Kellie Mae Just
Kellie Mae (Schurkamp) Just of Albany, Kentucky, formerly of Muskegon, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, having attained the age of 60 years, 5 months & 23 days. She was born in Muskegon, Michigan on Wednesday, November 4, 1964, the daughter of Wayne […]
Kentucky State Police charges Science Hill man with child Sexual Exploitation offenses
On April 29, 2025, at approximately 4:42 p.m., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch interviewed and arrested Ricky Bumgardner, 44, on charges related to a child sexual abuse material investigation. Bumgardner was located, interviewed, and arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch […]
Elijah Bolen
Elijah Bolen, age 18, son of Chastidy Bolen, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Monticello, KY. In addition to his mother, he is survived by: 2 brothers, Wesley Reynolds and Seth Bolen Maternal grandparents, John “B.J.” Carter and Frances “Gail” Carter The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 1st, 2025, between 5 pm […]
Superintendent Screening Committe sends three candidates to School Board for consideration
The process of naming a new Superintendent of Wayne County Schools continues The Superintendent screening committee held its second meeting Monday to evaluate applicants. The committee recommended three candidates for the Board of Educations consideration. The Board can choose one of those candidates or consider another of the applicants as the process continues.
Kentucky State Police Charges Pulaski County Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
On April 29, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch arrested Hunter Reese Rohrback, 33, on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Mr. Rohrback was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the […]
Billy Ray Pittman
Billy Ray Pittman, age 56, husband of Jennifer Pittman, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025, at The Medical Center in Bowling Green. In addition to his wife, he is survived by: 3 sons, Arin Pittman (Faith), Kalep Pittman, and bonus son, Jesse West (Nicholas) 1 daughter, Ashlee Barnett 1 brother, Cecil Pittman 1 sister, Susan […]
Downtown Streets to be closed during Monticello Market
The downtown square area will be closed to traffic in efforts to provide maximum safety for everyone attending the Monticello Market. This Saturday’s event is “Kid’s Fest” The closures will begin at 6:00 AM Saturday at the following locations: • North Main Street & Michigan Avenue (downtown stop light) • West Columbia Avenue at Huffaker […]
Monticello City Council meets, forms Tourism Board funded by 3% restaurant tax
The City of Monticello is now in the tourism business. The City Council by a 4 to 2 vote funded a new Tourism Commission at Monday’s Council meeting and enacted a 3% Restaurant Tax to fund the Commission and it’s activities. The Tax goes into effect June first on purchases of food at restaurants, coffee […]
Mark Pope Announces Father/Son and Father/Daughter Camps
Mark Pope Announces Father/Son and Father/Daughter Camps Information on the second annual camps is below Registration Link LEXINGTON, Ky. – Big Blue Nation, they’re back! Kentucky men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope announced on Tuesday the return of his Father/Son and Father/Daughter camps for the 2025 summer camp season. The Father/Son Camp will take place […]
Transportation Cabinet Issues Text Message Scam Alert
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is warning Kentuckians of fraudulent text messages impersonating tolling agencies, which feature a suspicious link similar to the KYTC licensing website address. If you receive one of these texts, do not click the link. Even if the website or link looks like it belongs to KYTC, the text is a […]