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Boyd County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Boyd County, KY.

Results 1 - 20 of 360 in Boyd County, KY

  1. 11 arrested in drug roundupRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Independent

    ... charged as the result of an eight-month investigation into illegal drug activity. All 11 had been indicted by a Boyd County grand jury, according to a news release from the Ashland Police Department. One of those targeted during the roundup couldn't ...

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    Related Topix: Ashland, KY

  2. Recalled H1N1 vaccine given locally; doses were safe, effectiveRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Independent

    ... to Bolen. "We don't anticipate being able to hold a mass clinic but can do appointments," she said. The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department can be reached at (606) 329-9444. The agency will be closed Thursday and Friday for Christmas and Dec. 31 ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Food and Drug Administration

  3. 11 arrested in drug rpundup

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Independent

    ... charged as the result of an eight-month investigation into illegal drug activity. All 11 had been indicted by a Boyd County grand jury, according to a news release from the Ashland Police Depsartment. One of those targeted during the roundup ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Ashland, KY

  4. Family provides merry Christmas for video gamersRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Independent

    ... and I got online and what did I see - a story," Mauterstock said, later explaining she doesn't know anyone in Boyd County, although she is familiar with Ashland from her road trips to West Virginia. "I was so excited when I read the story because ...

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    Related Topix: Video Games, Ashland, KY

  5. Christmas with a firefighterRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Independent

    Christmas came early for some lucky children in Boyd County who got the opportunity Monday to shop with the Cannonsburg Volunteer Fire Department.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Horse Racing

  6. Farmers embrace switchgrassRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 13 | Independent

    ... why it is remarkable to hear the enthusiasm in the voices of Glen Young and Danny Blevins. Both are farmers in Boyd County and both are in the second year of a pilot project to grow switchgrass for use as fuel in electric power plants. It's cautious ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Global Warming, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Energy

  7. UK performs research in BoydRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | Independent

    ... that the university's scientists are conducting research in every one of Kentucky's 120 counties. That includes Boyd County, where UK Center for Applied Energy Research scientists are performing mine mapping and the College of Agriculture is ...

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    Related Topix: Kentucky, University of Kentucky, Pikeville, KY, Standardized Testing, Education

  8. Slushy stuff with a chance of darknessRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | Independent

    ... 75 snow plows and salt trucks to battle winter storm conditions, measured precipitation at near two inches in Boyd County at 4 a.m. Saturday, with accumulations around four inches in Carter County. TIM PRESTON can be reached at ...

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    Related Topix: Energy, Weather, Ashland, KY, Greenup, KY, Carter County, KY

  9. Community center nears completion

    Saturday Dec 19 | Independent

    The planned community center in a former horse barn in Boyd County is in the midst of a facelift.

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    Related Topix: Catlettsburg, KY, Liberty, KY, West Liberty, KY, Morehead, KY

  10. Raiders take EKC, West bounces back at LawrenceRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Grayson Journal-Enquirer

    ... will have to come out playing extremely well and be prepared for them." The Comets hit the road Friday to face Boyd County. Tip off for the match up is set for 7:30 p.m. The Raiders were also in action Tuesday night when they played host to Greenup ...

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  11. No longer rare a "Read the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Independent

    ... region. The bear population is not just limited to those three counties. A number of bears have been spotted in Boyd County and in all neighboring counties, although they are not plentiful enough to warrant bear hunting - yet. Unlike the elk the ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Wildlife, Opinion

  12. No longer rare a "Read the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Independent

    ... region. The bear population is not just limited to those three counties. A number of bears have been spotted in Boyd County and in all neighboring counties, although they are not plentiful enough to warrant bear hunting - yet. Unlike the elk the ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Wildlife, Opinion

  13. Impoverished children numbers riseRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY

    ... aged 15 to 19 in 2006. The study details data by individual county as well as statewide. For instance, in Boyd County the study found a decline of 4.8 percent in the number of children 17 and under from 2000 to 2008; the number of children living in ...

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    Related Topix: Kentucky, Kids, Family, 9

  14. Study: More Kentucky kids lives in poverty this yearRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Commonwealth Journal

    ... aged 15 to 19 in 2006. The study details data by individual county as well as statewide. For instance, in Boyd County the study found a decline of 4.8 percent in the number of children 17 and under from 2000 to 2008; the number of children living in ...

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    Related Topix: Kentucky, Kids, Family, 9, Whitley County, KY, Barren County, KY

  15. Raiders take EKC, West bounces back at LawrenceRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Grayson Journal-Enquirer

    ... will have to come out playing extremely well and be prepared for them." The Comets hit the road Friday to face Boyd County. Tip off for the match up is set for 7:30 p.m. The Raiders were also in action Tuesday night when they played host to Greenup ...

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  16. Achieving goalsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Independent

    ... hundred students in grades 6 to 12 attended the fair, which was in the old FHS gym. Erin Crace, a nurse with the Boyd County Health Department who's assigned to Fairview as the school nurse, said she enjoyed talking to students about what public ...

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    Related Topix: Bellefonte, KY

  17. Study says things getting worse for Kentucky's childrenRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Independent

    ... aged 15 to 19 in 2006. The study details data by individual county as well as statewide. For instance, in Boyd County the study found a decline of 4.8 percent in the number of children 17 and under from 2000 to 2008; the number of children living in ...

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    Related Topix: Kentucky, Family, Kids, Louisville, KY, 9, Whitley County, KY

  18. Recalled shots shipped locallyRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Independent

    ... were received in Kentucky. FIVCO Regional epidemiologist Kristy Bolen said no recalled doses had been shipped to Boyd County. Bolen said she was at vaccine clinics held in Boyd County schools all day Monday and Tuesday talking about the vaccine to ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Bellefonte, KY, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  19. Man charged with crack possessionRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Independent

    ... with driving under the influence, second-degree fleeing and evading and resisting arrest. He was lodged in the Boyd County Detention Center, where he remained on Tuesday. Robbery A Adam F. Laber, 30, of Pedro, Ohio, was lodged in the Boyd County ...

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    Related Topix: Ashland, KY

  20. H1N1 shots available to public

    Sunday Dec 13 | Independent

    ... will get the opportunity to be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus in the next two weeks. The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department will have two walk-in only clinics at which individuals of any age can be vaccinated. Thousands of local children ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Ashland, KY