Vanceburg News

Kenneth and Marcella Esham stand in their yard on Route 8, among the many broken branches that resulted from the ice storm.

Brendon Lyons, 6, rinses mud from under his armpits after he ran in the Dash for Cash as Tyler Lacy and Austin Wynn wait their turn in line at Muddina for Cancer.

The rugged hills and hollows of Greenup County don't yield crops easily. Left to themselves, they would remain blanketed with trees - beautiful, perhaps, but wild.

Recovering from a common cold is not newsworthy. For Freddie Bevins and his parents, however, it's an answer to years of prayer.

Morehead State Public Radio has namedA Shayla Menville, Morehead senior, the recipient of the 2009 Community Advisory Board Student Leadership Award, and Brandon McCleese, Vanceburg senior, the winner of the 2009 Outstanding Student award.

The Boyd and Greenup County Champions for a Drug Free Kentucky, a local substance abuse prevention coalition coordinated by Pathways Regional Prevention Center, will host "notMYkid" workshops at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. today at the Ashland Town Center.

By G. SAM PIATT PDT Staff Writer VANCEBURG, Ky. - The 2007 audit of long-time Lewis County Clerk Shirley Hinton released by the state auditor's office today found questionable record-keeping and financial management of the office.

Lewis County Sheriff deputies have seized prescriptions for medication with a street value of $23,000, and arrested four people in the process.

A brief opening in the clouds allowed the sunshine to highlight the ice and snow in Ky.

GERMANTOWN - Jack Colton Duncan, 76, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Bracken County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

The city officially renewed its commitment to support one of its most promising community programs Monday evening during Vanceburg's first council meeting of the new year.

Having experience as a military spouse allowed Melissa Dixon to help other military spouses in her hometown.

U.S. stock and bond markets, and markets throughout the world, were closed yesterday in observance of the New Year's holiday.

As most folks leave work and head home to a warm house, there are people who don't have a safe haven when the temperatures dip well below zero.

"Horrible" discovery led to global sting; 61 arrested, 11 kids rescued in U.S. Zimbabwe's state newspaper says Mugabe cholera-denying comments were sarcasm.

VANCEBURG, Ky. - Kentucky's 20th judicial district is offering an innovative program to help local families identify and - it's hoped - prevent drug abuse.

Property on the corner of 17th Street and Greenup Avenue - that has been a parking lot since the former downtown home of Big Sandy Furniture was leveled more than a decade ago - soon will be a beehive of ...