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Bill to ban transgender health or mental-health care of minors in Kentucky has a head of steam in the state House
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS A far-reaching anti-transgender bill filed Tuesday, Feb. 21, was assigned to a legislative committee the same day it was filed, has received the first of three required readings and already has 20 co-sponsors. House Bill 470, sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Decker, R-Waddy (Shelby County), says: “The provision of gender…
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Bill to let advance-practice registered nurses prescribe controlled substances on their own passes Senate
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS After years of debate and months of negotiations, a bill to create a path for Kentucky’s advanced-practice registered nurses to prescribe controlled substances independently has passed the state Senate and gone to the House on a 30-2-1 vote. Senate Bill 94 was the result of a compromise brokered by…
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Kentucky coal miner killed in Mingo County
First U.S. coal mining fatality of the year BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN THACKER, W.Va. — A coal miner has died in a mining-related accident in Mingo County. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said in a news release Sunday that 73-year-old William Mapes, of Freeburn, Kentucky, died Sunday afternoon. Mapes was working as a contractor…
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Southern West Virginia Fishing Expo returns Saturday, March 11 to Williamson Fieldhouse
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The third annual Southern West Virginia Fishing Expo returns March 11 to the historic Williamson Fieldhouse. Vendors with fishing, hunting and outdoor supplies will be set up under one roof with bargains on rods, reels, tackle and so much more for the sportsman. Williamson Parks & Recreation…
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Tug Valley downs Westside for 15th straight win on Senior Night
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Class A No. 2-ranked Tug Valley boys basketball team closed out the regular season with a come-from-behind 78-60 win over Westside at home Feb. 21. The game served as Senior Night and Tug Valley’s two seniors, Parker Davis and Jonathan Wagoner, were honored during pregame ceremonies.…
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Correctional officers plead guilty to civil rights violations for assaulting federal inmates
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD, Ky. — Two of three federal correctional officers accused of assaulting inmates and covering it up have pleaded guilty. Clinton L. Pauley, 40, of Ironton, Ohio, pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting three federal inmates at the U.S. Penitentiary…
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Martin County grand jury indicts three for drug charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ, Ky. — A Martin County grand jury returned indictments Feb. 22 against three individuals for drug-related charges. Brandon P. Kirk, 33, of Warfield, was indicted for first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, second-degree possession of a controlled substance and public intoxication (excludes alcohol). The indictment states Kirk…
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William Benton Copley Obituary
William Benton Copley1946—2023 William Benton Copley, 76, of Inez, Kentucky, passed away Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. He was born Sept. 4, 1946 in Martin County to the late Kate Mills. In addition to his mother, he is preceded in death by his beloved grandmother, who raised him, Rhoda…
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Shelby Jean (Newsome) Jarrett Obituary
Shelby Jean (Newsome) Jarrett1938—2023 Shelby Jean (Newsome) Jarrett, 84, of Debord, Kentucky, passed away Feb. 17, 2023 at her residence. She was born Sept. 19, 1938 to the late Brose and Lizzie Ward Newsome. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, John Jarrett; one son, Zachary Jarrett; one daughter-in-law,…
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Patricia Ann (Hackney) Blackburn Obituary
Patricia Ann (Hackney) Blackburn1951—2023 Patricia Ann (Hackney) Blackburn, 71, of Inez, Kentucky, passed away Feb. 15, 2023 at her residence. She was born April 28, 1951 in Virgie to the late Edgar and Ida Rose Hackney. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by three brothers, Truman Hackney, Roger Hackney and James…
