Tell us your wedding story See our ad | Page 10 Thursday, February 21, 2013 ONE DOLLAR 14 PAGES • VOLUME 131 • NUMBER 33 94 CENTS PLUS KENTUCKY SALES TAX usps 138-260 • marion ky 42064 (270) 965-3191 • Breaking news at the-press.com your home-owned newspaper since 1879 Farmers, fishers get tax extension Inmate walkaway raises safety concerns Kentucky farmers and fisher- men can file their 2012 state in- By DARYL K. TABOR But state and city police, while em- Conyer sawmill off our house." come taxes by April 15 instead of PRESS EDITOR pathizing with Diaz, say the manpower U.S. 60 West. Trooper Stu Recke, public informa- The walkaway of a prisoner from a March 1, the Kentucky Depart- they mustered was most needed to re- "We live directly tion officer for Kentucky State Police kitchen work detail at Crittenden capture the inmate. Authorities said across from the (KSP) Post 2 in Madisonville, explained ment of Revenue announced County Detention Center last week calling residents or knocking on doors school bus garage on the lack of notification. Monday. The six-week extension has raised the concern of at least one was just not feasible. West Elm Street, and "Manpower is always an issue," he parallels a similar IRS date Marion couple who resides in the area "Public safety has and always will it would have been said. "When our resources are out change for federal taxes for farm- where the inmate was known to have be our primary concern," Marion Po- helpful to know that there searching, we cannot afford ers and fishermen, after the late hidden out while on the lam. lice Chief Ray O'Neal said, conveying a ‘dangerous’ crimi- going door to door to warn people." passage of the recently enacted "Shame on our local law enforce- his concern for the situation. nal was hiding out O'Neal said as with any jail escapee American Taxpayer Relief Act. ment for not taking the proper steps to Inmate Jason Arkenberg escaped Recke near our house on a or walkaway, state police is the lead advise us of this situation," wrote Lau- guard oversight at the jail around 6:30 Sunday morning agency in the search, though city, rel Diaz in a letter to the editor found a.m. Feb. 10 and hid out for a period when we were all home," wrote Diaz, county and jail authorities work in County near top inside this week's issue of The Critten- in the state highway garage off Old who lives with her husband Tom. "We conjunction with KSP. den Press. "We could have been taken Salem Road. He was arrested around can see the state garage from our front Recke acknowledged Diaz's concern of donation list hostage, harmed, robbed, beaten up, 3:30 p.m. the same day less than a windows and the former Turner and Crittenden County was in the (our) car stolen or even worse." mile away at the former Turner and Conyer sawmill is just to the west of See SAFETY/page 14 top 10 counties in Kentucky for percentage of people making monetary donations in January to the state's organ donation pro- SEEDS OF 10-YEAR GOAL PLANTED gram, reports Crittenden County Circuit Clerk Burglary, drug Melissa Guill. According to the Trust for Life registry, 62.2 charges head percent of Crit- tenden Coun- tians renewing or receiving a Guill driver's license court docket or identification for the first time STAFF REPORT wealth will not oppose proba- opted to donate $1 to the pro- Crittenden Circuit Judge tion after 180 days are served. gram. That ranked the county Rene Williams sentenced Sitar was alleged to have had seventh in the commonwealth. three individuals to prison last a sexual relationship with a "I believe that the increased Thursday. She revoked proba- minor under the age of 16 on awareness and the implementa- tion for another man, gave Aug. 2, 2009. tion of the organ donor icon on the probation to one woman for a I Amanda Waters driver’s license of registered felony trafficking charge and Kennedy, 30, of Marion organ donors has made for this man accused of fla- pleaded guilty to two increase," she said. "Even though grant non-support, felony counts, one of and the judge re- burglary for stealing some people do not want to be duced bond for a placed on the organ donor registry jewelry and another woman accused of of theft for taking a or cannot be placed on the reg- taking money from Jeep Wrangler from istry due to health issues, most the 88 Dip restau- a home on East are willing to donate the $1, rant. Gum Street. The which in turns helps to promote The cases heard Court news cases stem from two the Trust for Life program. in circuit court last Find more news from incidents in October week were as fol- Crittenden County courts, 2011. Kennedy is lows: including grand jury in- currently serving an Meetings I James Jones, dictments on Page 3. unrelated sentence I Crittenden-Livingston 48, of Marion for charges in Cald- County Water District will hold pleaded guilty to two felonies, well County. In these cases, its regular monthly board meet- two counts of first-degree pos- she was sentenced to five ing at 7 p.m. Monday at the of- session of a controlled sub- years for theft and one year for fice in Salem. stance (Percocet and burglary. The sentences will I Crittenden Health Systems methamphetamine); and four run concurrent for a total of Board of Directors will meet at 4 misdemeanors, possession of five years. Probation was de- p.m. Tuesday at the hospital ad- PHOTO BY JASON TRAVIS, THE CRITTENDEN PRESS drug paraphernalia; carrying nied and she was ordered to ministrative annex. Crittenden County agriculture education students Chad Henager and Haylee Young, both jun- a concealed deadly weapon; pay $5,000 restitution to vic- I iors at the high school, plant calibrachoa, a plant closely related to the petunia. second-degree possession of a tims. Livingston Fiscal Court will controlled substance (hy- I meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Deborah J. Marshall, 63, drocodone); and third-degree of Marion pleaded guilty to new judicial center. possession of a controlled trafficking in a controlled sub- I Crittenden County Board of substance (Valium). stance. Marshall sold 20 Education meets for its regular CCHS greenhouse up, running According to court records, doses of hydrocodone to a co- monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tues- Jones was arrested in Janu- operating witness on July 18 day at Rocket Arena. ary 2011 after loud music of last year. She was sen- I Crittenden Fiscal Court will in time for National FFA Week from an unattended vehicle at tenced to five years in prison hold a special-called meeting at Bellville Manor Apartments with all of the time probated 8:30 a.m. next Thursday in the By JASON TRAVIS and growing vegetables such as caught the attention of police. for a period of five years. judge’s courthouse office. On STAFF WRITER tomatoes and lettuce. Students After locating the owner, offi- I Judge Williams revoked the agenda will be approval of In celebration of National FFA have, too, been concentrating on cers found a large hunting probation for Rick W. Crab- jail bond re-issuance to cut jail Week currently under way, mem- growing a variety of flowers. knife concealed in the small of tree, 32, of Marion. Crabtree payments and save about bers of the Crittenden County Duvall said incorporating a his back and under his shirt. violated terms of his probation High School chapter have organ- greenhouse into instruction has They also found a meth pipe by failing to properly report to $800,000 over the term of and drugs belonging to the de- bonds, consideration of an ized a variety of activities to edu- been something he has wanted for his probation officer. Crabtree cate the public about agriculture FFA Week students for more than 10 years. fendant. Jones was sentenced was originally charged in amendment to a fire department and show appreciation to those FFA Week, which runs “It was just a case of economics to one year on each felony 2010 with receiving stolen ordinance regarding language in who support FFA programs. High through Saturday, gives and coming up with the funding case and 12 months for each property (under $10,000) by opt out option and recension of school agriculture education in- members a chance to for it. Three years ago, we were of the misdemeanors with all complicity and two counts of an obscure 1960 business li- structor Larry Duvall said more educate the public about able to get a grant from the Ken- sentences to run concurrent receiving stolen property cense fee. than 550,000 FFA members will agriculture. The week of tucky Agricultural Development for a total of one year in (under $500) by complicity. be celebrating across the nation. George Washington’s Board. Crittenden County Board of prison. Probation was denied The property was a vehicle li- What’s your opinion? Local ag education students birthday was designated Education came up with some upon recommendation of the cense plate and license plate have also been celebrating the as National FFA Week in matching money for that. That’s commonwealth's attorney. decal. I Web poll results completion of a greenhouse next to 1947 at a National FFA when we actually were able to fund Phillip L. Sitar, 43, of I Michael Elliott, 38, of This week’s poll at The Press Rocket Arena.