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Inbound for landing: I left too soon
BY GARY WAYNE COX * Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Citation six…two…six…Bravo…Charlie…10 miles to the northeast, inbound for landing…* *Unicom: No answer…* I’m usually open from dawn to dusk at Big Sandy Regional Airport, except Sunday evenings and some holidays. When you run an airport like Big Sandy, you never know when your business is coming or…
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Elk permit drawing and dates announced
Livestream at MAC “The Hunt Starts Here” as the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 1997 elk release. Elk quota hunting applications for the celebratory season are on sale through April 30 and hunting season runs from Sept. 10 through Jan. 4. The annual random drawing will take…
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Newspaper readers are voters
Voters ‘hungry’ for ‘professional integrity’ HARRISBURG, Pa. — In monitoring current events and political updates, community newspapers continue to grow in trustworthiness (7.38/10) and newspaper readers are voters (96 percent), Susquehanna Polling and Research Inc. found in a March 2022 survey. The survey of 1,000 adults from rural and urban communities across the U.S. conducted…
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William John “Ribe” Tipton Obituary
William John “Ribe” Tipton 1950—2022 William John “Ribe” Tipton, 71, of Louisa, passed away April 10, 2022, at his residence. Born Nov. 4, 1950, in Louisa, he was the son of the late Edgar and Gracie Blackburn Tipton. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three sisters, Verlie Wilson, Beverly Horn…
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Kentucky College of Optometry holds White Coat Ceremony for Class of 2024
PIKEVILLE — The University of Pikeville – Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) welcomed its fourth class of optometry students with a White Coat Ceremony Saturday in the Health Professions Education Building. The invitation-only event for family members was live-streamed via Facebook for the community. KYCO Dean Michael Bacigalupi, O.D., M.S., FAAO, FNAP, was among the…
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Patricia Ann Belcher Obituary
Patricia Ann Belcher 1950—2022 Patricia Ann Belcher, 72, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Lenore, W.Va., passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022 at the Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Born Jan. 10, 1950, in Mingo County, she was the daughter of the late Sydney Farris and Mary Evelyn Webb. In addition to her parents, she is…
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Stumbo named CEO of Paintsville ARH
PAINTSVILLE — Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) has named Kathy Stumbo the new CEO for the Paintsville ARH Hospital. A senior healthcare executive with over 30 years of experience, Stumbo has served as CEO for the ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital in Martin for the past 21 years. During this time, the hospital has…
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Larry Thompson Obituary
Larry Thompson 1943—2022 Larry Thompson, 78, of Pikeville, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at his residence. Born Dec. 13, 1943, in Hart County, he was the son of the late Wayne Thompson and Ailene Carter Thompson. Larry is survived by his wife, Karen Lowe Thompson of Pikeville; two sons, Kevin (Nola) Thompson of Bowling…
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Lyndsey Horn inducted into PKP Honor Society
Lyndsey Horn of Inez was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Horn was initiated at Eastern Kentucky University. Horn is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by…
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John Craige Adler Obituary
John Craige Adler, M.D. 1920—2022 John Craige Adler, M.D., age 101, of Rockford, Tenn., passed away peacefully March 30, 2022, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Knoxville. He was born Dec. 7, 1920, in Ft. Worth, Texas, and raised in Chestnut Hill, Pa., and New York City. As a child, Dr. Adler attended Fieldston School, part…
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