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IRONTON — A Coal Grove woman who admitted cutting off an ankle monitor and swallowing suspected drugs was sentenced to nearly five years in prison Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court. Kaye McKenzie, 32, of High Street, Coal Grove, pleaded guilty to two counts of tampering with evidence, felony vandalism and admitted violating community control sanctions. Judge Andy Ballard sentenced her to two years in prison on each of the tampering charges and 11 months in prison for vandalism by cutting off the ankle monitor. The sentences are to run consecutively. McKenzie also was senten...

IRONTON — Bond was set at $1 million Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court for an Ironton man charged with the rape of a 5-year-old child in Ironton. Michael G. Willis, 58, of the 3600 block of South 3rd Street, Ironton, pleaded not guilty to the rape charge. Judge Andy Ballard set bond in the case and set a pretrial for July 14. In an unrelated case, Joshua M. Hay, 24, of Township Road 1503, Chesapeake, pleaded not guilty to failure to appear. He also faces community control sanctions. Bond was set at $150,000. In other cases: Bond was set at $150,000 for Edward S. Holsinger, ...