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2 arrested in Wurtland drug raid
Two Ohio residents were arrested Tuesday in a drug raid at a residence in Wurtland.
$30,000 taken from home in burglary
The following information was taken from Ashland Police Department reports: Burglary -A man living in the 100 block of Carriage Gate Road reported Thursday that someone broke into his home and made off with $30,000 cash.
Parents still upset about busing
Families whose children attend middle school across attendance district boundaries in the Greenup County School District got the official news Wednesday they will have to make changes.
Middle school students in the Greenup County district will have to go to the school on their side of the county after Oct.
The controversy concerns transport to the county's two middle schools.
Greenup County's Board of Education has decided to back up on a plan regarding where children should attend middle school.
To say that the new work farm in Greenup County has been successful in reducing the cost of operating the Greenup County Detention Center would be an understatement.
Medal of Honor recipient featured speaker at event
Best known as a Medal of Honor recipient, Ernest "Ernie" West is more interested in talking about the history of Wurtland than telling war stories.
DuPont cases could be tried soon
The next group of cases in a massive federal lawsuit against DuPont could go to trial before the end of the year, perhaps as soon as October.
VERDICTS: "Jury: DuPont negligent in '04 spill"
Says plaintiffs are entitled to 10 times the damages they would have otherwise collected Kenneth Hart/The Independent Ashland a ' A jury has found chemical giant DuPont guilty of gross negligence in a 2004 leak at its Wurtland plant that released clouds of sulfuric acid over large portions of Greenup County.
Jury: DuPont Negligent In Greenup Leak
A jury has found Delaware-Based chemical giant DuPont guilty of gross negligence when a leak from a cracked pipe at its Wurtland plant five years ago sent clouds of sulfuric acid into the air over eastern Greenup County.
Once the royalty of the eastern forest, the American chestnut is frozen in time between the memories of those who lived with it and the new efforts of people trying to save it.
Ky. jury finds Dupont negligent
A jury in Ashland, Ky., has found E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. grossly negligent for a toxic chemical accident at its Wurtland, Ky., plant in 2004.
Verdict: DuPont grossly negligent for chemical spill
A jury has ruled that DuPont was grossly negligent for a chemical spill that affected hundreds at its plant in Wurtland, Kentucky, in 2004, according to the Business Courier of Cincinnati .
DuPont liable in KY chemical case
LOUISVILLE - A federal jury has ordered DuPont to pay more than $1.25 million to six people who were injured when fuming sulfuric acid spilled from an eastern Kentucky plant five years ago.
Federal Jury Awards $1.25M In Chemical Leak
A federal jury has ordered DuPont to pay more than $1.25 million to six people who were injured when fuming sulfuric acid spilled from an eastern Kentucky plant five years ago.
Greenup County Sheriffs Deputies say a recent Raceland High graduate has died in a car crash.
Video by John Flavell/The Independent Thirty-eight volunteer firefighters ran into a burning building Tuesday afternoon - five times.
Two dozen skaters compete in Grayson
Despite high humidity and heat, two dozen skaters recently put their skills to the test during a mini-competition in Grayson celebrating Go Skateboarding Day.
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Police Beat: Woman arrested in vehicle theft
The report also listed a male suspect in the case, who had not been arrested as of Tuesday.