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Unemployment rate unchanged

Unemployment rates dropped in 108 Kentucky counties between November 2003 and November 2004 and rose in 12 counties, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training in the Education Cabinet.

Lewis County's rate remained the same as the previous month at 9.4 percent, and was lower than the 10.8 percent recorded a year ago. Of the county's 4,335 civilian labor force, 407 were unemployed.

Unemployment rates in neighboring counties are Mason County at 6.7 percent, down from 7.2 percent in October but up from 5.7 percent in November 2003; Fleming County at 4.8 percent, down from 5.2 percent in October and 6.4 percent a year ago; Rowan County at 3.6 percent, down from 3.9 percent in October and 4.2 percent last year; Carter County with 8.6 percent, down from 10.3 percent in October and 9.1 percent in November 2003; and Greenup County with 5.1 percent, down from 5.8 percent in October and 6.8 percent a year ago.

Metcalfe County's 2.3 percent jobless rate was the lowest in the commonwealth.

Other low rates were recorded in Oldham County, 2.5 percent; Marion County, 2.6 percent; Fayette County, 2.7 percent; Barren, Franklin, Jessamine and Monroe counties, 2.8 percent each; and Shelby and Warren counties, 2.9 percent each.

Elliott County recorded the state's highest unemployment rate at 11.1 percent. It was followed by Magoffin County, 10.9 percent; Lewis County, 9.4 percent; Nicholas County, 9.3 percent; Carter County, 8.6 percent; Morgan County, 7.5 percent; McCreary and Wolfe counties, 7.4 percent each; Allen County, 7.2 percent; and Grayson County, 7 percent.

Unemployment statistics are based on estimates and are compiled to measure trends rather than actually to count people working. Civilian labor force statistics include non-military workers and unemployed Kentuckians who are actively seeking work. They do not include unemployed Kentuckians who have not looked for employment within the past four weeks. The statistics in this news release are not seasonally adjusted to allow for comparisons between United States, state and counties figures.

County officials give monthly reports

Lewis County Sheriff Bill Lewis and Jailer Tim Underwood gave their monthly reports at the Lewis County Fiscal Court meeting on December 13.

Sheriff Lewis reported the following activities between November 8 and December 13:

Subpoenas served: 98

Domestic related calls: 90

Civil summons served: 22

Felony arrests: 25

Misdemeanor arrests: 15

Accident investigations: 13

Juvenile investigations: 12

Criminal summons: 14

Prisoners transported to secure facility: 0 miles

Juvenile transported: 330 miles

Domestic violence and emergency protective orders: 8

Court bailiff hours: 485

Prescription deliveries: 2

Auto inspections: 87

Funeral escorts: 5

Property taxes collected: $317,491.43

Franchise taxes collected: $107,304.47

Underwood presented the following report for the Lewis County Detention Center for November.

Inmate population: 29 state inmates CC/CD/CI and 30 county inmates. There were 76 county inmates booked in and there was an average of 60 total jail population per day.

Fees and payments received included $1,110 in booking fees; $1,109.46 in telephone commissions; and $28,445.23 Class D/CC/CI pay for November.

Food and commissary amounts were Somerset Food, $4,373.36 (five weeks), and $10,469.43 commissary.

Travel was 1,230 miles, including two trips to Bowling Green, and one trip each to EKCC and Lagrange.

Dispatch calls received in November were Vanceburg Police Department, 67; Lewis County Sheriff Department, 28; 911, 29; Vanceburg Fire Department, 4; operator's license check, 25; operator's plate check, 25 ; wrecks/no injury, 7; and wrecks with injuries, 1.

Monthly financial report for the jail had $10,469.43 in the commissary account and $1,258.38 in the inmate account.

Underwood told the court that the state inmate population is down, but that is probably a result of a holiday lull.

He also noted that three deputy jailers have left to join the Vanceburg Police Department.

Deputy Dawn Jones has completed mental health training, and deputies Andy Lucas and Tim Moore have completed training seminars and will now be able to provide required in-service training here, rather than have staff go out of town.

Two charged in break-in

Two Vanceburg teens have been arrested and charged in connection with a break-in last week at the Lewis County School System Bus Garage on Ky. Rt. 8 west of Vanceburg.

Sheriff Bill Lewis said the incident happened about 5:45 p.m. Thursday when a witness reported seeing two people running from the bus garage area.

Lewis said school officials were notified and discovered that a door had been pried open, a soft drink machine had been tampered with, and some items were missing.

Deputies Joe Paul Gilbert and Johnny Bivens followed tracks in the snow to the nearby Wildwood Subdivision and were then directed to a location on Front Street in Vanceburg where the two suspects were located.

Lewis said that during questioning, the suspects admitted to the incident. They were arrested and charged with third degree burglary and first degree criminal mischief.

Michael A. Chinn Jr., 19, of Rt. 2 Vanceburg, was lodged in the Lewis County Detention Center, and a 17-year-old boy was lodged in the Ashland juvenile facility.

Lewis said the items taken have been recovered and damage was estimated at more than $1,000. Deputies Bivens and Gilbert are continuing the investigation.

Photo Catch

Paula FrankeLewis County Herald

And the walls come tumbling down...the building was constructed in the mid-1930s and was heavily damaged by a fire in 2002, which claimed the life of Joe McCane. At the time of the fire, the building housed McCane Computers and Tolle Barber Shop on the ground floor and two apartments on the second floor (Mr. McCane was trapped in one of the upstairs apartments at the time of the fire)

MSgtThomas Combs/ARNG Family Program Director

The "Angels Among Us" service project began as an FBLA project at Larry A. Ryle High School to raise funds to ensure that children of the 940th Kentucky National Guard had a special Christmas. In all, the group raised more than $11,000. On hand for the presentation in Lexington was FRG President for the 301st, June Farler of Tollesboro, second from right.

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