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WESTWOOD A well-respected, reliable volunteer fire department in the area has a bright and shiny new truck ready for work.

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Davy Jones finished second in the 1996 Indy 500 and Buzz Calkins was crowned series champion but soon after the IRL was no more.

May 27, 2001 - Helio Castroneves became the eighth rookie to win the Indianapolis 500, holding off his Penske Racing teammate, Gil de Ferran, by 1.7373 seconds for victory May 27 in the 85th edition of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Michael Andretti finished third, 5.7359 seconds behind Castroneves. The victory increased team owner Roger Penske's record total of Indianapolis 500 victories to 11. Penske's last win came in 1994 with Al Unser Jr. drivin...

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ASHLAND The ninth annual Recovery Fest will be this weekend at Ashland’s Central Park.

Matt Jones | The Daily Independent The Kentucky Career Center is seen on Carter Avenue on Friday afternoon. ASHLAND Thirteen different Kentucky Career Center regional offices, including Ashland’s Carter Avenue site, reopened their doors on Thursday. Unemployment issues have piled up throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as many Kentuckians haven’t seen a check in quite some time. Rep. Scott Sharp, R-100th, was bombarded with messages and phone calls, he said. “Right after I got e...

FEMA in N.C., Miss., Ala. after twisters (0) RALEIGH, N.C., April 18 (UPI) -- As residents in southern U.S. states surveyed the aftermath of deadly tornadoes, people in Minnesota and Wisconsin braced for floods and snow Monday. Federal disaster teams arrived in North Carolina Monday to coordinate the response to deadly tornadoes that overwhelmed local and state authorities. Advertisement Federal Emergency Management Agency teams were also headed to Mississippi and Alabama after a violent stor...

County Press reader Scott Sharp sent us this heart-warming story of human spirit. Scott said: "After cycling from Ryde to Freshwater I was so tired and then, to cap it all, my bike wheel broke. "I was struggling for a few miles and then lay down and gave up. "I didnt have any money on me and didnt know if I could make it to Newport. "I thought wouldnt it be nice if someone offered me a lift but really didnt think anything of it because of the pandemic. "Anyway, two minutes later a t...