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Prosecutors: W.Va. physician and Ky. nurse charged in national drug scheme worth billions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A United States Attorney announced charges against a Logan County physician and Kentucky travel nurse who prosecutors said were fraudulently distributing and obtaining drugs. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, the two were using their positions as medical...
Mingo, Pike (Kentucky) communities staging July 4 celebrations
Several communities on both sides of the Tug River will be celebrating the July 4 holiday next week with late afternoon and evening events. In Kentucky, the Belfry Volunteer Fire Department will again kick off this variety of area holiday celebrations in South Williamson with its 43rd Annual “Thunder in the Valley” fireworks show on July 3, beginning at 10:05 p.m.
Mingo County Commission sets hearing date for primary election challenge
The Mingo County Commission provided an update on the ongoing case challenging the May primary election results during a recent meeting. The commission announced that the first hearing date has been scheduled for 9 a.m. July 18. This hearing pertains to West Virginia Sen. Chandler Swope's challenge to the election...
Wellman attends her last meeting of Kermit Council
When the Kermit Town Council convenes in July to begin a new four-year term of addressing the needs of the residents that live and work in that Mingo County municipality, one familiar face will not be among those five people taking their chairs around the town hall conference table. Anna...
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