Minor Injuries Reported in Accident

   A Kentucky truck driver suffered minor injuries last week when he apparently swerved to miss a turning truck and overturned.
   Earl Adams, 34, driving a Rice Brothers water truck, was traveling toward Grundy on Rt. 460 Wednesday, August 16 when another truck he was following allegedly began to turn on to Poplar Creek.
   Buchanan County Sheriff Ray Foster, among the first officials to arrive at the scene, said Adams began to stop in anticipation of the other truck turning. According to Foster, Adams said the truck he was following then sped up as if he intended to pass the Poplar Creek bridge, but immediately slowed back down again. Adams then swerved to avoid hitting the truck, Foster said, which caused the water Adams' truck was hauling to shift, apparently causing Adams to lose control of his vehicle.
   Adams' truck overturned and came to rest on its top in the grass across from the Poplar Creek bridge. The truck Adams was following, Foster said, did not stop.
   Adams suffered a minor arm injury in the accident due to his arm being pinned inside the overturned truck.
   "He still didn't have any feeling in it a day after the accident," State Police Trooper Jason Ward, who worked the accident, said.
   Ward said Adams was unable to give a description of the truck he was following.
   No charges were filed in the incident.

Stiltner Resigns as Town Chief of Police; Council Names Cox Interim Chief

   In a second continued meeting of the Grundy Town Council last Thursday, council announced Barney Stiltner's decision to step down as chief of police.
   After a short closed session, council returned to open session with the acceptance of Stiltner's resignation.
   No reasons for Stiltner's resignation were made public and Stiltner did not return repeated phone calls for comment.
   Councilman Gary Prater then made a motion to name officer Mike Cox as interim chief, effective immediately. Diann Hagy seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
   Appointed to the Drug Task Force Command Group just a day prior to the announcement, Cox will serve for 90 days until a permanent replacement is found.
   According to Cox, who said he was shocked when he discovered Stiltner had resigned, he was not informed of the news until that evening when council informed him of its interest in naming him as interim chief.
    Expressing his hope of being among any others considered for the position, Cox said he plans to use his time as chief to better serve the community.
    "One of the first things I want to do is structure the department into a community policing department," he said.
    According to Cox, problems are currently handled from the top down. Concerned citizens come to the town council with problems, which are then delegated to the police chief, who assigns them appropriately among the department.

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