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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Floyd Luster III, 30, of Inez, was arrested Tuesday for probation violation (for a felony offense). Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Michael Harmon, 33, of Louisa, was arrested Monday in Warfield for third-degree criminal trespassing and a bench warrant for court. According…
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Two Kentucky hospitals, in Lexington and Prestonsburg, each lose $2.4 million in very different lawsuits over ‘patient dumping’
Case tried by District Judge Claria Horn Two Kentucky hospitals have recently lost lawsuits that charged them with “patient dumping,” generally defined as discharging patients who are uninsured or unable to pay – or refusing to admit them in the first place, reports Andrew Wolfson of the Louisville Courier Journal. The judgments were virtually the…
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Kentucky State Police hiring troopers
Beginning 2023 increased salary and pension available The Kentucky State Police seeks Kentuckians to serve as sworn Kentucky State Police Troopers. Applications are being accepted for new officers and the law enforcement accelerated (LEAP) program for cadet class 103. Deadline to apply is Oct. 28. KSP offers one of the top five highest starting salaries…
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AEP and Liberty reach amended agreement on sale of Kentucky operations
COLUMBUS, Ohio — American Electric Power has signed an amended agreement on the sale of its Kentucky operations to Liberty. AEP announced Friday that it expects to close on the sale in January 2023 following approval of the transaction from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which is due by Dec. 16. AEP said in a…
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Possible link between flood risk, Abandoned Mine Land brings urgency to reclamation efforts
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION The impact of abandoned mine land on flood risk is receiving new scrutiny after devastating floods in the eastern part of the state left 40 people dead. Mary Cromer, deputy director of the Appalachian Citizens Law Center in Whitesburg, said while research is ongoing and no definitive link has…
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Police seize meth and heroin in Pike County bust
PIKEVILLE — A Pike County man was arrested Wednesday after illegal drugs were discovered at his residence. Police obtained a search warrant for a residence on Redale Road in Pikeville. The officers seized quantities of suspected methamphetamine and heroin, drug paraphernalia, a firearm and a sum of cash. Joshua Habern, 41, of Pikeville, was arrested…
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Inez man killed in Columbus shooting
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Inez man lost his life over the weekend in a shooting in the South Linden neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Gavin Osborne, 21, was pronounced dead at 1:02 a.m. Sunday by Columbus medics. The Columbus Dispatch reported that police responded to a shooting in the 1200 block…
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Autopsy reveals police shot Howard six times
At least four shots fired from behind CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FRANKFORT — An autopsy report from the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office reveals the late Davella resident Jimmy Lee Howard was shot six times by police. Police responded to a call July 4 on Sandlick Road of a man shooting in the air and talking…
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Jude hit and killed in Logan County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT BRAEHOLM, W.Va. — A former Martin County resident was hit and killed early Monday morning while walking in the middle of the road in the Braheholm community of Logan County, W.Va. George Jude Jr., 49, of Amherstdale, W.Va., was hit by a driver on Buffalo Creek Road at about 6:15 a.m. The…
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SOAR brings high-speed internet to 30 homes on Wolf Creek
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PILGRIM — Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) is bringing high-speed internet to 30 households in the Meathouse Fork area of Wolf Creek. Residents within a 10-mile radius of Meathouse can receive a free Starlink satellite dish and service for a year provided by SOAR. After one year, a customer would…
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