Ballard County, KY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/ballard-county/ Ballard County, KY News Ohio police searching for Ky man in murder case http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/ballard-county/content/b3a07c13f72630d4b209fc92561e3713.html A Pike County man is wanted by Ohio police for his alleged involvement in the 33yearold Ohio murder of his brotherinlaw Billy Ray Crisp 59 of Pike County is accused of murdering Woodrow Woody Perroud in 1975 Perroud 22 was living in Gallipolis Ohio when he was shot in the head at the Wakefield Mounds rest area on US 23 in Pike County Ohio Perroud and Crisp were brothersinlaw at the time of the shooting Both were from the lower Johns Creek area of Pike County Ky according to Kentucky State Police Toyota cuts sales target http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/ballard-county/content/c9220649f0bea14033ba6cb5bca7ecfb.html HONG KONG mdash; Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday cut its globalsales target for next year by 67 percent as higher gasoline prices and the slowing economy hurt demand in the United States its largest market media reports sayThe world's most profitable auto maker said Thursday it expects to sell 97 million vehicles worldwide during fiscal 2009 compared with its previous estimate of 104 million vehiclesThe revised target indicates fiscal 2009's worldwide sales should grow 2 percent from fiscal 2008 Toyota said it expects to sell 27 million vehicles in North America next year a level that represents no growth from its fiscal 2008 sales target for the region Obama offers his vision of America http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/ballard-county/content/f262326f81dde8f87c370a9ebc020bc2.html Barack Obama a black man born when segregation flourished in parts of the country stood last night at the pinnacle of US politics to formally accept the Democratic Party's nomination for president Barack Obama Accepts the Democratic Nomination http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/ballard-county/content/de5439cad52fe523071424da86e6a84b.html America now is not the time for small plans the47yearold Illinois senator told an estimated 84000 people packedinto Invesco Field a huge football stadium at the base of theRocky Mountains Economy Affects Local Tourism http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/ballard-county/content/bfc90510356af0cebb3903af5610e774.html Economy causing local tourism to slow as people stay closer to home Economy Affects Lakes Tourism http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/ballard-county/content/c60b1bebc75ec9cdfa2702b970a29af8.html Economy causing local tourism to slow as people stay closer to home Span helps Twins hold off M's to end 4game skid http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/ballard-county/content/6e3e40d701e864cce5c5ffc2bf0f086e.html Denard Span did his part to keep the Minnesota Twins from falling further behind in their playoff chaseSpan drove in two runs early and then threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Twins beat the ALworst Seattle Mariners 65 Wednesday snapping Minnesota's illtimed losing streak at fourFacing the possibility of falling even further behind in the playoff chase the Twins put together a clutch inning of hitting in the top of the eighth scoring three runs to take the lead Span then helped preserve the advantage a few minutes later when Minnesota's bullpen did its best to give up the leadMinnesota reliever Matt Guerrier got the first out of the eighth before former Seattle closer Eddie Guardado entered Guardado struck out Jeremy Reed then allowed consecutive doubles to Kenji Johjima and Jeff Clement to trim the Twins' advantage to 65Miguel Cairo grounded a single to right field and pinchrunner Tug Hulett was sent home by third base coach Sam Perlozzo Span fielded the grounder cleanly and threw a perfect strike to catcher Mike Redmond getting Hulett by a few feet Companies spend millions at convention http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/ballard-county/content/c5a04aba8d8a37a0547880073aaa181a.html Humana is providing bicycles for the delegates UPS is the official package delivery service Corporate America has a big impact at the Democratic National Convention mdash; as it will at next week's Republican gathering And not everyone thinks it's such a good idea