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Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies held their quarterly Drive-Thru Drug Drop / Food Drive on Saturday, May 11.

They collected and incinerated 31 pounds of prescription medications, bringing the total amount of collected prescription medications to 1,062 pounds since the start of the program in the fall of 2019.

The department also collected 314 pounds of non-perishable food items, which were donated to the Washington County Food Bank. HUNGER KNOWS NO SEASON!

Sheriff Miller would like to thank everyone who dropped off prescription medications to be safely disposed of and say a special thank you to everyone who donated food for our local food bank.

Thank you to Matt Hein, who runs this important program for the sheriff’s department and to his helpers, Deputy Hailee Lopotosky, Deputy Tory Hildreth and Trenton Miller, who also helped with this event.

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On Wednesday, May 22, at approximately 5:39 p.m., deputies and emergency services personnel responded to the area of 7636 N. State Road 135, in reference to a single motor vehicle roll-over crash with injuries and entrapment.

Once on the scene, deputies determined that Timothy Reynolds, age 57 of Seymour, was traveling north on N. State Road 135. Reynolds was driving a 2002 GMC Sierra pickup truck when he drove off the east edge of the roadway. Reynolds over-corrected his vehicle, causing his vehicle to go into a skid and travel off the west side of the roadway, down an embankment and roll over onto the passenger side before coming to a rest.

Two passengers in the pickup truck had to be extricated by members of Monroe and Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Departments.

Timothy Reynolds refused treatment at the scene.

Passenger Roxie Reynolds, age 77, was transported by Washington County Ambulance Service to University of Louisville Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Passenger George Reynolds, age 82, was transported to St. Vincent Hospital by the Washington County Ambulance Service for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Lieutenant Wayne Blevins is the investigating officer and was assisted by Detective Brad Naugle, Lieutenant Lucas Gray, Deputy Paul Reyling, Deputy Hailee Lopotosky and Sheriff Brent Miller.

State Road 135 N. was closed for a brief period of time.

Photo provided by Sheriff Brent Miller.

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The Campbellsburg Patton-Chastain Post 195 of the American Legion has scheduled activities to honor fallen soldiers this Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. Dustin Voyles invites the public to attend.

The group will begin by visiting the graves of service members in nine cemeteries in Washington County between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.  Listed below are the cemeteries and the approximate times the group will arrive:
Smedley Cemetery—8 a.m.
Mt. Tabor Cemetery—8:15 a.m.
Old Union Cemetery—8:30 a.m.
Livonia Cemetery—8:45 a.m.
Claysville Cemetery—9 a.m.
Saltillo Cemetery—9:15 a.m.
Cavetown Cemetery—9:30 a.m.
Mt. Carmel Cemetery—9:45 a.m.
Hopp Cemetery—10 a.m.

Following the cemetery visits, there will be a final ceremony at the Patton-Chastain Post 195 American Legion at 10:15 a.m.  The post is located at 155 S. Sycamore St., Campbellsburg.

The public is invited to join the activities to honor and remember those who served the country.

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In preparation for the observance of Memorial Day, the Washington County Veterans Service Office has released the names of former service members who died in the past year.

Those 50 service members include Gerald Allen, Bazle Amburgey, Dennis Armand, Kimberly Baker, Michael Barton, David Brown, Nathan Burdick, Jr., Tony Burns, Anthony Cardwell, Thomas Childers, Earl Clipp, Eugene Curtsinger, Timothy Fleming, Gary Fowler, Dennis Franklin and Ricky Froman.

Also, Lawrence Golden, Marvin Graves, Harry Hattabaugh, Jerry Henderson, James Horner, David Hurst, Walter Johnson, Ernest C. Keller, Mark Kindrick, Robert Lake, Jr, Paul Lee, Larry Lewellyn, Gary Malott, Cecil McCracken, Michael Morris, Howard Nicholson and James Nix.

Also, Kevin Palmer, John Pebely, Debbie Phelps, Joseph Pruitt, Jr., Steven Raisor, Harold Robbins, Daniel Roberts, Paul (Bob) Rutherford, Daniel Sorrels, Harold Strange, Steven Sutton, Todd Suyemasa, James (Jim) Tomes, Jack Tsiaousis, Richard Vincent, James Whittle and Max Winslow.

The community honors these fallen soldiers for their service to the country.