Christian Fiscal Court heard an update from the health department during its first meeting of 2021.
Public Health Director Kayla Bebout says last week had a record number of new coronavirus cases and she attributed the spike to holiday gatherings.
The health department has begun their vaccination clinic at the Bruce Convention Center. It follows state guidance on who should receive the shots first, all vaccinations are by appointment and Bebout says they’re working to get educators vaccinated this week.
There is an online portal on the Christian County Health Department website for individuals 70 or older to express interest in being vaccinated, though they are first working through the 1,300 people who have already signed up.
A Crofton man was arrested at around 7:20 a.m. Thursday while on Concord Lane after attempting to steal farming equipment, according to a Christian County Sheriff’s Office report.
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Fire destroyed a mobile home Thursday morning on Butler Road in Christian County.
Highland and West Side volunteer firefighters were called to 2209 Butler a few minutes before 11 and found the mobile home fully involved. Highland Fire Chief Doug Chilton says no one was injured and the American Red Cross was called to assist, with three people displaced.
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Final sentencing is set for Thursday afternoon for 44-year old Brian Ellis, who was arrested Tuesday after failing to appear twice to be sentenced for a September, 2020 shooting incident.
Christian County Jail records show Ellis was booked Tuesday morning on a warrant for failure to appear and is lodged on a $100,000 bond.
Ellis was originally charged with attempted murder and entered an Alford plea in November to seven counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, fleeing or evading police, tampering with evidence and trafficking in methamphetamine in a deal that came with a recommended 15-year sentence.