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Diversion road to bypass U.S. 641 tie-in work nearing completion Page 4 crittenden county 12 PAGES / VOLUME 137 / NUMBER 3 court news / Page 3 THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 24/7 BREAKING AND LOCAL NEWS / THE-PRESS.COM AN INDEPENDENTLY-OWNED, LOCAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1879 ONE DOLLAR Friday traffic fatality 1st of year in county STAFF REPORT and two adult daughters. (See A Tolu-area woman died Fri- obituary, Page 7.) day in a single-vehicle wreck The preliminary investiga- not too far from her home. tion by Trooper Darron Holli- According to Kentucky State man revealed the woman was Police, Dollie Tinsley, 68, was northbound on Ky. 297 in a pronounced dead at the scene 2007 GMC Acadia when, for an of the crash on Ky. 297 near the unknown reason, the SUV ran intersection with Ky. 723. off the left side of the highway The wreck occurred about 12 and struck a tree. She was un- miles northwest of Marion responsive when emergency just before 12:30 p.m., ac- personnel arrived and was later cording to the police report. pronounced dead at the scene Tinsley, a retired social by Crittenden County Coroner services director at Crittenden Brad Gilbert. County Health & Rehabilita- Tinsley is the first traffic fa- tion Center in Marion, at- tality in the county in 2018. tended Glendale General Trooper Rob Austin, the public Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Butch Tinsley, See FATALITY/Page 5 Untouched by time City seeks help with mosquito problems By DARYL K. TABOR PRESS EDITOR Ridding the city of a persistent Davenport summertime pest would most effec- tively and efficiently be left to resi- dents themselves, suggests Marion City Administrator Adam Ledford. At Monday’s meeting of Marion City Council, Councilwoman D’Anna Browning asked about spraying to eliminate Browning mosquitoes, something the city used to do on its own but has since given up. “I know it’s hard to get someone down here,” she said, referring to the city’s efforts to hire the job done by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. “It’s pretty bad.” Tolu memories Without anyone certified to run a fogger to eradicate the pesky and dis- ease-spreading mosquitoes, Utilities Director Brian Thomas said the city is reliant upon someone else to spray stitched in quilt pesticides. The Department of Agricul- ture offers that service to local govern- By MIMI BYRNS Unless one saw the Belle Guess at the time, ments to fight the parasites, but it can STAFF WRITER stitched number "1953" on and it contains the names be costly. For Anna Porter, the the quilt, they would not of the seventh-graders. “That stuff is expensive,” Thomas quilt she has diligently know that it is 65 years Today, after the passing of said of the pesticides used to fight packed and preserved in old. The piece was meticu- Guess, the quilt is en- See MOSQUITO/Page 5 order to show it is anything lously taken care of, show- trusted to a very good but ordinary. To her, this ing the genuine keeper, Anna Porter. Her handmade piece is a warm importance it had for the name is on one of the quilt reminder of past times and people who had it. blocks. people and a gently pre- The quilt was a gift to But what had happened served memory of her ele- the Tolu elementary mentary school days. school principal Anna See QUILT/Page 12 Par 4 hosting national plastics meeting STAFF REPORT area next Wednesday. There “There will be important to roll out the red carpet. Par 4 Plastics is hosting will be a board of directors people from the plastics indus- “As a community, we want to dozens of executives and lead- meeting on Wednesday in try who can turn join Par 4 Plastics in celebrating ers from the plastics manufac- the lakes region then switches,” he said, point- this distinguished opportunity turing industry next week as about 70 or more execu- ing out the potential eco- by rolling out the red carpet,” part of a quarterly meeting and tives, managers and cor- nomic impact such a visit Alexander said. “We will pro- regular benchmarking process porate officials will tour could have on Marion. vide those attending the event by the Manufacturers Associa- Par 4 Plastics in Marion’s Susan Alexander, exec- with some trademark Marion, tion of Plastics Processors Industrial Park South on utive director of the Crit- Kentucky items that will hope- (MAPP). Thursday. Capps tenden County Chamber fully make their visit a memo- The national organization for Tim Capps, president of Par 4 of Commerce, said the commu- rable one.” Facebook.com/TheCrittendenPress Twitter.com/CrittendenPress injection molding and plastics Plastics and MAPP’s director, nity is engaged in this event The benchmarking process is companies will bring about says it’s an honor for the local with Chamber and economic three dozen directors to the plant host this event. development leaders planning See PLASTICS/Page 12 USPS 138-260 / Marion, Ky. ©2018, The Crittenden Press Inc. The contents of this newspaper, including stories and advertising, are protected by U.S. copyright laws. 2 THE CRITTENDEN PRESS, Marion, Kentucky 42064, Thursday, July 19, 2018 Letters to the Editor P.O. Box 191, Marion, KY 42064 News&Views The Crittenden Press Must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday Hall: Founder of Cats’ Pause belongs in HOF Ask former Kentucky bas- idea, he would not start the shown again Aug. 4 in Mid- ketball coach Joe Hall who publication dlesboro, the hometown of did as much – or maybe “Curci said he had to ap- Greg Page — one of the racial more – to help de- prove everything he pioneers in 1967. Coach Mark velop UK fan support wrote. Hagan said Stoops also plans to show the and he has a quick we already have a documentary to his team answer. sports information along with a showing at the “Oscar Combs did staff. I said, ‘Oscar it Speed Art Museum in more to develop fan is the best idea I Louisville for the families of support than any- have ever heard. It the four African-American body. He did a serv- will satisfy fans like players and major donors to ice for the University they never dreamed the project. of Kentucky that of being satisfied. I “Everybody knows about could not have been think it would be the the 1966 NCAA championship bought at any price,” greatest service you game (when Texas Western said Hall. Larry could do,’” Hall said. with an all African-American What Combs did It helped Combs team beat UK) but Nate (Nor- was start the Cats’ Vaught that Hall was upset thington) and Greg signed to Pause, a weekly pub- UK Sports Columnist with the UK sports play football at Kentucky be- lication devoted to information depart- fore that game was ever UK sports, in 1976. Vaught’s ment at the time and played,” Karem said. “Ken- He had worked for Views was looking for ways tucky not only had the first the Hazard Herald to promote his bas- African-Americans to play in a from 1965-69 before ketball program. SEC athletics event, but we eventually working for and He cited the time Chuck had the first two four-year then buying the Eastern Ken- Verderber, one of his players, Gary Moyers players and the first African- tucky Voice. He sold that in was working a summer job Oscar Combs (left) has covered UK basketball, football and other American elected team cap- 1975 and started the Cats’ using a jackhammer tearing sports since founding the Cats' Pause in 1976. tain by white players. People Pause in 1976. up Lexington streets. He was need to know this.” Getting Hall on board im- studying to be a dentist. him he was in the wrong busi- been overlooked from that Karem still vividly remem- mediately with the Cats’ “I said, What a story. Fu- ness. I couldn’t believe it. perspective and Oscar cer- bers the game at Mississippi Pause was a major bonus for ture UK dentist running a They wouldn’t do anything. tainly leads the list. Nobody where the Kentucky players Combs, who had a high of jackhammer on city streets Oscar changed all that stuff did more for UK athletics than were the only African-Ameri- 24,000 weekly subscribers be- and later working on the with the stories he put out Oscar.” cans in the stadium. He re- fore selling the publication in mouths of people of this state there to tell me about UK bas- members times at away 1997. with a different kind of drill. ketball and other sports.” ‘Black in Blue’ games where the black play- “Oscar should absolutely They wouldn’t write it up. Hall doesn’t vote on UK Former Kentucky quarter- ers were refused service for be in the UK Athletics Hall of They said nobody would be Athletics Hall of Fame in- back Paul Karem hopes the pregame or postgame meals. Fame,” Hall said. “He satisfied interested in the summer in ductees. If he did, Combs release of “Black in Blue,” a “I think the courage these fans by making UK news what is going on with basket- would already be a member documentary about the four guys had was remarkable,” available all over the country ball,” Hall said. just like he is in the Kentucky African-American football Karem said. “It’s hard to ex- with his publication. He was He remembered another Journalism Hall of Fame. players at UK who broke the plain what it was like.