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Donna Marie (Farmer) Woolsey, 88, of Mountain View, Mo., passed away on July 26, 2023.

In 2016, the promise of $20 million in private investment and transformative change motivated people to take a chance on the Go Forward Pine Bluff initiative. There was only a handful in opposition to the tax. Today, people are having second thoughts about the tax. Some say, "Go Forward was not what I thought it was," or "Go Forward was a good idea at first, but not how they executed it." There has to be a better way forward.

When Dee Tabb draws a bead on something she doesn’t miss and the results will be beautiful. The complicated art of beading, whether with a needle or on a bead

JACKSON, Ky. (AP) _ Dozens of eastern Kentucky flood victims have filed a lawsuit that says two coal companies contributed to the damages they suffered.

Residents of a Breathitt County community hard hit by flooding late last month have filed a lawsuit blaming two coal companies for their alleged roles in the catastrophe which claimed

"Floods devastated Eastern Kentucky in July. Now, a community wants to hold Blackhawk Mining accountable for its possible role in the disaster."

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There are 59 people in the Lost Creek community going up against Blackhawk Mining and its subsidiary, Pine Branch Mining.

Families living below a strip mining operation in Breathitt County, Kentucky are suing two coal companies, arguing that they contributed to flood damage on their homes and properties.

The filing claims strip mining operations uphill from Breathitt County residents violated regulations and amplified damages during recent flooding.