Henderson

Behavior Assessment Team Formed at Henderson Community College

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:16:24 +0000

Officials at Henderson Community College want to increase campus safety.

The college's dean of student affairs Patty Mitchell said a new team's purpose is to identify any person on campus who is exhibiting threatening behavior toward themselves or others. Mitchell says school employees will be trained in how to determine whether behavior is threatening. She said those who witness such behavior will report it to the behavior assessment team, which will then deal with it in a manner appropriate for the situation.

Officials say shootings do happen at community colleges, noting a deadly one at Hazard Community College in January.

Work Crews Look for Asbestos in Henderson School

Associated Press — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:15:18 +0000

Work crews are checking a Henderson County elementary classroom to see if asbestos is present.

The Gleaner reports South Heights Elementary School was closed Friday as crews came in to take samples from the classroom to test for the contaminant.

It was unclear when students would return to school.

"We don't know how long school will be closed. We will make that determination after the samples come back. We're hopeful that we'll be back in school on Monday, but I can't say that," Assistant Superintendent Marganna Stanley said.

Henderson Teen Arrested For Gun at School

Associated Press — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:56:56 +0000

Police say a Henderson County high school student is facing charges after bringing a loaded gun to school.

Henderson police spokeswoman Jennifer Richmond told The Gleaner newspaper that the 17 year old Central Academy student faces a charge of unlawful possession of a weapon on school property and faces five years in prison. The unidentified student is being held at the Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Bowling Green.

Richmond said a school resource officer went to remove two students from a classroom on "court-ordered pickup orders" and found the 22 caliber pistol during a routine search. She said the gun contained two rounds of ammunition. Richmond said it was unclear why the student brought the gun to school.

Husband Charged in Death of Henderson Guidance Counselor, Coach

Lisa Autry — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Nearly eight months after a western Kentucky guidance counselor and coach was killed, her husband is now formally charged with murder. A Henderson County grand jury last week indicted 36-year-old Steven Cotter on a charge of wanton murder.

Michelle Cotter was fatally shot in her home on May 15th 2012, the last day of the school year in Henderson county where she was a dance instructor. The 38-year-old Cotter was also the guidance counselor at College View Middle School in Daviess County.

According to police, the morning of her death, Michelle's husband, Steven Cotter, called 911. When officers arrived, they found Michelle with a gunshot wound to the chest and her husband in the home with a firearm.

Attorney General to Address Henderson Students about Prescription Abuse

Dan Modlin — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:45:00 +0000

On Monday, approximately 1,000 students at Henderson County High School will hear about the consequences of prescription drug abuse. Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and Van Ingram, Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, will speak to students.

Ingram told WKU Public Radio that an alarming number of teens have been experimenting with prescription medications in the state and region. He says that experimentation is especially dangerous because many young people are taking medications that may interact with other pills they have taken. State officials in Kentucky say autopsy results from those dying from prescription overdose frequently find that a "cocktail" mixture of pills.