Ohio County Times

On the staircase of their Hartford home, the five new siblings pose for a group photo. They are (top left) Foster, 9, (top right) Kenton, 8, (middle left) KenLee, 6, (middle right) Tamara, 8, and (bottom step) Miche-Cadrine, 10.

Hartford family adopts Haitian sisters

Tamara and Miche-Cadrine Desmond were like butterflies just out of their cocoon as they romped freely around their new home in Hartford snacking on green apple slices, braiding doll hair and discovering snow for the first time. It took less than two weeks in the United States for them to experience a snowfall — their curiosity of the half-inch of snow was more than they could take, constantly looking out the windows and peeking out the doors before taking the plunge outside.

Couple accused of faking son’s illness for money

For Kentucky State Police Trooper Jerry Critchelow, a two-week investigation that led to the arrest of a Beaver Dam couple accused of faking their son’s fatal illness hit a little too close to home. Sharon and Milton Sheets and their 10- and 11-year-old sons were members of Critchelow’s Catholic church — Holy Redeemer — in Beaver Dam.

Downtown Fordsville remains vital part of community

As business districts go, downtown Fordsville is not exactly a booming metropolis. But then it doesn’t have to be. For several years now, downtown Fordsville has survived with what some towns would consider the bare essentials — a grocery store, a restaurant, a service station, a beauty parlor, a bank, an auto parts store, and a drug store. And most Fordsville residents will tell you they can do right well with that combination of businesses.