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Man ordered to pay wife’s funeral costs after imprisoning her in camper
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man who pleaded guilty last week to unlawfully imprisoning his wife in a camper in May 2023 has been ordered to pay half the funeral costs for his late wife, who died a month after the incident inside the same camper. According to court records…
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Former Inez lawyer climbed out of alcoholism, launched a recovery boom
BY DEBORAH YETTER KENTUCKY LANTERN LOUISA — Around the office at Addiction Recovery Care, Vanessa Keeton is still known as “Client One” — marking her status as the first client of the first recovery center ARC opened as a group home in Lawrence County. But her official title is vice president of marketing, where she…
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Kermit introduced to emergency overdose kit, sets Fall Festival
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. — The Kermit Council welcomed the ONEbox, an emergency opioid overdose reversal kit, to their meeting Monday. They also officially announced the date for this year’s Kermit Fall Festival as Oct. 5. Kirstyn Ooten, a representative from the West Virginia Drug Institute working in Mingo and Logan counties,…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Kendall Raymond Sartin, 24, of Beauty, was arrested Saturday on Gordon Hollow Road in Beauty for menacing. Deputy Justin Bellamy responded to a report that Sartin was brandishing a baseball bat and threatening to hit his grandmother with it. Upon law enforcement’s arrival, the…
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CAP announces LIHEAP Summer enrollment
Apply for cooling assistance beginning July 16 CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — The Big Sandy Area Community Action Program (BSACAP) has announced the enrollment period for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy Component will begin July 16 and run until Sept. 13 or until funds are exhausted. LIHEAP’s Summer Subsidy Component is…
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‘Red, White and Boom’
Friends and families gathered Saturday at the Collier Center in Inez for Martin County’s annual Independence Day “Red, White and Boom” celebration. Folks of all ages enjoyed the great company, music by DJ Fletch, dancing, games, delicious food, vendors, a parade down Main Street, and the grand finale—a spectacular fireworks show by the Inez Volunteer…
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Martin County court docket
INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases July 1 and July 2 in the Martin District Court: Samantha Marie Adkins (arraignment) — 1. Wanton endangerment, second degree; 2. Endangering the welfare of a minor: Two-year diversion, no new violations of law plus cost, show cause 1/14/25, DCPT 7/26. Betty Allen (motion to…
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Martin County public records: Deeds
INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported the following deeds filed in her office July 2-3: Rockcastle United Baptist Church (first party) to Martin County Economic Development Authority (second party): one tract. Matt Montgomery Nicole Masica Montgomery, Eric Wilfred Hauser, Edna Berniece Hauser, Richard Masica II, Richard Masica (first party) to Danny Pack (second…
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Martin County civil suits
INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze reported the following civil suits filed in her office June 28-July 4: Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Sheila A. Davis. Dempsey Housing Community vs. Michael Copley. Recovery Exchange LLC vs. Mark Jude et al. Recovery Exchange LLC vs. Danny Jude. Melanie A. Sansom vs. Larry D. Sansom. Logan…
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Former Lovely man fatally shot in Lenore
Story updated July 9 BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LENORE, W.Va. — A former Lovely, Kentucky, man was fatally shot early Friday morning at a residence in Lenore, West Virginia, authorities said. The victim, Charles Speer, 42, of Kermit, West Virginia, was pronounced dead after the shooting, according to the West Virginia State Police (WVSP).…
