Calloway County News

The fourteenth annual bark in the Park drew dogs of all shapes and sizes. The event is a chance for owners and their dogs to take part in games and activities on what is usually a stressful weekend for dogs like Casper.

The state will continue to fund the Kentucky Homeplace health-care program as the new fiscal year begins, leaving in place a lifeline that has helped thousands of the state's sickest and most isolated rural residents.

Peggy Ruth Brooks, a resident of Pilot Oak and Cuba community, died June 9 at Murray Calloway County Hospital in Murray.

Over 50 police officers gathered in Murray today for an early morning drug round-up referred to as "Operation June Justice". Kentucky State Police, Murray Police Department, and the Pennyrile Narcotics Taskforce were assisted by other law enforcement agencies in an effort to locate and arrest suspected drug traffickers in the Murray/Calloway County ...

A western Kentucky city and county have found a way to get rid of debris left over from January's massive ice storm and help promote the use of alternative fuel.

Owner says group is currently weighing three potential options By Misti Drew Tribune-Courier Reporter mdrew@tribunecourier.com BENTON - Possible plans for the old hospital building are beginning to take shape, according to one of the facility's new owners, Dennis Smith.

Calloway County, KY- Although several migrant workers do the same work every day, they might not be making the same amount of money per hour.

Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced the sentencing of a Murray man and woman for their roles in a Calloway County child abuse case.

Autopsy results show that 56-year-old Donald Seitz did in fact drown. The Calloway County Coroner's Office says Seitz was at Boyd's Landing near Hamlin last night where it appears his boat got away from him while he was trying to hook it up to a trailer.

The state has restored funding for a program that helps people purchase prescription drugs.

Unemployment rates rose in all 120 Kentucky counties between March 2008 and March 2009, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

This portion of Kentucky Lake is where a boat capsized Saturday afternoon. Two men drowned, a third survived.

Search and rescue crews are currently in Calloway County on the south end of Kentucky Lake.

She replaces Stephanie Nutter-Osborne, who is currently employed by Murray Calloway County Hospital as a recruiter.

Submitted by Trooper Billy Gregory, PAO, KSP Post 15, Columbia, KY - Preliminary statistics* indicate that thirteen people died in twelve separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, April 13 through Sunday, April 19, 2009.

Kentucky State Police have arrested another registered sex offender for living too close to a licensed daycare facility.

This year was not the first time the annual large-animal rescue training conducted recently at Eastern Kentucky University has drawn participants from other countries.

Mr. Michael G. Farley was southbound on Ky 121 behind Mrs. Frances Barclay and another uninvolved vehicle.

On Saturday April 11, 2009 at approximately 10:19 p.m., the Kentucky State Police received a 911 call of a fire at 2638 Backusburg Road in Kirksey.

A student teacher in western Kentucky has pleaded not guilty to a sex abuse charge involving a Calloway County High School student.