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Volume 80 • Number 33 • Elkton, Kentucky 42220Aug. 24 to Aug. 30, 2011 16 Pages • 75¢Todd County StandardBLUE MOONBALLGood food, good shoes, all for a goodcause, Page 16.1 dead, 3 hurt inschool bus crashNo children hurt; accident during severe stormINSIDE TODAY:Classifieds, Page 9Obituaries, Page 3Society, Page 5Take Note, Page 10Opinion, Page 4Sports, Page 6DYE MURDER CASEJudge deniesmotion forsuppressionBY RYAN CRAIGTODD COUNTY STANDARDA judge has denied amotion to suppress analleged confession by ateenager that he killed his 9-year-old sister.In a ruling filed on Aug.18, Todd County CircuitJudge Tyler Gill wrote thatwhile the motion by 17-year-old Garrett Dye’slawyer “raised substantialissues not easily determinedand subject to reasonablelegal debate,” the judge“does not believe the evidencesupports the conclusionthat (Dye’s) constitutionalrights were violatedby intentional police misconduct.”Garrett Dye has beencharged with the Feb. 4,2011 murderof his cousinand adoptedsister, Amy.He was arrestedFeb. 6 withouta warrantGarrett Dye at his parents’home onDogwood Road. Accordingto court records, policewould later testify thatGarrett Dye was arrested onprobable cause from evidencegathered by theKentucky State Police. Hewas also charged with resistingarrest when officers triedto put handcuffs on him.On July 22 (and concludingon July 25), hearingswere held to determine if analleged confession GarrettDye gave police on Feb. 6SEE DYE,PAGE 14STANDARD PHOTOS BY RYAN CRAIGChildren are helped off a bus that was involved in a wreck last Thursday afternoon on U.S. 79 near Allensville. A truck tryingto pass the bus crashed into the door of the bus. One man in the truck died and three others were injured.BY RYAN CRAIGTODD COUNTY STANDARDA Bowling Green man died last Thursday afterthe vehicle he was riding in attempted to pass aschool bus in torrential rains on U.S. 79 just a fewmiles from Allensville.There were 19 students, a driver and a busmonitor on the bus, but none were injured.According to a police report, a truck, operatedby James Coleman, 48, of Bowling Green,passed the school bus and swerved back into thenorthbond lane to avoid an oncoming vehicle.Coleman lost control of his vehicle and exited theshoulder of the road.The truck rotated 180 degrees and struck atree with the rear of the vehicle, the KentuckyState Police report said. The vehicle then reenteredthe roadway and sideswiped the passengerside of the school bus breaking the glass on thedoors.The truck then came to rest on the driver’s sidein a ditch.A passenger, Dale Cherry, 45, of BowlingGreen, was taken to Gateway Medical Center inClarksville, Tenn., and later flown to VanderbiltMedical Center, where he was pronounced dead.SEE CRASH,PAGE 3Woman charged for notdepositing volleyballbooster club fundsBYTONYAS.GRACETODD COUNTY STANDARDElkton resident BridgetAnn Leavell has beencharged with theft by unlawfultaking after Todd CountyCentral High SchoolPrincipal Todd Marshalllodged a complaint againsther for only depositing halfthe funds into a bankaccount for the ToddCounty Volleyball BoostersClub.A preliminary hearing forBridget Leavell, the presidentof the boosters club,has been set for 2 p.m.Aug. 29 in Todd CountyDistrict Court.BY MELONY SHEMBERGERTODD COUNTY STANDARDExcept in mathematics,juniors at Todd CountyCentral High Schoolshowed no progress inreaching college readinessbenchmarks on the ACT,according to data releasedlast week by the KentuckyDepartment of Education.Last spring, 140 11thgraderstook the ACT, amultiple-choice collegeentrance exam used bymany colleges and universitiesto determine how preparedstudents are for college.Under a state lawpassed in 2006, all publicLeavell plednot guilty tothe chargesduring herarraignmentMonday in districtLeavell court tosatisfy therequirementsfor having the hearing set.According to her arrestwarrant, Marshall had statedin his complaint that Leavellhad unlawfully received$3,157 to deposit in thebooster club account butonly deposited $1,500.She received the moneyon Aug. 8, the warrantnoted.SEE FUNDS,PAGE 8Juniors do not meetbenchmarks on ACThigh school juniors inKentucky must take theACT, and Senate Bill 1passed in 2009 mandatesthat the scores be includedin school and districtaccountability results for the2011-12 school year.The ACT gauges studentperformance in four subjectareas – English, reading,mathematics and science.The highest score possibleis 36.Scores in three of thefour subjects are down fromthe previous year’s juniorclass. The composite scorein 2011 17.3, one-tenthless than the 2010 score.SEE ACT, PAGE 11

Volume 80 • Number 29 • Elkton, Kentucky 42220July 20 to July 26, 2011 16 Pages • 75¢Todd County StandardSHOOTINGFOR SUCCESS4-H AIM team strives in marksmanship,academics, Page 7.After nearly 8 years of legalmaneuvering a settlement has beenreached in the case of SEXUAL ABUSEon a TODD COUNTY school busINSIDE TODAY:Classifieds, Page 9Obituaries, Page 3Society, Page 5Take Note, Page 10Opinion, Page 4Sports in KY, Page 8Formercoach’strial setBY ELIZABETH JOHNSONTODD COUNTY STANDARDA trial date has been setfor Terry Nofsinger, formerTodd County Central HighSchool boys basketballcoach and history teacher,who is facing 29 counts ofsex-related charges forallegedly having inappropriaterelationships with twoplayers from 2000 to 2004while serving as the girlshead basketball coach atOhio County High School.During a pre-trial hearingon July 14, Ohio CountyCircuit Judge RonnieDortch agreed to continueNofsinger’s trial on Aug. 11in Hartford. His trial was initiallyset for Nov. 19, 2010.According to Nofsinger’sindictmentfiled in March2010, he ischarged withfive counts ofsodomy (firstdegree), nineNofsinger counts of sexualabuse (firstdegree), 14 counts of unlawfultransaction with a minor(first degree) and one countof complicity to unlawfultransaction with a minor(first degree). Following hisMarch 15, 2010 arrest,Nofsinger was released fromthe Ohio County DetentionCenter after posting$10,000 cash bail.The charges stem froman investigation launched bythe Kentucky State Police inSEE COACH,PAGE 15least three days in September2003, a 5-year-old girl wasOnatmolested by a 17-year-old boywhile riding home on a Todd County schoolbus.The driver of that bus, along with thePennyroyal Mental Health-MentalRetardation Board, a quasi-state agencywhere the 17-year-old went for therapy, settledin a civil suit filed by the girl’s parents onher behalf.Eight years after the incident on the schoolbus, a confidential settlement was reachedthrough mediation April 21, 2011 without ajury trial.The girl, who was, at the time, a kindergartenerat North Todd Elementary School,and the boy, who was a special education studentat Todd County Central High School,rode the bus together. On Sept. 29 and 30 in2003 and at least one other day that month,they sat together.In her deposition, the girl said the older boytold her that he was a doctor before molestingher on those dates.Another student on the bus told the girl onthe day of the last incident that what the boywas doing was wrong. She told the girl to tellher mother. The same student also reportedthe incident to Anthony Addison, the substitutebus driver, according to court documents.The bus driver reported the incident to theTodd County Schools TransportationDirector, who spoke with other officials aswell as the girl’s parents. The student had toldher mother about the incident when she gothome.A lengthy investigation and legal battleensued.SEE BUS,PAGE 11STANDARD STORY BY | ELIZABETH JOHNSONClaymour Camp Meeting starts this weekBY ELIZABETH JOHNSONTODD COUNTY STANDARDMore than a century ago, seven Claymour menbegan the Claymour Camp Meeting – a 10-day eventfor all denominations to come together for revival.The tradition continues in the same structure next tothe Whippoorwill Creek in the small north Todd community.Starting Thursday, July 21 through July 31, thosesame wooden benches will be filled for the 108th consecutiveopen-air revival meeting.“I think spirituality is very strong in people’s lives,”Wilda Harrison said. “It’s a passed-on tradition. I thinkas long as people feel that way, it will continue on.”SEE CLAYMOUR,PAGE 16HCC to offer local jobtraining opportunitiesBY TONYA S. GRACETODD COUNTY STANDARDHopkinsville CommunityCollege will be offering jobtraining opportunities inTodd County in the wake ofrequests from local industryofficials for a skilled workforce.“We’ve been working onadult training in ToddCounty,” said Mike Baker,industrial recruiter for theTodd County IndustrialFoundation, as he explainedstrategies for preparingprospective employees inthe area for jobs that areBY CATHERINE DARNELLTHE TODD COUNTY STANDARDThe upcoming dedicationof the Guthrie AT&T tower isunique for a couple of reasons.First, fancy invitationswere sent out. Invitations—fancy or otherwise — don’toften arrive in the mail inGuthrie for an event likethis.Second, as GuthrieMayor Scott Marshall put it,“We are looking forward tohaving the first dedication ofa cell phone tower in theState of Kentucky.”The ceremony will takeplace at 11 a.m. onTuesday, July 26 and thepublic is invited to attend.expected to be available incoming months.Foundation PresidentTodd Mansfield said a minimumof 400-plus jobs areanticipated given the recentarrivals of Dilling Group,Midwest Sales Inc., HoveyElectric and others that areconsidering a move to thearea. Mansfield said officialsthink these jobs are just thebeginning of what is tocome. Anticipated openingsare available for positionsincluding welders, electricians,drivers and warehouseworkers, and trainingSEE HCC, PAGE 15Guthrie AT&T towerto be dedicated July 26Guests should meet atMike’s BBQ on Hwy. 79 tobe shuttled to the site,which is behind the stockyardanimal auction buildingacross the road. The towerwill be dedicated to two menwho were instrumental ingetting the tower toGuthrie. Mayor Marshallwould not divulge theirnames.On the program areTodd County JudgeExecutive Daryl Greenfield,Mayor Marshall, Mary PatRegan, president of AT&TKentucky, Sen. JoeyPendleton, Rep. MarthaJane King and JohnWalton. Lunch will follow atMike’s.No gifts, please.

Volume 80 • Number 27 • Elkton, Kentucky 42220July 6 to July 12, 2011 12 Pages • 75¢Todd County StandardGLOBALWARMING& RELIGIONWorshippersdisagree on if iteven exists,Page 6.SMOOTH RIDE:Man has quite acollection, Page 11.Murdertrial is setfor July 11Boom!!The sky lit up Sunday night for the annualfireworks celebration at Todd County CentralHigh School in Elkton. The event is sponsoredannually by Heritage Bank and KnucklesInsurance. The Todd County CommunityAlliance sponsored the bouncers for the kidsbefore the fireworks.Photos by Jason DossettAccident reconstructionistto look at 2010 crash siteBY ELIZABETH JOHNSONTODD COUNTY STANDARDAfter rear-ending a tractorin an accident that resulted inthe operator’s death last yearnear Guthrie, David L.Warfield will be tried for murderJuly 11 at 9 a.m.According to policereports, Warfield, 47, wasdriving an Oldsmobile northboundon Old Rail RoadLane on April 8, 2010,when he rear-ended a tractordriven by Samuel Swarey, a77-year-old Amish man.Swarey was later pronounceddead at JennieStuart Medical Center.The newest evidence forCommonwealth’s AttorneyGail Guiling could stem froman expert reconstruction ofthe incident conductedTuesday night. Circuit JudgeTyler Gill said in a July 1hearing that the results of theinvestigation would determinewhether or not heallows the testimony.“In cases of this type it’sstandard to do an accidentreconstruction to determinethe speed, the exact point ofimpact and that type ofthing,” Guiling said.Warfield’s attorney ChrisWoodall said he was notgiven enough time to find hisown expert to testify inSEE TRIAL,PAGE 5Cost was $20 a voterin primary electionBY TONYA S. GRACETODD COUNTY STANDARDThe county spent about$10,000 in expenses forthis past spring’s primaryelection, and Todd CountyJudge-Executive DarylGreenfield said it botheredhim to know that amountedto about $20 a voter for the500 people going to thepolls.“Is there anything we cando?” Greenfield asked duringa special-called meeting lastThursday for the ToddCounty Fiscal Court.“We want more people toturn out,” replied ToddCounty Attorney Harold“Mac” Johns, who said that,in addition to the voterexpense, the election costsincluded other relatedexpenses such as preparingthe voting machines.The court met last weekin a special session at theend of the fiscal year toaddress some financial mattersfor the county, amongthem accounts payable itemslike the election expensesincurred earlier this year.The accounts payablewere filed subject to auditafter being read by ToddCounty Treasurer TammySEE COST,PAGE 5THE HEART OF TRENTONAnnual event draws shoppers from all overBY CATHERINE DARNELLTODD COUNTY STANDARDChristian. Montgomery. Logan.From the look of the license platesparked in Trenton last Saturday, itwould appear that someone hadcalled a United Counties summit onthe main drag.Familiar faces and the faces ofpeople who had never stepped afoot in this small Todd County towncame together at the Heart ofTrenton Main Street Festival—YardSale, all seeming to have one purposeon this hot July day.That would be to spend money.Margaret McArdell, daughterTammy Gower and granddaughterHaylee, 6, three generations ofshoppers from Clarksville, hadnever been to the Festival, butthey’ll be back. “This is really nice,”Margaret said, the family toting severalbags of treasures in the directionof their car to lighten the load.“We’ve already been back to the cartwo times.”That’s way the town of Trentonlikes it. In addition to a largeturnout of yard sales, the city’sannual festival features music andfood. And it does for the communitywhat money can’t buy: awareness.Kelvin and Lorie DeBerry, whoare actually Trenton citizens, pronouncedthe volume of businessSEE TRENTON,PAGE 10JASON DOSSETT/STANDARDJennifer Holder and Morgan Gray check out items for sale at the annualHeart of Trenton last Saturday.