Area residents can visit the second floor atrium to get information on breast cancer, make appointments, and receive free breast exams

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Veterans and rookies were at the Kimper garage to freshen up on their snow and ice equipment and procedures

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PHELPS, Ky. — A traffic stop on Wednesday resulted in two people being arrested for meth trafficking.Around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, a state trooper spotted a vehicle make several traffic violations along Route 194 at Phelps and pulled it over. When the officer went to speak with the occupants, he noticed the passenger, Hattie Duty, 47, of Phelps, allegedly had an open container of alcohol. During questioning, the driver, Ira New, 59, of Freeburn, reportedly handed over a bag containing powder and pills. A search of the car then turned up about 50 grams of meth, a set of scales, a […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Now that a judge has ruled that the case will proceed, preparations for the federal fraud and theft trial of suspended Pike Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall are moving forward. Back in April, Hall was indicted on two counts of mail fraud and one count of theft of government funds dating back to his tenure as county attorney. Prosecutors allege that during his time as county attorney, Hall appointed an assistant who did little to no work but still collected more than $440,000 in salary and benefits. They say Hall then received more than $500,000 in payments […]

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by The Heritage Foundation To vote for a continuing resolution (CR), the Senate Democrats are demanding in part that Congress resume Medicaid, Medicare, and Affordable Care Act premium subsidy policies that open the door for illegal aliens to receive government benefits. These loopholes were terminated in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that was signed into law this July. The OBBBA limited eligibility for health benefits to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, Cuban and Haitian entrants, and lawful residents under the Compact of Free Association, thereby stopping eligibility for illegal aliens and other aliens here on a temporary basis. The Senate […]

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