SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man is facing felony charges, after he allegedly fired a gun into a house that contained two people. The shooting happened on Wednesday along Old Lick Creek. Victims told police that Trenton Jay Caudill, 25, of Salyersville, fired 11 shots from .22 caliber firearm through a closed door. One of the rounds grazed the arm of one of the occupants. Caudill was arrested Thursday night by the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police. He is charged with one count of second-degree assault and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. The assault charge […]

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. –Two men were arrested in Paintsville Wednesday night, after police pulled them over for swerving and found meth in their car. Paintsville Police pulled over the car driven by Bobby Daniels, 57, of Pikeville, and occupied by David Lee Ward, 56, of Nippa, after spotting their car weave across the center line of Route 321 several times. Daniels explained that he was looking at a Harry Potter sword while driving, which caused him to swerve. A search of the car turned up three small bags of meth and a glass pipe under the passenger seat. Both men denied […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. –The Kentucky Public Service Commission has granted, in part, a request by Kentucky Power to reconsider portions of a recent rate decision. In an order issued April 9th, the commission agreed to reopen the case to gather more information on several key issues, including vegetation management costs, employee compensation, transmission expenses and rate case costs. Regulators say the additional review does not mean they agree with the utility’s arguments, but will allow further investigation before making final decisions. The commission also ruled that Kentucky Power may temporarily record certain vegetation management expenses as a regulatory asset while the […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Appalachian Regional Healthcare has filed a lawsuit against Pike County, claiming the county owes more than $3.2 million for medical care provided to inmates at the Pike County Detention Center. The complaint, filed in Pike Circuit Court, names the county and Jailer Brian Morris as defendants. According to the lawsuit, ARH provided medical, dental and psychological care to indigent inmates, which state law requires the county to pay for. The health system claims it has billed the county and received payments in the past, but says more than $3.2 million in charges remain unpaid. The complaint includes […]

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by DOUG KRETZER When think of sports in Eastern Kentucky, Vondal Lee Hall is another guy from Wheelwright who excelled in sports there, went to college in another state, made his home there, coached there and did it so well he had statewide recognition. Vondal Lee Hall grew up at Melvin in Floyd County, KY. He was such a good pitcher on the Trojan baseball team at Wheelwright High School that his high school record was 21-1. That one loss came in the state baseball tournament his senior season. Newport Catholic defeated Wheelwright 4-1 in the first round of the […]

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