Fire has destroyed a historic building in downtown Monticello. Our 911 communications center received a call at 3:54 this morning from someone who lived in the adjacent apartments reporting the fire.  The building was known […]

The Parks and Recreation will be hosting an Arts Camp in collaboration with the Arts Council at the Aspire Center July 11th-14th. The camp will start at 9:00 and activities will take place from 9:00-12:00 […]

Heavenly Oreo Dessert     Ingredients 1 package (15.35 ounces) Double-Stuffed Oreo cookies 1/2 cup butter melted 2 boxes (3.9 ounces, each) of instant chocolate pudding mix 3 ¼ cups cold milk 2 containers (8 ounces, each) of Cool Whip, thawed 1 block (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened […]

The NWS issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wayne, Clinton, and Russell Counties Wednesday evening around 8pm. The Storm moved through some isolated areas and caused some issues.  A couple of trees were reported down […]

Wayne County Board of Education Special Called Meeting June 23, 2022 6:15 PM Wayne County Board of Education Building 150 Cardinal Way Monticello, KY 42633 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. Approval to Continue a Contract […]

South KY RECC notified members of a planned power outage this morning, Thursday June 23, near Hwy 1765 and the Conley Bottom area beginning around 8:30am ET. The outage is expected to last less than […]

Run Report 6-22-22 Firefighters responded to the Wayne County Hospital for a Landing Zone request for an aircraft coming in to pick up a patient from Wayne County EMS. #monticelloky #monticellofiredept #firefighters #volunteerfirefighters

The Wayne County Fair Board on Thursday announced an event added to the schedule and new to the Wayne County Fair: Wildcat Lawn Mower Pulling will be in the Main Arena on Wednesday, July 6! […]

WC Judge-Executive Mike Anderson on Wednesday swore in the newest library board member as Trustee to the Wayne County Public Library, Mrs. Sandra Riddle. Sandra replaced Mrs. Donna Stockton, who previously resigned.

The Monticello Police Department is accepting applications for the position of Police Officer. Applicants must possess Peace Officer Professional Standards certification (POPS certified) by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council. Applications can be obtained at Monticello […]

Ingredients 19 oz graham crackers 8 oz cream cheese, softened 2 (3.4 oz) packages Vanilla Instant Pudding 2-1/2 cups cold milk 12 oz Cool whip (or homemade whipped cream) 3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced 1-1/2 […]