Duvall is apprehended

An inmate from the Wayne County Detention Center, who walked away from a work detail early Monday, January 27, was apprehended by Kentucky State Police the following day.

Joey Duvall, who left the detention center between 4:15 and 6:25 a.m. Monday to take trash out through a kitchen, was taken into custody by Kentucky State Police Tuesday evening.

According to Jailer Ray Upchurch, Duvall, who was previously housed in the minimum security unit, left through a door that is used as a fire escape for minimum-security inmates. He noted the door cannot be locked, according to state regulations; however, options are being considered at this time to improve the security around this area of the facility.

Upchurch said Duvall has now been placed in the maximum-security unit of the facility. He was originally lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center on the charge of receiving stolen property over $300.

Sign-ups for water project

The City of Monticello, through the Monticello Utility Commission, will hold a public meeting on February 19 at 1 p.m. at Monticello City Hall. Sign-ups will be held for new water users for the city’s next water system extension project.

The sign-ups are being done in phases and this second phase consists of the following areas: Gregory, Delta, Highway 790, Denney, Ritner and Highway 776.

Those residents who reside in these areas and are interested in obtaining city water are encouraged to attend. A meter deposit and tap fee will be required but not until a later date, just before construction begins. This project is part of a larger project that also includes the Brammer Hill area.

A public meeting for this area will take place soon after this meeting and a notice will be published in The Outlook.

Sweetheart Luncheon set

The Wayne County Hospital will host its annual Sweetheart Luncheon on Friday, February 14 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The menu includes a barbecue sandwich, baked beans, slaw, chips and a cookie. Meals may be eaten in the hospital dining room or may be ordered to go.

Precipitation below average

Precipitation in January was below average, according to information from J.D. Rogers, local observer for the National Weather Service. Rogers reported 2.15 inches of precipitation in January, which is below the average of 3.80 inches for the month.

Rogers noted that though Wayne County received several inches of snow during January, ten inches of snow normally melts to about one inch of liquid. He also pointed out that snow received in Monticello during January contained less moisture than normal.

The maximum snow measured on the ground was six inches, recorded at 7 a.m. on January 17. Total January snowfall of 10.4 inches was about double the normal amount, according to Rogers.

January was also a very cold month in Wayne County. The average temperature was 28.6 degrees, about four degrees below normal. Rogers noted this was the coldest January since 1994, when Wayne County recorded an average temperature of 28.1 degrees.

The maximum temperature for the month was 59 degrees, recorded on January 9. The minimum temperature of three degrees below zero was recorded on January 18.

Hal Rogers to chair newly created Homeland Security

Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers will be chairman of the newly created Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, according to an announcement made last week.

Rogers will be the first chairman of the appropriations panel responsible for funding and oversight of the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The department is the third-largest cabinet agency behind the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and is home to about 186,000 employees.

"This is a very heavy responsibility because the foremost mission of government is to ensure the safety and security of our nation and its citizen," said Rogers. "With the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, our goals are clearer than ever—to stop terrorists dead in their tracks and ensure that the events of September 11 are never repeated. I will work within Congress and with the Bush Administration to ensure that the agency works as effectively and efficiently as possible."

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