The first accumulating snowfall of the winter season brought more than just slick streets and power outages to the area on Friday, December 28 and Saturday, December 29. With the town quiet and serene, kids and adults alike took to the four inches of fresh powder and snowmen began popping up everywhere! The classic snowman pictured above was spotted at the home of Billy Hatton and Geraldine Teague on Beech Street.

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Falmouth Tobacco & Liquor, located at 214 Ridgeway Avenue, was robbed around 11 p.m. on New Year's Eve, December 31. The robber, according to police reports, was wearing all dark clothing, a werewolf mask and had a weapon in his possession. Workers at the store said that he was stocky and about 5'8" tall. No other description could be given.

The robber fled on foot but his direction of escape was unknown. Police searched the area and set up units at Robbins Avenue and Main Street in an attempt to locate any potential suspects. A K-9, Hano, was used to try and pick up the robber's scent. He was able to trace it to Robbins Avenue but no further.

The amount of money that was taken is still unknown at this time.

Police recovered the werewolf mask the following day near Becky's Flower Basket.

If you have any information about this robbery please contact the Falmouth Police Department at 859-654-5555 or call 9-1-1 non-emergency at 859-654-3300.

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Jay Delaney, 18th Judicial Circuit Judge, swears in Kentucky commonwealth attorneys from left Douglas Miller and Michael Laws. Photo by Roger McKinney.

By Roger McKinney, Reporter

Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney Douglas Miller and Assistant Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney Michael W. Laws were sworn in by 18th Judicial Circuit Judge Jay Delaney in the first week of January 2013.

Kentucky State Police (KSP) is renewing their effort to solve unsolved cases by asking the public for assistance with leads. In 2010, KSP distributed over 8,000 decks of playing cards to prisons across Kentucky depicting unsolved case information.

The deck of cards highlighted 52 unsolved Kentucky homicide or missing person cases. Since that time, three of those cases have been solved

KSP hopes that sharing information with the public again will provide fresh leads that can help solve these cases and bring some closure to families.

Tpr. Michael Webb reviews the leads as they come in and disseminates the information to local posts.

“We have received hundreds of tips in the past two years that we hope will lead to more cases being solved,” says Webb. “Not only do these tips assist with solving cases, they sometimes provide additional information about other criminal activity taking place.”

KSP has placed copies of the complete deck of cards on its website at http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/unsolved_cases.htm.

They have also established a toll free tip line where tips can remain anonymous at 1-877-735-2648. The public can also submit tips via email at kyunsolved@ky.gov.

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Kentucky State Police (KSP) released the latest episode of ‘KSP TV’ focusing on collision investigation.  KSP TV consists of short films in documentary style format that highlight the inner workings of the agency, giving the public an opportunity at a unique look inside of the agency.

To view KSP TV, you can follow this electronic link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsxYAGU6rpw&feature=youtu.be

For more information about TV contact the Public Affairs Branch at (502) 782-1781.

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The Falmouth Outlook will be printing its annual Bridal Section on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. If you would like to have your engagement photos or recent wedding photos in it we need them by noon on Thursday, January 24.

See the advertisement inside this week's Outlook or check it out on Facebook.

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The Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office has received complaints about “slow moving” vehicles, in particular farm tractors and/or pickup trucks pulling loads of tobacco or hay at night and operators of other moving vehicles not being able to see them from the rear due to the darkness. The officers have even worked at least one traffic accident over the last month due to this.

The Kentucky Revised Statutes state under KRS 189.820 that all slow moving vehicles “farm machinery” or vehicles capable of not more than 25 miles per hour shall be displayed with a “slow moving vehicle” emblem (yellow orange triangle with dark red reflective border) day or night while being operated on a public road in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office is asking that farmers who are pulling wagons with loads that make their flashing lights or slow moving emblems not visible from the rear to make sure that they have a vehicle following them with their emergency flashers on so approaching traffic can be aware of them.

Penalties are a maximum of a $35 fine and is a misdemeanor conviction.

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Falmouth Tobacco & Liquor, located at 214 Ridgeway Avenue, was robbed around 11 p.m. on New Year's Eve, December 31. The robber, according to scanner reports, was wearing all dark clothing, a werewolf mask and had a weapon in his possession. Workers at the store said that he was stocky and about 5'8" tall. No other description could be given. The robber fled on foot but his direction of escape was unknown. Police searched the area and set up units at Robbins Avenue and Main Street in an attempt to locate any potential suspects. A K-9, Hano, was used to try and pick up the robber's scent. The amount of money that was taken is still unknown at this time. If you have any information about this robbery please contact the Falmouth Police Department at 859-654-5555 or call 9-1-1 non-emergency at 859-654-3300.

The Falmouth Outlook will keep you updated as more details become available.

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January

January 3...Mary Kay Independent Sales Director Debbie Sharp of Falmouth is on the road to success. This month, Sharp earned the use of a new Chevy Malibu sedan as a result of her outstanding achievements in operating her independent Mary Kay business.

January 10...The Pendleton County Search and Rescue assisted Harrison County on January 1, 2012 in recovering the body of Martin Martinex, 26, from the Licking River at Berry.

Boone County Judge-executive Gary Moore, a native of Pendleton County, has announced his candidacy for the fourth district congressional seat of retiring Congressman Geoff Davis.

Butler Police Chief Kenny Hale had lots of fun helping Christian Courtney shop on December 20. Photo by D. Dennie.

Pendleton County Court Designated Worker Brenda Higgins dressed up in her colorful Santa’s elf outfit for the evening of shopping with her children.

By Debbie Dennie, Editor

Each year the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office takes several disadvantaged children shopping and then to a free pizza dinner at Edwardo's Pizza and Subs in Falmouth.

The sheriff's office has a couple of fundraisers a year to help raise money for this project and they also receive donations from individuals and businesses.