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Deputy Bryon Walker helps shop during
the Christmas Cops Program Friday. Through the coordination of the Vanceburg Police
Department, 51 Lewis County children participated and were able to shop with volunteers.
(December 25, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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A Tollesboro man escaped serious injury
early Saturday as a result of this single vehicle accident on Little Cabin Creek. The
driver was trapped inside the vehicle and was removed with the assistance of Tollesboro
Fire and Rescue. (December 25, 2001, Bryon Walker) |
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High winds Friday afternoon resulted in
scattered damage around Lewis County, including to the roof at Head Start in Vanceburg.
(December 18, 2001, Ashley Logan) |
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Vanceburg Police Officer Joe McCann
looks at one of the soft drink machines recovered by the police department Sunday
afternoon. Both of the recovered machines received extensive damage and an undetermined
amount of cash was removed from the machines before they were abandoned by the thieves.
(December 18, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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This image from a security camera at
the South Portsmouth/Firebrick office of Citizens Deposit Bank & Trust is thought to
be a suspect in a purse theft last Tuesday at SuperQuik in Vanceburg. The suspect
allegedly attempted to cash a check taken from the purse and forged, according to a
sheriff's department spokesman. |
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Several handmade makeshift weapons were
confiscated last week from the county side of the Lewis County Detention Center. Sheriff
Bill Lewis said charges are pending against those determined to have been involved in the
fabrication of the weapons. (December 18, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Firefighters battled a fire at the home
of William Gibson in Meadowbrook last Monday. The fire apparently started in the kitchen
area of the structure and resulted in extensive damage to the kitchen and second floor of
the home. (December 11, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Firefighter Carl Chaney talks with
Vanceburg Fire Chief James "Bubbles" Switzer after coming out of a house fire in
Meadowbrook last Monday. (December 11, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Firefighters get direction on how to
attack the blaze in Meadowbrook. (December 11, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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The driver of this auto was injured
Friday after she attempted to avoid another vehicle on Ky. Rt. 989 and went off the
roadway. She was taken to the hospital by Care First Ambulance. (December 11, 2001, Dennis
Brown) |
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A HealthNet medical helicopter was in
Vanceburg Saturday for training with local medical and rescue personnel. The helicopter,
based in Huntington, W.V., can make the trip to Vanceburg in 23 minutes. HealthNet
officials are surveying Lewis County to set up landing zone areas to help quicken response
times. (December 3, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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State Trooper John Dowdy, left, talks
with Lewis County Coroner Jim Estepp following a fatal traffic accident last week on Ky.
Rt. 8 east of Vanceburg. (November 27, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Traffic was detoured around this scene
for several hours Friday, November 23, after the driver of the concrete truck apparently
lost control after the wheels dropped off the roadway on Little Cabin Creek. The driver,
James W. Fulton, 50, of Flemingsburg, was not injured. The truck is owned by County
Concrete in Flemingsburg. (November 27, 2001, Bryon Walker) |
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Rescue workers remove two injured
persons from a vehicle last week following an accident at the intersection of the AA
Highway and Ky. Rt. 989 west of Vanceburg. Further information concerning the accident was
not available from the Kentucky State Police. (November 20, 2001, Karmin Madden) |
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Deputy Bryon Walker, left, and Sheriff
Bill Lewis assess the damage at the Lewis County Detention Facility following a
disturbance there last week. Lewis estimated nearly $5,000 in damage to the facility.
(November 20, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Deputy Tom Polley inspected a vent
in the Lewis County Detention Center. Some of the inmates allegedly started a fire in one
of the vents at the facility. (November 20, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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The Lewis County Sheriff's
Department now has less than lethal ammunition for use if needed. Sheriff Bill Lewis said
the department has been training with the new ammunition and also keeps a stock of pepper
and chemical sprays for use as needed. (November 20, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Inmates at the Lewis County Detention
Center damaged items in this cell last week. Law enforcement was called in Thursday
evening to bring the prisoners under control and restore order in the jail. (November 20,
2001, Dennis Brown) |
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This security glass was shattered
during a disturbance at the Lewis County Detention Center last week. Charges are expected
against the inmates responsible for the damage. (November 20, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Firefighters
battled a fire last week at the Alan Hickle residence in Garrison. The fire, thought to be
electrical, destroyed the home. (November 13, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Firefighters battled a blaze at the
Alan Hickle residence in Garrison last Monday. (November 13, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Insult added to injury: Alan Hickle,
operator of the Ford pickup truck, was involved in a two-vehicle accident last week, just
hours after his home was destroyed by fire. Deputy Bryon Walker said Hickle was traveling
east on the AA Highway when a car pulled into his path from the Grayson Spur. (November
13, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Four new firefighters were sworn in
last week during a Vanceburg City Council meeting. Pictured are Francis Toller, Marshall
Ross, Philip Rogers and Joshua Lewis. (November 13, 2001, Al Owens) |
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Vanceburg Police Lt. Tom Flannigan
inventories some of the items seized last week following the arrest
of a Concord man suspected of breaking into autos and taking billfolds and purses.
(November 6, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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The parking lot at First Care Family
Practice at Garrison was vacant, except for staff and officials' cars, minutes after the
license for the doctor at the clinic was suspended. (November 6, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Officials log in several items
recovered following burglaries in Lewis County. Pictured, left to right, are Officer Chris
Jordan, Chief Joe Billman, Sgt. Joe Paul Gilbert, Sheriff Bill Lewis and Lt. Tom
Flannigan. (October 30, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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One person was injured Sunday afternoon
in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Ky. Rt. 59 and Ky. Rt. 8. The accident is
under investigation by the Vanceburg Police Department. (October 23, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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The Black Oak Volunteer Fire Department
has added a new truck to its fleet, which will aid the department should any fires break
out in the Black Oak Industrial Park. The truck has been specially equipped with a 35 foot
extension ladder, which will allow access to the roof of the buildings in the industrial
park. Kevin Cornette said the $132,000 truck was built by Central States Fire Apparatus
and is a Class A pumper/tanker. In addition to the ladder, the truck is equipped with a
1,250 gallon-per-minute pump, access ladders, lights, a 1,000 gallon tank and a 25 gallon
foam tank. (October 23, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Some of the items removed from Moore
& White Lumber Company early Monday morning sit outside one of the buildings.
Authorities are searching for three suspects in connection with the break-in. Two fled the
scene in a dark colored Ford Tempo with passenger side damage about 5:00 p.m. when someone
pulled into the company lot and spotted them. A third suspect, described at about six foot
tall, weighing 200-250 pounds and wearing dark jeans and a flannel type jacket, fled on
foot north on Ky. Rt. 59. (October 23, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Four people were hurt in this
two-vehicle accident Friday at the intersection of the AA
Highway and Ky. Rt. 59 in Vanceburg. The accident is under investigation by the Vanceburg
Police Department. (October 16, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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This trailer, used to haul a car, has
been recovered by the Vanceburg Police Department. Identification numbers had been removed
and the trailer was left at the Bee Mart Lot in Vanceburg. (October 16, 2001, Dennis
Brown) |
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Officials from the State Attorney
Genral's Office and Office of State Drug Control removed a box containing some patients'
files at First Care Family Practice at Garrison last week. The records had been seized by
the officials for review. (October 2, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Sheriff Bill Lewis talks to the driver
of a vehicle at First Care Family Family Practice at Garrison as officials are inside the
building serving an administrative subpoena for some patients' records. Several members of
the news media were also on hand. (October 2, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Several vehicles parked at First Care
Family Practice at Garrison left as officials entered the building to serve an
adminstrative subpoena for some patients' records. (October 2, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Deputy Tom Polley directs traffic
around an auto involved in an accident last week on the AA Highway east of Vanceburg. The
auto collided with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of the Grayson Spur on the
highway. (September 24, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Smoke billows across the Manhattan
skyline following the terrorist attacks on and collapse of the twin towers of the World
Trade Center in New York City on Tuesday, September 11. See more news and photos on our
special on-line coverage page, Terrorists Attack. (September 18,
2001, Lowell Miller.) |
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Deputy Bryon Walker is investigating a
single vehicle accident at about 6:40 p.m. last Tuesday on Montgomery Road. Sam Allen, 18,
of Vanceburg was taken to Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, by Care First
Ambulance, where he was treated for minor injuries and released. (September 18, 2001,
Bryon Walker, Lewis County Sheriff's Department) |
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This truck was destroyed and an Ohio
woman killed as the result of an accident last week on the AA Highway at Herron Hill. The
car that the woman was operating is visible in the center background. The driver of the
truck received minor injuries. (September 11, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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A Vanceburg firefighter makes his way
to a grain silo on Ky. Rt. 8 west of Vanceburg early Monday. The grain, which had been
stored in the silo for several years, apparently ignited by spontaneous combustion.
Firefighters had not yet decided how to attack the smoldering grain by presstime.
(September 11, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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A robber enters Noble's Parmacy and is
"captured" by security videotape. The robber displayed a handgun and demanded
prescription medication. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of the robber. (September 4, 2001) |
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Howe Farm Supply worker Brian Howe
replaces a window section following a burglary last week at the Fairlane Drive business.
The burglar got away with a chainsaw and a pair of boots. (September 4, 2001, Dennis
Brown) |
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Vanceburg patrolman Mark Jordan
displayed a plaque he received for issuing the most citations during the Click It or
Ticket promotion recently conducted across the Commonwealth. Local officers have been
participating in the programs devised to help make the state's highways safer. (August 28,
2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Vanceburg Police Lt. Tom Flannigan
checks the paperwork on an auto following an accident last week on Lexington Avenue in
Vanceburg. The single vehicle accident, near Lewis County Central Elementary, resulted in
a power outage for several Vanceburg residents until the utility pole could be replaced.
(August 7, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Sheriff Bill Lewis surveyed damage
Sunday morning on Ky. Rt. 3309. Storm damage was extensive in northeastern Lewis County
over the weekend. See more photos on our storm
damage page. (July 31, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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High winds demolished a building
belonging to Tom Wilson of Tollesboro Sunday. The storm resulted in considerable damage to
the western portion of Lewis County. (July 10, 2001, Tom Polley, Lewis County Sheriff's
Department) |
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High winds also damaged a barn
belonging to Johnny Breeze of Tollesboro Sunday. (July 10, 2001, Tom Polley, Lewis County
Sheriff's Department) |
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Members of the Lewis County
Sheriff's Department catalogued items recovered from recent burglaries in Tollesboro.
Picture, left to right, are Axel Simonetti, Sheriff Bill Lewis, Elden Riffe, Karen Fraley,
Tom Polley and Bonnie McEldowney. (June 26, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Vanceburg Police Chief Joe Billman
made out a report Saturday after the tractor-trailer in the photo struck and knocked over
a fire hydrant at the corner of Front and Main Streets in Vanceburg. (June 26, 2001,
Dennis Brown) |
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Wrecker operator Carl Ginn, right,
attaches chains to an auto following an accident last week on Ky. Rt. 989. Bryan Fite, 29,
of Vanceburg, operator of the auto, was not injured in the accident, which is under
investigation by Deputy Bryon Walker. (June 26, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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THIS IS ONLY A TEST. . . A Black Oak
firefirefighter gives aid to Vanceburg water employee Danny Enix during a training session
for emergency response personnel Saturday. The drill included a mock fire at the water
treatment plant in Black Oak and a traffic accident. (June 19, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Damage is evident to a Lewis County
Sheriff's cruiser following an incident last Friday. Two men were arrested in connection
with the incident. (June 19, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Members of Care First Ambulance and the
Tollesboro Fire and Rescue Squad investigate the scene of a single vehicle accident
Saturday night on Quicks Run Road. Four injuries were reported as a result of the
accident. (May 22, 2001, Bryon Walker/Lewis County Sheriff's Department) |
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Vanceburg Patrolman Joe Paul Gilbert
looks over an estimated $2,500 in recovered car audio equipment and compact discs
recovered by him and officer Christ Jordan. An adult and a juvenile were charged in
connection with the thefts of the equipment from a vehicle on Halbert avenue in Vanceburg
last Sunday. (May 15, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Several firefighters from area
departments responded to a call at Hollinee Manufacturing in the Black Oak Industrial Park
last week. An oven in the plant apparently overheated and caught fire. Damage was reported
as minimal. (May 15, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Bob Kirk repairs a door frame at the AA
Truck Stop in Garrison, following a break-in the previous weekend. The burglars made off
with a safe and did considerable damage to the interior of the building after disabling
the alarm system. (May 15, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Lonnie Collier loads an automatic
teller machine into his service truck after the machine was damaged in the same incident.
While the burglars were unsuccessful in gaining access to the ATM, they rendered it
unusable. (May 15, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Fire destroyed Brodrick's Tavern in Old
Washington early April 26. The 211-year-old tavern has just undergone extensive
restoration and was set to open just a few days after the fire. The exact cause of the
fire has not yet been determined. (May 8, 2001, William Florence) |
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Deputy Sam Richmond and members of the
Hebron Fire Department tend to Christopher Kallmyer, 32, of Taylor Mill. Kallmyer was
injured Sunday afternoon in a single motorcycle accident on the AA Highway near the
Lewis/Mason County line. Richmond said the motor on the vehicle seized, throwing the bike
into a 166-foot skid. Kallmyer was wearing protective gear and was not seriously injured.
The Hebron firefighters, returning home from a training exercise near Ashland, came on the
scene of the accident shortly after it occurred. (May 8, 2001, Paula Franke) |
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This badge, discovered for sale on an
Internet auction site, has led to a break in a case involving the theft of some $40,000 in
antiques and jewelry from a Happy Hollow home. (May 8, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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This was a common sight along the AA
Highway last week as 19 agencies worked together to slow down traffic on the highway
during Operation Drive Smart Blitz. The Vanceburg Police
Department alone issued 81 speeding citations with the high speed violation at 83 MPH.
(May 1, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Vanceburg Police Chief Joe Billman
writes out a speeding citation following a traffic stop on the AA Highway in Vanceburg
last week. Billman said officers will continue to monitor speeding on the highway to help
reduce the number of accidents. (May 1, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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THE OLD AND THE NEW . . . Newly
designed arm patches for the Vanceburg Police Department were recently delivered and will
soon be appearing on officers' uniforms. The old patch, at left, has been utilized for
several years. The new patch, at right, features a view of the Veterans Memorial Park and
the Ohio River. The colorful new patch was designed by Vanceburg artist Ed Taylor. (May 1,
2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Vanceburg Police officers Chris Jordan,
left, and Joe Billman, right, look on as a state transportation official sets up a visual
radar unit on the AA Highway in Vanceburg, near Route 59. Local officials are joining with
state officials this week to crack down on speeding and aggressive driving on the highway.
(April 24, 2001, Paula Franke) |
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Wrecker operator Carl Ginn attached
cables to an auto on Town Branch Hill last week after the auto went off the roadway into a
deep ditch. There were no injuries. Vanceburg Police are investigating the accident.
(April 24, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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A Tollesboro firefighter prepares to
spray water on a burning auto on the AA Highway near Tollesboro. The auto, belonging to
Rodney Kennedy of Vanceburg, was destroyed, although there wre no injuries. (April 24,
2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Drug dog Bartje and handler, Tim
Mitchell, with the Maysville Police Department conducted random drug searches last week at
Lewis County High School and Lewis County middle School. No illegal drugs were discovered
during the searches. (April 24, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Deputy Tom Polley, left, and Deputy
Bryon Walker take measurements at the scene of a fatal four-wheeler/go cart accident late
Saturday on Fly Branch Road. The two vehicles collided head-on. One driver was killed and
the other injured. (April 17, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Sheriff Bill Lewis, left, and Deputy
Elden Riffe, look over some recovered tools and other items that are thought to have been
stolen. Anyone who may have had these items stolen from them should contact the Lewis
County Sheriff's Office. (April 3, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Governor Paul Patton presents a grant
check to the Lewis County Sheriff's Department to purchase a vehicle. Pictured, left to
right, are Senator Charlie Borders, Sheriff Bill Lewis, Judge Executive George Plummer and
Governor Patton. (April 3, 2001, Karmin Madden) |
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An auto belonging to Susan Thurman of
Vanceburg was destroyed by fire Thursday on Ky. Rt. 8 in Vanceburg. Members of the Black
Oak Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call after repeated pages failed to get
Vanceburg firefighters to respond. The incident remains under investigation. (March 27,
2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Workers with Bradford Towing clean up
what's left of a refrigerated trailer load of imported beer.
The trailer caught fire as it was being transported on the AA Highway west of Vanceburg
last week. (March 20, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Troy Emmons with Bradford Towing holds
a six-pack of imported beer pulled from the charred remains of a refrigerated trailer.
(March 20, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Only minor injuries were reported as a
result of this accident Sunday afternoon on the AA Highway east of Vanceburg. The accident
happened as heavy rains were falling in the area. State police are investigating. (March
6, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Lewis County High School Principal
Jendra Enix suffered minor injuries as a result of an accident Friday on the AA Highway at
Vanceburg. A sudden snow blanketed the area with about an
inch of snow, making area roadways slick and hazardous. (February 6, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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LCHS Principal Jendra Enix, on her way
from Tar Fork to LCHS last Friday, slid on a snow-covered AA Highway and struck the rear
wheels of a tractor-trailer hauling liquid soap. Enix was treated for minor injuries and
released from Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. (February 6, 2001, Dennis
Brown) |
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Last week's Lewis County Lady Lions
basketball game against West Carter was canceled when three members of the team were
injured in a single-vehicle accident just hours before the game. (January 30, 2001, Dennis
Brown) |
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Dobo Patton attaches a wrecker cable to
an auto last week following an accident which injured three Lewis County teens.
Reportedly, the injuries were not serious. (January 30, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Care First workers prepare to take
Nancy Evans of Vanceburg to a hosptial for treatment. Evans' vehicle reportedly collided
with a pickup truck operated by Crystal Corns of Vanceburg Monday, January 8, at the
intersection of Ky. Rt. 1149 and the AA Highway. Injuries were reportedly minor and
Trooper Tim Moore is investigating. (January 16, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Firefighters battled a blaze last week
at the home of Mark Horsley near Garrison. The home was considered a total loss. The fire
is thought to have started near a wood burning stove. (January 9, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Firefighters administer oxygen to
Garrison firefighter Larry Colley at the scene of last week's fire in Garrison. Colley
required no further treatment for smoke inhalation. (January 9, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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A Garrison firefighter sprays water
inside the home of Mark Horsley in Garrison. (January 9, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Hazardous driving conditions early
December 30 resulted in this accident on the AA Highway east of Vanceburg. The driver,
Arnetta Kirk of Greenup, was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured. (January 9, 2001,
Dennis Brown) |
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Scotty Cooper, Clete Zornes and Sheriff
Bill Lewis sift through some burned debris last week on Trace Creek. Some metal parts to a
boat were discovered among the debris. A jet ski and trailer were recovered nearby.
(January 9, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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Scotty Cooper, right, assists Sheriff
Bill Lewis in making a plaster cast of some tire tracks in the snow. Lewis suspects the
vehicle that left the tracks may have been involved in the theft of items that
recovered nearby. (January 9, 2001, Dennis Brown) |
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