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Estill County Fair is July 16-20 & 27 Beauty Pageants Open on Saturday

Mayor Estine Tipton proudly displayed a road sign honoring Veterans that was donated to the city of Ravenna by Magistrate Paul Tipton. (Cathy Dawes photo)

Vicki Horn, a resident of Ravenna since 2006, was nominated to fill the vacant seat on the city coun-cil during Ravenna’s monthly meeting on Monday night. Cathy Dawes photo)

Harper Arvin shows off a 10-pound cabbage head and other vegetables. She loves to help her Papaw Doug Dennis tend to his garden! (Courtesy Cindy Arvin)

ObituariesJohnnie Arvin, 70

Rebecca Andrews, 74Delana

Brandenburg, 68Donnie Collins, 73Della Mae Ervin, 84

Gary Estes, 50Donna Marcum, 56Brenda Patrick, 78See Page 6New Obits at

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TheEstillCountySheriff’sDepartmentreportsthattwoIrvinemenwerearrestedearlyMonday,andalargequantityofmeth-amphetaminewasconfiscated. DeputyChrisCoffeysaidheobserveda2004ChevypasshimontheRichmondRoadaround3:18a.m.ashewaspullingoutofSave-A-Lotparkinglot. Headdedtherearlicenseplatewasnotilluminatedsoheattemptedtomakeatraf-ficstoponit. HesaidthevehiclecontinuedonuntilitfinallypulledoveratStopandShop. CoffeysaidheandIrvineOfficerJason

Conradcouldsmelltheodorofmarijuanacomingfromthevehicle.Asearchwasmadeuponthevehicle. Thedriver,CharlesJ.Nutter,40,ofHoodAvenue,toldtheofficersthatablackbackpackwashis.Itcontainedseveralneedles,ascale,andlotsofbaggies. OfficerConradreportedthathefoundaneyeglasscaseinanotherbackpack. Asearchofthevehicleandtheback-packsreportedlyturnedup40.46gramsofmethamphetamine.Nutterallegedlyhad$46inhispossession.

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AnEstillCountymanwasindictedJune28bytheGrandjuryonafelonychargeandfourmisdemeanorcharges. ThemanwasidentifiedasBrianC.Bow-man,29,ofBluebirdLane,Irvine. The indictmentchargesBowmanwithpossessionofacontrolledsubstance,firstdegreeandfirstoffense.Itstatesthathepos-sessedmethamphetamineonApril9. ThisfourmisdemeanorchargesagainstBowmanincludepublic intoxicationofa

controlledsubstance,resistingarrest,fleeingorevadingpolice,seconddegree(onfoot)anddrugparaphernalia-buy/possess. TheindictmentstatesthatBowmantriedtopreventSheriffChrisFlynnfrommakinganarrestandfledonfoot.Heallegedlyhadseveralsyringesandapipenhispossession. If foundguiltyof thefelony,Bowmancouldbesentencedtoonetofiveyearsinprison.Thefourmisdemeanorsarepunish-ablebyupto12monthsinjailandfines.

Deputy locates alarge quantity ofmeth, arrests two

TheKentuckyStatePo-lice,RichmondPostinves-tigatedafatalcollisionthatoccurred on Irvine Road(KY-52)nearBybeeLoopRoad in Madison Countyjustafter1:50pmTuesday,July2. The initial investigationindicates that a 2008 Ma-roon Toyota Highlander,operatedbyKimberlyIsaa-cs,35yearsoldof Irvine,KY, attempted to make aleftturnintoadrivewayjusteastofBybee,KY,whenitcollidedwitha2011Gray

Toyota Camry that wastravelingeast,operatedbyFarrisMarcum,57yearsoldofIrvine. Asa resultof thecolli-sion, Farris Marcum wastransported to the Univer-sity of Kentucky Hospitalwith injuries, andhispas-senger,DonnaR.Marcum,56yearsoldofIrvine,waspronounced deceased atthe scene by the MadisonCountyCoroner. Mr.MarcumistheownerofFarrisMarcum’sautore-pair shop on River Drive.

The business has beenclosed due to his injuriesandhiswife’sdeath. Funeral services wereheldforhiswifeonMon-dayafternoon.AcompleteobituaryappearsonPage6. The ongoing investiga-tionisbeingconductedbyKSPPost7TroopersGaryCooperandDavidHobbs.They were assisted at thescene by KSP Personnel,Madison County EMS,Madison County Fire &Rescue, and the MadisonCountyCoroner.

Irvine woman dies in crashon Ky. 52 in Madison Co.

Grand jury indicts Estill man forpossession of methamphetamine

by CATHY DAWESTribune Staffwriter

The Ravenna councilmetonMondaynightanddiscussed thefinancial re-portatgreatlength. Councilwoman ValerieFlinchum said that by nomeans was she accusinganyoneofwrongdoing,butaskedhow theycouldap-prove the financial reporteach month without see-ingacopyofbillsandre-ceipts?

ShesaidthatinspeakingwithRobinPowellatIrvineCityHall she learned thatdocumentationisprovidedtocouncilmembersduringeachcouncilmeeting.Shewas also told by Powellthatcityemployeeskeepalogbookthattheysigneachtimethattheygetgas. Ravenna Police ChiefKenWhitesaidthathegetshisgasfromRavennaFoodMart and keeps a gas logwithreceiptsinhiscar.

Flinchum asked thatRavennacouncilmembersbe provided with receiptsduring the meeting eachmonth,thatwayiftherewasa question regarding any-thing then they would beabletolookatthereceipts. MayorEstineTiptonsaidthatitwouldbeimpossibleforcopiesofeachreceipttobemadeforcouncilmem-berstovieweachmonth,be-causetheyhadalreadyspent

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Council discusses financial report

FFA StudentGets $5,000Shark GrantPage 14