Gateway Honors Student Achievers at Night of Excellence

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter

Thursday, May 17th, 2012, 2:26am

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19) - Gateway Community and Technical College recognized more than 200 students Wednesday for outstanding academic, leadership or technical performance at its annual Night of Excellence awards convocation held at Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills.

Chenel Stewart of Burlington and Bethany Survant of Florence received top honors as winners of the J.D. Patton Award. Survant and Bobbie Stubbeman of Walton were named to the Kentucky Community and Technical College All-Academic Team, recognizing outstanding academic performance.

The Gateway to Justice club, which raises awareness about domestic violence, human trafficking and other social justice issues, was recognized as student organization of year.

Individual students who received awards, listed by hometown, include:

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Indiana grocery prices rise slightly, but it’s enough for a new record.

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 9:00am

Indiana grocery prices rise slightly, but it’s enough for a new record.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (FOX19) - Grocery prices rose only slightly during the first quarter of 2012, according Indiana Farm Bureau’s survey, but that increase was enough to set a new record high for food prices on the survey.

Indiana Farm Bureau’s latest “market basket” survey, an informal compilation of grocery prices, shows that the 16 food items on the survey cost an average of $51.15, up $1.55 from the fourth-quarter 2011 survey. The previous record was $50.70, set in the third quarter of 2008. Of the 16 items surveyed, six decreased in price and 10 increased.

The IFB survey is part of a nationwide survey compiled by the American Farm Bureau Federation from data supplied by state Farm Bureaus. AFBF, the nation’s largest general farm organization, has been conducting the informal quarterly market basket survey of retail food price trends since 1989.

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Two charged in metal theft costing $28,408 in stolen goods and damage

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 7:46pm

Two charged in metal theft costing $28,408 in stolen goods and damage

CLEVES, OH (FOX19) – A pair of men from Whitewater Township is charged with stealing about 18 thousand dollars worth of high-end tools, copper, and a truck, while causing almost 11 thousand dollars in damage during the break-in.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Santana Jones, age 40, of the 3400 block Lawrenceburg Road in Elizabethtown, a neighborhood of Whitewater Township, and Ryan Gerhardt, 21, of the 8100 block of West Mill Street, in Whitewater Township west of Miamitown. Both were charged by sheriff’s detectives with Receiving Stolen Property and Breaking and Entering, both 5th-degree felonies, and arrested on Monday afternoon at their homes.

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Ripley County girl killed in ATV accident

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 1:42pm

VERSAILLES, Ind. (AP) - Police say a 15-year-old southern Indiana girl was killed when she lost control of an off-road vehicle on a rural road and was pinned underneath it.

State conservation officers say the crash late Monday killed Emily Mathes from the Ripley County town of Versailles. Police say the vehicle overturned on county road south of the town.

A passenger wasn't injured but Emily was pronounced dead at a hospital in Batesville.

Conservation officers say off-road vehicles can only be driven on county roads if permitted the county commissioners and if the person driving the vehicle has a valid driver's license.

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ISP gearing up for seat belt enforcement campaign

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter

Sunday, May 13th, 2012, 7:02am

ISP gearing up for seat belt enforcement campaign

VERSAILLES, IN (FOX19) – The Indiana State Police are saying, “Motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts – beware”. The Versailles District will be participating Indiana’s 2012 Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement which will begin Friday, May 18.

This national mobilization will take place over the Memorial Day holiday period and is supported by thousands of law enforcement agencies and traffic safety advocates across the country. In Indiana, more than 250 law enforcement agencies will conduct special patrols – day and night, to identify and ticket unrestrained motorists. The effort will conclude on June 3.

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Psychiatrist to discuss mental affects of tornadoes on victims and volunteers

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter

Sunday, May 13th, 2012, 6:00am

Psychiatrist to discuss mental affects of tornadoes on victims and volunteers

UNION TOWNSHIP, CLERMONT COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - Tornadoes spun a path across Clermont County, Southeast Indiana and Northern Kentucky in March, leaving destruction in their wake, and not just physical destruction. The Clermont County chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness is holding a discussion about trauma issues related to disasters.

Dr. Nelson Rodriguez, Staff Psychiatrist Lindner Center of Hope in Mason, specializes in recognizing and treating those that have been part of a natural disaster. He will discuss issues surrounding complex emergencies and how these emergencies affect people and communities. He will discuss how people and communities react to disaster, signs and symptoms of PTSD, and how to help.

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Three hurt when pickup truck goes off I-74

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Sunday, May 13th, 2012, 12:17am

ST. LEON, IN (FOX19) -- Three people were hurt Saturday night when the pickup truck crashed on westbound 74 about an exit before St. Leon.

A Dearborn County dispatcher says the truck went off the highway, and down an embankment. It then caught fire, but it didn't appear the victims had burn injuries, just crash injuries. They were all taken to a hospital in Cincinnati.

Investigators cleared the scene and all lanes of the highway were opened shortly before midnight.

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