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Ashland Daily Independent - 6.10.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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Speaker 1: We now turn to The Ashland Independent to bring you
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news from in and around Ashland and Boyd County. Your
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reader today is Jane. We begin with the edition dated
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June ninth, twenty twenty six. As a reminder, radioized reading
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Our first article Tara Wolf announces jobfare town hall by
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Aaron Snyder of The Daily Independent. Taro Wolf has released
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dates and times for a job fair and a community
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informational meeting regarding the Muskie Data Campus coming to East
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Park Industrial Park. A job fair with Tarowolf and Tri
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State Building Trades Council is scheduled for Tuesday, June sixteenth,
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from ten am to two pm at the Ashland Community
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and Technical Colleges Technology Drive Campus. The campus is at
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nine oh two Technology Drive and is near the site
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of the upcoming data center, which is projected to be
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a one gigawatt facility by late twenty thirty. ACTC and
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Tri State Building are partnering to put on the local
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hiring event for the Muskie Data Campus. A community informational
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meeting with the Tterowolf team is slated for Wednesday, June seventeenth,
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from six to eight pm at the Boyd County High
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School Gymnasium. The school is at one four three seven
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five Lions Lane in Cannonsburg. The public is invited to
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discuss the Muskie Data Campus project with Tero Wolf team members.
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According to Tero Wolf, this meeting is designed to provide clear,
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factual information and address questions about water usage at the
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Muskie Data Campus and all other important topics. Our goal
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is to listen, engage, and ensure the community has a
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full understanding of the project and its impacts. Viskit visit
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Muskidata campus dot com for more information. Our next article
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Lions Leaping. The Boyd County Lions leaped into Estates semi
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final game by roaring past University Heights Saturday. Boyd County
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will face McCracken County Friday at ten a m. See
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complete coverage of the Lions nine to three win over
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the Blazers in Sports page B one. Next. Ashland puts
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pedal to metal, classic cars, live music, food trucks, vendors
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phel streets for first Friday. By Tammy Hetzer Wollmack for
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The Daily Independent. Kyle Barnett needs to lay a patch
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of stroller rubber on Winchester Avenue his first Friday. It
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is daddy daughter date night with Little Meredith, and he
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needs to show the one year old after burner speed
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as they hit town. High octane girls love cars, and
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mister Barnett has plenty to prove. Looking around the lines
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of vintage hot rods. He pauses for a pitstop of
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lemonade and colorful butterfly wings inflatable doo dads with flowing
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ribbons and enough pixie dust to get his downtown daddy
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to the pole position as they skirt the light in
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a roundabout chase for the ages. If this were iny,
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he would receive an ice cold bottle of milk and
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a cheek smooch from a crowned raceway princess. But he's
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got little Meredith, so trophies and titles do not matter.
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In this joy ride of June, everyone has a story
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about their first set of wheels. Mark Casey fifty eight
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started young trimming weeds and lawnmowing at age twelve, his
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piggy bank quickly filling with his olds money with help
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of neighbors, The Cannonsburg Man has one of the hippest
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European rides. Backing into a spot on this city block,
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she is a verdant boxing number, immediately sprouting attention by
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First Friday fanatics who begin arriving as early as three
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pm on June fifth. The race was on for the
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perfect parking spot for this visit aky spectacular show hosting
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hundreds of motorheads. When you own classic cars, yours is
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always the best looking, and all that money saved up
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from landscaping will fundamentally purchase KZ his dream machine in
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this case, and angela rare vehicular find around these parts.
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The end of Week party gets a green light and
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Kathy Combs shows off her forest green gto muscle car.
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At age seventy six. She swears this gas guzzler is
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keeping her youth intact. First Friday is about catching up
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and reconnecting with old friends. The event featured jump unk buckets,
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jeeps and jeloppies, modified nineteen seventy station wagons, sedans and
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mid century subcompacts coming back into style, and the touring
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coupe s ten trucks, speedsters and simple stocks. If automotives
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are not your cup of tea, in the restoration community,
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there was plenty more to enjoy. Brindley Barber eleven checked
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out qute patriotic gear from a new boutique, Finders Keepers.
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The Westwood Girl found the perfect pullover sweater for cooler
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nights along Port of Ashland. As summer motion arrives in
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two hundred and fiftieth American Birthday, fashion normally sporty a
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volleyball and basketball player, First Friday gives Brinley a chance
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to grab fashionable red, white and blue togs. The sounds
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of rock radio tune danes fill the plaza as area
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Redefined warmed up its show with a zombie rendition originally
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introduced by the Cranberrys, before striking the Ashland street scene
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with horsepower from the Broadway Square stage, Peanut the Clown
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twists balloon dogs as fast as an Italian Grand Prix.
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There are monogram handcrafts to share and public service agencies
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to learn from. First responders Kept the Calm for those
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who can't drive fifty five lay the Marsha and Elena Dixon,
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both for Spot Ashland Police Department foot patrol officer Eric Coleman.
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In the booming crowds the Greenook County friends want to
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pose for a picture with the police officer. I like
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him because he likes to protect us, said Elena, offering
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a home and a hug before running to start the
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evening with their mommies. With free events all around, I
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think I would like to be a police officer like him.
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In other news, Counseling service brings novel treatment model to
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area by Rick Schemes for The Daily Independent. According to
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the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately one in five
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US adults will experience a diagnosable mental illness each year.
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This equates to more than fifty nine million, or about
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twenty three percent of the adult population. These numbers are
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staggering and seem to be increasingly increasing annually. The NIMH
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reports that two different categories are used to describe the
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various spectra of mental illness. Serious mental illness is the
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vernacular utilized in describing disorders which cause significant vocational, relational,
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and personal impairment. These disorders include schizophrenia, post traumatic stress disorder,
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eating disorders, and bipolar disorders. In any, mental illness is
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utilized to describe other disorders that cause less impairment. While
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mental health services are still insufficient, providers who treat SMIs
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are more prevalent and accessible than those who specialize in
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less severe mental health concerns such as subclinical anxiety, depression,
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relationship issues, and caregiver burnout. Misty Walter LCSW is the
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owner and clinical director of Deep Waters Counseling Services LLC
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at nine seventy four Dietrich Boulevard in Russell. She said
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that there are various barriers to obtaining treatment for both
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SMIs and amis. However, she thinks her sir can help
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fill the gap for those who may be experiencing a
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subclinical mental health concern and either do not have time
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for weekly therapy visits or do not wish to commit
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to weekly therapy appointments. Walter asserts that a treatment model
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known as therapy intensives has been gaining notoriety in more
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metropolitan areas for helping individuals cope with their mental health
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concerns in one intensive session, which will typically last four
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or five hours. Walter said OR Counseling Service will be
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launching an intensive therapy program in August twenty twenty six.
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Walter said this first round of intensive sessions will be
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focused on helping women who work in a helping profession
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and are experiencing compassion, fatigue, or burnout. The sessions will
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last five hours and will include a catered lunch. The
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intensive will focus on helping the clients build resilience and
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formulate coping tools which will help them set healthy band
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boundaries and create a self care plan. Walter said women
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who work in the health care field, counseling field, or
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in social work are among those who would benefit from
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this service. Walter's at her motivation for bringing Intensive to
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the area is to help those who are struggling with
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a subclinical issue before it manifests into something more severe
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mental health should be more about mental health than mental illness,
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she said, adding that if everyone would take more time
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to help individuals build resilience and coping techniques before everyday
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concerns turn into clinical concerns, there would be less of
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a drain on the mental health care system. Those interested
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in joining the wait list for the upcoming intensive in
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August may email Bruce at deepwatersky dot net or call
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area code six O six three eight eight nine one
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seven zero. Moving on, morning Point has car show, sockhop Russell.
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Morning Point Assisted Living in Memory Care hosted its second
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annual car show, Extravaganza and Sackhop on Saturday afternoon. The
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event featured inflatables, cotton candy, popcorn, and entertainment by Lee
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Dean aka Elvis. All proceeds went to the Morning Point Foundation.
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Recent obituaries Brenda K. Huffman eighty of Ashland, Carolyn and
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May Burton eighty eight of Catletsburg, Edgel Clayton Hey ninety
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two of Louisa F. Tyson Compton, sixty six of Louisa,
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James W. Elliot seventy three of Ashland. In other news,
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Blue Star Memorial June fourteenth, The Southern Hills Garden Club
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will host a dedication ceremony for a new Blue Star
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Memorial marker on Sunday, June fourteenth, at three p m.
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At sixteen oh one Carter Avenue in Ashland. Established by
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National Garden Clubs, Incorporated, the Blue Star Marker program honors
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all men and women who have served, our serving, or
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will serve in the United States Armed Forces. The marker
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will stand as a lasting symbol of gratitude and remembrance
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for their coverage, sacrifice, and service. The ceremony will feature
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remarks from local and state Garden Club officers and local officials,
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a presentation of callers by the Russell High School JRTC,
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unveiling of the marker in a moment of silence to
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honor all who have worn the nation's uniform. The public
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is invited to attend Greenop County Fiscal Court Regular Session
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at the Greenop County Courthouse Thursday nine a m Ashland
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Independent School's Board of Education Special Session eighteen twenty Hickman
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Street Agenda item discussions relating to Superintendent evaluation Monday, June fifteenth,
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at twelve thirty pm. Five co Board of Directors Lunch
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served at noon in other news. Ashland approves one hundred
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and fifty five point six million dollar budget by Aaron
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Snyder of the Daily Independent, Ashland City Commission Yunanas unanimously
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passed a one hundred and fifty five point six million
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dollar budget for the fiscal year twenty twenty seven, which
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is July first, twenty twenty six through ju June thirtieth
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of twenty twenty seven. Three large chunks involved the Utility,
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General and Conference Center grant funds fifty five point seven million,
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forty five point three million, and twenty five million, respectively.
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The Utility fund includes the mandated wastewater treatment project. Ashland
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is under contract with Judy Construction on that resource facility,
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which totals eighteen point six million dollars for fiscal year
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twenty seven. In total, wastewater services accounts for twenty four
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point five million dollars and water services twenty two point
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one million dollars. A little more than seventeen point four
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million dollars of General fund expenditures falls under the unclassified category.
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Michelle Veach, the city's finance director, said that division pays
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for inns, insurance, pension obligations, and transfers to other funds,
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including capital purchases, recreation, and the city contribution to the
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bus system. The reason it is higher than usual this year,
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she said, is the bond issue for the Public Works building.
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We will only borrow what we need, Peach said, we
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don't know exactly what that will be yet. This year's
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budget reflects an increase of thirty eight point seven million
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dollars compared to fiscal year twenty six. The Conference Center fund,
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separate from the grant fund, checks in at three point
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seven million dollars. This covers costs of the conference Center
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not covered by the grant. The paramount theater fund is
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three point five million dollars, which includes all estimated expenses
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prepared by Venue Works. I'm very interested in the financial
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investment on that, Commissioner DJ Rymer said, we should request
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to look at potentially auditing those funds to see how
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those are spent. I think that's very important for US Corporation.
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Council has asked for detailed General Ledger from AP three
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so we can see what the money is spent on.
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Each said, we do want to request that from our
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independent auditor. They're supposed to be providing us a monthly
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financial statement. Commissioner Sonny Martin said, they gave us a
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financial statement, but it just says supplies ten thousand dollars
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of each. Said, we have no idea what they bought.
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We've asked for a detailed general ledger. About one point
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six million dollars in ARPA funds are going towards projects
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that must be completed and paid for by December thirty first,
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twenty twenty six. Martin asked about the farmer's market that
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we'll be going in at the old Jean Jackson site.
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I'm not sure that it's been signed by the seller
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just yet, said Andrew Wheeler. The city attorney, Community and
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Economic Development Director Chris Pullam said it has not. Also,
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we'll put out for a little for a title search.
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Our first step is to clean it up. City Manager
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Tony Grubb said, City engineer Steve Corbett has visited seven
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farmers' markets for ideas and has shown grub drawings. According
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to Veitch, maybe we can do some temporary things for
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this season to allow it to be used. Martin said.
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The total Recreation operating fund is one point seven million dollars.
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A little more than one million dollars of that goes
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towards Central Park. The Ashland Cemetery Fund is up twenty
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five thousand, one hundred and one dollars from two hundred
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and twenty seven thousand, six hundred and forty three dollars
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to two hundred and fifty two thousand, seven hundred forty
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four dollars. The Parking Garage Fund reflects a decrease of
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seven thousand, eight hundred and forty six dollars from three hundred,
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one hundred and thirty four thousand, three hundred and thirty
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five dollars in fiscal year twenty six to one hundred
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and twenty six thousand, four hundred and eighty nine dollars.
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The Opioid Settlement Fund is two hundred and eighty thousand,
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three hundred and fifty dollars, one hundred and twenty one thousand,
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four hundred and twenty dollars less than fiscal year twenty six.
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The Ashlom Bus System Fund shows one point seven million dollars.
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Reimer said he was approached by a Katletsburg resident who said,
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at the bottom of twelfth Street and US twenty three
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there's a pump station at the bottom of a housing complex.
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When school's in they're down there with no cover, said,
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Is there anyway we can put a bus stop there?
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Said Veitch. There are a couple requests for bus stops.
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They're providing a current quote. Commissioner Marty Goot asked if
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the city is understaffed in any of its departments. City
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Manager Tony Grubbs said no. Commissioner Tim Renfro asked Pullam
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specifically if he is completely satisfied with his staff. Pullam
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said they are down a couple of positions, a property
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maintenance inspector and a housing specialist. He said the department
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is working up numbers and he thinks it can support
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an additional housing specialist. An other news former CEO of
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ARC federally indicted by Sarah Ladd of The Kentucky Lantern.
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Tim Robinson, former chief executive officer of Addictionarycovery Care, was
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inditled indicted in federal court on Thursday on wire transmission
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and monetary transaction in criminally derived property in unlawful activity charges.
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The indictment, which was filed in the United States District
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Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky, says Robinson knowingly
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and with intent to defraud, devised and intended to devise
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a scheme to defraud and obtain money by means of
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materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises, and concealment
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of material facts. ARC said in a staven Thursday that
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Robinson is stepping down as CEO immediately and Cassandra Webb
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will be stepping in as interim Chief Executive Officer, while
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remaining in her position as President and Chief Operating Officer
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of addictionarycar Heavery Care. ARC continues to operate normally. All facilities, programs,
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and services remain open and fully operational. Our leadership team, employees,
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and clinical staff remain committed to delivering high quality care
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and support to the individuals and families we serve. The
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ARC statement said our commitment to our clients, employees, and
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communities remains unchanged and we will continue carrying out our
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mission of helping individuals find recovery, healing, and hope. The
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indictments has Robinson acted in order to unlawfully enrich himself.
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Robinson's shall forfeit to the United States any and all property,
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real or personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds
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traceable to the violation. The indictment states in January, Angelica
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Capital Trust Suitediction Recovery Care, Kentucky's largest provider of addiction treatment,
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alleging it committed massive fraud in medicaid and medicare billing.
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In April, the Lexington Herald Leader and pro Publica reported
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an investigation into ARCS transactions and its alleged billing scheme.
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According to the Thursday indictment, penalties can include imprisonment, fines
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of two hundred fifty thousand dollars and supervision plus forfeiture
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and restitution. Moving on, Free Summer Family Film Series at
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camp Landing Cinema, Camp Landing announced the return of the
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annual Summer Family Film Series, which began on June. The
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first admission is complete free for everyone for the family
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favorite movies. Every week throughout June and July, the series
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will feature a different movie each week. The full concession
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stand will be available during all showtimes. Guests can also
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continue enjoying everyday pricing for new movies with tickets at
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five dollars before six pm. Daily guests may also upgrade
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to three D presentations or the VIP Auditorium featuring luxury
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electric recliners. The remaining Summer film schedule is as follows
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June eighth through the eleventh, Sonic The Hedgehog June fifteenth
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through the eighteenth, K Pop Demon Hunters June twenty second
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through the twenty fifth, The SpongeBob Movie Search for Square
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Pants June twenty ninth through July second, The Bad Guys
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two July sixth through the ninth, dog Man July thirteenth
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through the sixteenth, The Land Before Time July twentieth through
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the twenty third, How To Train Your Jack Dragon July
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twenty seventh through the thirtieth, The Wild Robot Visit Visit
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cinemacamp landing dot com for more information on the movies next.
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Former pastor sentenced to ten years for sex crimes by
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Aaron Snyder of The Daily Independent. The Greenop County Circuit
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Court sentenced to former pastor pastor to ten years in
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jail on child pornography charges Thursday. Stephen Garden, forty six,
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of Flatwoods, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of
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matter portraying a sexual performance by a miner under twelve,
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and two counts of the same involving a miner between
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twelve and eighteen. The court sentence Garden to ten years
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on each count of the crime involving a miner under
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twelve and five years a piece on the other two counts.
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The sentences will run concurrently for a total of ten years.
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According to Kentucky State Police. Garton told KSP he downloaded
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and possessed child sexual abuse material on his personal computer
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and iPad. Garden was listed as a senior pastor at
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Freedom Hall Tabernacle, a non denominational church in south Shore.
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Garden has been in the Greenhow County Detention Center since
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mid January. Woman pleads guilty to threatening judge others By
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Aaron Snyder of The Daily Independent, a Flatwood's woman accused
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of threatening court officials and law enforcement, pleaded guilty to
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second degree terroristic threatening in Greenop County Circuit Court Thursday.
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Sheila Little, thirty three, was indicted on four counts of
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the charge in October twenty twenty five. According to the
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twentieth Judicial Circuit Commonwealth Attorney's Office, Little may threats to
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avoid County judge, the County's Commonwealth Attorney Office, law enforcement,
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and the county Grand Jury. This concludes excerpts from recent
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editions of the Ashland Daily Independent. Your reader husband Jane
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On behalf of everyone here at radio. I thank you
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for listening, keep on listening and have a good day.