Fred Petke, Author at Jessamine Journal - Page 7 of 14

Fred Petke is a reporter for The Winchester Sun, the Jessamine Journal and the State Journal. His beats include cops, courts, fire, public records, city and county government and other news. To contact Fred, email fred.petke@bluegrassnewsmedia.com or call 859-759-0051.

Jessamine County

Suspect charged with using stolen vehicle in theft, police say

A Nicholasville man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fled from police after stealing a car from East Jessamine High School. Jeffrey L. McLean, ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Wednesday, September 2, 2020 9:15 am

Jessamine County

Police: Domestic victim locked in trunk

Police arrested a Nicholasville man for strangulation and marijuana trafficking charges following a domestic dispute. According to arrest citations, Davion K. Forte, 24, of 118 ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Wednesday, September 2, 2020 9:15 am

News

Nicholasville votes to limit itinerant businesses

Itinerant businesses such as food trucks and door-to-door sales people, may soon be facing new restrictions within the Nicholasville city limits. Monday, the Nicholasville City ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 10:44 am

bad checks

Property recovered, but search continues for bad check writer

As law enforcement continues to search for a Garrard County man accused of passing bad checks throughout the region, officers recovered about $24,000 in stolen ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Friday, August 21, 2020 1:36 pm

Jessamine County

County hopes to add polling locations for Nov. election

Jessamine County Clerk Johnny Collier said he hoped to expand to six polling places for the fall election to accommodate the expected turnout. There were ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 12:10 pm

Jessamine County

Search continues for man writing bad checks in region

Jessamine County authorities, along with those in several neighboring counties, are searching for a man who allegedly wrote a number of bad checks. According to ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 12:09 pm

News

Wilmore approves 4% property tax rate

The Wilmore City Council approved the first reading of its new tax rates for 2020, which would generate a 4 percent increase in revenue. Monday ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 12:05 pm

News

City approves Airbnb tax agreement

The City of Nicholasville should soon begin to collect its hotel tax more consistently from Airbnb users. Monday afternoon, the Nicholasville Board of Commissioners approved ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, August 13, 2020 10:06 am

branch

Wilmore, JCPL exploring branch possibility

When the City of Wilmore purchased the former Providence School, there was more than enough room to house all of city government. There may be ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, August 6, 2020 10:29 am

jury trials

Trials able to resume, but no time table yet

The Kentucky Supreme Court authorized local courts to resume jury trials beginning Monday, but there’s no time frame at this point for Jessamine County. Commonwealth’s ... Read more

by Fred Petke, Thursday, August 6, 2020 10:24 am

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