Shower chances in the coming days
Pack your umbrella with you if you leave the house in the next few days… watch your weather forecast below.
Public Meeting Held for Proposal to Augment Processing Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot
A meeting was held Tuesday night for the public in order to discuss new advancements for the destruction of chemical weapons at the BlueGrass Army Depot. The proposal discussed would augment the existing static detonation chamber being used to destroy the mustard gas on site to also be able to process the nerve agent M55 […]
Beloved Berea Police K-9 Parko Retiring from Duties
After many years of service to the Southern Madison County community, Berea K-9 unit Parko will be retiring from his duties. According to his handler, Officer Jeff Harness at the Berea Police Department, the two have worked together and bonded during both their training and off-duty time. The now 9-year-old pup will stay with Harness […]
Afternoon News Brief 5-22-19: Triage Nurse charged with sexual assault, K-9 unit retires in Berea, Sinkhole on College Hill, Paper will no longer be recyclable in Berea
Two arrested for allegedly endangering welfare of a minor in a drug trafficking incident in Laurel County
The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals after a recent drug investigation in Laurel County. The incident occurred on Lily Road, approximately 3 miles south of London on Tuesday afternoon at 3 PM. Police located one individual in that area who was in possession of a crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine and drug […]
Pair Of Former Madison Central Indians Named To OVC All Freshman Team
Two local players were honored by the Ohio Valley Conference recently being named to the All Freshman team in baseball. Former Madison Central Indians Jacob Ferris and Logan Thomason earned the honors after their successful freshman campaigns for the Colonels. Ferris and Thomason helped lead the Indians to the state tournament last season and both […]
State Transportation Cabinet Confirms Damaged Road not a Sinkhole
Recently, pictures have been circulating on social media that you can see here that show what appears to be a sinkhole on College Hill Road near the Waco/Richmond line. However, according to KYTC, the hole is a pipe that has failed under the Waco Loop Road (a county road). They report that the area was […]
Recycling in Berea No Longer Taking Paper Waste
Paper will no longer be accepted for recycling in the City of Berea after this week, according to the City until further notice. Berea City Administrator Randy Stone made the announcement Tuesday evening at a meeting of the Berea City Council when he informed council members of the decision by Waste Connections, the city’s garage […]
Triage Nurse Charged with Forcibly Sexually Assaulting Patient During Hospital Stay
According to a recent citation, a nurse at Baptist Health Richmond allegedly forcibly sexually assaulted a patient in the hospital on multiple occasions. Buckmaster was also a volunteer firefighter in Berea but has since been suspended pending the litigation. Records from Kentucky State Police detail that 49-year-old Alvin C. Buckmaster of Berea was a triage […]
