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Are you getting enough training?
BY JACK WARD If I decided to join the U.S. Army and depending on whether or not I could pass the physical, I figured it should only take me about one week of training, and I would be ready. We all know better than that, don’t we? One week of training would never prepare anyone…
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Telling the Story: Truly celebrating Easter
BY DAWN REED Her words convicted me to the bone marrow. My eyes filled with tears and I covered my mouth not to sob out loud. She hadn’t intended to make me cry. Jen is one of everybody’s favorite people. She is the church aunt or grandma all of us need. She gives hugs and…
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Magoffin County woman indicted for exploiting vulnerable adult
SALYERSVILLE — A Magoffin County woman has been indicted for exploitation of an adult following an investigation by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s Medicaid Fraud Unit. Courtney Arnett, 31, of Stambaugh, was indicted Thursday by a Magoffin County grand jury. Her charges include one count of knowingly exploiting an adult (Class C felony) and one…
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Former Eastern Kentucky Correctional supervisors plead guilty to role in assault of restrained inmate, cover-up
WEST LIBERTY — Two former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex supervisors pleaded guilty to roles in the assault of a restrained inmate and the cover-up. According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, James Benish and Randy Nickell acknowledged that on July 24, 2018, they witnessed fellow EKCC officers assault a non-violent inmate who was…
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Donald G. Fields Obituary
Donald G. Fields 1949—2023 Donald G. Fields, 73, of Berry, Kentucky, formerly of Martin County, passed away Friday, April 7, 2023, at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. Born July 11, 1949, in Maher, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Ernest and Opal McCoy Fields. In addition to parents he is preceded in…
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Henry L. Fields Obituary
Henry L. Fields 1972—2023 Henry L. Fields, age 51, of Prichard, West Virginia, formerly of Beauty, Kentucky, passed away April 2, 2023, at his residence. Born Jan. 25, 1972, in South Williamson, Kentucky, he was the son of John Henry Fields and Cara Davis Fields. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Britney Fields.…
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Police seize one-half pound of meth, 30 grams of fentanyl, other drugs in Floyd County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT HAROLD — Police arrested four individuals Wednesday after finding a large amount of methamphetamine, fentanyl and other drugs at a residence in Harold. Kentucky State Police troopers and KSP Post 9’s Drug Interdiction Unit executed a search warrant on a home on Hale Road and its occupants. Officers seized approximately one-half pound…
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Oma J. Scott Obituary
Oma J. Scott 1953—2023 Oma J. Scott, 70, of Lovely, Kentucky, passed away at her home Thursday, March 30, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 1, 1953, in Prestonsburg to the late Chester and Ethel Maynard. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by three children, Myrtle “Kathy” McCoy,…
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Daniel Alley Obituary
Daniel Alley 1954—2023 Daniel Alley, 68, of Ft. Gay, West Virginia, formerly of Hode, Kentucky, passed away March 30, 2023, at the U of L Hospital in Louisville. He was born Aug. 21, 1954, in Paintsville, the son of the late Garfield and Josephine Waller Alley. He was a retired coal miner for Wolf Creek…
