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🌱 How a new U.S. 460 plan could reshape trips to Paintsville

Paintsville, Kentucky Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Paintsville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new U.S. 460 plan could reshape trips to Paintsville
  • Eastern Kentucky contractor sentenced while more theft cases still loom

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 87, low: 65.
  • Sunday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• U.S. 460 project included in nearly $85 million funding package (paintsvilleherald.com) — Drivers between Paintsville and Salyersville could see big changes ahead, as the U.S. 460 corridor project to Paintsville is included in a nearly $85 million federal funding package. The plan would add alternating passing lanes, improve safety, and support economic growth, but still needs full House approval before money is finalized.
   

• Man with active indictments in four counties sentenced for credit card fraud (mountain-topmedia.com) — A man with ties to Johnson and Pike counties has been sentenced to five years in prison for using a Johnson County woman’s credit card for personal purchases, in a case datelined from Paintsville. He still faces multiple theft indictments in several Eastern Kentucky counties and is expected to enter another plea in early July.
   

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Ok Paintsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Paintsville

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Paintsville

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.