http://www.richmondregister.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309225451.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309225451.html Expansion and renovation at Madison Southern High School is nearing completion. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309225332.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309225332.html The city’s budget deficit could drop from about $2.6 million to $855,000, if a working document revealed Thursday to the city commission becomes reality. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:57:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309215655.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309215655.html Despite being sentenced to a year in prison, Brandon Clay Rousey will be free on probation after less than two months in custody following a hearing Thursday in Madison Circuit Court. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:16:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_306141623.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_306141623.html A story in the Oct. 14 Richmond Register incorrectly attributed a statement to Karen Feldhaus, faculty sponsor of the Madison Central High School cheerleading team. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:51:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309215147.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309215147.html A late January trial date is scheduled for a man accused of force-feeding feces to a 4-year-old child. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309215100.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309215100.html The Madison County Health Department will conduct a walk-in H1N1 influenza clinic at its Richmond location, at 216 Boggs Lane, on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The clinic is targeted toward children between the ages of 6 months old and 18 years old with chronic health conditions, said Christie Green, health department spokesperson. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:14:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309091607.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309091607.html Eleven authors from Madison County will be taking part in the 28th annual Kentucky Book Fair on Saturday in Frankfort.The free event will take place at the Frankfort Convention Center, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Richmond writers Sylvia Davis, Charles Bracelen Flood, Melba Porter Hay, Marie Mitchell, Mason Smith, Pat Banks and Linda Pack, along with Howard Carlberg, Jason Howard, Thomas Parrish and Jim Tomlinson from Berea, will be among 200 writers participating in the fair. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:13:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309091423.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309091423.html (Editor’s note: This story may contain graphic information some readers may find offensive.)Three Richmond police officers remain suspended with pay until an internal investigation into physical and sexual misconduct allegations are complete.Richmond Detective Brian Lafferty is investigating the case after a female recently told sheriff’s deputies that the three officers sexually and physically assaulted her at her apartment. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:12:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309091240.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309091240.html Charges of possession of counterfeit money against a Georgia man will go forward after a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Madison District Court.Charles Demetrius Simmons, 45, of Atlanta, faces five counts of first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument after he was arrested Oct. 6 outside Walmart on the Eastern Bypass.Richmond police officer Garry Murphy testified that Simmons allegedly had attempted to use four counterfeit $100 bills to purchase a laptop computer at the store around 5 p.m. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:10:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309091126.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_309091126.html A new documentary that explores the effects of coal mining in Appalachia was partly filmed in Kentucky and features on-camera interviews with many Kentuckians, including Berea resident Teri Blanton.The film, entitled “Coal Country,” will be screened at 6 p.m. on Monday, in Room 108 of the library at Eastern Kentucky University.Blanton will be at the screening, which is sponsored by Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC). Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:48:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_308084933.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_308084933.html As the winter winds begin to blow, and we stick closer to hearth and home, thoughts often turn to the comfort foods of our youth.These are the simple pleasures of a time gone by, many of which have been replaced by instant this and freeze-dried that.For example, how long has it been since you've had a nice, rich mug of hot cocoa? Wait a second! I said cocoa, not hot chocolate from a mix, which has all but replaced the real thing. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:47:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_308084759.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_308084759.html November is American Diabetes Month. Diabetes is a serious and potentially life threatening illness that affects people of all ages, race and ethnicity. According to the Kentucky Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, one in seven adult Kentuckians (14.3 percent) have diabetes. It is the fifth leading cause of death by disease. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:28:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_308082854.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_308082854.html Construction work on Berea’s new 28-acre city park addition should be complete in about 60 days, City Administrator Randy Stone told the city council Tuesday night.The $2.25 million project should be completed with a surplus of $20,000, he said.Tuesday night, the council approved a $62,000 bid from Spohn Ranch Inc. of California to erect nine concrete skateboard structures in the park.The supplier was waiting only for the council’s approval to ship and then set up the skateboard facility, Stone said. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:26:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_308082743.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_308082743.html An Eastern Kentucky University marketing professor is suing the university, the EKU Board of Regents and the chairwoman of the management, marketing and administrative communication department for allegedly violating his constitutional rights in denying him tenure.F. Mark Case of Lexington filed the suit Oct. 13 in Madison Circuit Court, alleging that the university violated its own policies and procedures as well as state law and both the state and federal constitutions when administrators declined to offer him tenure in early 2009 and instead offered him a non-tenure professor position. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:24:00 +0000 http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_308082619.html http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_308082619.html Berea police are calling on the community to help solve several recent crimes, including the Oct. 27 robbery of an elderly woman who had her wallet stolen, which contained two diamond rings, according to Capt. Ken Clark, public relations officer for the Berea Police Department.Police are looking for a white male in his 30s, approximately 6 feet tall with a slim build, last seen wearing a ball cap, blue jeans and a blue jean jacket.