THE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN, Wednesday, November 3, 2021, Page 5A NEWS Big Sandy ADD’s Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Community Events: Bring your medicine list and come to one of our seven events to check your Medicare plan updates for 2022! Or call our of- fice at 606-886-2374 or 1-800-737-2723. Open to the Public Floyd County Library Tuesday, Nov. 9 12 – 3 p.m. Johnson County Library Tuesday, Nov. 16 12 – 3 p.m. Martin County Library (Previously Community Center) Thursday, Nov. 18 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. McDowell Senior Center Tuesday, Nov. 30 9 – 11 a.m. •Antiques•Vintage•Collectibles•New•Used•Gifts•Clothing•Jewelry •Household Items •Electronics•Pet Supplies•Sporting Goods •Personalized Vinyl Creations A Little Something for Everyone at Every Price Range! Support Christmas Fund for MCHCF residents! Purchase a chance to win this queen-size quilt $1 per ticket or six for $5 Drawing noon Dec. 10 Purchase tickets at the facility Monday-Friday (Call 606-298-0091 upon arrival and someone will bring them out to you) Or mail payment to: Martin County Health Care Facility Attn: Rita Pinson or Beth Blackburn 62 Maude Rd, Inez, Ky. 41224 All proceeds go to support the Christmas fund Make checks payable to Rita Pinson BLASTING SCHEDULE This is notice that LEXINGTON COAL CO., LLC, 164 Main Street, 4th Floor, Suite 401, Pikeville, KY 41501, (606) 353-5100, Permit #880- 8024, is republishing the blasting schedule and will be blasting in Big Branch of Wolf Creek near the community of Pilgrim in Martin County, Kentucky, Latitude 37°33/30”, Longitude 82°32’18”. Blasting will be done daily. No blasting will be conducted befor e sunrise or after sunset. At least 10 minutes before the blast, Company personnel will control access to the area. Before each blast is detonated the following type(s) of audible warning as set out in table U-1 pursuant to 805 KAR 4:125 will be given: WARNING SIGNAL – A one (1) minute series of long blasts of a siren, five (5) minutes prior to the blast signal; BLAST SIGNAL – A series of (3) short blasts of a siren, one (1) minute prior to the shot. The all-clear signal(s) after blasting will be: A prolonged blast of a siren, following the inspection of the blast area. Blasting will not be conducted at times different from those given above except in emergency situations where rain, lightning, other atmospheric condi- tions, or operator or public safety requires unscheduled detonation. Also, prior to detonations in emergency situations, the permittee, using au- dible signals, shall notify all persons within one-half (1/2) mile of the blasting site. 44b BY CITIZEN STAFF INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s department and Martin County Constables reported the following arrests: Ronald Jude, 39, of Inez, was arrested Sunday at his home on charges of fourth-de- gree assault (domestic vio- lence) no visible injury, public intoxication of controlled sub- stance (excludes alcohol) and resisting arrest (attempt). Deputy Billy Patrick reported that Jude allegedly grabbed his mother around the neck, trying to hurt her, and hit her. Patrick said Jude attempted to break the equipment in the cruiser while being transported to the sheriff’s booking room. Jason Goble, 37, of Paintsville, was arrested Friday in Tomahawk on an indictment warrant charging him with first-degree criminal posses- sion of a forged instrument (identity). Sheriff Kirk made the arrest. William Lincoln Owens, 30, of Saint Louis, Mo., was Martin County Arrest Report served a fugitive from another state warrant Friday at the USP Big Sandy in Debord. Deputy William Lafferty served the warrant. Douglas Allen Thompson, 41, of Warfield, was arrested on a bench warrant Oct. 29 in Warfield. Deputy David Adams made the arrest. Robin Ann Hinkle, 44, of Inez, was arrested Oct. 27 in Inez on a charge of first-degree possession of a controlled sub- stance, second offense (meth- amphetamine). Deputy Lauren O’Bryan responded to an anonymous tip reporting drugs at a residence on Big Elk Road. When she and Deputy William Lafferty arrived at the scene, the homeowner was outside and advised Hinkle was in the house and was high and had meth. The deputies found Hinkle lying on a bed in a back room. Next to her, on an elec- tric fireplace, was a baggie containing a crystal-like sub- stance believed to be metham- phetamine. According to O’Bryan, Hinkle said she found the meth two days ear- lier and used it two days ear- lier. Sam Porter, 26, of Inez, was arrested Oct. 26 in Inez on a warrant charging him with re- ceiving stolen property greater than $1,000 but less than $10,000, violation of air stan- dards and rules, and fleeing or evading police on foot. Lafferty made the arrest. Julian Alex Preece, 22, of Inez, was arrested on a bench warrant Oct. 26 at his home. Adams made the arrest. Larry G. Johnson, 71, of Inez, was arrested Oct. 26 in Inez on a warrant charging him with third-degree burglary. Sheriff Kirk made the arrest. Travis Hammond, 38, of Inez, was arrested on a bench warrant Oct. 26 at his home. Lafferty made the arrest. James E. Collins, 39, of Inez, was arrested Oct. 26 in Inez, on charges of criminal trespassing and theft by unlaw- ful taking or disposition, all others, greater than $1,000 but under $10,000. Constable James Brad Preece made the arrest. Jeremy Jarvis, 33, of Inez, was arrested Oct. 21 in the Martin County Justice Center on a warrant charging him with criminal trespassing, second degree, and theft by unlawful taking or disposition, all others, greater than $1,000 but less than $10,000. Deputy Dustin Jude served the warrant on behalf of Martin County Constable Brad Preece. Timothy E. Francis, 39, of Lovely, was arrested Oct. 21 at Fastlane Tobacco, Warfield, on a charge of alcohol intoxication in a public place, first offense. Sherif f Kirk went to the scene to investigate a report that a male subject was irate and drunk. The sheriff said Francis stated he was drunk and was ready to go to jail. Billy J. Stacy, 52, of Inez, was arrested on a Martin County bench warrant Oct. 19 at his home. Adams made the arrest. BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Local Emergency Planning Committee elected officers and updated the membership list in a meeting Oct. 27. Bobby Hale, Titus Marcum, Jennifer Horn, Kayla May, Cara Sluss, Marlena Slone and Nora Ray attended the meeting at the Martin County Govern- ment Center. The committee appointed Marlena Slone as vice-chair- person, Cara Sluss as secretary and Bobby Hale as treasurer. Martin County Emergency Management Director Kayla May will serve as chairperson. May said Ronnie Hickman and former EMD Eric Jude were removed from the previ- ous membership list, while Martin County Judge-Execu- tive Victor Slone and Marlena Local Emergency Planning Committee elects officers Slone were added. Hale asked if the committee needed to discuss further mem- bership. According to May, the com- mittee must include members representing elected county and city officials, law enforce- ment, emergency management, fire departments, public health, correctional facilities, medical care facility personnel, trans- portation personnel, media, community groups, and own- ers and operators of facilities subject to the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986, P.L. 99-499. Victor Slone represents elected officials; Marcum, Martin County Road and Bridge foreman, represents transportation; May represents Emergency Management, as does Sluss; Hale, with the Kiwanis Club and Pigeon Roost Fire Department, repre- sents community groups and fire departments; Marlena Slone represents the school dis- trict; Nora Ray with The Mountain Citizen, attending in Rachel Dove’s absence, repre- sents the media. Other committee members who were not at the meeting include Magistrate Roger Preece, Martin County Health Department environmentalist Richard Helton, Linda Preece of Martin County Health Care Facility, Sheriff John Kirk, Martin County Water Board member John Hensley and fed- eral prison employee Jimmy Fletcher. “Do we know if these people still want to be members?” Hale asked. May said Roger Preece and Richard Helton had not re- sponded. Marlena Slone advised that Helton was only working in the county one day a week, Linda Preece had retired from the nursing home and Fletcher may have a conflict with his work schedule. May said she would contact the health department and ask if Robin Tiller could replace Helton. “[Fletcher] has been at some of the meetings,” said Hale. May said another prison em- ployee, Randall Frazier, would like to serve on the committee. The committee reviewed and accepted bylaws and a list of facilities that store hazardous chemicals in the county. BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk handed a criminal littering citation to a man who left a busted bag of household trash in the middle of the highway after it fell off his truck. Craig Miller, 40, of Inez, was cited Tuesday afternoon on COAL FROM FRONT PAGE ploy 120 miners and 30 support staff, Justice said. “These sites will employ ap- proximately 150 Kentuckians and produce a significant amount of coal, both for thermal and metal- lurgical use, which will facilitate significant severance, sales and local taxes from the mining and reclamation activities,” said Jus- tice. The Justices have come under fire from state regulators regard- ing reclamation left unfinished at Bevins Branch and Infinity. Jus- tice said plans are to finish the work at Bevins by April 1 and In- finity by April 20. The press release calls for quali- fied surface miners, reclamation professionals, highwall miners, diesel mechanics or other surface mining support staff to send their applications to hiring@bluestone- coal.com. power our communities, our state and our nation with coal for electricity generation and for steel making,” said Justice. “Our hearts ache for this brave man, his family, and the entire coal mining community for this terrible loss. I ask all West Virginians to join Cathy and I in praying for all his loved ones during this difficult time.” Wallen was a 1991 graduate of Allen Central High School. WALLEN FROM FRONT PAGE Miller cited for criminal littering New Route 3 in Inez. “I was behind a truck earlier that had a whole load of gar- bage. Then I found a bag of garbage in the middle of the road,” said Kirk. “I went on down to Howell’s and saw that truck turning in there. I didn’t know if the trash came off that truck but thought it was likely.” Kirk returned to the garbage and found three articles of mail identifying Miller as the owner. When Miller came back down the road, the sheriff flagged him down and showed him the garbage. “He picked up the garbage, and I cited him,” said Kirk. “That’s just how we do things.”
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THE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN, Wednesday, November 3, 2021, Page 5A
NEWS
Big Sandy ADD’sMedicare Annual Enrollment Period
Community Events:Bring your medicine list and come to one of our seven events
to check your Medicare plan updates for 2022! Or call our of-fice at 606-886-2374 or 1-800-737-2723.
Open to the Public
Floyd County LibraryTuesday, Nov. 9
12 – 3 p.m.
Johnson County LibraryTuesday, Nov. 16
12 – 3 p.m.
Martin County Library(Previously Community Center)
Thursday, Nov. 1811 a.m. – 2 p.m.
McDowell Senior CenterTuesday, Nov. 30
9 – 11 a.m.
•Antiques•Vintage•Collectibles•New•Used•Gifts•Clothing•Jewelry•Household Items •Electronics•Pet Supplies•Sporting Goods
•Personalized Vinyl CreationsA Little Something for Everyone at Every Price Range!
SupportChristmas Fund
for MCHCF residents!Purchase a chance to win
this queen-size quilt
$1 per ticket or six for $5Drawing noon Dec. 10
Purchase tickets at the facility Monday-Friday(Call 606-298-0091 upon arrival andsomeone will bring them out to you)
Or mail payment to:Martin County Health Care FacilityAttn: Rita Pinson or Beth Blackburn
62 Maude Rd, Inez, Ky. 41224
All proceeds go to support theChristmas fund
Make checks payable to Rita Pinson
BLASTING SCHEDULE
This is notice that LEXINGTON COAL CO., LLC, 164 Main Street,4th Floor, Suite 401, Pikeville, KY 41501, (606) 353-5100, Permit #880-8024, is republishing the blasting schedule and will be blasting in BigBranch of Wolf Creek near the community of Pilgrim in Martin County,Kentucky, Latitude 37°33/30”, Longitude 82°32’18”. Blasting will bedone daily. No blasting will be conducted before sunrise or aftersunset. At least 10 minutes before the blast, Company personnel willcontrol access to the area. Before each blast is detonated the followingtype(s) of audible warning as set out in table U-1 pursuant to 805 KAR4:125 will be given: WARNING SIGNAL – A one (1) minute series oflong blasts of a siren, five (5) minutes prior to the blast signal; BLASTSIGNAL – A series of (3) short blasts of a siren, one (1) minute prior tothe shot. The all-clear signal(s) after blasting will be: A prolongedblast of a siren, following the inspection of the blast area. Blasting willnot be conducted at times different from those given above except inemergency situations where rain, lightning, other atmospheric condi-tions, or operator or public safety requires unscheduled detonation. Also,prior to detonations in emergency situations, the permittee, using au-dible signals, shall notify all persons within one-half (1/2) mile ofthe blasting site.44b
BY CITIZEN STAFF
INEZ — Martin CountySheriff John Kirk’s departmentand Martin County Constablesreported the following arrests:
Ronald Jude, 39, of Inez,was arrested Sunday at hishome on charges of fourth-de-gree assault (domestic vio-lence) no visible injury, publicintoxication of controlled sub-stance (excludes alcohol) andresisting arrest (attempt).Deputy Billy Patrick reportedthat Jude allegedly grabbed hismother around the neck, tryingto hurt her, and hit her. Patricksaid Jude attempted to breakthe equipment in the cruiserwhile being transported to thesheriff’s booking room.
Jason Goble, 37, ofPaintsville, was arrested Fridayin Tomahawk on an indictmentwarrant charging him withfirst-degree criminal posses-sion of a forged instrument(identity). Sheriff Kirk madethe arrest.
William Lincoln Owens,30, of Saint Louis, Mo., was
Martin County Arrest Reportserved a fugitive from anotherstate warrant Friday at the USPBig Sandy in Debord. DeputyWilliam Lafferty served thewarrant.
Douglas Allen Thompson,41, of Warfield, was arrested ona bench warrant Oct. 29 inWarfield. Deputy DavidAdams made the arrest.
Robin Ann Hinkle, 44, ofInez, was arrested Oct. 27 inInez on a charge of first-degreepossession of a controlled sub-stance, second offense (meth-amphetamine). Deputy LaurenO’Bryan responded to ananonymous tip reporting drugsat a residence on Big Elk Road.When she and Deputy WilliamLafferty arrived at the scene,the homeowner was outsideand advised Hinkle was in thehouse and was high and hadmeth. The deputies foundHinkle lying on a bed in a backroom. Next to her, on an elec-tric fireplace, was a baggiecontaining a crystal-like sub-stance believed to be metham-phetamine. According toO’Bryan, Hinkle said she
found the meth two days ear-lier and used it two days ear-lier.
Sam Porter, 26, of Inez, wasarrested Oct. 26 in Inez on awarrant charging him with re-ceiving stolen property greaterthan $1,000 but less than$10,000, violation of air stan-dards and rules, and fleeing orevading police on foot.Lafferty made the arrest.
Julian Alex Preece, 22, ofInez, was arrested on a benchwarrant Oct. 26 at his home.Adams made the arrest.
Larry G. Johnson, 71, ofInez, was arrested Oct. 26 inInez on a warrant charging himwith third-degree burglary.Sheriff Kirk made the arrest.
Travis Hammond, 38, ofInez, was arrested on a benchwarrant Oct. 26 at his home.Lafferty made the arrest.
James E. Collins, 39, ofInez, was arrested Oct. 26 inInez, on charges of criminaltrespassing and theft by unlaw-ful taking or disposition, allothers, greater than $1,000 but
under $10,000. ConstableJames Brad Preece made thearrest.
Jeremy Jarvis, 33, of Inez,was arrested Oct. 21 in theMartin County Justice Centeron a warrant charging him withcriminal trespassing, seconddegree, and theft by unlawfultaking or disposition, allothers, greater than $1,000 butless than $10,000. DeputyDustin Jude served the warranton behalf of Martin CountyConstable Brad Preece.
Timothy E. Francis, 39, ofLovely, was arrested Oct. 21 atFastlane Tobacco, Warfield, ona charge of alcohol intoxicationin a public place, firstoffense. Sheriff Kirk went tothe scene to investigate a reportthat a male subject was irateand drunk. The sheriff saidFrancis stated he was drunkand was ready to go to jail.
Billy J. Stacy, 52, of Inez,was arrested on a MartinCounty bench warrant Oct. 19at his home. Adams made thearrest.
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN
INEZ — The Martin CountyLocal Emergency PlanningCommittee elected officers andupdated the membership list ina meeting Oct. 27.
Bobby Hale, Titus Marcum,Jennifer Horn, Kayla May,Cara Sluss, Marlena Slone andNora Ray attended the meetingat the Martin County Govern-ment Center.
The committee appointedMarlena Slone as vice-chair-person, Cara Sluss as secretaryand Bobby Hale as treasurer.Martin County EmergencyManagement Director KaylaMay will serve as chairperson.
May said Ronnie Hickmanand former EMD Eric Judewere removed from the previ-ous membership list, whileMartin County Judge-Execu-tive Victor Slone and Marlena
Local Emergency PlanningCommittee elects officers
Slone were added.Hale asked if the committee
needed to discuss further mem-bership.
According to May, the com-mittee must include membersrepresenting elected countyand city officials, law enforce-ment, emergency management,fire departments, public health,correctional facilities, medicalcare facility personnel, trans-portation personnel, media,community groups, and own-ers and operators of facilitiessubject to the requirements ofthe Emergency Planning andCommunity Right-To-KnowAct of 1986, P.L. 99-499.
Victor Slone representselected officials;Marcum, Martin County Roadand Bridge foreman, representstransportation; May representsEmergency Management, asdoes Sluss; Hale, with theKiwanis Club and Pigeon
Roost Fire Department, repre-sents community groups andfire departments; MarlenaSlone represents the school dis-trict; Nora Ray with TheMountain Citizen, attending inRachel Dove’s absence, repre-sents the media.
Other committee memberswho were not at the meetinginclude Magistrate RogerPreece, Martin County HealthDepartment environmentalistRichard Helton, Linda Preeceof Martin County Health CareFacility, Sheriff John Kirk,Martin County Water Boardmember John Hensley and fed-eral prison employee JimmyFletcher.
“Do we know if these peoplestill want to be members?”Hale asked.
May said Roger Preece andRichard Helton had not re-sponded.
Marlena Slone advised that
Helton was only working in thecounty one day a week, LindaPreece had retired from thenursing home and Fletcher mayhave a conflict with his workschedule.
May said she would contactthe health department and askif Robin Tiller could replaceHelton.
“[Fletcher] has been at someof the meetings,” said Hale.
May said another prison em-ployee, Randall Frazier, wouldlike to serve on the committee.
The committee reviewed andaccepted bylaws and a list offacilities that store hazardouschemicals in the county.
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN
INEZ — Martin CountySheriff John Kirk handed acriminal littering citation to aman who left a busted bag ofhousehold trash in the middleof the highway after it fell offhis truck.
Craig Miller, 40, of Inez, wascited Tuesday afternoon on
COALFROM FRONT PAGE
ploy 120 miners and 30 supportstaff, Justice said.
“These sites will employ ap-proximately 150 Kentuckians andproduce a significant amount ofcoal, both for thermal and metal-lurgical use, which will facilitatesignificant severance, sales andlocal taxes from the mining andreclamation activities,” said Jus-tice.
The Justices have come underfire from state regulators regard-ing reclamation left unfinished atBevins Branch and Infinity. Jus-tice said plans are to finish thework at Bevins by April 1 and In-finity by April 20.
The press release calls for quali-fied surface miners, reclamationprofessionals, highwall miners,diesel mechanics or other surfacemining support staff to send theirapplications to [email protected].
power our communities, ourstate and our nation with coalfor electricity generation andfor steel making,” said Justice.
“Our hearts ache for thisbrave man, his family, and theentire coal mining communityfor this terrible loss. I ask allWest Virginians to join Cathyand I in praying for all hisloved ones during this difficulttime.”
Wallen was a 1991 graduateof Allen Central High School.
WALLENFROM FRONT PAGE
Miller cited for criminal litteringNew Route 3 in Inez.
“I was behind a truck earlierthat had a whole load of gar-bage. Then I found a bag ofgarbage in the middle of theroad,” said Kirk. “I went ondown to Howell’s and saw thattruck turning in there. I didn’tknow if the trash came off thattruck but thought it was likely.”
Kirk returned to the garbageand found three articles of mailidentifying Miller as the owner.
When Miller came backdown the road, the sheriffflagged him down and showedhim the garbage.
“He picked up the garbage,and I cited him,” said Kirk.“That’s just how we do things.”
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