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Inmates escape in fire chief's Ford Bronco

MEN STEAL VEHICLE WHILE ON WORK DETAIL, LOSE POLICE

Two Bourbon County jail inmates assigned to a work detail drove off in a vehicle instead of painting it. On Friday afternoon, the two men were painting the Millersburg fire chief's Ford Bronco under the supervision of the Millersburg police chief at the town's fire department.

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Y's Strong Kids Campaign reaches out

The Paris-Bourbon County YMCA, 917 Main Street in Paris, will launch its annual Strong Kids Campaign on Monday.

Meetings

■ The Bluegrass Women's Political Caucus will hold a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Puccini's Smiling Teeth Pizza, 833 Chevy Chase Place. Items on the agenda include a discussion of future meetings, endorsements of political candidates and a report on a recent meeting of the state Women's Political Caucus board. Call Annette Mayer, (859) 266-6073.

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Golf tournament to benefit PAWS

The Paris Animal Welfare Society will hold its annual golf tournament at Houston Oaks Golf Course, 555 Houston Oaks Drive in Paris, with a 12:30 p.m. tee time (shotgun) on June 16.
Rising power costs add misery to consumer life

By John Wilen

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Consumers struggling with high gas prices, rising food costs and falling home values have something new to worry about: Sharply rising electricity rates due to a surge in coal prices over the past year.
Memorial honors children who died as result of abuse

By Katheran Wasson

THE WINCHESTER SUN

Paper angels were placed on a Central Kentucky courthouse lawn, one for each of 26 Kentucky children who died as a result of child abuse in 2007.
Time Warner considers sale of cable

By Scott Sloan

SSLOAN@HERALD-LEADER.COM

A major Central Kentucky cable provider could see a change in its ownership and future direction by the end of the month. Time Warner Cable, which serves 80,000 homes in the counties around Lexington and in other Kentucky cities including Ashland and Owensboro, could soon be spun off by majority shareholder Time Warner. The latter owns 84 percent of the company's stock.