The Oldham Era Thursday, February 10, 2011A14 A I catch fi scal court on Channel 25? YOU NEED TO READ THIS The newspaper you need to read. Thursday, January 27, 2011 The Oldham Era A3 City of La Grange City of Pewee Valley UNITED WAY SUPPORTS FAMILIES IN CRISIS Metro United Way recognizes the challenges that area not-for-profits face in meeting the growing communi- ty needs while simultaneously dealing with budget shortfalls. In response, they have awarded a grant to the Good News Shelter in Oldham County to provide housing and support to families with children and women in crisis. current economic condition and increased human need has forced many organizations in our region to deal with reduced funding and con- strained resources to the point of turn- ing away people in said Joe Tolan, president and CEO of Metro United Way. purpose of these grants is to respond quickly to our need and to help agen- cies continue to provide vital services to the people who are at most he said.
needs are grow- ing while the resources to meet those needs are said Barbara Fendley, director of the Good News Shelter. funds from Metro United Way will help prevent fami- lies in Oldham County from becoming she said. Due to cuts in private and pub- lic funding, many local not-for-profits have been forced to decrease staff, close programs, cut staff training, and limit the number of people served. This all results in diminished resources for children, youth and families in our community. The grants was award- ed from a pool of $275,000 and was available to qualifying organizations in each of the seven Metro United Way counties that provide basic needs and services (including food, shelter, healthcare and safety) to people in immediate crisis while also helping them to move towards stability and self-sufficiency.
United Way recognizes that our local not for profit organization need help in dealing with these tough economic times and have moved swift- ly to harness the resources necessary to help them sustain said Tolan. Metro United Way serves Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby and Bullitt counties in Kentucky, and Floyd, Harrison and Clark counties in Indiana. BY LISA KING LANDMARK NEWS SERVICE Police arrested a man wanted in connection with numerous bank and grocery store rob- beries across the state on Tuesday following a weekend robbery at the Shelbyville Kroger. Stewart Ray, 24, and his alleged accomplice, Gregory Mitchell, 29, both of Louisville, were arrested at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at their resi- dence on Lunenburg Lane by Shelbyville Police.
Shortly after the arrests, police discovered the pair are wanted in a string of robberies and that Ray, a former resi- dent of Oldham County, had skipped parole back in September. No one was injured in any of the robberies, for which Kroger officials said they were thankful. Shelbyville Police Chief Robert Schutte calls the crimes the robbery here Sunday night, we started from scratch and we got information from Kroger representatives that the same person may have been involved in similar robberies in the Lexington area, so we contacted Lexington, he said. By Monday afternoon, police identified a finger- print from the scene. Other robberies that yielded surveillance pho- tos took place at three Northern Kentucky banks and two Kroger stores in Lexington, said Sherelle Roberts, public informa- tion office with Lexington Police.
Schutte said his detec- tives found out that Ray had also been in custody in La Grange, where he had also been on parole. he had absconded from his parole respon- sibilities there, and they heard from him since September, he said. Schutte said the pair faces multiple charges. For Ray, an alleged rob- bery in Louisville, and a Lexington robbery charge for Mitchell. They are also charged with first-degree robbery of the Shelbyville Kroger.
sure there will be a myriad of charges when all is said and done, Schutte said. Lisa King is a staff writ- er at the Sentinel News in Shelbyville, a sister paper of The Oldham Era. E-mail us about this story at: Duo charged with Kroger robbery is linked to La Grange Pewee Valley Town Hall 312 Mt. Mercy Drive, PO Box 769 Pewee Valley, KY 40056 Phone: 502-241-8343 Town council meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month at Town Hall Mayor Bob Rogers (502) 241-7340 COUNCIL MEMBERS Otis Florence Water Willard Chambers Waste 241-4979 Dick Filippini Tree Board 241-1237 Amy Johnson amy.johnson8@insightbb.com 243-3195 Bethany Major Town bethany.major@insightbb.com 243-6120 Henry Walser Public Safety 241-3010 City Clerk Laura Eichenberger 241-8343 La Grange City Hall 307 W.
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