BASKETBALL: True resigns at Clark, takes over at Lexington Catholic — B1 The Winchester Sun W E D N E S D A Y , A P R I L 1 1 , 2 0 1 2 CLARK RESIDENTS Indiana troopers charge 3 following pursuit By Bob Flynn The Winchester Sun Two Winchester residents are in the Jackson County, Ind., jail after a high-speed chase early Tuesday morning. According to an Indiana State Police report, Ernest L. Christopher Jr., 39, and Sheena L. Gladson, 28, both of Win- chester, and another pas- Ernest senger in the Christopher vehicle, An- thony L. Bypass, parkway Watts, 33, of Richmond, were arrested by Indiana State Police connector routes shortly after midnight fol- lowing the chase on southbound Sheena being considered Interstate 65 near Union- Gladson town in south- By Rachel Parsons three road alternates to present to the cabinet. eastern The Winchester Sun Indiana. Michael Jones, an engineer with According The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Vaughn & Melton and a member of the to the report, is seeking input from community mem- project design team, facilitated the meet- troopers bers to help design three possible routes ing and helped committee members cre- pulled over a for a new bypass connecting Veterans Me- ate the alternate designs. vehicle driven morial Parkway and Bypass Road. “We’ve got to look at things other than by Christo- Local road committee members met just what’s on the ground out there,” pher after it with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Jones said. was clocked consulting engineers Tuesday to develop Two of the proposed routes will con- going 82 mph Anthony Watts nect to Bypass Road at or near Windridge near the 51 Drive, and the third route will connect to mile marker. Boone Avenue before it connects with By- When the officers approached pass Road, using an existing intersection. the vehicle, it pulled out and the City Manager Ken Kerns said the suspects fled the scene. See ROUTES, A3 The report stated that troopers pursued the vehicle at speeds of 100 mph before it left the inter- TOP: Jimmy Powell, a member of the state at the Uniontown exit. Clark County Veterans Memorial Parkway The car crashed into a fence and extension advisory committee, talks about continued on S.R. 250. options for connecting the road with the It stopped a short time later due existing Bypass Road near Boone Avenue to damage sustained in the crash. during a meeting Tuesday evening at Win- Several items of drug parapher- chester City Hall. nalia and hypodermic needles were found inside the vehicle, according MIDDLE: Ananias Calvin III, an engineer to the report. with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Christopher was charged with makes a point during the meeting. resisting law enforcement with a LEFT: Committee member Randy Todd vehicle, possession of a syringe and talks about a section of the corridor that possession of drug paraphernalia, the bypass extension would run through, the report stated. bottom photo. Listening is John Hendricks, Gladson and Watts both were right. The committee is to draw three al- charged with possession of a sy- ternate routes from the end of the Veter- ringe and possession of drug para- ans Parkway at Irvine Road to Bypass phernalia. Road at Boone Avenue. The three are being held in the Jackson County Jail. James Mann/[email protected] IN YOUR WORLD Fast-moving JENNIFER fire stopped HOWARD Breakfast: The lark County Fire Department Lt. best start a day Vince Cooper, left, foreground, and can have. Cfirefighter Johnson Beam direct a stream of water at a blaze at 1150 Gay — A5 Evans Road Tuesday morning. Firefight- OBITS ers from Bourbon County, background, There are no funeral battle another portion of the blaze. Work- ers were in the process of razing the notices in today’s large building on the property when a edition of the Sun. fire from burning debris spread to the building and a bulldozer. Strong winds W W W . W I N C H E S T E R S U N . C O M spread the fire and threatened several V O L . 1 3 4 , N O . 8 4 other buildings on the property. Fire- 7 5 ¢ P E R C O P Y fighters were on the scene for several hours putting out all the hot spots. Eve- lyn Witmer is the property owner. James Mann/[email protected] THE WINCHESTER SUN A2 — WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012 Police/fire Local briefs WINCHESTER POLICE by unlawful taking. ful taking. local transfers and three out- Strode Station council there when the fire oc- — Angel N. Jackson, 34, of of-town transfers. They also meets Thursday curred. Charged 237 Vaught Road, was Reports responded to three general — Stephanie Burns, 28, of charged Tuesday with being — At 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, medical calls, one seizure, The Strode Station Ele- The Winchester Sun 12 Rowland Ave., was a fugitive from another state. officers were called to 30 three cardiac cases, two — Gary L. Martin, 30, of Wheeler Ave. concerning the mentary School-based Deci- 20 Wall Street, Winchester, KY charged Tuesday with theft falls, two overdoses, two res- 40391 33 Franklin Ave., was theft of a cell phone. sion-making Council will USPS #686040 by unlawful taking. piratory cases and two en- Member of The Associated Press. The As- charged Tuesday with theft — At 12:58 a.m. today, offi- meet Thursday at 4 p.m. in — Melissa Finney, 24, of gine assists. the school library. sociated Press is entitled exclusively to the by unlawful taking and first- cers were called to Burns Av- use for republication of all local news printed 312 Jameson Way, was enue and College Street for a in this newspaper, as well as all AP news dis- degree possession of a con- CLARK COUNTY FIRE Debbie Barnes patches. charged today with disre- trolled substance. foot pursuit. Melissa Finney Mailed Monday through Saturday, exclud- ing holidays. Periodicals Postage paid at Win- garding a stop sign, reckless — Johnny W. Tolson, 41, of was arrested on multiple featured at Second chester, KY. driving, driving under the in- 116 Mimosa Drive, was charges. — At 9:09 a.m. Tuesday, Postmaster: Send address changes to The Thursday Winchester Sun, 20 Wall Street, fluence and second-degree charged Tuesday with viola- firefighters responded to a Winchester, KY, 40391. fleeing or evading police. tion of an EPO/DVO. WINCHESTER FIRE-EMS fuel spill on Rockwell Road. The Bluegrass Heritage Suggested home delivery prices in — Ronnie H. Holbrook, 23, — Staci Wilburn, 20, no — At 11:03 a.m. Tuesday, Clark County Museum’s Second Thursday 1 Month . $12.50 of 60 Memorial Park, was address given, was charged — On Tuesday, emergency firefighters responded to a program will be Thursday 3 Months . .$35.65 charged Tuesday with theft Tuesday with theft by unlaw- personnel conducted four barn fire on Gay Evans Road. 6 Months . ..$67.50 at 6 p.m. at 217 S. Main St. 12 Months . .$120.00 Sign up for EZ Pay Debbie Barnes will speak 1 Month . .$10.00 on Kentucky plants and 3 Months . .$30.00 folklore. The program is 6 Months . .$60.00 State briefs 12 Months . .$120.00 free and open to the public. Zones 1&2 Refreshments will be 3 Months — $51.32 6 Months — $102.64 Beshear wants national “Our medicine cabinets are threaten public safety. fighters worked into the served. 12 Months — $205.28 more dangerous than our With time running out, law- night. Said Howard: “The Zones 3&4 painkiller tracking 3 Months — $53.65 cars,” said U.S. Rep. Hal makers haven’t yet reached wind’s what’s killing us.” Correction 6 Months — $107.30 12 Months — $214.61 Rogers, R-Ky. “This epidemic agreement on what road con- He said construction equip- Zones 5&6 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — touches people from the Hol- struction projects to fund in ment was brought in to push In Tuesday’s Winchester 3 Months — $58.32 Ky. Gov. Steve Beshear told a 6 Months — $116.64 lywood Hills to the Ap- the next two-year budget sawdust on the fire in order Sun, Chad Abner was incor- 12 Months — $233.28 drug summit Tuesday that the palachian Mountains.” cycle or in an overall six-year to suffocate it. rectly listed as a resident of Zones 7&8 50 states need to link their 3 Months — $66.48 Beshear said the states plan. Smoke from the blaze was 102 Fitch Ave., and that he 6 Months — $132.97 prescription drug monitoring must pull together to edu- Beshear said he would so thick Norfolk Southern was removed from the 12 Months — $265.93 programs if the nation is ——— cate, treat and prevent drug make State Budget Director halted train traffic and fami- house. Abner is the owner Zone rated on destination. going crack down on pill mills of the building, and was not Zone furnished upon request abuse. Mary Lassiter, Transportation lies in nearby homes were ——— and painkiller abuse. “We’ve been dealing with Secretary Mike Hancock and evacuated and sent to a hotel, Single Copy Price: 75 cents Beshear told 700 people at this problem on a statewide their staffs available to law- but were expected to return CONTACT US: the National Rx Drug Abuse basis for a long time,” makers to help finalize a deal home Wednesday. Newsroom — 355-1307 or Summit in Orlando that pre- [email protected] Beshear said, but it now before adjourning the legisla- Knott Co. Sports — 355-1214 or scription painkiller abuse “a needs to have a “national tive session. Ky.