a Gallatin County lawyer who is under federal investigation.

A Sparta, Ky., man has been charged with murder and DUI 1st aggravated for a 2007 fatal collision on U.S. 127 near Glencoe.

KY 536 from Dale Williamson Road past Sullivan Road . KY 1925 from Ryle Road toward bender Road .

SPARTA, Ky. -- The future of Kentucky Speedway is expected to be addressed during a 'major announcement' scheduled this afternoon in Concord, N.C. Sources close to the speedway confirmed to The Cincinnati ...

“Last week's run at Rockingham was overshadowed with a less than pleasant finish”

After a strong run delivered another sour finish last Sunday at Rockingham Speedway, Win-Tron Racing and driver Dominick Casola hope to have the spotlight shine on them in Saturday night's Drive Smart! Buckle ... via Paddock Talk

Michael Annett Kentucky Pre-race Race/Date: Drive Smart Buckle Up Kentucky 150 - ' May 10, 2008 Location: Kentucky Speedway - ' Sparta, Ky. via The Frontstretch

“We're taking a proactive approach to it. We have everybody's interests in mind. The track is fine. There's just been so much water that we just need to make sure that what's under the track is dried out.”

SPARTA, Ky. -- A blue sky and pleasant temperatures made yesterday an ideal time to take some laps around Kentucky Speedway. via The Courier-Journal

“It's just been bad for the community altogether. I hate to see it, but people can make their living another way”

Reported by: Shannon Kettler A high-profile Northern Kentucky attorney and businessman is under investigation by the federal government. via Cincypost.Com

PepsiAmericas Inc. will serve as the official soft drink sponsor for the Kentucky Speedway's 2008 season. via Business First of Louisville

“She loved to laugh and she loved her kids.”

SPARTA, Ky. -- Road crews put up concrete barriers on Friday at a sharp curve along a winding road where a family of five died after their vehicle ran off the road and into a creek. via The Courier-Journal

“It's very frightening, if you don't know the road, then you shouldn't be on the road, and if the water's up it's going to take you out..it's got the curve there and if you don't know it, you'll just go right off.”

Orange barrels warn drivers of curve on Route 467 where family went into creek Glenn and Kendra Johnson were buried today, along with their three children, Sevin, Mekenzie and Mya. via WKRC-TV Cincinnati

SPARTA, Ky. - Road crews put up concrete barriers Friday at a sharp curve along a northern Kentucky road where a family of five died after running off the road into a creek. via LancasterEagleGazette

“It's been extremely upsetting”

Neighbors and friends of a family of five whose drowned bodies were found in a car submerged in a Kentucky creek described them as friendly people who were down on their luck. via Lexington Herald-Leader

Five bodies were found Thursday in a vehicle submerged in a Northern Kentucky creek, Kentucky State Police said. via Kentucky.com

“I thought, 'I hope it's not them, but I'm afraid it probably is,'”

Neighbors and friends of a family of five whose drowned bodies were found in a car submerged in a creek described them as friendly people who were down on their luck. via Chronicle-Telegram

Police pulled five bodies from a car found this afternoon in rural Gallatin County. via WXIX-TV Cincinnati

“I was just driving by last night and they had the road block. They were picking the car up out of the creek. It just wasn't a good sight to see”

Kentucky State Police have now released the names of the family of five found dead inside a car that plunged into a Northern Kentucky creek. via WCPO-TV9 Cincinnati

Five bodies were found Thursday in a vehicle submerged in a Northern Kentucky creek, Kentucky State Police said.

The car was found in Eagle Creek off Ky. 467 in rural Gallatin County between Sparta and Glencoe about 4:30 p.m., state police said. The victims, two adults and three children, were found inside the vehicle after it was removed from the creek.

Foul play was not suspected in the deaths. The victims had not been identified Thursday night. Read more