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LET IT BURN? First responders train for disaster like one in Texas
scollins@amnews.comTo hear the words “let it burn” is kind of odd when they come from a fire chief, but that’s what Danville chief Woody Ball said will happen if many of the agricultural companies were to catch fire. Local fire, police and medical...Tags: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Lebanon
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Train could provide recreation for Parksville
There are no parks in Parksville — at least not the one here in Kentucky. But, according to the website for Parksville, B.C., located on Canada’s Vancouver Island, their six provincial parks within a 30-minute drive of the town,...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Lakes and Ponds
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Police news for April 18
Arrest made in theft of steel from railroad A man was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly stealing railroad property in Danville. About 8 a.m., Danville police responded to Fryes Lane behind Arnold Glass to a railroad employee’s report of a...
Tags: Prosecution, Gaming, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Danville Police Blotter for April 4
Editor’s note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial calls and the information used by the dispatcher to send officers to investigate complaints. It is not necessarily an indication of what the...
Tags: Walmart, Theft
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Arrest made in theft of railroad property
A Hustonville man was arrested Thursday night after allegedly stealing railroad property in Danville. About 11:30 p.m., Danville police officer Sam Butler was doing surveillance near a portion of railroad under the Danville bypass. Police said there...
Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft
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Saint Joseph-Jessamine receives gift to establish mammography suite
news@jessaminejournal.comThe Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, part of KentuckyOne Health, has received a generous gift from the RJ Corman Railroad Group to bring digital mammography services to Saint Joseph Jessamine. This gift was made in honor of Rick Corman’s sister...Tags: Breast Cancer, Mammogram, Menopause
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Looking back at Kentucky School for the Deaf
January 1888 Our ice-house was partly filled with ice last week, of splendid quality, five inches thick. Unfortunately a thaw, accompanied by rains set in before we were able to complete the filling. The Christmas Holidays, so long looked forward to...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Students, General Motors Corp., Christmas
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Norfolk Southern rings The Closing Bell to commemorate 30 years
NEW YORK — Danville resident and Norfolk Southern employee Monk Wilkerson helped his company celebrate its 30th anniversary Tuesday when he joined the company’s CEO and others on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to ring The Closing...
Tags: Ceremonies, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Companies and Corporations, Transportation, Corporate Officers
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Looking Back: Remembering Lincoln County's Arabia
Contributing WriterThe recent train wreck in the McKinney-Geneva community has brought back memories of former train wrecks and stories of the past from up and down the railroad lines of both the Norfolk-Southern Railroad and the now defunct L&N Railroad through Lincoln...Tags: Railway Accidents, Travel, Transportation, Human Interest, Transportation Accidents
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Railroader recognized for commitment to safety
msimpson@amnews.comRailroad tracks weave through Monty “Monk” Wilkerson’s memory, stopping at all the major depots — childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, midlife. He grew up the grandson of an L&N conductor, watching trains charge past the old...Tags: Career and Workplace, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Travel, Santa Claus (fictional character), Transportation
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Railroad Days Fest trying to rebuild
jenb@amnews.comJUNCTION CITY — Community members behind the annual Junction City Railroad Days have worked hard to put together a festival that appeals to a lot of folks. Attendance has dropped off in recent years, and they want to rebuild it. “We want the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Transportation
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Looking Back: From our Files: Sept. 25
1911
The Danville police force has instituted a plan of making thorough raids on certain portions of the town, and if kept up, will prove of great benefit. One night this week, they made a swoop, and gathered in a number of liquor sellers, idle women,...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Polls, Newspaper and Magazine, Elections, Travel
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