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Have you made up your mind about next week's election? Do you know for whom you will cast your vote? This week's Crittenden Press printed edition is once again chocked full of election coverage, details you can find nowhere else. See how the GOP has gained ground in local registration and get all the numbers. There's new people on the campaign scene who have filed as write-in candidates. We have their platforms. Get caught up on all the latest election news in this week's newspaper, plus there's lots more, including the new Leaf Collection information. Also in this week's Press are articles about upcoming paving on county roads, a timeline for the opening of US 641, some new equipment donated to the sheriff's department, a local girl who has qualified for the state 5K race and a hunter who bagged a record book buck. There’s only one source of comprehensive news and sports coverage in Marion and Crittenden County. Never miss out on what’s going on in your com...

Donna C. Orr, 71, of Marion died Sunday. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Dallas Miniard, 68, of Salem died Monday. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Firemen from Crittenden County and Sheridan volunteer fire departments were dispatched to a the Glendale area shortly before noon today for a farm equipment blaze. A combine was reportedly fully engulfed in fire, and the blaze had spread into a field.

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Due to inclement weather conditions forecast for Wednesday, Marion Main Street Inc., organizer of the Trick or Treat on Main Street program, has rescheduled trick or treating for Tuesday from 3:30 to 5pm. Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry Newcom and Marion Mayor Jared Byford are encouraging families in the county and city to do their trick-or-treating Tuesday night, as there is a strong chance of storms all day on Halloween. "We think it's best for the safety of everyone," Newcom said Monday afternoon.

Crittenden County's Junior Pro third- and fourth-grade Rocket football team completed its second straight season undefeated by beating Webster County on the road Saturday. The boys will try to win back-to-back post-season jamboree championships this coming weekend at Trigg County.

Betty Lee Lynn, 82, of Marion died Saturday. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Betty Joyce Kirk, 88, of Salem died today. Boyd Funeral Directors and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close a section of KY 137 (River Road) in Livingston County tomorrow. River Road will be closed at the 3 mile marker in front of Birdsville Campground to allow a cross drain to be replaced, along with additional drainage work. This  closure is three  miles north of the US 60 Birdsville-Y and is between Desert Storm Road and Maple Lane in Birdsville. Work should be finished around 3pm. M otorists may self-detour via KY 763 and US 60.

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Click Image to Enlarge Marion Tourism and the local park board have teamed up to build a disc golf course at Marion-Crittenden County Park. Park users are already seeing preparation work along the old railroad area of the walking trail where inmate crews are clearing paths from the park complex to the Victory Gardens property. Plans are for the 18-hole course to built using both properties. Each property is owned by the public. The course should be ready for play by spring. It was designed by H.B. Clark, a noted disc golf designer. Pictured is a overlay depiction of where each of the holes will be located.

Michael "Mikki" Thompson, 46, of Marion died Tuesday. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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This week's printed edition of The Crittenden Press is full of election coverage, big local news on other fronts and sports details that you will find nowhere else. With our special 8-page General Election section, voters will meet the candidates and see where they stand on a variety of issues. There's some new names surfacing at the last minute as write-in candidates. Get that and much more in this week's edition. Also, there's breaking news with the proposed hospital sale after a meeting last night by Crittenden Health Systems Board of Directions. In sports, see what local cross country runner is ranked No. 1 in her class in the region just head of the Second Region meet at Owensboro. We have the football playoff pairings, Junior Pro football results and statistics, middle school basketball summaries and complete coverage of the No. 7 ranked Rocket football team. There’s only one source of comprehensive news and sports coverage in Marion and Crittenden County. Never m...

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Crittenden County MS girls beat Dawson Springs in a DH last week to open the basketball season. The boys opened with John Paul II with a win. See The Press for scores and highlights. CCMS BASKETBALL Oct. 23 Girls host Lyon County Oct. 25 Girls host Trigg County Oct. 25 Boys at Trigg County Oct. 29 at Webster County Oct. 30 Girls host Livingston Central Nov. 1 Girls at Trigg County Nov. 5 Boys host Lyon County Nov. 6 Girls at Union County Nov. 6 Boys at Livingston Central Nov. 8 Girls at Caldwell County Nov. 8 Boys host Dawson Springs Nov. 9 Boys & Girls host John Paul II Nov. 12 Boys host Livingston Central Nov. 13 Girls at Livingston Central Nov. 13 Boys host Trigg County Nov. 15 Boys at Union County Nov. 15 Girls host Union County Nov. 19 Boys at Dawson Springs Nov. 20 Girls at Lyon County Nov. 20 Boys host Caldwell County Nov. 27 Girls host Dawson Springs Nov. 27 Boys at Lyon County Nov. 29 Girls host Caldwell County Dec. 4 Boys at Caldwell County Dec. ...

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will be paving along a section of US 60 in Crittenden County starting on Tuesday. The area where paving is planned is between the red light in Marion at the intersection of US 641 and Crittenden Springs Road (KY. 1668), a distance of just over two miles. Milling has already been completed along this work zone. This work zone will include the segment in front of the high school. The job is expected to take about 10 working days, weather permitting. Motorists should be alert for one lane traffic with alternating flow controlled by flaggers.  Appropriate caution is required where equipment, flaggers and paving personnel are along the roadway in close proximity to traffic flow.

Lois Jean Hosick, 72, of Burna died Thursday. Boyd Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.

See next week's newspaper for more from Farm Day!

Crittenden County Convenience Center and the animal shelter will both be closed Saturday due to an emergency.

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County leaders today gave Crittenden Health Systems directors approval to move ahead with the sale of the local hospital. The first step for government officials was accepting a sealed bid for the property, which occurred this morning. Now, the hospital board of directors will work to finalize the deal before next month's regular meeting of the Crittenden County Fiscal Court. Negotiations are ongoing and some details will be hashed out in the coming days and weeks, but it appears that the sale of the hospital to the company that has been managing it for the past year is imminent. Stay tuned to The Crittenden Press and Press Online as this major story continues to unfold. 

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There will be no written or road test in Crittenden County for prospective drivers on Oct. 26, according to Circuit Clerk Melissa Guill.

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UPDATE : When first responders arrived at the scene, it was determined that the victims were out of the vehicle and appeared to not have any serious injuries. ORGINAL POST First responders from Crittenden County and Salem responded to a single-vehicle injury accident on Claylick Creek Road near the Wolf Creek Bridge in the rural southern part of the county. The accident happened about 7pm. EMS, Crittenden County Rescue Squad, Salem Fire Department and the sheriff's department have all been dispatched to the scene.

In Crittenden County there's lots to talk about these days. Upcoming are some contested local elections and a big decision is brewing over the hospital. A least one community leader believes legalized alcohol sales might be the answer to financial problems facing local government, and at the schools a policeman devotes his own time to keep kids safe. The volleyball team's storied season ended this week, but the football Rockets have a key matchup Friday that could mean back to back titles. Get all of your local news and sports in this week's printed edition of The Crittenden Press, on sale now at participating vendors and newsstands.

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UPDATE : Site is clear. ORIGINAL POST According to Kentucky Department of Transportation and the Lyon County Emergency Management there is a truck crash on US 641 between Fredonia and Eddyvile, just south of the Caldwell County Line. Although the roadway was open at 5:30pm, it is expected to be closed while recovery of the large truck takes place. Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area.

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The annual Hunting Guide is now available at participating businesses in Marion and nearby communities.  Pick one up now. They're free!  Inside you will find lots of information about local deer hunting seasons, including an outlook by local biologist Philip Sharp.  Watch the video for a taste of what he discusses in an article printed in the Hunting Guide.

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Harold Loyd Crouch, 85, of Smithland died Sunday. Boyd Funeral Directors and Cremation Services of Salem is in charge of arrangements. Margaret Ann Hrapeck, 84, of Marion died Friday. Myers Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of arrangements.

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Livingston County Sheriff's Department is requesting the public's assistance in solving a burglary at Salem's Deer Lakes Golf Course this weekend.  Clubs, golf bags and other items were taken from the course's cart sheds late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.  See The Crittenden Press printed edition for more details.  Anyone with information regarding this burglary can call the sheriff's department at (270) 928-2122 or the Kentucky State Police at 1 800-222-5555. A cash reward could be available. 

The IPCC just released its report Global Warming of 1.5ºC. Things aren't looking good and instead of providing good advice and guidance, the IPCC bends over backward in efforts to keep feeding the addiction. The Paris Agreement constitutes a joint commitment by all nations of the world to keep the temperature rise below 1.5ºC. The IPCC should have honored this commitment by explaining that the situation is dire and by pointing at action to be taken to improve the situation. Instead, the IPCC bends over backward to make it look as if temperatures were lower than they really are, in an effort to make it look as if there were carbon budgets to be divided, and polluters should be allowed to keep polluting until those budgets had run out. This is like saying that drug junkies who cause damage and are deeply in debt, should be handed over more OPM (other people's money, in this case the future of all people and other species). In reality, there is no carbon budget to be divided, ...

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Robert Earl Hopkins, 75, of Fredonia died Tuesday. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Crittenden County Fiscal Court on Tuesday approved a measure that could set in motion the sale of Crittenden Hospital to an outside firm. Some have said it is perhaps the most important matter in recent county history, and clearly, local leaders spent several weeks pondering the proposal. Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry Newcom presented magistrates with a five-page summary of his Findings of Fact that was developed after researching the issue over the last few weeks. There is a more voluminous unabridged version that's several inches thick in the county archives. Click here to review the county judge's summary Findings of Fact .

Crittenden County Fiscal Court met in special session on Tuesday with magistrates agreeing to a measure that will likely result in the sale of Crittenden Hospital to a private healthcare company. Read the details in this week's printed edition of The Crittenden Press, which will be on newsstands Wednesday.

A dump truck crash is blocking US 60 near the Crittenden-Union Line in the lower Rosebud area near the intersection of Blackford Church Road. The dump truck was hauling gravel which will have to be cleared from the roadway.  Both lanes are blocked and traffic is being detoured until after 11am, according to transportation department officials. A detour has been established via Ky. 365.

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Crittenden County Fiscal Court will hold an emergency special meeting at 10am Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the courthouse to discuss whether or not the court is interested in moving forward this month with advertising for sealed bids on the auction of the hospital property. If the court wants to deal with this issue at next week's regular fiscal court meeting, KRS requires that notice of sealed bids be published and made public at least seven days prior to the opening of those bids. The fiscal court will meet in regular session at 8:30am Thursday, Oct. 18. This notice was issued at 9:25am Monday morning by Judge-Executive Perry Newcom. County leaders have for a few weeks been contemplating a proposal by an outside firm to purchase  Crittenden Health Systems, the non-profit organization that operates the hospital and other local healthcare services. The hospital property is owned by the county and can only be sold through public auction.

The forcing caused by the rapid rise in the levels of greenhouse gases is far out of line with current temperatures. A 10°C higher temperature is more in line with these levels, as illustrated by the image below. Carbon dioxide levels have been above 400 ppm for years. Methane levels above 1900 ppb were recorded in September 2018. Such high levels are more in line with a 10°C higher temperature, as illustrated by the above graph based on 420,000 years of ice core data from Vostok, Antarctica, research station. How fast could such a 10°C temperature rise eventuate? The image below gives an idea. Such runaway warming would first of all and most prominently become manifest in the Arctic. In many ways, such a rise is already underway, as the remainder of this post will show. High Arctic Temperatures Why are Arctic temperatures currently so high for the time of year? As warmer water enters the Arctic Ocean from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, there is no thick sea ice left to consume t...