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Magoffin County judge-executive announces he will retire at the first of the year
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. – Magoffin County Judge-Executive Matt Wireman shared with residents on Facebook yesterday evening that he will retire from his office effective Wednesday making January 1 his first official day of out of office.
“This decision is about timing and doing things the right way,” Wireman said in his statement. “including taking the required twelve-month break in service before I can return to the same office.”
He later addressed what he said was “how things work in a small town.”
“There will be talk,” he said. “A few local ‘political experts’ will get together over coffee and come up with some pretty wild theories about why I’m retiring. So let me tell you plainly: I’m healthy, my family is healthy, I’m not in trouble, I’m not under pressure, and I’m certainly not afraid of losing an election.”
Wireman mentioned his father passing away in 2007 at the age of 61 as a point when he began considering having “everything in order for my family.” A big part of this, he said, is helping his daughter gain her education without the burden of student loans.
He also stressed the move shouldn’t be viewed as him abandoning public service for good.
“Even though I’m retiring, I am not walking away from Magoffin County or from public service. My intention is clear and unwavering: I fully intend to run—and I intend to win—a third term as your Judge/Executive. This retirement is a required pause, not a surrender. My heart for this job and for this community has not changed one bit.”
Next steps will be a current fiscal court member stepping into the position until Governor Andy Beshear can appoint someone to fill the gap.
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Pike man charged with assaulting minors
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man faces a number of charges after being accused of assaulting several children.
Pikeville Police were called to an apartment on College Street over a report of a domestic violence incident between a man and child. When they arrived, they were met outside by five children and a woman carrying a baby.
The woman told police Deshaun Lemar Gwyn, 34, shoved her out of the way while she was holding the baby in order to attack their sons.
One boy was holding a large clump of hair which he said his father pulled out. Another boy complained of a possible broken hand sustained when trying to pull his father off of the other child. A nephew also showed police a busted lip which he said he sustained while trying to break up the fight.
The woman told police Gwyn ran upstairs when he saw police coming. But when they went inside the apartment, she yelled to tell them he had jumped out of a window and was running away. He was arrested minutes later.
Gwyn now faces a felony charge of fleeing police, as well as misdemeanor charges of assault, endangering the welfare of a minor and menacing.
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