FRANKFORT, Ky. — The manager of a number of coal-related businesses, including a trucking firm that laid off all employees and shut its doors earlier this year, has admitted to keeping more than $22 million in taxes withheld from employee paychecks for himself. John Thomas Quintrell, of Harlan, pleaded guilty to six counts of failure to collect or pay a tax in Frankfort federal court on Wednesday. Quintrell was the manager and sole member of Civil LLC, which closed its operations in Pikeville, Jenkins and Harlan earlier in June, laying off 32 employees. He is also listed as the manager […]

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SITKA, Ky. — A Johnson County man has been arrested on multiple counts of wanton endangerment, after firing at a wall, with seven people on the other side. Sheriff Scott Hazlette called in a report of a domestic dispute at a home in Sitka, then called back a little later to say he had heard a gunshot. When police got inside the house, they found Rocky Darin Harless, 41, of Sitka, lying on a bed. Witnesses told officers that Harless had come home drunk and started arguing with his wife, then grabbed her by the hair and dragged her out […]

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October is City Government Month by J.D. CHANEYKentucky League of Cities October is City Government Month in Kentucky. At the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC), we use this time each year to recognize and celebrate the many actions city governments take to improve the quality of life in the commonwealth. With most cities in Kentucky classified as small cities, local government in Kentucky is truly close to the people it serves. The deep personal nature of city government in our state is one of its many strengths. It is where leadership and service make a direct difference in people’s lives. […]

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NASCAR’s top two series head to Las Vegas this weekend to begin the Round of 8. As we sit with only four races left to go in the NASCAR season in the Cup and Xfinity series, it’s now or never for these drivers. We’ll start things off with the Xfinity Series as the Round of 8 begins with Connor Zilisch 57 points above the cut line and 3 races to ensure his spot in the Championship 4, given he hasn’t finished worse than 5th in a race since late April, you have to think a spot in the Championship 4. […]

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LICK CREEK, Ky. — One thing that those not from Eastern Kentucky may not understand is the close knit community that bonds us all together. Sometimes, we have people in those communities that can light up any room, anytime they enter it. For East Ridge High School, that was Zena Newsome. Zena tragically passed away during the summer before her senior year in May of 2024. It was apparent the light she shined on her community, her school and on the Warrior volleyball team. Coach Brooke Fraley and her lady Warriors honored Zena on Tuesday night with the Zena Newsome […]

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