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Trash overflows Thursday from a trash bin and garbage is strewn about a Big Hill Avenue mobile home park Thursday. Veolia Environmental Services will remove the trash bin today because the owner has not paid his bill, said interim City Manager Jimmy Howard. The city will remove any remaining trash, Howard said. What options residents will then have for trash disposal is uncertain.

• Trash piling up at mobile home park

  Uncollected household waste at a mobile home park on Big Hill Avenue in Richmond will draw a notice of violation from the Madison County Health Department and is prompting the city to clean up the site on its own.

  February 3, 2012 1 Photo

• Realities of prescription pill abuse spark another summit

  Prescription drug abuse has become so prevalent in parts of Kentucky, people are buying Mason jars of clean urine at flea markets and under the table at tobacco stores so they can pass drug tests.

  February 3, 2012

• Tackling childhood obesity

  NFL football player and former University of Kentucky running back Artose Pinner autographed lunch bags, footballs, notebook paper and anything Glenn Marshall elementary students could find (including arms and hands) during his visit Thursday to kick off the Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60) grant program.

  February 3, 2012 4 Photos

• Police charge two with making meth

  A traffic stop late Tuesday evening ended in two arrests for manufacturing methamphetamine.
  A Richmond Police officer working traffic enforcement on the Robert R. Martin Bypass stopped a vehicle at about 11:50 p.m. for a traffic offense. The officer discovered  several methamphetamine precursors and paraphernalia in the vehicle that police say were tied to one of the passengers in the vehicle, Curment Nicholas Carpenter, 40, of Lexington Road.

  February 3, 2012

• Man pleads guilty to driving to Richmond for sex with girl

  (Editor’s note: This story contains graphic information some readers may find offensive.)
  An Indiana man will serve at least 10 years in prison for traveling to Richmond to have sex with a 13-year-old girl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Lexington.

  February 3, 2012

Sports

• H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL: Southern pulls away

  For three quarters, Madison Southern and Model were locked in a tightly contested battle.

  February 4, 2012

• H.S. Basketball: Central gets back on track

  suffering their first loss of the season earlier in the week, the Indians (23-1) went back to the basics Friday against Pulaski County.

  February 4, 2012

• EKU BASKETBALL: Road trip rolls on for Colonels

  The Eastern Kentucky University basketball teams are on the road today for a doubleheader at SIU Edwardsville.

  February 4, 2012

Lifestyles & Community

• Managing the calving season

  Providing sound management during the calving season can mean more live calves.
  Excessive losses can mean the difference between a year’s profit or loss for a beef producer.
  It is important to have a short calving period to allow frequent observation and assistance if needed.

  February 1, 2012 1 Photo

• Spinach: It’s not just for Popeye anymore
• Topping trees is a bad practice

Viewpoints

• In defense of southern-fried Paula Deen

  Celebrity chef Paula Deen lustily massages salt into "a mighty fat hog,” as the dogs circle the cooking island. For the yams, “I’m only using half a stick of butter,” she drawls before breaking into high laughter. Deen’s popular Food Network show does southern cooking with no brakes on the pork fat, butter, sugar or other dietarily incorrect ingredients.

  February 1, 2012 1 Photo

• GOP makes Obama look good
• The real State of the Union

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