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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun
Paducah police officer Shawn Craven times recruits as
they run a mile and a half on Saturday during physical testing. AJ Parrish (right) finished first in his group.
Large recruiting
class faces tests
gets more intensive as the
candidates move forward.
Paducah police Capt. David White said that a recruit
hired by the department
would be on his or her own
by the spring at the earliest.
“People may get frustrated
with the process, but the expectation for us as far as the
community goes is to put the
BY CORIANNE EGAN
cegan@paducahsun.com
The Paducah Police Department is hiring new officers for open spots on
the force, but it could take
months before they’re in uniform and on the street.
Physical and written testing began this weekend for a
recruit class that included 80
approved applications. The
testing is rigorous, and only
ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun
Blair Rudd celebrates with his Grand Champion trophy after his crew, the Smokin’ Hose Grillin’ Team,
won the title Saturday at the 19th Ever Barbecue on the River.
Please see POLICE | 5A
Surgical center aims
for Massac County
plied for a permit on Aug. 12
with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review
for the creation of an ambulatory surgical treatment
center in Metropolis, Ill., to
be called the Massac County
Surgery Center.
The proposed $5.6 million project would create an
BY WILL PINKSTON
3-time reserve champion finally gets big prize
taken home three Reserve Grand
Champion trophies, but never Barbecue on the River’s ultimate prize.
On Saturday, that all changed.
“It takes a while to get it down
and make your recipes perfect, and
to get the judges on the same page
BY CORIANNE EGAN
cegan@paducahsun.com
In cliché terms, the Smokin’
Hose Grillin’ Team has always
been a bridesmaid, and never a
bride. The highly decorated team
had won nearly every category, and
as you,” Blair Rudd said. “But we
did it this time.”
Rudd and his Carlisle County
gang nabbed the Grand Champion
nod, leading all judging scores for
Please see BBQ | 7A
wpinkston@paducahsun.com
Residents of far-southern
Illinois could have access to
convenient surgical care close
to home as a joint venture
between a local hospital and
regional orthopedic authority
awaits state approval of a new
outpatient center.
OIWK Holdings and Massac Memorial Hospital ap-
Please see SURGICAL | 3A
With government shutdown nearing, GOP seeks health care delay
BY DAVID ESPO
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1B would eventually support a stand-
Closed for business: A look back at government shutdowns through history.
alone spending bill if needed to
prevent a shutdown. “How dare
you presume a failure? How dare
you? How dare you?” he said.
Apart from its impact on the
health care law, the legislation
that House Republicans decided
to back would assure routine
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Locked in a
deepening struggle with President Barack Obama, the Republican-controlled House pushed
legislation toward passage Saturday night requiring a one-year
delay in parts of the nation’s new
health care law and repeal of a tax
on medical devices as the price
for avoiding a partial government
shutdown in a few days’ time.
Senate Democrats pledged to
reject the measure even before the
House began debating it, and the
White House issued a statement
vowing a veto in any event. Republicans are pursuing “a narrow
ideological agenda” that threatens
the nation’s economy, it said.
Undeterred, House Republicans
pressed ahead with their latest attempt to squeeze a concession
from the White House in exchange
for letting the government open for
business normally on Tuesday.
“I think we have a winning
program here,” said Rep. Hal
Rogers, R-Ky., chairman of the
House Appropriations Committee, after days of discord that
pitted Speaker John Boehner, ROhio, and his leadership against
tea party-backed conservatives.
Another Republican, Rep. Darrell Issa of California, reacted
angrily when asked whether he
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Survey shows school job satisfaction
Monday
BY KATHLEEN FOX
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Regional school districts
are providing an environment
that is conducive to successful
teaching and learning, according to a survey taken by district
school instructors.
The Teaching, Empowering,
Leading and Learning Working Conditions Survey, or TELL
Kentucky, an online test administered to all certified teachers in
the state anonymously, evaluates
responses in categories includ-
ing time; facility and resources;
community support and involvement; managing student conduct; teacher leadership; school
leadership; professional development; and instructional practices and support.
The data is intended for use
within each school district to
aid with ongoing plans for instruction as well as improvement to facilities and instructional resource, according to
the Kentucky Department
of Education website. Both
Paducah Public Schools and
McCracken County Schools
showed improvement overall
from the 2011 results. The test
is given every two years.
According to assistant superintendent and director of
instruction for Paducah Public
Schools Donald Shively, the
school district top strengths
from the 2013 data include
— the use of assessment data
and student leadership to help
inform instruction, encouragement from administration
to try new strategies, level of
comfort in raising concerns or
issues and overall happiness
with teacher performance assessments.
“Using the anonymous survey results, it is evident that our
teachers and principals see the
Paducah Public School District
as having a laser-like focus on
student learning with high expectations for all students so
that we maximize every stuPlease see TELL | 3A
Reunions
■ Ballard Memorial High School
Class of 1963 will have its 50th
class reunion at Kentucky Dam
State Park on Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 4-5. Anyone interested in attending should call 270-665-5553
or 270-554-5928.
■ Old-Time Southsiders Men, 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at
Calvary Baptist Church, Clements
and Powell streets. Lunch served
at noon. Information: 898-2489 or
email: willoughbyte@gmail.com.
■ CTS/Local 1125 reunion will be
Sunday, Oct. 6 at Noble Park. Finger foods welcome. For information
contact Rose Sharer at 898-9393
or Brenda Sauvage at 898-2550.
■ The 43rd Rushing family reunion will be Saturday, Oct. 19 at
Glendale United Methodist Church,
Ill. Rt. 145, Glendale, Ill. Potluck
lunch will be served as noon. Paper
items, tea, lemonade and eating
utensils will be furnished. For information e-mail Ellen Broom at ellenbroom@gmail.com.
■ Tilghman High School Class of
1942 will have its annual reunion
on Saturday, Oct. 5 beginning at 11
a.m. at the Olive Garden restaurant.
For information contact Frances
Beard at 559-1447.
In Our Schools
■ Carlisle County Middle School
SBDM — 3:15 p.m. Monday, Room 3.
■ Jonathan Elementary School
SBDM — 3:20 p.m., Thursday.
All items for the “In our schools”
section must be emailed to news@
paducahsun.com no later than noon
Thursday.
ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun
Taste of river life
People disembark the AEP Legacy after visiting its four levels during the
Marine Industry Day on Saturday afternoon
at the Paducah riverfront, above. People
toured the boat and participated in a line
throwing contest. The goal of the longstanding event sponsored by the Waterways Industry of Paducah is to teach people about the
benefits of the marine industry.
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line as far as he can during a contest
at the Marine Industry Day on Saturday afternoon at the Paducah riverfront, right. People
were also able to tour the AEP Legacy boat.
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dent’s potential,” he said.
According to McCracken County School Superintendent Nancy Waldrop, the county district improved
in 82 of 83 satisfaction categories from 2011. Overall
87 percent of teachers believe their school is a good
place to work and learn, up from 85 percent in the
previous survey, she said.
Reidland Middle School, Murray High School in
Calloway County and Cuba Elementary in Graves
County were named to the Kentucky Winner’s Circle
Honorable Mention list, according to TELL survey
results for student achievement, teaching conditions
and school safety.
Principal Susan Nelson said Reidland Middle aims
to provide a beneficial environment
“There are great for teachers and
so each
things happening students
day both groups are
at Reidland
looking forward to
attending school.
Middle School,
“There are great
we value a family things happening
Reidland Middle
atmosphere and at
School. We value a
we treat every
family atmosphere
and we treat every
student as
student as if they
if they were
were our children,”
she said.
our children.”
“Our staff and
administration
is
Susan Nelson
thinking
about
the
Principal, Reidland Middle
education,
social
and emotional wellbeing of our students every day.”
Cuba Elementary School in Graves County was selected as a 2013 TELL Winner’s Circle Top 10 Award
recipient earlier this month, a first for Graves County
schools.
Principal Lora Miller emphasized the importance of
honest communication between teachers and administration to ensure daily educational success.
“It’s so great to receive statewide recognition and
we want our teachers to feel comfortable to voice their
thoughts,” she said. “Getting feedback like this can
only make us (Cuba Elementary) better.”
The Kentucky Department of Education selected 49
schools for the honorable mention list, about seven
from each district. From that list, one from each region, two additional at-large schools, and one ATC or
Area Technology Center school were chosen for the
Winner’s Circle recognition.
ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun
Runners unite
Runners from around the area
woke up early for the 20th United
Way 5K & Fitness Walk in downtown Paducah. Approximately 500
runners and walkers participated
in the 9 a.m. event, which used
a special chip timing system to
produce more accurate results. There were 320 preregistered
participants, including 75 for the
youth run. Title sponsor Paducah
Bank offered its parking lot as a
start and finish area for the race,
which started on Jefferson Street
and wrapped around Fountain Avenue and back through downtown.
United Way typically raises about
$15,000 from the event, but with a
goal of 500 runners it hoped to exceed that amount. All funds raised
will help the community in areas
including education and health.
Runners stampede down Broadway during the United Way 5K & Fitness
Walk on Saturday morning, above. This was the 20th year for the event,
which raises money for the United Way of Paducah-McCracken County.
Jimi Gwinn of Paducah crosses the finish line with his custom racing chair
at the United Way 5K & Fitness Walk on Saturday morning. This was Gwinn’s
third race ever, finishing his first round of the race at approximately 13 minutes and 49 seconds, just before repeating it for a personal challenge.
Contact Kathleen Fox, a Paducah Sun staff writer, at
270-575-8651 or follow @kathleendfox on Twitter.
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11,550-square foot orthopedic and podiatry sameday surgical center featuring three operating rooms,
12 recovery rooms and additional support areas.
Per the state application,
the development of the center will bolster the routine
general surgery procedures
offered at Massac Memorial
Hospital and bring specialty surgical services closer
to home for southern Illinois patients that typically
have to receive treatment in
Paducah or elsewhere.
“This is something we feel
will benefit the community
and our patients,” said Bill
Hartley, Massac Memorial
chief executive officer. “This
is a way for us to work together to bring services into
Massac County. It’s great
for both Massac County
and the hospital to have a
state of the art facility in the
community where we can
provide orthopedic services
to people here and in surrounding areas.”
According to the state ap-
“It’s great for both Massac County and the hospital
to have a state of the art facility in the community
where we can provide orthopedic services to people
here and in surrounding areas.”
Bill Hartley
Chief executive officer, Massac Memorial Hospital
plication, Massac Memorial
Hospital indirectly holds a
49 percent interest in the
venture while OIWK Holdings has controlling interest with the remaining 51
percent. Investors in OIWK
Holdings include five Southern Orthopedic Associates
physicians in Paducah and
Greg Thompson, The Orthopaedic Institute and Southern Orthopedic Associates
chief executive officer.
Calls to Thompson and
The Orthopaedic Institute
for comment on the project
were not returned.
Physicians with Southern
Orthopedic Associates — all
members of the Orthopaedic
Institute of Western Kentucky with privileges at three
Paducah facilities including
Surgicare, Baptist Health
Valuable Inserts
Paducah and Lourdes hospital — will provide clinical
services at the new center.
According to the state
review board, the application for the surgery center
was marked complete, and
physicians and other officials have provided letters
of support for the project
since the beginning of September.
Courtney Avery, board
administrator, said the application will be presented
and voted upon by the full
review board during a Nov.
5 meeting in Bolingbrook,
Ill. Should the project be
approved, the applicant
can move forward with the
project. If it is denied, the
applicant has a period of
time to prove it has corrected any deficiency before resubmitting.
Not only would the surgical center offer advances in
community health, the proposed location of the project
will be a visibly attractive
entrance into Metropolis.
The proposed building site
lies just north of U.S. 45,
less than a mile west of I-24,
and adjacent to Bullock and
Faughn lanes, said Mayor
Billy McDaniel.
“When the announcement (of the surgery center) was made, I can tell you
that was probably some of
the best news we’ve had in
several years because, one,
it pertains to our accessibility to the interstate into our
city and it also provides a
great service for residents
in the area,” said McDaniel, also complimenting the
foresight of Massac Memorial’s leadership for partnering in the project.
“In the economic times
we’re in today, this is just a
blessing to our community.
This is a shot in the arm that
we need to grow that area
around the exit out there.”
Contact Will Pinkston, a
Paducah Sun staff writer,
at 270-575-8676 or follow
@WCPinkston on Twitter.
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Editorial
UNTIMELY
City tax increase offends
on principle, not dollars
The Paducah City Commission commission would bother with
demonstrated a tin ear Tuesday the tax increase. The revenue
when commissioners voted to
the property tax hike is expected
raise property taxes.
to generate won’t make a dent in
The increase won’t generate
the city’s obligations. One would
much new revenue for the city
think the political calculus
— only $78,000. But it could
would weigh against such a
fuel more public consternation
move.
over what many see as a lack of
Which in turn leads one to
financial discipline by the city.
believe commissioners may
The increase of one-half cent
not have a read on the level
per $100 assessed valuation
of public dissatisfaction with
brings the local tax to 25.5 cents, some of the recent spending
close to the state average. For a
decisions. The commissioners
$200,000 home, it will mean
(but not the mayor) will stand
an increase of
for re-election next
$10, from $500 to
By raising
The revenue the spring.
$510.
the tax rate, they
property tax hike have at a minimum
A $10 tax
hike isn’t going
is expected to handed potential
to break the
a
generate won’t opponents
bank for most
political ax to use
make a dent
homeowners.
against them.
in
the
city’s
Rather, it’s the
The increase
principle that
also comes at a
obligations.
offends.
time when the
That’s because
larger community
the city has had a bad run of
continues to face a difficult
spending misadventures of late. economy and huge payroll losses
There was the selling — at a
due to the ongoing shutdown of
loss — of land the city purchased the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion
for a new sports complex in an
plant.
ill-conceived attempt to spur
Clearly, this was not great
economic development in an
timing. It was just a few years
area where such was unlikely.
ago, in Mayor Bill Paxton’s
There was the controversy
administration, that the city cut
over spending $435,000 for
the property tax levy. Paxton
a greenway trail tunnel at a
advocated the move at the time
location where, some argued, a
as a way to counter declining
crosswalk would suffice.
population by reducing the tax
And there is the $1.5 million
burden on city homeowners.
(and counting) in cost overruns
Granted, the quarrel with
for the riverfront development
the current increase is largely
project.
symbolic. But given the politics
It’s a bit puzzling, given
of the day, commissioners best
that recent history, that the
hope the money is spent wisely.
Fed actions run counter to free market
WASHINGTON — Because
Ben Bernanke’s public persona
is as mild as milk, the transformation in American governance
in which he has participated
is imperfectly understood and
hence insufficiently deplored.
The change is dramatized by
two recent developments.
One was the campaigning by
several constituencies for and
against what supposedly were
the two leading candidates
— Larry Summers and Janet
Yellen — to replace Bernanke
as chairman of the Federal
Reserve. The Fed can no longer
be considered separated from
politics.
The second, and related,
development is the semantic
infiltration of journalism by
language that ratifies the Fed’s
increasingly grandiose role.
A Financial Times column on
Yellen, now Bernanke’s presumptive successor, described
her as “poised to take the tiller
of the U.S. economy.” Oh? The
economy has a tiller? And with
it the Fed chairman can steer
the economy? Who knew? On
The Atlantic website, a columnist defends the Fed’s recent
decision not to follow through
on earlier intimations about
reducing its monthly purchases
of $85 billion in mortgage
and treasury bonds. This, the
columnist said, illustrates the
Fed’s admirable “nimbleness.”
A touch on the tiller here, a
nimble reversal there — these
express the fatal conceit of an
institution that considers itself
capable of, and responsible for,
fine-tuning the nation’s $15.7
trillion economy.
Slowing the Fed’s bond
purchases is called “tapering,”
which means more modest
“quantitative easing.” This is
how governments talk when
trying not to be understood. By
continuing the pace of “easing”
— printing money — the Fed
has acknowledged that its finetuning has failed. The nimble,
tiller-touching Fed assumed
it would be more successful at
responded euphorically — the
Dow soared 147 points.
ZIRP, which Yellen ardently
supports, is trickle-down
economics: Money, searching
for yields higher than bonds
offered under ZIRP, floods into
stocks, the rising value of which
supposedly creates a “wealth
George Will effect” — feelings of prosperity
that stimulate spending and
investing among the 10 percent
reducing unemployment.
who own about 80 percent of
Well, to err is human. To
all stocks.
assume that a few government
ZIRP also makes the Fed
officials can and should steer
an indispensable enabler of
America’s vast, globally conbig government. By making
nected economy — hundreds
borrowing, and hence deficits,
of millions of people making
cheap, ZIRP facilitates the potrillions of decisions a day — is
a kind of confidence peculiar to litical class’s bipartisan strategy
of delivering current benefits
the progressive temperament.
while deferring costs. ZIRP also
In December 2010, Bernanke
provides cheap credit to big govhad this exchange with Scott
ernment’s partner, big business.
Pelley of CBS’ “60 Minutes”:
Originally, in 1913, the Fed’s
Bernanke: “We could raise
mission was price stability —
interest rates in 15 minutes if
preserving the currency as a
we have to. So, there really is
store of value. In 1978, Congress
no problem with raising rates,
created the “dual mandate,”
tightening monetary policy,
instructing the Fed to maximize
slowing the economy, reducemployment. This supposedly
ing inflation at the appropriate
authorizes the Fed to maniputime.”
Pelley: “You have what degree late the stock market, part of
Bernanke’s inflation of the dual
of confidence in your ability to
mandate into “promoting a
control this?”
healthy economy.” Is a parBernanke: “One hundred
ticular distribution of income
percent.”
unhealthy? The Fed will tell us.
Bernanke once hoped that
The next Fed chair will put
economists might (in John
her or his hand on the econMaynard Keynes’ words)
omy’s imaginary tiller after
“get themselves thought of as
humble, competent people on a politically muscular constitulevel with dentists.” But Bernan- encies campaigned for her or
ke speaks the heroic language of his candidacy. What will this
a central planner, talking about helmsman do when, say, the
homebuilders and others in the
the Fed’s tasks of “economic
construction industry clamor
management” and “economic
pre-emptively against any reengineering.”
treat from ZIRP?
Of course he has confidence
The Fed has become the
in the Fed’s abstract power to
model of applied progressivend zero interest-rate policy
ism, under which power flows
(ZIRP). Easier said than done.
to clever regulators who operate
Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas,
chairman of the Joint Economic independent of political control.
The Fed is, however, a creation
Committee of Congress, notes
of Congress, which may not
that four years of ZIRP has become “monetary morphine” for forever refrain from putting a
bridle and snaffle on a Fed that
Wall Street, which is addicted.
increasingly allocates credit,
The day the Fed reneged on its
wealth and opportunity.
hints of tapering, Wall Street
Letters
Some government employees will probably
get laid off. So what? How many private
sector jobs are gone and will never return?
I don’t hear anyone in Washington crying
EDITOR:
over that.
Here we go again. The spinsters are
Our government needs to trim the excess
telling us that the government will shut
fat anyway. The secretary of the treasury is
down if the Republicans vote to defund
responsible for payment of those bills and
Obamacare. We had 30 million uninsured benefits. Do you think he will choose not to
citizens before Obamacare and we will
meet those obligations when the money is
have 30 million if Obamacare stands. So is there?
it about providing health care for all or takIf Obamacare is defunded and everying control of one-seventh of the economy? thing else passes in the House, it will be up
If the spending bills are kept as they
to the Senate to pass or defeat the bill. If it
are except for Obamacare, how can the
passes the Senate then the government will
government shut down? And what if
shut down because the president vetoes
it does? Does anyone remember when
the spending bill. So who shuts the govCongress shut the government down in
ernment down? You had better move out
the ’90s under Clinton? How many people of the way because that can is about to be
can say they suffered from that temporary kicked again!
shutdown? The liberal left is telling us that
JOE CHANNELL
service members won’t get paid, Social
Paducah
Security recipients will not get a check,
Newspaper missed big story
government debt payments will go into
default. Come on! None of these things
by ignoring America’s Cup
happened in the ’90s.
Each month the government brings in
EDITOR:
over $150 billion in tax dollars. This is
The 34th America’s Cup regatta came to
more than enough to meet the obligations an end Sept. 25, with the defender, Oracle
mentioned above.
Team USA, completing one of the most
Yes, some government programs may be dramatic comebacks in sports history.
Down eight races to one, with nine wins
temporarily shut down, such as the EPA,
required to clinch the Cup, the Americans
the Department of Education and others.
Government shutdown
warnings just scare stories
won the final eight races to successfully
defend.
However, there was no mention of the
event in Thursday’s paper. This event is
international in scope, cutting edge in
technology and high drama and a compelling story. Yet our sports section consisted
of one sheet of newsprint, containing
stories of only “major” sports and local
action.
The America’s Cup comes around only
every three years. It is part of an entire
world of sporting events that do not
make it to the pages of The Paducah Sun.
However, you routinely publish stories on
NFL teams that aren’t even playing until
Sunday. So the reason cannot be space
limitations. Why, then?
MARK SCHABERG
Paducah
Obamacare delivers savings,
will prove its critics are fools
EDITOR:
Thanks to Obamacare, I have recently
reduced my health insurance premiums
for my wife and me from $938 per month
to $446 per month. Due to the coming of
the exchanges on Oct. 1, insurance rates
now are becoming highly competitive, and
are falling, not rising.
I and millions of others will be taking
advantage of this new opportunity. Obamacare will be a resounding success. And
the pundits wailing against the Affordable
Care Act, like your editors, will soon look
like fools.
MARTY CLIFT
Mayfield
Christians must work to put
God back in lives, businesses
EDITOR:
We have been having a Christian festival
and I am disappointed in our community
and churches for not taking the time to
come and be as one church to be able to
set aside denominations and praise our
Father in heaven. For when we as Christians all die we will only go as one church.
Don’t you know God sees this. He’s my
Father and Lord and Savior of my life and
I want to stand up for what I believe. I
believe America is tossing God to the side,
and if we as Christians don’t try to put God
back in our homes, lives, businesses, communities and government we are all going
to dearly pay for turning our backs. Our
churches are supposed to be the first to
unite. We could work together and bring
great revivals together.
NORMA VANLANDINGHAM
Paducah
Local/Region/From Page One
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Local/Region Briefs
Wreck critically injures motorcyclist
A motorcyclist wrecked on Said Road on Saturday
afternoon, critically injuring him.
McCracken County Deputy Sheriff Trent Hardin
said that Gary Haney, 48, of Paducah was riding
his Harley-Davidson when the bike slipped while
negotiating a curve. Haney, who was not wearing a
helmet, went off the road and was thrown from the
bike, Hardin said.
Deputies were called to the scene just after 2:15 p.m.
Haney was listed in critical condition at Baptist
Health Paducah.
Hardin said alcohol and speed were believed to
be factors in the wreck. Haney was charged with
operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and for driving on a DUI suspended
license. He was cited to court due to his injuries,
Hardin said.
Said Road was closed for nearly an hour for cleanup after the wreck.
— Staff report
Motorcycle wreck injures Paducah driver
A motorcycle wreck sent one man to the hospital
Friday.
At 4:51 p.m., Jeremy L. Johnson, 33, of Paducah was
driving his black 2001 Yamaha motorcycle across U.S.
60 West toward Cairo Road, Sgt. Jared Rivera of the
McCracken County Sheriff’s Department said in a news
release. Johnson struck a dip in the road, causing him
to lose control of his motorcycle and ejecting him.
Johnson, who was wearing a helmet and protective riding equipment, was taken to Lourdes hospital, Rivera said.
— Staff report
2 charged in death of Kentucky toddler
BOWLING GREEN — Two people have been indicted in the death of a Kentucky toddler last year.
Robert Roger Dishman has been charged with
second-degree manslaughter and criminal abuse.
Tiffany Dawn Sampson, of Greenbrier, Tenn., has
been charged with second-degree criminal abuse.
The indictment against Dishman says he is accused of wantonly causing a person’s death on Aug.
24, 2012, in Warren County.
Under state law, second-degree criminal abuse
can be charged against a person accused of abusing someone in his or her custody or permits someone to be abused, placing the victim in a situation
that may cause serious physical injury, torture or
cruel punishment.
Court records show active arrest warrants against
both defendants.
The victim’s name is redacted in copies of the unsealed indictments.
— Associated Press
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best officers we can out on
the streets,” White said.
“We do a lot of vetting so
we can be sure of that.”
Recruits started the Police Officers Professional
Standards, POPS, testing
on Saturday. About 50 recruits of the 80 approved
applicants showed up for
the testing. They went
through running tests, including a 300-meter sprint
and a mile and a half run,
then lifting and conditioning drills like bench-pressing, sit-ups and push-ups.
The physical testing was
just the beginning: the
second half of the day was
spent on a written test.
From the written test,
the Paducah police review
resumes and pick candidates they are interested
in having a panel interview
and score. The top-scoring
hopefuls then interview
one-on-one with the police
chief. If they make it that
far, the department usually
extends a conditional offer.
The department puts
about 40 hours into each
background check on a new
recruit, then they are subjected to a physical, a polygraph and a psychological
exam. All of that is done
before a recruit is even
approved by the Paducah
City Commission. After all
of those steps, and with
city commission approval,
recruits then travel to the
police academy at Eastern Kentucky University
in Richmond, where they
spend 18 weeks working
on law enforcement skills,
academics and firearms
training.
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I have gone through most
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Paducah police recruit AJ Parrish finishes his fourth
lap of a six-lap time test at recruit testing on Saturday
afternoon. Parrish was amongf 52 recruits who came
out to do physical and academic evaluations with the
Paducah Police Department, which is hiring a handful of
applicants for vacant positions.
criminal justice major at
Murray State University
and a member of the National Guard. “I want to
have a career as soon as I
graduate, so I know I need
to start now and get the
training done.”
White has led the department’s focus on minority recruitment for the past year.
There are six women working at the department, and
four sworn black officers.
The department set up a
minority recruitment committee and has worked with
bigger departments like
Hopkinsville, Owensboro
and Bowling Green, which
also face the same matters,
White said. The department
moved toward regional recruitment, White said, and
learned important lessons
from meetings in the community.
“What we’ve heard is that
we need to start young,”
White said. “We need to
invest in kids when they’re
younger, and build a positive image of policing with
them. Long term, that’s
a good thing to know. It
doesn’t help us in the short
term, but all of this effort
shows that our attention
and sincerity are there.”
After
recruits
work
through the academy,
White said they go through
16 weeks of field training
with a veteran officer, and
then are subjected to one
year of probation. But for
most of the dozens of hopefuls who went through only
the first step Saturday, the
light at the end of the tunnel isn’t as far away as it
may seem.
“I interned at the department and had such a great
time, every day,” Parrish
said. “It was the best experience, and they are one
of the best departments
around. It would be an
honor to get to work there.”
Contact Corianne Egan, a
Paducah Sun staff writer,
at 270-575-8652.
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the 19th Ever Barbecue
on the River. Last year,
Smokin’ Hose lost the
championship by one point
to Larry, Darrell and Darrell. Breaking the proverbial curse feels great, Rudd
said.
“We have wanted this for
so long,” Rudd said, getting emotional between
hugs from team members
and fellow pit masters. “We
came so close too many
times, it was tough.”
Rudd said the team
didn’t do anything different to get over the hump,
keeping with its spicy sweet
sauce and original flavor.
Barbecue on the River is
judged blindly, meaning
teams submit their entries
using a letter system and
judges don’t know what
team’s food they are eating.
Becoming a Grand Champion means consistently
high scores across the
board, festival organizer
David Boggs said.
“It’s always anybody’s
game,” Boggs said. “Consistency is what matters. Some
people spike in certain categories, but it’s important
to keep those high scores in
as many categories as possible. Whoever is hot on any
given day can win here. We
love having new blood as
champions. It is fun to see
those guys win, too.”
The festival ran smoothly
in its 19th year, with nearly
perfect weather all three
days. Streets were packed
with barbecue lovers on
any given night, and it is
expected that more than
$400,000 was raised for
about 60 local charities.
This year, organizers
added a new category titled
Anything But, where cookers could submit sides,
wings, seafood and beef.
Ribtastic BBQ won for best
wings, while Lenny’s Barbecue won for best beef.
Basty Boys won the nod
for best side, and Cookies
Grill took home the hardware for best dessert. Ohiobased Smoke Shack won
for best sauce.
Ozean’s Ribs took home
the most awards while
competing as a backyard
cooker. They won an award
in each of the four categories — chicken, ribs, shoulder and whole hog — including first place in ribs.
Circuit legend Larry, Darrell & Darrell took home
first place for whole hog,
and Regulators BBQ took
home first place in circuit
shoulder. First-year cook-
19th Ever
Barbecue on the
River winners
■ Grand Champion: Smokin’
Hose Grillin’ Team
■ Reserve Grand Champion:
Smokey D’s
■ Best Booth: Big Daddy’s
Backyard Chicken
■ 1st: Downtown Kiwanis
■ 2nd: Rib Daddy & the Pork-
ers
■ 3rd: Ozean’s Ribs
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■ 1st: Rib Daddy & the Porkers
■ 2nd: Ozean’s Ribs
■ 3rd: Ballard Memorial Base-
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■ 1st: Ozean’s Ribs
■ 2nd: Ballard Memorial Base-
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Backyard Whole Hog
■ 1st: River City Rib Ticklers
■ 2nd: Certified Holy Smoke
■ 3rd: Brothers BBQ
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■ 1st: Liberty Bell
■ 2nd: Smokin’ Hose Grillin’
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■ 3rd: Lenny’s
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■ 1st: Regulators BBQ
■ 2nd: Bar B Q Express
■ 3rd: Highway Ribbery
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun
Barbecuers from around the area hope for their names to be called during the awards for the 19th Ever Barbecue on the River Saturday at the Paducah riverfront.
ers Rib Daddy & the Porkers took home two awards,
most notably a first place in
shoulder.
The year’s best booth
prize went to Big Daddy’s,
who decked out their storefront with a tall, life-like
firehouse motif. The firehouse was named Ladder
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its People’s Choice Award
for the third straight year
as well. Smoke Shack took
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Hardwood Cafe won best
ribs. Tommy Q’s won best
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