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1.16.25 · Springfield Sun

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Speaker 1: We now turned to the Springfield Sun to breeding news
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from in and around Washington County. Your leader today is
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Amy Jones Timmody. We begin with the addition dated Wednesday,
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January fifteenth, twenty twenty five. As a reminder, RadioLIVE is
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a reading service intended for people who are blind or
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have other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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Now to the news. Two children injured in sweating accident
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by Jane Reid Climb. Neighbors turned out to help when
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a little snow day fund became not so fun for
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two children on Tatum Bridge Roads Thursday. Looking for a
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little fund. With schools closed for the snow last week,
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two children visiting the home at Tatum Ridge Road decided
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to go slooding down a nearby hill. While began as
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a great way to spend a snow date, didn't end
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that way when the slood collided with something at the
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bottom of the hill. Willisburg Fire Chief Jesse Corney said
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there was some barbed wire near the children that may
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have been what they hit. Upon arrival at the scene,
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Carney said the children were at the bottom of the
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hill and rescuers were at the top. He asked neighbors
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to come with side by sides to help. Since the
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side by sides and ATVs could not get to the children,
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volunteers with the Willisburg and Washington County Rescue squads descended
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to the children's location and carried them up the hill
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where side by sides were waiting to transport them to
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the ambulance. A boy believed to be about eight years
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old was taken to North Washington School, where the Mackville
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Fire Department had set up a landing zone with a
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helicopter that was waiting to fly him to the University
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of Kentucky Children's Hospital in Lexington. His sister, about thirteen
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years old, was driven by the family to the hospital
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for treatment of her injuries. Both suffered lacerations from the collision,
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but injuries were not believed to be life threatening. Quote.
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I'm proud to live in a community where people are
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willing to come out and help, Carney said. We called
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a few neighbors and immediately we have three side by
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sides on scene ready to help. End of quote. All
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the rescue squad and fire department members are also volunteers.
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Preliminary fitness four hundred dollars cast scholarship goes to Maddie's
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Spaulding of Washington County. Washington County's Distinguished Young Woman of
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twenty twenty five, Mattie Spalding, began the Kentucky DYW Distinguished
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Young Woman Competition on Saturday, January eleventh. Valding took to
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the stage to perform in the two preliminary showcases Saturday
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afternoon and evening. Valding was awarded the Preliminary Fitness Award,
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which comes with a four hundred dollars scholarship to add
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to those earned in the local competition. Vauding continues DWY
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competition until after the sun has gone to press. The
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Sun will bring you more about Vaulding and her DYW
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adventure next week. Washington County continues low jobless rate by J. E. Klein.
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Marion and Washington Counties tied for the third lowest unemployment
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rate among counties across the Commonwealth for November twenty twenty four.
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The November rates were released last week by the Kentucky
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Center for Statistics ky STATS, an agency within the Kentucky
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Education and Labor Cabinet. That report stated unemployment rates rose
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in one hundred nineteen counties between November twenty twenty three
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and November twenty twenty four and cell and one. Woodford
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County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at
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three point six percent. It was followed by Cumberland County
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three point eight percent and Marion Scott in Washington Counties
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three point nine percent. The November rates of Washington County
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was slightly lower than that recorded in October twenty twenty four,
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when the rate was four point two percent. Martin County
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recorded the state's highest unemployment rate at eleven point eight percent.
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It was followed by Magoffin County at nine point nine
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percent and Harlan County at nine point three percent. Ky
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Stats noted that county unemployment rates and employment levels are
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not seasonally adjusted because of small sample sizes. Employment statistics
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undergo sharp fluctuations due to seasonal events such as weather changes, harvest, holidays,
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and school openings and closing. Seasonal adjustments estimate these influences
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and make it easier to observe statistical trends. The comparable
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unadjusted unemployment rate for the state was four point eight
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percent in November twenty twenty four and four percent for
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the nation. Kentucky's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from October
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six November twenty twenty four. This increases due to more
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workers entering the labor force and searching for a job,
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rather than fewer workers being employed. On a seasonally adjusted basis,
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both a number of people in the labor force and
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the number of people employed in Kentucky increased in November
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twenty twenty four. Unemployment statistics are based on estimates and
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are compiled to measure trends rather than actually to count
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people working. The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet emphasizes that
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data should only be compared to the same month in
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previous years. Superintendent Cochrane receives new four year contract by
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Jane Breeklin, The Washington County School Board has approved a
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new four year contract with Superintendent doctor J. Robin Cochrane.
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The board met in the executive session in December to
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evaluate doctor Cochrane's performance. At the first meeting of twenty
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twenty twenty five, on Monday, January sixth, the board approved
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a new contract to begin on July first, twenty twenty five,
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and run through June thirtieth, twenty twenty nine. Doctor Cochrane
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is the longest tendured superintendent in the state. The meeting
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started with some routine beginning of the year housekeeping duties.
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Board member Jeremy Thompson was reappointed as vice chair of
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the board. Thompson was appointed to a two year term.
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Judy's Folding was reappointed for a one year term as
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board treasurer. Doctor Robin Cochran was reappointed to a one
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year term as board's secretary, and Thompson was also reappointed
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to a one year term as legislative liaison. The board
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also approved regular board meeting dates for twenty twenty five
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and the dates school employees will be paid. The school
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board also approved the school calendar for twenty twenty five
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twenty six. That calendar is available on the Washington County
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School's website. In other matters, was reviewed a draft of
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the budget for twenty twenty six and approved multiple trip
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requests from Washington County High School. The Commander backed Fishing
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team submitted six requests to travel to multiple bass fishing tournaments.
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The WCHS Band requested to travel to Western Kentucky University
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to attend the WKU Honors Band Clinic and to the
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Galthhouse in Louisville for the twenty twenty five Kentucky All
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State Band. Washington County Winter Guard and Cadet Guard requested
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to travel to Henryville, Indiana for the Tri States Marching
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Arts Qualifier and to Floyd Knobs, Indiana for the twenty
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twenty five Floyd Central Scholastica Competition. SDCLA requested to attend
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the SDCLA State Leadership Conference at the Gulthouse in Louisville
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and April. All tri repleests were approved. The Board also
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approved the comprehensive school improvement plans for each school and
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the district in Rousement Plan as presented. The next regularly
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Central meeting of the Washington County School Board will be
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February seventeenth at six pm as the tele hunter and
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now to the obituaries. Martin Howard Abel eighty seven. Martin
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Howard Abel was born November fifth, nineteen thirty seven and
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returned to his heavenly father on January fourth, twenty twenty five,
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at the age of eighty seven. Martin was the son
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of James Clifton Abel and Mary Almah Abel Ryan and Ryan.
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He was a Washington County Natives who graduated from Fredericktown
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High School and served his country as a member of
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the U. S Army from nineteen fifty seven to nineteen sixty.
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Martin worked for General Electric in Louisville, Kentucky, for thirty
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three years, and upon retirement, enjoyed time on his farm
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where he was born, raised and lived his entire life.
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He also enjoyed spending time with his nieces and nephews
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and was a devoted member of Saint Rome Parish. Martin
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was preceded in death by his brothers, James Clifton Abel
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Junior and Josephine on September thirteen, two thousand and six,
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and Charles Dickey Abel on July twenty eighth, nineteen ninety.
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He is survived by his sister in law, Kathleen Abel,
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along with twelve nieces and nephews. Funeral masks for Martin
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Howard Abel will be conducted at ten am Saturday, January eleventh,
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twenty twenty five, at Saint Rose Catholic Church, with the
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Reverend Pierre Georgio dingler O p officiating. Burial will be
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in Saint Rose Cemetery. Paul bears will be Davis Donnelly,
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Nathan Kurtzinger, Colin Abel ISAA, Gabel, Luke Abel and Hinden Abel.
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A prayer service will be held at seven pm Friday,
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January tenth at Hale Poland Robinson's Funeral Home where friends
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may call from four thirty pm till eight pm on
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Friday and again seven am until nine thirty eight and
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Saturday morning. And that was last Friday, January tenth. Hale
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Poland Robinson's Funeral Homes was entrusted with the arrangements. Kadisha
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Andrea Birch thirty one, Kadisha Andrea Birg Aged thirty one,
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of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December twenty seventh,
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twenty twenty four. Born December twenty third, nineteen ninety three
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and Lebanon. She was a twenty twelve graduate of Washington
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County High School, had worked in housekeeping a bluegrass series,
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and was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. She
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is survived by two sons, Kashawn Marquise Birch and Kavian
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Mark Halbirch, both of Springfield. Her mother, Francis Graves and
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Sam Campbell of Springfield. Her father, Charles and Stacy Birch,
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the third of Lebanon, a sister, Cory Porter of Radcliffe,
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and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services
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for Kadisha Andrea Birch were conducted at one pm Friday,
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January tenth, twenty twenty five, at River of Life Community
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Church in Springfield, with the Reverend Troy Shelton, Reverend Jean Livers,
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and Reverend Pierre Georgio danglar Op officiating. Burial was at
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the Saint Dominic Holy Rose ree Cemetery. Paulbears were Kevin Graves,
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Tyler Kenley, Joseph McCord, Rhes Rupa, Darius Mason, Tshawn Thompson,
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Lewis Turner, and Debion Ellerly. Honorary pallbears were Tracy Thompson,
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Tianna and Skyla Graves, to Shawna. Dalphin, Tory Thompson, Candy Thomas,
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and Brittany Evelin. Friends and may our friends were able
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to call at the River of Life Community Church in
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Springfield from nine am until the services at one pm.
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That was on Friday, January tenth. Hale Poland Robinson Funeral
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Home was entrusted with the arrangements. Kentucky rinks near the
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bom in cancer research. This is from the Packs and
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Media Group. According to the National Cancer Institute, over six
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hundred and eleven thousand people died from cancer in the
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United States last year, was around two million more cases diagnosed.
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To help combat and end cancer, the US has approved
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the budget of over seven point two billion dollars for
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the National Cancer Institute this year, which includes continued research.
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The website smile hub dot com recently released a study
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on the best and worst states for cancer research, and
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the news isn't good for Kentucky. According to the study,
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the Bluegrass State ranked forty seven with the score of
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twenty five point nine seven. Only Alaska, Oklahoma, and Mississippi
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ranked lower. To determine the best states for cancer research,
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the website compared the fifty states across three dimensions, research
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funding and resources, research output and impact, and healthcare infrastructure
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and support. They then evaluated those dimensions using thirteen run
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deplet metrics. Each graded on a one hundred point scale,
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with a score of one hundred representing the highest focus
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on cancer research. In the three dimensions, Kentucky ranked thirty sixth,
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and research funding and resources fiftieth in research output and
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input and twenty fifth in healthcare infrastructure and support with
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the score of twenty five point ninety seven. Kentucky rate
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forty sixth and the fewest research universities per capita and
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forty ninth in the highest cancer mortality rate. Massachusetts ranks
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first with a score of eighty one point four to one,
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followed by New York, California, Colorado, and Maryland. The ranking
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for states that neighbor Kentucky are Virginia seventh, Illinois eleventh,
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North Carolina twelfth, Ohio fourteenth, Tennessee twenty first, Missouri twenty fourth,
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Indiana thirty second, and West Virginia forty sixth. Kentucky teen race,
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thirty fourth in research charities per capita forty sixth and
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research universities per capita thirty fourth and National Institutes of
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Health grant funding thirty third, in clinical trials per capita
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forty ninth and cancer incidence rate and forty ninth and
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cancer mortality rate. While the state ranks low in these categories,
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it is still making strives. In twenty twenty three, of
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the market Cancer Center in Lexington was awarded thirteen point
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five million dollars through a five year renewal of its
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NCI Cancer Center Support Grant to fund research programs. That
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same year, the center achieved the highest level of recognition
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from the National Cancer Institute as a quote comprehensive end
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of quote cancer Center, which puts it among several dozen
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cancer centers nationally to attain the status and the only
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one in Kentucky. Quote we can heal more Kentuckians. UK
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President Eli Kappaluto said, we can eradicate this insidious disease
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that decimates community ties and extinguishes lives are too soon
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and according to the University of Kentucky, ninety seven percent
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of Marky's patients come from Kentucky. Kentucky's cancer mortality rate
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is higher than the national rate for several types of cancer,
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including lung cancer eighty two percent higher, coorectal cancer twenty
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five percent higher, and leukemia fifteen percent higher. Kentucky's cancer
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mortality rate for lung cancer is the highest in the
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nation for both overall and male rates, while women rank
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second nationally in death due to lung cancer. The state
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has more than twenty seven thousand new cancer cases and
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over ten thousand, one hundred deaths each year, with significant
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cancer related disparities among rural Appalachian Black and Hispanic population.
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According to the American Cancer Society, the rate of new
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lung cancer cases is eighty four point nine, significantly higher
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than the national average of fifty three point six. The
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smoking rate in Kentucky is seventeen point four percent, significantly
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higher than the national rate of twelve point nine percent.
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The early diagnosis rate in Kentucky falls into the below
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average tier and falls into the above average tier for
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the percentage of patients receiving no treatment. According to a
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US News and World report, Kentucky has eight counties in
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the top twenty five counties with the highest cancer rate
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in the US, including nearby Taylor County nineteen and Mercer
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County eighteen. Girl Scout Cookie Time approaches. Girl Scouts of
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Kentucky ANNA kicks off the twenty twenty five Girl Scout
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Cookie Season as Girl Scouts unbox their futures by participating
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in the world's largest entrepreneurial program for girls. All Cookie
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proceeds remain local to this Council's region and help to
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fund a unique experiences such as Girl Scout service projects,
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Troop travel, and summer camp for girls across Kentucky and
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Southern Indiana. Every box of cookies purchase is an investment
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in leadership development for girls. As girls participate in the
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Girl Scout Cookie program, they practice transferable skills including goal setting,
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money management, decision making, people skills, and business ethics. These
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young cookie bosses attain valuable life skills as they earn
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cookie business badges, financial literacy badges, and entrepreneur badges. Every
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cookie customer allows Girl Scouts to expand their entrepreneurial spirit
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and grow the courage, confidence, and character to achieve new
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fetes and embark on new adventures. Most cookie flavors are
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six dollars per package, Adventureful, dosy does, Limonufs, Samoas, Tagalongs,
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sin Mins, and Treefoils, whose specialty flavors are seven dollars
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per package more and toffee Tastic which is glue e Frey.
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If you know a Girl Scout, ask for their unique
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website links for Digital Cookies, our e commerce platform for
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local delivery or shipped cookies. Cookies can also be donated
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to US military service members across the nation and overseas
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through Digital Cookie Beginning February twenty first Customers can also
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use our cookie finder website www dot girl Scoutcookies dot
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org to order their favorite cookies for shippment directly to
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their home or business. The Cookie Finder is also a
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directory to locate nearby cookie booths where cookies can be
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purchased in person from girls. Cookie boots will also begin
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on February twenty first. Any girl in grades K thor
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twelve can start their journey to fun, friendship and new
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experience at any point in the year by joining the
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world's largest leadership organization for girls. New members can join
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and adults can become volunteers at www dot g s
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Kentuckyanna dot org flash Join. Lawson trial date moved yet
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again by Peter w Zebeti Paxton Media Group. Stephen Lawson,
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accused co conspirator of the twenty fifteen disappearance and presumed
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death of Crystal Rogers, will now take the stand on
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May twenty seven, twenty twenty five. According to a court
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order issued Friday by Nelson Circa Judge Charles sent Lawson
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and his son Joseph Lawson have been charged with conspiracy
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to murder for Rogers and complicity or I'm Sorry conspiracy
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to murder of Rogers and complicity to tampering with difficult
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evidence in her disappearance. Rogers's former boyfriend, Brooks Hulks, is
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charged with murder and tampering with difficult evidence. All three
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men are jailed and awaiting trial, with the Lawsons each
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facing a two hundred fifty thousand dollars bond and House
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facing a ten million dollars bond. Rogers, a mother of five,
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disappeared July fourth weekend twenty fifteen. Her car was found
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abandoned on the Bluegrass Parkway with her keys, purse, and
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cell phone inside. Statements introduced in court hearings over the
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past two years suggest that Joseph Lawson and Stephen Lawson
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played a role in moving rogers car to the parkway.
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House and Joseph Lawson are scheduled to go on trial
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together on June twenty fourth, twenty twenty five, in Warren
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County Circuit Court and Bowling Zeen. Originally Special prosecutor Shane Young,
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had hoped to try all three men in a conjoined
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trial on February tenth, but Sims honored defense attorneys for
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class to try Stephen Lawson's separately because of past statements
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he made to investigators in his effort to gain immunity
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from prosecution. Brian Butler, house attorney, and Kevin Coleman and
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Robert Boyd, who represent Joseph Lawson, had complained that if
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their client had to stand trial with Stephen Lawson, that
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his statements could prove prejudicial and that they would not
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have the opportunity for cross examination to adequately defend their clients.
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Zach Butler and Darren Wolfe took over as council for
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Stephen Lawson on August twenty second, twenty twenty four, under
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contract with the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy. That move
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was necessitated by Stephen Lawson firing his attorney, Ted Lavitt
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on August eighth, throwing the proceedings into flux. The motion
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filed earlier this week by wolf and Butler reed quote.
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During the August twenty second, twenty twenty four status hearing,
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Honorable d. Wolfe, on behalf of mister Stephen Lawson, expressed
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concerns on the record regarding this feasibility of trying to
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mister Lawson's case by the currently scheduled date of February eleventh,
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twenty twenty four sixth s SEA. That's in parentheses. However,
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neither of the undersign wanted to show bad faith by
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finding a motion to continued trial at that time. Given
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the undersign had not conferred with mister Lawson or had
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an opportunity to review discovery with mister Lawson, That's the
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end of the quoted file. Wolfe then noted that he
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and Buckler were delivered an external hard drive containing two
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terribized of data by the state. Quote to declare that
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volume of discovery as anonymously high would be an understatement
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and to hold Wolf and Buckler wrote in their motion
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requesting Stephen Lawson's trial be moved to May twenty seventh.
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The amount of discovery evidence got bigger, however, as Wolf
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and Butler requested for review evidence collected by the FBI,
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which a law with the Kentucky State Police had been
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involved in investigating the case. That data was contained on
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an additional ten terabyte hard drive containing evidence collected by
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the federal government. Quote. While this effort will necessarily delay
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the trial for mister Lawson, it ensures that he may
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receive a fair and of full defense and anticipation of
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the trial and to quote Wolfe and Butler wrote, Simms
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ordered the defense attorneys to supply their state with a
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written summary of the identity of any expert witnesses and
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their opinions, qualifications, and the quote, bases and reasons for
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those opinions, including but not limited to mitigations, specialists and experts,
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and the quote. The next case review is scheduled for
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one thirty pm February twenty seventh in Nelson Circuit Courts,
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Lincoln Trail Chapter of the Kentucky Public Retirees enjoys Holiday
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Celebration January fifteenth, twenty twenty five. The December meeting is
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held at the Kingdom of Faith. Following a brief business meeting,
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members enjoy the chapter holiday celebration, which consisted of Secret Santa,
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gift exchanging, door prize drawing, and joke sharing. Members voted
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to council meetings in the months of January and July
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each year. The next meeting will be held eleven thirty am,
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February tenth, twenty twenty five, at the Golden Corral, eighteen
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thirty five North Dixie Avenue, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Retirees and spouses
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receive the retirement benefits from kers pers or sprs are
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welcome to attend. Membership information will be available at the
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meeting or on the website Kentucky Public Retirees dot org.
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For more information, contact Sandy Allen at two seven zero
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three zero seven zero zero six one. Attorney General Coleman
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announces one hundred and ten million dollar opioid settlement was Kroger.
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Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a settlement with the
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Kroger Company last week that will bring one hundred and
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ten million dollars to the commonwealth in supportive efforts to
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combat the opioid crisis. Quote. For over a decade, Kroger
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tragically fed the flames of the drug addiction fire that
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rages across every county of our commonwealth. But this devastation
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isn't the end of the story. Kentucky is resilient and
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we will get back up no matter how many times
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we are knocked down. And to quote that Attorney General
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Coleman quote, today, with one hundred and ten million dollars
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invested in recovery efforts in Kentucky, Kroger has agreed to
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be part of the solution and developed in February of
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twenty twenty four, Attorney General Coleman directed at the lawsuit
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against Kroger be filed in Bullet County Circuit Court in Shepherdsville, Kentucky,
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alleging the company was responsible for pumping what equated to
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four hundred forty four million doses of oisy opioids into
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Kentucky over a thirteen year period with no internal monitoring
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system to report suspected abuse. Between two thousand and six
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and twenty nineteen, Kroger, in its more than one hundred
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pharmacies in the Commonwealth, were responsible for over eleven percent
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of all opioid pills dispensed in Kentucky. General Coleman recognized
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Deputy Attorney General Rob Duncan, Civil Chief Justice Clark or
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Justin Clark, and Division Chief for Consumer and Senior Protection
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Chris Lewis for ably representing the Commonwealth in the matter.
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This concludes excerpts from recent editions of The Springfield Sun.
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Your leader has been Amy June's timoy On behalf of
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everyone here radio wife. Thank you for listening, keep on
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listening and have a good day.