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crittenden county court news Page 3 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1879 THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 $ NEWS 10 PAGES / VOLUME 135 / NUMBER 28 1STAND USPS 138-260 • MARION • KENTUCKY 24/7 BREAKING AND LOCAL NEWS THE-PRESS.COM Shokpo closing date scheduled for Feb. 4 Inauguration Day Shopko has set a date for closing the doors of its Mar- ion store. The retail outlet will officially be out of busi- CCMS pair earns trip to witness Friday’s ness on Saturday, Feb. 4, ac- cording to Michelle Hansen, historic introduction of President Trump public relations STAFF REPORT ington, D.C. chance for our country to have a manager for the Two local middle schoolers McDaniel said she has grown fresh start from lifetime politi- Wisconsin-based will be among outstanding stu- to become a supporter of Presi- cians.” company. dents from across the United dent-Elect Donald Trump and is This will be the eighth- In November, States who will excited to be there graders’ first real opportunity to it was an- gather in the na- Inauguration for his swearing in experience the capital. McDaniel nounced the tion’s capital for the and the other edu- has never been there and Keller store would be Presidential Inau- Trump’s swearing in cational opportuni- went as young child but says she closing in early guration Leadership will be at 11 a.m. Friday, ties this program remembers nothing about the 2017 due, in Summit this week. with his inaugural will provide. She is trip. large part, to Kenlee McDaniel address to follow especially captured “I am super excited,” Keller poor sales, and and Kate Keller by Trump’s dogged said. “I am happy Trump won the liquidation were nominated by determination. and excited to be able to go to the FILE PHOTO Crittenden County Middle School stu- process began. Shopko Crittenden County teachers, and “He is not a life-long politician, inauguration, although I am a dents Kenlee McDaniel (left) and Kate opened in 2013, which was they were accepted into this and he doesn't owe anyone any- little nervous going by myself Keller have earned a trip to Washington, a rebranding of the previous unique program that will culmi- thing,” McDaniel said. “It will be with just Kenlee. But, I am prob- D.C., to witness Friday’s inauguration of store, Pamida, which first nate with the students attending beneficial for a businessman to Friday’s inauguration in Wash- run our country, and it’s a See PRESIDENT/Page 2 President Donald Trump at the Capitol. opened in 2001. About two dozen work- ers were employed at Shopko at the time closure was announced. There are currently no plans for the CDC: Flu empty building. Marion native dies activity in from electrical shock The Marion native criti- Ky. rising cally injured during an acci- dent earlier this month while working as a journey- STAFF REPORT man line technician for Jack- The number of flu cases in Ken- son Purchase Energy Corp. tucky is on the rise, prompting state has died. health officials to designate influenza Josh activity in the common- Franklin, 29, wealth as “widespread,” succumbed to the highest level. The injuries sus- change from “regional” in- tained by an dicates increased flu-like electrical activity or flu outbreaks in at least half of the re- shock on Jan. Franklin gions in the state. 6 in Mc- “Across the state of Cracken County. He was a Hiter Kentucky, there have 2006 graduate of Crittenden been a total of 92 lab con- County High School and firmed cases across (the) 12 regions, lived in Paducah with his predominately in north central and wife Christa and their two PHOTO BY DARYL K. TABOR, THE PRESS eastern Kentucky,” Charles Hiter, di- young children. He is the rector of the five-county Pennyrile son of Bro. Curtis and Area Health Department, said last Deeann Franklin, formerly week. of Marion. At press time, fu- Hurts so good There has been only one laboratory neral arrangements were in- confirmed case of the viral infection in the Pennyrile Area, and that was in complete at Milner & Orr Psychology suggests that we, as humans, hurt those we love the most. That was certainly on grand Funeral Home in Paducah. Livingston County. Despite the low display Saturday night at Fohs Hall when the first-ever Newsmaker Tribute gave a dozen friends and number of confirmed cases, those liv- Two funds have been set colleagues from across almost 80 years of knowing Gordon Guess a chance to publicly roast the for- up to help the family. Dona- ing Crittenden County and the other mer banker and community icon while raising money for upkeep of the 90-year-old community counties in the region are not out of tions can be made at any Re- center. Above, Kory Wheeler (left) needles Guess (right) for his tipping habits at The Coffee Shop as the woods. gions Bank location to the Brad Dossett stands by. Little was left off the table as speaker after speaker stepped to the mic to “The state and nation have seen an "Joshua Franklin Beneficiary pick at Guess in good jest about nicknames, eating habits, manners, driving abilities, attire and his increase of lab confirmed cases over Account" or online on the unique way of getting things done. “We’re willing to do things way out of our comfort zone because the last three weeks, so we would still "Injured Lineman Josh we love you,” said Dossett, who volunteered for six years as public address announcer at Marion encourage those individuals who are Franklin" GoFund Bobcats games, a sport which he knew little about at the time. Whether a business or personal ac- at a higher risk to still go ahead and Me.com page. quaintance, each speaker ended their zingers with a poignant word of appreciation. Guess, seen tak- get the flu vaccine,” Hiter urges. ing it in good sport throughout the night rared back with a hearty laugh, had his own words of According to the Centers for Dis- appreciation to share at the close of the event. “It’s been a good trip I recommend for anybody,” he ease Control and Prevention, the pro- Public meetings said. “I love the place. I love the people.” The side-splitting event raised $1,000 for Fohs Hall. - Crittenden Fiscal Court See INFLUENZA/Page 3 will meet at 8:30 a.m. today (Thursday) at the courthouse for its monthly meeting. - Crittenden-Livingston Water District Board will Chamber hoping crime pays meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Woman credits district office on East Main STAFF REPORT Street in Salem. Crittenden County Cham- Chamber revamps its website - Crittenden County granddaughter ber of Commerce is tinkering Board of Education will with the idea of bringing a STAFF REPORT The local Chamber hopes convene at 6 p.m. Tuesday terrible crime to Marion. In Crittenden County Cham- its revamped online presence for its regular monthly meet- with book idea fact, they’re thinking it may ber of Commerce has will create greater engage- ing. become an annual event. changed its online identity. ment with local citizens. Along - Crittenden Health Sys- STAFF REPORT Chamber members met Under direction of the with the Chamber’s Facebook tems Board of Directors will A grandmother’s love is shown in many last week and discussed pre- Chamber’s board of directors, page, the group hopes to im- meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the ways. And for Betty Brantley, it’s now pre- liminary ideas about hosting a new website has been es- prove its communication with hospital administrative served in a story she has published with the a murder mystery weekend tablished and new URL se- members and others in the annex. help of her granddaughter Rhyan Beverly. as a way to attract tourists lected that more accurately community. The idea for the book was and commerce to downtown. reflects the Chamber’s name, The new web address is Brantley’s, but it wouldn’t be The event would be modeled its mission and its activity in CrittendenCountyChamber possible without Rhyan’s after a similar production in the community. OfCommerce.com. colorful imagination. Langley, Wash., a small is- Published in December by land town on the Pacific CrittendenCountyChamberOfCommerce.com CreateSpace, an arm of Coast about the size of Mar- Amazon.com, “Rhyan’s Rain- ion that has attracted hun- bow” tells the story Rhyan dreds of visitors for the past der. Businesses provide hints Chamber leaders are going Facebook.com/TheCrittendenPress first told her grandmother as 33 years. All of them come to to help sleuths solve the to look further into the idea Twitter.com/CrittendenPress part of a memory game. Beverly solve the who-done-it pro- crime and usually the police and begin to work around [email protected] Rhyan, now 6, has short- duced by virtually the entire and other town officials get any obstacles that might de- 270.965.3191 term memory issues and developmental de- town. into the production through rail the proposal, such as the Open weekdays 9 am to 5 pm lays due to a stroke she suffered during Adam Ledford, Marion’s cameo appearances. town’s few overnight lodging heart surgery when she was nine days old. new city administrator, has “Their participation can be options. been to Langley and partici- to whatever extent they Chamber directors also MEMBER Her mother said doctors originally were Kentucky Press unsure whether she would walk or talk and pated in the event. He says want,” Ledford said.