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Water Trail Conference draws a crowd
On Thursday, more than 80 people gathered in Irvine to discuss the development of the Kentucky River Water Trail and potential tourism opportunities related to it. Estill County Judge-Executive Wallace...
View ArticleEstill United meets to discuss merger of three governments
A meeting was held Tuesday evening in the courthouse to discuss a plan to study the feasibility of combining Irvine, Ravenna and county governments. Ralph Martin moderated the meeting and said that by...
View ArticleTornado destroys home in Indiana while owner visits family in Irvine
Phyllis Rawlins was visiting her parents, Paul and Anna Lois Arvin, in Estill County when she received a call on Sunday afternoon that her home in Kokomo, Ind., had been destroyed by the tornado that...
View ArticleCouncil hears first reading of alcohol ordinance
Alcohol ordinances are uncharted territory for the Irvine City Council, but on Monday night City Attorney Rodney Davis provided a summary of one he has drafted since the vote in October to legalize the...
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Jerry Eltzroth remembers Christmas in Vietnam
Jerry Eltzroth, Guest Columnist I was barely past my 19th birthday when Christmas of 1967 found me half way around the world in the lower hemisphere. This was my first Christmas away from home. The...
View ArticleSecond reading of alcohol ordinance approved
The Irvine City Council voted unanimously to approve the second reading of the proposed alcohol ordinance when they met Monday night in a special called meeting. City Attorney Rodney Davis read a...
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Kruzerz donate to Toys for Tots
At Irvine City Hall Monday night, the Twin City Kruzerz presented over $1000 in toys to Ravenna Police Chief Ken White for the Toys for Tots program. The toys will be distributed to needy children in...
View ArticleRavenna City Council votes not to cut tax
On Monday, the Ravenna City Council voted against creating an ordinance to reduce the insurance premium tax by 2.5 percent. William “Pig” Van Cleve made a motion that the tax be reduced by 2.5 percent...
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Lap quilt project stitches quilts, friendships, with love
Grandparents United is a close-knit group that not only sticks together, but stitches together. In late September, they began a lap quilt project, and by Dec. 2, had created 30 unique and colorful...
View ArticleTragic accident claims life of Estill woman
Nancy Ann Tipton, 33, died Saturday in a car accident on Highway 52 just west of Irvine. A resident of Mountain Crest, the mother of three was employed by Wendy’s. Mary Ballard worked with Nancy on...
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Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus…
The annual Elizabeth Witt Christmas party was well attended, but the crowd was down compared to last year because of the cold weather. Children received an age-appropriate wrapped gift, an...
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Fiscal court recognizes retirees
Roy Fowler, left, pictured with Becky Smith, has retired after twenty years of employment by the county. By Lisa Bicknell, CV&T News Editor In Monday night’s meeting at the courthouse, the fiscal...
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Theater group debuts with Christmas comedy
The River City Players take a final bow after their debut performance Saturday night. By Lisa Bicknell, CV&T News Editor The River City Players Community Theater Group presented their first play,...
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School board honors retirees
Kevin Turpin Kathy Watson Pauline Muncie On Thursday night, the school board honored four employees who have recently retired from their jobs with the school system. Randall Christopher read a letter...
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School official stresses the importance of attendance
On occasion, Skip Johnson, Director of Pupil Personnel with the Estill County school system, sees the need to remind parents and guardians of school-aged children that they can end up in jail for not...
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Pastor Spotlight
Since Easter of 2010, Greg Humpert has been leading the flock of the First Christian Church of Irvine (Disciples of Christ) on Main Street. He is married to Sherri, whom he calls “the love of my life...
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Local woman mourns loss of mother, seeks closure after bizarre mix-up
Not only have Joanne Chaney and her siblings had to cope with the sudden loss of their mother, but they’re still trying to make sense of a bizarre mix-up that has magnified their shock and disbelief....
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Pastor Spotlight
Originally from the Cincinnati area, Pastor Donnie Burford of South Irvine Baptist Church says he has long been drawn to the mountains. He considers himself a native here now that he has lived in the...
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Coldest air in a decade chills county, closes schools
Frigid temperatures were hard on livestock but created beautiful winter scenes all around the county. Meterologists say a “polar vortex,” an air current that typically circles the North Pole, slipped...
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