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Corbin Times Tribune - 8.18.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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  Speaker 1: Now we turn to the reading of the Times Tribune
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  Speaker 1: for news in Corbyn, Laurel, Whitley and Knox Counties. Your
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  Speaker 1: reader today is Channice. As a reminder, RADIOI is a
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  Speaker 1: reading service intended for people who are blind or have
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  Speaker 1: other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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  Speaker 1: We will begin with the E edition dated Thursday, August thirteenth,
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. Our first article is Good Time Gathering
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  Speaker 1: by Macy Swafford and Sudy K. Wilson. Nybrock or Nibrock
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  Speaker 1: mark seventy four years of summer tradition Corbyn. For its
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  Speaker 1: seventy fourth year, the annual Nimbrock Festival once again brought
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  Speaker 1: the community together in the city of Corbin with musical entertainment,
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  Speaker 1: parade festivities, volleyball and pick upball competitions, vendors, carnival rides
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  Speaker 1: and much more, all while celebrating America's two hundred and
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  Speaker 1: fiftieth anniversary. The festival kicked off Wednesday with a half
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  Speaker 1: half off arm band Night for carnival rides, before continuing
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  Speaker 1: Thursday through Saturday with its full lineup of activities. Throughout
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  Speaker 1: the four day celebration, residents and Visitors from Corbin and
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  Speaker 1: surrounding counties gathered to enjoy festivities and take part in
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  Speaker 1: one of the area's long standing summer traditions Thursday with
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  Speaker 1: vendors Oh Pardon Me. The festival opened up Thursday with
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  Speaker 1: vendors at noon in the opportunity for attendees to shop
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  Speaker 1: and enjoy some iconic fried festival food. Later on in
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  Speaker 1: the evening, the athletes and competitive seekers were able to
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  Speaker 1: participate in the Women's Pickaball tournament at the Corbon Recreation Center,
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  Speaker 1: as well as the annual PEPSI nib Rock Volleyball Tournament
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  Speaker 1: at the Corbyn Volleyball Courts. Festival attendees also line the
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  Speaker 1: sidewalks along Master Street for the annual nib Rock Parade,
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  Speaker 1: where this year a special individual was introduced as the
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  Speaker 1: parade's Grand Marshal, Paul Jones, a one hundred four year
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  Speaker 1: old local who is a retired US Navy Lieutenant commander
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  Speaker 1: and fighter pilot who served during World War Two. Later on,
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  Speaker 1: paint Lick took the stage as the evening's free entertainment
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  Speaker 1: before headliner George Burge also took the stage and sang
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  Speaker 1: a slew of his hit country tunes. Friday at the
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  Speaker 1: nib Rock brought more vending and competition with Friday nights
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  Speaker 1: seeing a pack crowd in downtown Corbin as festival goers
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  Speaker 1: gathered for an evening of live music. Among the bands
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  Speaker 1: performing that night, the Wildflowers, America's number one Tom Petty Tribute,
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  Speaker 1: stood out as a headlining act, delivering a heartfelt and
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  Speaker 1: high energy performance that connected deeply with fans of all ages.
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  Speaker 1: The Wildflowers have been together for thirteen years with the
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  Speaker 1: same members, a rare accomplishment in the tribute and touring world.
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  Speaker 1: Lead vocalist Jonathan Guthrie said the street secret to staying
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  Speaker 1: together that long as simple a good set of headphones.
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  Speaker 1: From the moment the band took the stage, the audience
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  Speaker 1: responded with cheers and familiar voices singing along. Guthrie said
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  Speaker 1: one song always gets the biggest reaction, free Fallen. The
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  Speaker 1: crowd proved him right, lifting their phones and voices as
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  Speaker 1: a chorus rolled across Main Street. Another standout moment came
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  Speaker 1: when the band and performed American Girl, the song Guthrie
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  Speaker 1: secretly looks forward to playing every night, The energy surge
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  Speaker 1: turning the street into a full scale sing along. When
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  Speaker 1: asked how he prepares for performance like nib Rock, Guthrie
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  Speaker 1: kept things lighthearted, plenty of water, and don't room the
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  Speaker 1: keyboard because keyborist because he snores very loudly. The Wildflowers
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  Speaker 1: connection to Tom Petty's music runs deep. Guthrie said that
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  Speaker 1: if Petty could watch one song from their set, he'd
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  Speaker 1: want him to see the waiting. His most meaningful song
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  Speaker 1: to perform is Wildflowers, which he said he had to
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  Speaker 1: play for my mom. The band also carries emotional memories
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  Speaker 1: from past shows. Guthrie recalled one of the hardest performances
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  Speaker 1: they ever played, just two weeks after Petty passed away.
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  Speaker 1: We were in Roanoke and there was not a dry
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  Speaker 1: eye in the audience learning to Fly, Won't Back Down,
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  Speaker 1: and a lot a lot of that night. It was
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  Speaker 1: just an emotional for all of us, he recounted. Even
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  Speaker 1: after years of touring, Guthrie still remembers one moment that
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  Speaker 1: stands out. He once performed in front of eight thousand
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  Speaker 1: people and missed the last verse of Won't Back Down.
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  Speaker 1: The crowd did, he said, with a laugh, a reminder
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  Speaker 1: of how deeply fans connect to Patty's music. While multiple
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  Speaker 1: bands performed throughout the evening. The Wildflowers delivered the night's
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  Speaker 1: most powerful and emotional set. Their mix of musicianship, humor,
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  Speaker 1: and heartfelt storytelling made their performance one of the highlights
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  Speaker 1: of nib Rock twenty twenty six. Their tribute didn't just
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  Speaker 1: honor Tom Petty, it brought his music to life for
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  Speaker 1: a community that showed up ready to listen, sing, and remember.
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  Speaker 1: Saturday car enthusiasts had their chance to shine bright and
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  Speaker 1: early on Saturday at Nebrock, with the car registration starting
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  Speaker 1: early in the morning before festivalgoers were encouraged to browse
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  Speaker 1: the classic cars along Depot Street from twelve noon to
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  Speaker 1: two pm. The more competitions also continued on Saturday with
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  Speaker 1: the Volleyball tournament and Pickleball on Saturday with volleyball tournament
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  Speaker 1: and pick a Ball. Saturday also saw the cornhole competition
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  Speaker 1: take place along the annual Elks Lodge Dark Tournament. During
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  Speaker 1: the evening, the carnival officially opened for children and families
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  Speaker 1: to enjoy one last night before the conclusion of this
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  Speaker 1: year's festival. Conclusion of this year's festival, closing out the entertainment,
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  Speaker 1: Larry Wayne and Heartbreak Station performed as the opening act
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  Speaker 1: before popular band The Sidewinders took the stage as Saturday's headliners,
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  Speaker 1: singing covers of popular iconic hits from the seventy as
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  Speaker 1: the seventy fourth annual Nibrock Festival came to a close.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Kayaking for Kids raises more than
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  Speaker 1: twenty two thousand dollars during tenth annual race by Macy Swafford.
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  Speaker 1: The tenth annual Kayaking for Kids event brought kayakers together
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  Speaker 1: on the river last Saturday, while raising two twenty two thousand,
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  Speaker 1: six hundred and fifty dollars to support local elementary schools
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  Speaker 1: and children's programs throughout the community. A total of thirty
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  Speaker 1: one participants registered for this year's race, which began at
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  Speaker 1: the Croque Trowley ben Boat Ramp and concluded at ballard
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  Speaker 1: Ford East River Access. The course covered approximately five point
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  Speaker 1: seven miles, with the Woodbine Rescue Squad accompanying the kayakers
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  Speaker 1: on the water and providing mileage support throughout the event.
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  Speaker 1: At the conclusion of the race, Jackson Dennis finished in
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  Speaker 1: first place, Sebastian Hicks placed second, while Barry Row finished third.
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  Speaker 1: The annual event has continued to grow as a fundraiser
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  Speaker 1: for local students and families, with this year's twenty two thousand,
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  Speaker 1: six hundred and fifty dollars totals surpassing last year's more
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  Speaker 1: than twenty one thousand dollars raised. Director of County Project's
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  Speaker 1: Amber Owens reflected on the ten year milestone in a
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  Speaker 1: Facebook post, noting how much the event has accomplished since
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  Speaker 1: its beginning. When I first realized this was the tenth
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  Speaker 1: year of kayaking for Kids, I had to go back
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  Speaker 1: and recap out. It doesn't seem like it's been ten years,
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  Speaker 1: stated Owens. I never imagined ten years ago that we
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  Speaker 1: would raise more than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
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  Speaker 1: for local elementary schools and kids programs in our community.
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  Speaker 1: I think that's the first year we gave each elementary
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  Speaker 1: Family Resource Center less than one thousand dollars. The event
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  Speaker 1: is supported by staff members with the Whitley County School District,
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  Speaker 1: Family Resource and Youth Service Centers, who provide the door prizes, chips,
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  Speaker 1: and drinks for participants. Following the race, kayakers were invited
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  Speaker 1: to enjoy on site launch provided by Brandon Prewit with
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  Speaker 1: TRIPLEL Barbecue Prewit is also a member of the Whitley
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  Speaker 1: County Tourism Board. The annual race serves as both a
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  Speaker 1: community fundraiser and an opportunity for participants to enjoy local
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  Speaker 1: waterways while supporting programs benefiting ChIL run throughout Whitley County.
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  Speaker 1: And there is a picture of people in it underneath
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  Speaker 1: it says volunteers with Whitley County Family Resource Youth Service
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  Speaker 1: Centers provided the prizes for the participants and also helped
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  Speaker 1: throughout the morning during the annual event. And then there
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  Speaker 1: is a picture of a kayaker in the boat on
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  Speaker 1: the water and it says Jackson Dennis finished in first
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  Speaker 1: place with a time of one hour, twelve minutes and
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  Speaker 1: eighteen seconds. Our next article is federal state funding announced
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  Speaker 1: for London Corbon Airport by Macy Swafford, London. The London
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  Speaker 1: Corbon Airport received a major boost toward its ongoing recovery
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  Speaker 1: and renovation efforts Tuesday, as US Congressman Hal Rogers joined
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  Speaker 1: together with local and state officials to announce millions in
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  Speaker 1: federal and state funding for the air port facilities. Rogers
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  Speaker 1: presented the London Corbon Airport with a two million dollar
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  Speaker 1: Community Project Funding check designated for renovations to the airport terminal.
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  Speaker 1: He also announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA
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  Speaker 1: has awarded more than six point five million dollars toward
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  Speaker 1: repairing and replacing airport facilities damaged by the May sixteenth,
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty five EF four tornado. State Senator Brandon Storm
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  Speaker 1: also highlighted state support for the airport in the amount
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  Speaker 1: of four million dollars to renovate the damage terminal and
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  Speaker 1: help repair the hangar and other affected airport facilities. The
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  Speaker 1: terminal project will include interior layout improvements, upgraded HVAC systems,
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  Speaker 1: insulation and windows, and moder modernized restroom facilities, creating a
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  Speaker 1: more efficient and welcoming facility for pilots, businesses, emergency responders,
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  Speaker 1: and visitors. Rogers emphasized the airport's role as a regional
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  Speaker 1: asset and praised the community's response following the tornado. Over
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  Speaker 1: the years, we've all pulled together to make this airport
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  Speaker 1: into a regional airport, he said, because in fact, you
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  Speaker 1: do serve more than just yourself. You're serving a greater community.
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  Speaker 1: The May twenty five, twenty twenty five tornado calls approximately
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  Speaker 1: twelve million dollars in damage to the airport, which subquentially
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  Speaker 1: became a central location for emergency management and recovery operations.
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  Speaker 1: I remember driving through the region shortly after it happened
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  Speaker 1: and saw the utter devastation that the storm had caused, you,
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  Speaker 1: Roger said, But as I drove through London today, it's
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  Speaker 1: clear to say that our people have proven to be stronger,
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  Speaker 1: stronger than this storm. Remarks were also given by officials
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  Speaker 1: representing Laurel and Whitley Counties, who highlighted the airport's importance
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  Speaker 1: to the region's businesses and economic development efforts. And there
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  Speaker 1: are two pictures. The caption underneath the first picture says
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  Speaker 1: a check was presented to the London Corbon Airport in
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  Speaker 1: the amount of two million dollars. And there's a great
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  Speaker 1: big check in the middle. And then underneath this Congressman
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  Speaker 1: Hal Rogers, and it says Congressman Hal Rogers joined local
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  Speaker 1: and state leaders at the London Corbin Airport to announce
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  Speaker 1: federal and state funding to help repare airport facilities from
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  Speaker 1: the May twenty twenty five tornado. Our next article is
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  Speaker 1: man receives maximum sentence in Arson case by Macy Swafford, Williamsburg.
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  Speaker 1: Billy Barnhill has been sentenced to twenty years in prison
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  Speaker 1: after being convicted of multiple charges stemming from an arson case.
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  Speaker 1: According to a press release from Whitley County Commonwealth Attorney
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  Speaker 1: Ronnie Bowling Bowling, Barnhill was convicted in Whitley Circuit Court
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  Speaker 1: a third degree arson, first degree criminal mischief, and being
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  Speaker 1: a first degree persistent felony offender. According to Bowling, Barnhill
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  Speaker 1: was investigated and arrested by Deputy Matt Leech of the
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  Speaker 1: Whitley County Sheriff's Department. Due to Barnhill's persistent felony offender status,
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  Speaker 1: Whitley's Circuit Judge Dan Blue sentenced him to twenty years,
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  Speaker 1: the maximum sentence allowed under by law. Bowling said. Boling's
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  Speaker 1: office described Barnhill as a career offender who had not
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  Speaker 1: previously received an enhanced sentence under the Kentucky's persistent felony
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  Speaker 1: Offender statue. Our next article is Laurel County man arrested
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  Speaker 1: after being on the run for four years. Staff report Corbin.
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  Speaker 1: The Knox County Sheriff's Department announced Monday the arrest of
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  Speaker 1: a local man who had been eluding the authorities in
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  Speaker 1: Elliott County for four years. Floyd House, thirty six, of Lilly,
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  Speaker 1: was located and arrested without incident Friday at a construction
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  Speaker 1: site on Higgins Branch Road in Corbyn. House was wanted
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  Speaker 1: in Elliott County for on an unlawful transaction with a
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  Speaker 1: minor charge and had been on the run since twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty two. He also had an outstanding Clay County bench
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  Speaker 1: warrant for failure to pay the fine of an operating
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  Speaker 1: the motor vehicle under the influence charged from a twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty one as well as a Laurel County bench warrant
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  Speaker 1: for failure to appear on several twenty nineteen traffic charges.
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  Speaker 1: Officers with the Corbyn Police Department assisted on the scene.
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  Speaker 1: House was lodged in the Knox County Detention Center. Court
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  Speaker 1: records were not immediately available at press time. Our next
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  Speaker 1: article is man arrested for strangulation kidnapping of a teenager
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  Speaker 1: by Macy Swofford, Corbyn. An eighteen year old Boone County
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  Speaker 1: man is facing five felony charges following an allege assault
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  Speaker 1: involving a teenager. According to court records, Roy Wesley Cox
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  Speaker 1: of Erlander was charged Saturday with kidnapping of a minor,
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  Speaker 1: first degree strangulation, third degree unlawful transaction with a minor,
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  Speaker 1: first degree unlawful imprisonment, and fourth degree assault involving dating,
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  Speaker 1: violence and minor injury. According to his citation, Cox is
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  Speaker 1: accused of taking physical control of the victims Saturday evening
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  Speaker 1: at a movie theater, where he assaulted and strangled her
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  Speaker 1: and prevented her from exiting a vehicle. Kentucky State Police
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  Speaker 1: responded to the incident and apprehended Cox around one am
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  Speaker 1: Sunday morning near mile marker fifty nine point nine on
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  Speaker 1: I seventy five. The victim reportedly had visible bruising. In
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  Speaker 1: the memo states Cox admitted to assaulting the female and
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  Speaker 1: taking control of her person. Cox was arrested and had
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  Speaker 1: a one hundred thousand dollars cash bond set on the
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  Speaker 1: following Monday. A preliminary hearing is schedule for next Tuesday
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  Speaker 1: at ten am in Whitley District Court. Our next article
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  Speaker 1: is Williamsburg mother daughter injured in a two vehicle collision.
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  Speaker 1: Times Tribune staff report, mccrarrie County, Kentucky State Police Post
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  Speaker 1: eleven London is investigating a two vehicle injury collision in
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  Speaker 1: Williamsburg near the mcquarie Ridley Whitley County line. On Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: around five forty five pm, Kentucky State Police Post eleven,
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  Speaker 1: London received a call that Jennifer Dotson, thirty, of Williamsburg,
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  Speaker 1: along with her twenty month old daughter, arrived at Baptist
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  Speaker 1: Health in Corbin with serious injuries from a collision. Initially,
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  Speaker 1: Corbyn Police Department responded to the hospital and determined that
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  Speaker 1: the collision occurred in McCrary County, which prompted them to
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  Speaker 1: contact the Kentucky State Police. Preliminary investigation determined that Dotson
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  Speaker 1: was driving a two thousand and one Toyota Tacomba east
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  Speaker 1: on New Liberty Road when she crossed into the path
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  Speaker 1: of travel of a nineteen ninety nine Chevrolet pickup truck
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  Speaker 1: operated by Eddie Davis, thirty, of Whitley City. It was
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  Speaker 1: determined that this collect occurred around three pm on the
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  Speaker 1: same day. This collision was not reported at the time
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  Speaker 1: it occurred. Dodson did not have her daughter in a
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  Speaker 1: child safety seat at the time of the collision. After
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  Speaker 1: arriving at Baptist Health in Corbin. Both Dotson and her
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  Speaker 1: daughter were flown to University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler
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  Speaker 1: Hospital for serious injuries. Both Dotson and her daughter were
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  Speaker 1: listed in stable condition as of Friday afternoon. The collision
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  Speaker 1: in investigation remains ongoing by Trooper Adam Dotson. Toxology is
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  Speaker 1: currently pending. Trooper Dotson was assisted in the investigation by
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  Speaker 1: Kentucky State personnel in CPD our. Next article is cost
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  Speaker 1: of produce causing families to come back on healthy eating
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  Speaker 1: by Lee Guthrie, CNHI News TA Wathaw, Oklahoma. A survey
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  Speaker 1: of three thousand and four households revealed over a third
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  Speaker 1: of Oklahoma families have cut back on the purchase of
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  Speaker 1: fresh fruits and vegetables due to higher prices. The survey
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  Speaker 1: by Advance America found thirty eight percent of families in
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  Speaker 1: Oklahoma are buying less compared to the national average of
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  Speaker 1: thirty four percent. The produce isle has become a decision
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  Speaker 1: between good intentions and grocery math, states the report on
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  Speaker 1: the survey. On average, according to the survey, families in
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  Speaker 1: the state are spending an extra forty one dollars sixty
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  Speaker 1: cents a month on fruits and vegetables sixteen percent more
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  Speaker 1: than the same time last year. The five top five
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  Speaker 1: states found by the survey to pay the most extra
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  Speaker 1: each month on these items are North Dakoda ninety nine
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  Speaker 1: dollars extra, a thirty eight percent increase, Idaho fifty two dollars,
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  Speaker 1: a twenty percent increase, Arkansas forty four dollars extra, a
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  Speaker 1: seventeen percent increase, Georgia forty four dollars a seventeen percent increase,
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  Speaker 1: a New Jersey, New Jersey seventeen percent increase. At forty
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  Speaker 1: four dollars per extra per month, the most common items
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  Speaker 1: purchased to replace the fresh produce or frozen items. Visiting
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  Speaker 1: multiple stores to compare prices was another method of trying
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  Speaker 1: to reduce grocery cost. According to the survey results, of
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  Speaker 1: the folks who participated in the survey, sixty four percent
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  Speaker 1: of them worry at least occasionally about whether they are
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  Speaker 1: eating less healthy by having less money to spend on
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  Speaker 1: fresh produce. Together, the findings paint a picture of a
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  Speaker 1: state where the gap between wanting to eat well and
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  Speaker 1: being able to afford it is quietly widening the state states.
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  Speaker 1: The findings in Cherokee County efforts through taih Quah Farmer's
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  Speaker 1: Market and other programs in grants have helped to lessen
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  Speaker 1: the burden of rising costs. President Marla Seger said all
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  Speaker 1: of the programs are still intact for this season, Supplemental
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  Speaker 1: Nutrition Assistance Program, Double Up Oklahoma Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program,
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  Speaker 1: Cherokee Nation's Women, Infant and Children's Nutrition Program, and the
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  Speaker 1: cn sf m n P. Although s f MNP has
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  Speaker 1: been limited to oney four hundred participants statewide, Double Up
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  Speaker 1: Oklahoma matches the value up to twenty dollars per day
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  Speaker 1: of snap dollars spent at participating farmers' markets and grocery
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  Speaker 1: store states the program's website. The SFMNP provides seniors ages
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  Speaker 1: sixty and older who meet certain poverty guidelines with a
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  Speaker 1: fifty dollars electronic benefit, transferred debit card or vouchers to
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  Speaker 1: buy fresh fruits, vegetables, unprocessed honey, and herbs at authorized
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  Speaker 1: farmers market and roadside stands, states the Food and Nutrition
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  Speaker 1: Administration website. Tall Qua Farmers Market was introduced to the
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  Speaker 1: farm School program in twenty fourteen by tall Quah Betsy
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  Speaker 1: Coalition and Cherokee Nation Healthy Nation. By partnering with our
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  Speaker 1: local organizers and coalition, we were able to encourage healthy
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  Speaker 1: eating habits and provide access to locally grown food for
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  Speaker 1: children and families in our community, as well as provide
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  Speaker 1: direct sales access for Oklahoma farms. States t FM's website.
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  Speaker 1: Laurel Bouschell, director of Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Impact Network, said,
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  Speaker 1: the first FTS event June the second. The grant money
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  Speaker 1: for the program comes from a Roots and Fruits grant
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  Speaker 1: managed by Desiree Bloomer and Megan dread Dreadful Water. A
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  Speaker 1: te TESS Discovery grant funds the food program. The partnership
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  Speaker 1: lies within the tah Quah Farmers Market and that's where
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  Speaker 1: their role is. But the actual funding and organization of
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  Speaker 1: it comes from Roots and Fruits, which is fun under
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  Speaker 1: the t SET Discovery Grant. Who Shall said, t SET
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  Speaker 1: funds two different grants and they are to Quah Hall
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  Speaker 1: Public Schools and TPS. Wrote the t SET Discovery Grant
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  Speaker 1: Roots and Fruits, each child gets a TFM shopping bag,
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  Speaker 1: recipe cards, fruit and vegetable information magnets, and twelve veggie bucks,
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  Speaker 1: which allows each child to purchase four items of produce
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  Speaker 1: they can choose from these wide assortment. The senior program
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  Speaker 1: went from twenty one hundred state wide to oney three
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  Speaker 1: hundred statewide. Sager said, to me, that was the hard
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  Speaker 1: one because these are our seniors. Cherokee seniors ages fifty
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  Speaker 1: five and older, living within the reservation boundaries and meeting
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  Speaker 1: certain guidelines can receive up to one hundred dollars to
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  Speaker 1: buy locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Sagre said. The
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six Free Summer Nutrition program from tau Qua
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  Speaker 1: Public Schools gave children up to the age of eighteen
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  Speaker 1: free meals through July thirtieth. Our next article is Local
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  Speaker 1: reporter earns National VFW Publication Contest Grand Prize by staff
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  Speaker 1: Report Williamsburg. A local reporter is celebrating the national honor
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  Speaker 1: after receiving the grand prize and the Veterans of Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Wars VFW twenty twenty six National Publication Contest. Macy Swafford,
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  Speaker 1: reporter for the Sentinel, Echo and Times Tribune newspapers, was
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  Speaker 1: presented with a plaque Monday at Vfwpost thirty one sixty
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  Speaker 1: seven in Williamsburg after her feature story earned first place
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  Speaker 1: in the Best Feature Story category of national contest. Offord's
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  Speaker 1: article Renewed Purpose Veterans Fine Community in the VFW was
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  Speaker 1: featured in the newspaper's November Salute to Veterans magazine. The
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  Speaker 1: story highlighted the military service of local veteran Larry Fumouth
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  Speaker 1: and explored how his involvement with the VFW help him
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  Speaker 1: find a renewed sense of community, purpose, and followship. The
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  Speaker 1: VFW National Publication Contest is held annually to recognize outstanding
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  Speaker 1: work that highlights veterans military service and the work of
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  Speaker 1: VFW members and post publications and writers, complete in various categories,
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  Speaker 1: with entries judged at the national level. The twenty twenty
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  Speaker 1: six contest winners were announced in May, with Swafford's feature
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  Speaker 1: taking the top honor in its category and earning the
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  Speaker 1: contest Grand Prize. According to the vfw's announcement, judges said
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  Speaker 1: the competition for first place in the Best Feature Story
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  Speaker 1: was particularly close. One judge described the entries as some
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  Speaker 1: of the best stories I've ever read, while the VFW
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  Speaker 1: noted that the twenty twenty six contest features some of
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  Speaker 1: the strongest submissions, particularly in the Best Feature category. This
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  Speaker 1: concludes the reading of the Times Tribune. Please stay tuned
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  Speaker 1: for continued programming. Thank you for joining me and on
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  Speaker 1: behalf of everyone here at RADIOI. This is Janice, wishing
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  Speaker 1: you a very good day.