FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Power is planning to submit its application to raise its rates later this week, but a statement on the company’s website sheds some light on how much extra they are asking customers to pay. Last month, the company gave notice that it would be filing an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission, seeking permission to adjust its rates. That application will be filed on Friday, the company now says on its website, and will mean an increase of about 15 percent on residential bills. The company says it is seeking to increase residential rates by […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Prestonsburg Police arrested a Johnson County man Friday, after they say he broke into the old Jerry’s Restaurant to harvest metal from it. Police were called to the building just after 3:30 p.m., Friday, over a report of a suspicious person. When they arrived, they found a vehicle parked out back and Jeremy Lee Perry, 42, of Wittensville, coming out of the building. Perry told police he hadn’t been in the building, but had just stopped because he had a flat tire. But police didn’t believe that story added up to the scene before them, where they […]

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — An Ohio sex offender was arrested in Paintsville for not maintaining his registration requirements. Jvonta Cameron Buckley, 35, currently of Paintsville but formerly from Columbus, pleaded guilty in 2016 to a federal charge of possessing child porn, for which he was sentenced to 100 months in prison. He was initially charged with sex trafficking by force, sex trafficking of children and production of child porn, but those charges were dropped in exchange for his plea. As part of his conviction, he is required to register his address with the sex offender registry, but his last registered address […]

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