Deputy Mark Snedegar said the accident happened about 4:55 p.m. Thursday, eight miles south of Vanceburg on Ky. Rt. 344.

Snedegar said a 1987 Buick Century operated by Ronnie A. Ruark, 29, of Vanceburg, was traveling south on the roadway at an apparent high rate of speed. Ruark apparently lost control of the vehicle, went off the right side of the roadway, and struck a tree head-on.

Snedegar said Ruark and his passenger, Charles Ruark, 24, of Maysville, were trapped in the vehicle for nearly an hour before volunteer firefighters from the Vanceburg and Camp Dix rescue squads were able to free them, utilizing the Jaws of Life.

The two were airlifted from a nearby landing zone to St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Ronnie Ruark was pronounced dead there about six hours after the accident, Snedegar said.

Rescue workers from the Camp Dix and Vanceburg Fire Department responded to a call to assist in eforts to remove two men from this care following an accident last week on Ky. Rt. 344.

Snedegar said Charles Ruark had no identification on him at the time of the accident, but was later determined to be the man sought by authorities for escaping from the Mason County Detention Center on June 16. Snedegar added that he believed the two men were cousins.

Solid Waste Coordinator John Teager said the containers have an aluminum frame with a plastic liner and are about 40 inches square and about four feet high. The containers can be used to store trash roadside until it is picked up by haulers.

Vanceburg Fire Chief James "Bubbles" Switzer said Vanceburg Police Officer Mark Jordan was responding to a call at one of the apartments on Halbert Avenue at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday when he spotted a fire in Apartment 302 at the Vanceburg Housing Authority. The apartment was occupied by Glen Flinders.

Switzer said the damage was contained to a bedroom of the apartment and added that no injuries were reported.

Switzer credits the quick action of the two men for keeping damage minimal and keeping the fire from spreading to other apartments.

The WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Farmers Market Nutrition Program is returning for its third year in Lewis County. New this year is the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.

Both programs provide coupons, which are redeemable for fresh fruit and vegetables at Lewis County Farmers Market or any other farmers market certified for the programs. The coupons are in $2 increments and farmers at the market are not allowed to give change.

Participants in either program must provide proof of income and meet the income criteria of less than or equal to 185 percent of the poverty level. Those who receive Medicaid or food stamp benefits automatically meet the income requirements. The coupons are redeemable through October.

What's available at the Lewis County Farmers Market right now? Last week farmers had green beans, new potatoes, zucchini, cabbage, cucumbers, lettuce, Swiss chard, kohlrabi, onions, bok choi, turnips and squash. Sweet corn is expected later in the week.