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Fr. Ralph Beiting remembered
We have lost a dear friend of southern and eastern Kentucky. The Rev. Ralph William Beiting, a Catholic priest who spent the past 62 years serving the needs of the poor, passed away Thursday in Ashland. He founded the interdenominational Christian Appalachian Project...
KEMI partners with UNITE
SOMERSET – Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI) has partnered with Operation UNITE to help educate the public on the need to safeguard medications in the home. “As Kentucky’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance with more than 21,000...
Judiciary Committee meets in McCreary
STEARNS – “The laws that you passed will save lives,” Karen Kelly, director of Operation UNITE, told members of the Kentucky General Assembly’s Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary meeting Friday morning in McCreary County. Kelly was one of several people to address...
Shoot Hoops, inflatables in Magoffin
SALYERSVILLE – Youth of Magoffin County will have double the fun at free Operation UNITE events to be held Thursday, June 21. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Civil Operations Unit from London will set up their popular inflatable obstacle...
Shoot Hoops coming to Whitley Co.
WILLIAMSBURG – A free regional UNITE Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp will be held Tuesday, June 19, in Whitley County. The camp, conducted by former University of Kentucky basketball standout Jeff Sheppard, begins at 4 p.m. at Boston Elementary School, 3291...
Shoot Hoops coming to Martin County
INEZ – A free regional UNITE Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp will be held Monday, June 18, in Inez. The camp, conducted by former University of Kentucky basketball standout Jeff Sheppard, begins at 4 p.m. at Sheldon Clark High School, 1825 Blacklog Road, in...
Jackson County drug roundup
Updated 6-14-12 with 2 additional arrests McKEE – Several law enforcement agencies joined forces to make arrests of individuals wanted on drug-related charges during a roundup conducted in Jackson County on Friday, June 8. Participating in the arrests were members of...
Anthem promotes health lifestyle as SHND sponsor
Staying fit and avoiding unhealthy lifestyle choices – such as using alcohol and other drugs – is part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky’s wellness philosophy. To help promote healthy behaviors, Anthem has signed on as a major sponsor for Operation...
Magoffin hosts Pill Dragon
SALYERSVILLE – Magoffin County nearly set a county record for pill disposal during its “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” event on May 23. The 46,349 unwanted or outdated pills brought to Operation UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” – a mobile incinerator provided in...