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Woman accused of credit card fraud
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WSAZ) -Police need your help in finding a woman accused of stealing patients’. credit card information to buy personal items. Law enforcement is searching for Katie Picklesimer of Tudor Key. Officers said she worked at King’s Daughters Clinic in Prestonsburg, collecting patient copays and fees. Investigators said...
Deputies search for girl, teen last seen in Sevier County in April
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Deputies are searching for a missing 10-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy, who were last seen in Sevier County on April 22. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office published a poster, sharing that they were searching for Alaina Willis, 10, and Jesse Willis, 15. SCSO said the two may be in the […]
KSP: Johnson men found with half a pound of meth
Kentucky State Police, according to a statement from the agency's Post 9, arrested two individuals on April 25 after illegal drugs were discovered during a traffic safety checkpoint. KSP troopers, along with Post 9’s Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic safety checkpoint in the Salyersville community of Magoffin County, the...
Martin County Arrest Report
INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests:. Dylan Tomblin, 27, of Paintsville, was arrested Saturday in Lovely on a bench warrant. Deputy David Reffett made the arrest. Brett Waller, 59, of Lovely, was arrested Saturday on Riverfront Road, Lovely, on a warrant for...
KSP Trooper Island looking for campers
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - With Trooper Island welcoming its first week of campers later this month, posts around the state are still looking for applicants to spend a week at Kentucky State Police’s summer camp. The camp is a free, weeklong venture that brings students and troopers together to...
KSP Post 9 hosting car show for Christmas outreach
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Kentucky State Police Post 9 is preparing for its summer car show, raising money for the Shop With a Trooper program. “None of that would be possible if it wasn’t for the fundraising and donations from our community,” said Post 9 Public Affairs Officer Michael Coleman. “You know, it costs anywhere between $12,000 to $14,000 each year to put [Shop With a Trooper] on. And the more money we raise, the more money we can give the kids to spend each year.”
Paintsville Utilities votes to recommend guaranteed energy savings contract to city council
The Paintsville Utilities Commission on May 6 discussed a previously-proposed contract that would see big improvements made to the aging water system in Johnson County and ultimately voting to recommend a contract with a third party to the Paintsville City Council. The contract with Integrity Water and Energy would be...
Tomahawk man arrested in Johnson County with methamphetamine
PAINTSVILLE — Police arrested a man from Tomahawk on a felony drug charge, alleging he possessed methamphetamine. Fred Thomas Daniels, 31, was taken into custody at 7:21 p.m. Saturday on Old U.S. 23 in Paintsville by Trooper Trevor Spurlock of the Kentucky State Police Post 9. Daniels faces charges...
Johnson Central 14, Shelby Valley 0 (Five innings)
Last Thursday at the Johnson Brothers Athletic Complex, the Shelby Valley Wildcats hosted 15th Region foe Johnson Central in a baseball showdown that saw the Golden Eagles cruise to a 14-0 win in five innings over the Wildcats. As neither team scored in the first inning, the Golden Eagles got...
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