Belfry – 4, Shelby Valley – 1   The Pirates held off the Wildcats behind a historic performance from starting pitcher Chase Varney. The senior right-hander broke the Belfry single game strikeout record with 17 strikeouts! Given there are only 21 outs in a seven-inning game, this is one of the best pitching performances in 15th Region baseball history. Varney only allowed 1 earned run, 3 hits, and walked 2 batters in 7 innings on 101 pitches. He also got it done at the plate, going 2-4 with a double.   BY THE NUMBERS David Hagy   2-3 at the plate 1 RBI  1 run scored  Chase Varney   2-4 at the plate 1 […]

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Belfry – 8, Pikeville – 7   The Lady Pirates held off the Lady Panthers behind Molly Fahm’s 11 strikeout performance on the mound. She pitched all seven innings allowing four earned runs, eight hits, and walked two batters. Molly had some help from her teammates at the plate with totaling 12 hits, 5 earned runs, and went 4-4 on stolen bases. This is the Lady Pirates second time in three years making the 15th Region All ‘A’ Championship.   BY THE NUMBERS Arionna Smith –   1-5  at the plate 1 RBI  1 3B   1 run scored  Randah Maynard –   1-3 at the plate  1 RBI  […]

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SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man is facing felony charges, after he allegedly fired a gun into a house that contained two people. The shooting happened on Wednesday along Old Lick Creek. Victims told police that Trenton Jay Caudill, 25, of Salyersville, fired 11 shots from .22 caliber firearm through a closed door. One of the rounds grazed the arm of one of the occupants. Caudill was arrested Thursday night by the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police. He is charged with one count of second-degree assault and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. The assault charge […]

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. –Two men were arrested in Paintsville Wednesday night, after police pulled them over for swerving and found meth in their car. Paintsville Police pulled over the car driven by Bobby Daniels, 57, of Pikeville, and occupied by David Lee Ward, 56, of Nippa, after spotting their car weave across the center line of Route 321 several times. Daniels explained that he was looking at a Harry Potter sword while driving, which caused him to swerve. A search of the car turned up three small bags of meth and a glass pipe under the passenger seat. Both men denied […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. –The Kentucky Public Service Commission has granted, in part, a request by Kentucky Power to reconsider portions of a recent rate decision. In an order issued April 9th, the commission agreed to reopen the case to gather more information on several key issues, including vegetation management costs, employee compensation, transmission expenses and rate case costs. Regulators say the additional review does not mean they agree with the utility’s arguments, but will allow further investigation before making final decisions. The commission also ruled that Kentucky Power may temporarily record certain vegetation management expenses as a regulatory asset while the […]

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