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Addiction Recovery Care says it’s cooperating with FBI investigation into possible fraud
by Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern August 2, 2024 Kentucky’s largest provider of addiction treatment services, Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, is the subject of an FBI investigation into possible health care fraud, according to a July 30 post on a website of the federal agency’s Louisville office. ARC, which is funded almost entirely through Kentucky’s Medicaid…
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Lawmakers join KY’s largest addiction treatment provider to oppose Medicaid payment cuts
by Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern July 30, 2024 FRANKFORT — The state’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment is warning that looming cuts in Medicaid reimbursement to some providers could damage efforts to curb addiction that has engulfed Kentucky — just as the state is showing improvements. “Kentucky has made significant strides in access…
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Kermit man found dead after crash in Logan County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOGAN, W.Va. — A Mingo County man was found dead from injuries sustained in a crash on Route 10 in Logan County, authorities said. The family of John Newsome, 43, of Kermit, reported Newsome missing to Mingo County Sheriff Joe Smith’s office after he failed to return home from work…
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Three arrested in Amber Spradlin murder
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — A long-awaited bittersweet day for the family of the late Amber Spradlin arrived Tuesday. Police arrested three men in connection with Spradlin’s murder that occurred June 18, 2023 at the home of Dr. Michael McKinney on Arkansas Creek in Floyd County. According to indictments issued Tuesday morning, one…
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Reclaimed coal mine site flourishing as apple orchard in Davella
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DAVELLA — Once a barren coal mine, a mountain-top site in Martin County has been transformed into a flourishing apple orchard. On Saturday and Sunday, Ryan Wilson and his wife Andrea, managers of AppleAtcha Orchards, set up a bustling farmers market along Airport Road. The couple sold bags and bushels…
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New law cracks down on truancy: Parents and students face tough penalties
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A hard-hitting new Kentucky law, in effect as of July 15, requires school districts to crack down on truancy by reporting unexcused absences directly to the county attorney. Martin County Attorney Melissa Phelps discussed the impact of the new truancy law on students, parents, the school district, and…
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Audit reveals library’s cash in bank ‘dwindling’
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The latest audit of the Martin County Public Library Taxing District (MCPL) revealed that cash in the bank “is dwindling,” a downward trend that began in 2020 after relocating from the former library facility to the Collier Center in Inez. The MCPL board of trustees received the audit…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Sarah Fraley, 38, of Ashland, was arrested Friday on Main Street in Inez on two warrants out of Lawrence County and one from Boyd County. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Eric Sartin, 27, of Kermit, West Virginia, was arrested July 25…
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Mingo man arrested for attempted murder
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN UPPER BIAS, W.Va. — One man is in jail for attempted murder and another is hospitalized after a stabbing in Mingo County. West Virginia State Police said Aaron Mahon, 25, and Kenneth Ooten, 33, both of Delbarton, got into a fight early Tuesday morning in the community of Upper Bias…
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Martin County court docket for July 23
INEZ — Judge Brett Butcher heard the following cases July 23 in Martin District Court: Margie S. Beck (arraignment) — Speeding 15 mph over limit; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; failure to produce insurance card: Order. Eric Shane Bowen (arraignment) — 1. Failure to wear seat belts; 2. Operating motor vehicle under influence of controlled substance,…
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