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$10,000 stolen from Dollar Deals
Robert Plowman A local man is scheduled to appear in Madison County District Court this week with charges related to a theft that took place at Dollar Deals. Shirley Hicks, co-owner of Dollar Deals on...
View ArticlePolice Beats for March 14, 2013
Estill County Sheriff’s Office 2-26 Pamala Chainey reported to Deputy Karl Rifenbark that someone had damaged her vehicle making it unsafe to drive. 3-7 Michael LeForce, 23, of Low Gap Road, was...
View ArticleRavenna City Council renews health insurance policy, say ‘no’ to BERT
The Ravenna City Council voted at its most recent meeting to approve a change in the city employees health insurance plans, renewed a waste pick-up contract with Barnes Sanitation and agreed not to pay...
View ArticleIrvine waits on BERT discussion, reappoints Planning and Zoning board
The only new business for the Irvine City Council at its meeting Monday night was to vote to reappoint the members of the Planning and Zoning board. “I wasn’t aware that the board had to be reappointed...
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Riddell indicted for selling stolen items
Micky Riddell Micky Riddell, 42, of Pea Ridge, has been indicted for the thefts that took place at the home of the late Elizabeth Fore at Christmas time last year. According to the indictment, between...
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Plowman charged for theft
Robert Plowman The man responsible for stealing nearly $9,000 from a local business is now in custody and facing charges for theft by unlawful taking. Robert D. Plowman, 53, of Sunrise Valley Road, was...
View ArticleFelon with 36 guns among those indicted by grand jury last week
The Estill County Grand Jury indicted twelve individuals last week for various crimes committed in the county. Included in those indictments was one for a convicted felon who had more than 30 firearms...
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IN MEMORIAM
Students and faculty at Estill Springs Elementary are mourning the loss of a classmate, student and friend. Seven-year-old James Sneed lost his battle with cancer last week. James, who was a first...
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Electronic cigarettes designed to help smokers quit now available in Estill...
Keith London, left, and Darlene Tuttle, right, used electronic cigarettes to quit smoking tobacco. At one time, Keith London smoked as many as four packs of cigarettes a day. With the help of the V2...
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Building Better Citizens: Students value leadership skills, friendships...
The Estill County High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) had two teams compete in a competition at Sheldon Clark on March 12. The first team took first place overall and also won...
View ArticleIPD arrests escaped inmate
A man who escaped from police custody during a court hearing was only gone for 10 minutes before he was back behind bars last week. Justin S. Roberts, 23, of Ann Street, was arrested on March 13 and...
View ArticleFiscal court approve bonds, sheriff’s expenses
The Estill County Fiscal Court tackled a full agenda at its meeting Monday night that included signing the bond ordinance for Berea College, discussing adopting roads and approving paying excess funds...
View ArticlePolice Beats for April 4, 2013
Estill County Sheriff’s Office 3-19 Glenn Cockrell, 33, of Jacqueline Court, was arrested by Deputy Karl Rifenbark on an Estill County District Court indictment warrant for theft by unlawful taking....
View ArticleGJ returns indictments for 9 people
The Estill County Grand Jury returned indictments last week for nine people including three people who were in a home where more than 1,000 controlled substance pills were found. Christian Chuney, 24,...
View ArticleDeputy finds pill in cruiser
An Estill County woman is facing additional charges after police attempted to serve a warrant from Madison County. Irvine Police Department Chief Brad Smith said Dawn Estes, 31, of Ruby Lane, was...
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WIE media center dedicated in memory of Judge Wilson
On Friday, March 29, there was a dedication ceremony for the new media center at West Irvine Elementary in memory of Judge Billy Lisle Wilson. Local school officials and members of Wilson’s family...
View ArticleSheriff’s deputy investigates two burglaries
Estill County Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Farthing reported last week that two burglaries, which took place on the same day, were reported. On Thursday, April 11, both Stacy Alexander and Steven Rison...
View ArticleIrvine city council approves new insurance rates
The Irvine City Council met in special session Monday night to discuss how to make higher health insurance rates less painful for employees. The council approved a plan that keeps the amount taken from...
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Fiscal court approves proclamations, enters into agreements
Windmills and windmill gardens, like the on planted on the courthouse lawn this month, are used as reminders of the need to band together to raise awareness about child abuse and how to protect the...
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Fair board gets county fair grant for barn renovations
Pictured from left to right are Rep. Toby Herald, Kenneth Rice, Janice Richardson, Fair Board President Fred Brown, Jr., Bobbie Carol Noland, Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, Estill County Judge...
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