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Not too Hot as Slight Rain Chances Continue
OVERNIGHT: Partly Cloudy. Warm with Lows of 69-71. Sunrise 5:47. WEDNESDAY: Mix of Sun & Clouds (More Clouds South) with a Few Showers/T’Showers Developing. Humid with Highs 83-90 (Southeast to Northwest…84-88 in the Evansville Metro). Winds SW 5-10 WED NIGHT: Partly Cloudy. Warm with Lows 69-70. THURSDAY: Mix...
12 states in Midwest and East coast see listeria illness linked to sliced deli meat
Two people in the United States have died, and 28 people have been hospitalized across 12 states from a listeria outbreak linked to sliced deli meat, federal health officials said Friday. No cases have been reported in Kentucky as of Tuesday. ...
Book Mobile gets pages turning in Pikeville
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - The Pikeville Independent Schools District is hitting the road, hoping to see students hit the books this summer. The summer book mobile, funded through a Community Schools Grant, brought free books and snacks to students around the Pikeville area Tuesday. “Now we recognize, at Pikeville Independent,...
Promised report on Kentucky single-bid paving contracts 8 months late
Prompted by research from legislative analysts late last year that showed a lack of competition drives up road paving costs, Kentucky lawmakers said they’d issue a full report on the issue by January this year. They haven't done it.
Chris Ellis: WVDNR regulation updates are out
Sipping my morning go juice, awaiting the sun to make its way over the mountain to share its light on the day, I quickly glanced at the outdoor thermometer, and it read 59 degrees. When Blue and I loaded into the truck for our morning exercise trail run, I couldn’t...
New Highmark, Williamson Memorial contract expands acute care in Mingo County
WILLIAMSON WV (WOWK) – Highmark members will be able to get acute care at the new Williamson Memorial thanks to a new contract with the Medicaid managed care plan. Williamson Health & Wellness Center and Bigh Mark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia have already had a years-long relationship, and the company’s community health workers […]
Martin County organization brings volunteers for summer of service
INEZ, Ky. (WYMT) - Appalachia Reach Out is continuing its summer of service, inviting volunteers to Martin County. The group welcomed church members from the Ridgefield, Wash, community, taking them to homes and schools in the area to clean up, make repairs, and prepare for the upcoming school year. One...
Two facing charges in connection to prayer altar fire in Martin Co.
MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Deputies with the Martin County Sheriff’s Department arrested Brian K. Robinette, 21 and Alexandra D. Riddle, 20, in connection to a prayer altar on that had been reportedly set on fire on God’s Promise Trail in Inez in June. Robinette admitted that he...
Davis receives invite to Louisville camp
INEZ — Martin County guard Peyton Davis has received an invite to the Midwest Academy MadeHoops Showcase in Louisville to take place on July 27 and 28. “It’s awesome to be selected for the MADE event. The best in the country will be there,” Davis said. “I want to show the country what Martin County brings to the table.”
Chalk the Walk, paint a scenery, at Appalachian Artist Festival
INEZ — Transform the Storybook Walk of Inez into a trail of colorful murals using chalk in the ancient tradition of street painting at this year’s Appalachian Artist Festival (AAF). The free “Chalk the Walk” event and additional creative activities for the family are on tap for Aug. 3, courtesy of Martin County 4-H and the UK Martin County Cooperative Extension Office.
Man arrested on vehicular homicide charge in fatal Lovers Lane crash
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Tennessee man is facing multiple charges related to a fatal crash on Lovers Lane on Wednesday. According to the Bowling Green Police Department, officers were called to an injury collision Wednesday at the 300 block of Lovers Lane around 6:13 a.m. Wednesday. When officers...
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