HE LEWIS COUNTY HERALDT 75¢ Volume 96 The Only Newspaper Published in Lewis County Vanceburg, Kentucky Phone 606-796-2331 TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 NUMBER 2019-20 Cooperation sought as prep is underway for LCCE demolition By Dennis K. Brown that was still connected. School officials are ask- Weddington said some- ing for cooperation after one had entered the build- some items were taken ing and was about to from the property Satur- disconnect it and claim it day at Central Elemen- for salvage. tary that is being emptied A worker spotted them in preparation for its dem- in time and averted the olition. unit from being removed. School Superintendent "We are putting that Jamie Weddington said a water heater, and several commercial ice machine other items, in storage to had been set out but had use at other schools in the not been discarded, and district as needed," he someone removed it from said. the property. Weddington said the "It still had ice in it," person responsible for re- Weddington said. "The moving the ice machine workers had just discon- came forward and has re- nected it and had set it turned it. aside for other workers to The ice machine was pick up and someone destined for Lewis loaded it up and took it." County High School. He added the ice ma- A notice had been Dennis Brown/LEWIS COUNTY HERALD chine was not the only placed on the LEWIS Members of the LCHS Class of 2019 prepare for a group photo and dress rehearsal prior to com- item scavengers had COUNTY HERALD'S Face- mencement exercises at the Lewis County Middle School Gymnasium. taken, or attempted to book Page Saturday after take, from the property the ice machine incident Council approves state road aid assistance that hadn't actually been and the person who had discarded. taken it was soon identi- By Dennis K. Brown that area. problem and have not en- ery Champions to help "There are several fied. Vanceburg City Council Mayor Dane Blanken- forced the laws," said his local community. things we are going to re- Weddington added the met in a brief regular ses- ship told members the City Attorney Lloyd Blankenship said Re- locate in the district, or school building is not to sion last week and ap- city will have several sur- Spear. covery Champions has place in storage to use as be entered for any reason proved the annual road plus items that will be Blankenship said he had grown since it began and they're needed," he said. while workers are prepar- aid program with the sold at public auction in heard reports of some of helps with all levels of One of those items was ing the building for dem- state. June. the vehicles traveling at care for those battling ad- a recently purchased olition. The city will receive Blankenship said the excessive speeds and dis- diction. commercial water heater Please see page 14 about $30,000 this year to items will be sold locally obeying stop signs. go towards road repair at a public auction where No action was taken but Donʼt call back on ʻOne Ringʼ scam and maintenance. surplus county items are the matter will be dis- Herald Report The annual agreement also scheduled to sell. cussed further. ternational. calls for the city to re- He told council mem- Council members also For illegal robocallers, mask the number in your • If you do not make in- ceive two payments from bers he is still compiling discussed some blighted the goal isn't always get- caller ID display. ternational calls, ask your the state over the next fis- a list of the surplus prop- properties issues in the ting you to answer. Some- If you call any such phone company to block cal year. erty and will present it to city. times, it's getting you to number, you risk being outgoing international Council Member Chris members for approval Blankenship said a new call back. connected to a phone calls on your line. McGlone, who serves as prior to the sale. ordinance, modeled after Every so often, your number outside the U.S. • Always be cautious, council representative on Members discussed is- one in Raceland, is in the phone may ring once and As a result, you may wind even if a number appears the Vanceburg Electric sues and safety concerns works and will likely be then stop. If that happens up being charged a fee for authentic. Plant Board, updated with four-wheelers, golf presented to council next to you, and you do not connecting, along with Filing a complaint with members on some proj- carts, and side-by-sides month. recognize the number, do significant per-minute the FCC ects by the city owned traveling on city streets. He said the proposed not return the call. You fees for as long as they If you are billed for a utility. Members talked about ordinance will allow in- may be the target of a can keep you on the call you made as a result McGlone said work to potential city liability if spectors to enter a struc- "one-ring" phone scam. phone. These charges of this scam, first try to refurbish the Lions Lane there is an accident in- ture and will allow for One-ring calls may ap- may show up on your bill resolve the matter with water storage tank is set volving an unlicensed, better enforcement of pear to be from phone as premium services. your telephone company. to get underway soon and uninsured vehicle or unli- laws governing issues ad- numbers somewhere in Variations of this scam If you are unable to re- said Plant Board Superin- censed driver and the city dressed in the ordinance. the United States, includ- rely on phony voice-mail solve it directly, you can tendent Bill Tom Stone is had not addressed the Blankenship said Joe ing three initial digits that messages urging you to file a complaint with the working to secure fund- issue. Turner is scheduled to ad- resemble US area codes. call a number with an un- FCC at no cost. ing for the construction of "We've got to look in to dress council members at But savvy scammers familiar area code to "col- You can file a com- a treatment plant at Black this," Blankenship said. the June meeting. often use international lect a prize" or to notify plaint with the FCC at Oak that will consolidate "The city could be li- Turner is a recovering numbers from regions you about a "sick" rela- www.fcc.gov/complaints, and update operations in able if they are aware of a addict and started Recov- that also begin with three- tive. submit a report to BBB digit codes – for example, How to avoid this scam Scam Tracker at www. "232" goes to Sierra • Don't answer or return bbb.org/scamtracker and Leone and "809" goes to any calls from numbers file a complaint with the LCHS commencement held the Dominican Republic. you don't recognize. Attorney General’s office Herald Report Brandon Cooley, Brandon lana Hobbs, Isiaih Hobbs, Such scammers may • Before calling unfa- at https://ag.ky.gov/con Lewis County High Cooper, Stephen Cooper, Victoria Hobbs, Teanna often use spoofing tech- miliar numbers, check to sumer-protection/com School held commence- William Cooper, Macken- Holland, Timothy Horsley, niques, as well, to further see if the area code is in- plaints/Pages/default.aspx. ment exercises Friday. zie Corns, Justin Crawford, Tracy Howard, Zachary The graduating seniors Lovena Cropper, Tyler Howard, Carlyn Howell, are: Cropper, Jonathon Doss, Andrew Hyrne, Taylor Iery, Prairie Adkins, Abby Ap- Devin Doyle, Jasmine Randall Irey. plegate, Garrett Applegate, Doyle, Bailey Duff, Dylan Damon Kennedy, Tyson Austin Armstrong, Heaven Dunigan, Hailey Evans, Kennedy, Kalob Kitchen, Armstrong, Brooklyn Ban- Lauren Evans, Coalton Jerrod Knipp, Heather nister, Seth Bartee, Karter Fannin, Jonathon Fetters, Langworthy, Zachary Bentley, Lathan Bivens, Colton Fimbres, Hannah Lehn, Courtney Lewis, Meleah Blankenship, Se- Fite, Madelyn Flannigan, Joshua Lewis, Rayna leah Blankenship, Sierra Mollee Flannigan, Angella Long, Zachary Lott, Al- Blankenship, Gordon Flinders, Winfred Fraley, izeah Luman, Stoney Bloomfield, Waylen Bo- Hannah Fyffe. Lykins, Trenton Madden, lander, Matthew Bond, Levi Gerike, Samantha Immanual Manning, Caleb Borger, Hunter Gerike, Colleen Gibson, Austin McCane, Haylee Bradford, Steven Bradford, Jason Gilbert, Joshua McCane, Tanner Mc- Austin Broughton, Jesse Gilliam, Haylee Ginn, Cleese, Marissa McClurg, Broughton, Erin Brown, David Grayson, John Gut- Lauren McEldowney, Abigail Bryan, Faith tridge, Baylee Hackworth, Daulton McGowan, Kelly Bryan, Jason Bryant, Trin- Alexandria Hall, Dustin McNamara, Megan Mead- ity Buckler, Triston Burriss, Hamilton, Matthew Hamil- ows, Dominick Miles, Ashley Butler. ton, Todd Hampton, Kristi Sofia Miranda. Nathan Carroll, Katelyn Harr, Elizabeth Hebbeler, Haley Nolan, Cody Of- Dennis Brown/LEWIS COUNTY HERALD Carver, Michael Caseman, Matthew Hedge, Rachel fill, Leigh-Allison Owens, 1968 LCHS graduate Mitchell Tolle addresses 2019 grads during commence- Evangelina Clark, Kaitlyn Henderson, Sarah Hender- Dylan Palmer, Isaiah ment exercises Friday. Tolle, a well-known artist, talked about his time at Conley, Stephanie Cook, son, Tyler Henderson, De- Please see page 14 LCHS and his inspirations. ¢ 75 Index Inserts Obituaries ©2019 LEWIS COUNTY HERALD PUBLISHING CO., INC. Classifieds 13 Collins Country Market Junior Sizemore Juda Ann Cooper Court News 8 Ron’s IGA Norma Weaver Tammy Thayer Extension News 4 Save-A-Lot Naomi Griffitt Allen Richmond Obituaries 10-11 Daniel Roark Irene Pack Sports 2 Dorothy Britt Follow Us Online: Facebook.com/LCHerald Twitter.com/LCHerald Instagram.com/LCHerald LewisCountyHerald.com 2 - THE LEWIS COUNTY HERALD, Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Kirk Rodman signs with University of Pikeville Kidwell’s Korner Hall of Fame Coach Gary Kidwell The 63rd District Tour- Kidwell's Keynotes ation at Lewis County ney will be hosted by Sympathy goes out to the Central Elementary.