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State police seize kilogram of methamphetamine in routine traffic stop
PAINTSVILLE — Kentucky State Police seized approximately 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of methamphetamine during a routine traffic stop March 12 in Paintsville. Post 9’s Drug Interdiction Unit arrested two individuals from Akron, Ohio, after locating the substance inside the vehicle. Makayla Garner, 20, and Antwan Freeman, 22, both face a charge of trafficking controlled substance…
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BSCTC will offer paramedic training program beginning in August
PRESTONSBURG — Big Sandy Community and Technical College has been approved to offer a paramedic training program beginning in August. Building upon its existing emergency medical services curriculum, BSCTC will provide hybrid paramedic classes with sessions conducted one day a week. Chris Gilley, BSCTC EMS program coordinator/instructor, expressed his excitement about the addition of the…
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State police seize large drug haul at traffic safety checkpoint
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT SALYERSVILLE — Police arrested two men and seized a cache of illegal drugs at a traffic safety checkpoint March 7 in Salyersville. Kentucky State Police troopers and the Post 9 Drug Interdiction Unit confiscated approximately 75 grams of suspected fentanyl, 1 pound of suspected marijuana, an ounce of suspected cocaine, drug paraphernalia…
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Former Kentucky federal corrections lieutenant sentenced to year and day
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Former Federal Bureau of Prisons lieutenant Ryan O. Elliott was sentenced Thursday to one year and one day in prison and one year of supervised release for assaulting one inmate and writing a false report about the assault of a second inmate. Elliott, 47, of East Point, pleaded guilty in November 2023…
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Travis Pastrana and Subaru Motorsports USA gear up on Martin County test course
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Subaru Motorsports USA and global icon Travis Pastrana were in Martin County testing Team Subaru’s WRX ARA24 rally car series before heading to Missouri this weekend for the second round of the 2024 ARA National Championship. They came because Erik Hubbard, executive director for Backroads of Appalachia, a…
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Capturing Appalachia’s soul: Andrew Gess’s photographic journey
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Freelance photographer Andrew Gess has a distinct impulse to document Appalachia. On Thursday, he shared the story of his journey in photography at the Kiwanis luncheon in Inez. From the time he was 9-10 years old, Gess had the desire to shoot pictures. His first professional experience was…
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New vehicle registration system frustrates clerks and customers
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Kentucky’s new vehicle registration system known as “KAVIS” (Kentucky Automated Vehicle Information System) continues to frustrate county clerks across the state two and half months after it first rolled out to replace the state’s old AVIS system. Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles is one of those clerks. “The…
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Martin County grand jury indicts seven
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County grand jury targeted seven individuals in 10 true bills Thursday. The charges range from first-degree burglary and assault by means of a deadly weapon to credit card theft and bail jumping. Dennis Allen Maynard, 38, of Little Peter Cave Road, Lovely, faces charges in two…
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Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests: Clarence Kazee, 57, of Inez, was arrested Tuesday on Blacklog Road in Inez on a warrant for terroristic threatening and menacing. Chief Deputy Chris Kidd made the arrest. Alexander Joseph, 43, of Tomahawk, was arrested Monday on Route 40 in Tomahawk on a…
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Kentucky bill would strengthen trauma-informed resources in schools
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KY NEWS CONNECTION Suicide rates among young Kentuckians are rising and proposed legislation would strengthen trauma-informed care in schools and boost youth suicide prevention resources. According to the latest state data, one in seven high school students reported having seriously considered suicide within a 12-month period. Sheila Schuster, executive director of the…
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