Voiers Runs for City Council

On November 4, citizens all over the United States will be going to polling places to cast their ballots in one of the most important elections in many years. It is both a right and a responsibility for each of us to participate in this process. Choosing our leaders, whether on the national, state, or local level demands careful, serious consideration. We should make every effort to be informed about the candidates and then vote for those we believe are best qualified to provide the leadership that we deserve. As a candidate for the City Council of Flemingsburg, I am committed to addressing quality of life issues in our community which include economic, environmental, health, and recreation concerns. If elected I will endeavor to work with each of you to solve our community’s problems and ensure the brightest possible future for us all. I urge each of you to cast your ballot on November 4 for the candidate of your choice in each of the races. Thank you for your support.

Marty Voiers

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Drug bust nets marijuana

According to the Maysville Ledger Independent, the Fleming County Sheriff's Office, Flemingsburg Police Department, Mason County Sheriff's Office and agents with the Buffalo Trace/Gateway Area Narcotics Task Force arrested 60-year-old Robert Filvey at his home on U.S. 68 in Fairview after an investigation conducted over more than two months for allegedly cultivating and trafficking in marijuana.
According to Fleming County Sheriff Scotty Royse, the drug bust and weapons seizure took place around 5 p.m., Monday after a search warrant for Filvey's residence was executed.
Royse said complaints about firearms being discharged in the area had been reported to his office, with some of the reports alleging an automatic weapon was being fired.
According to an agent with the task force, three pounds of "high quality" processed marijuana was seized, as well as some newly planted marijuana plants from two "grow rooms" in the basement of Filvey's home. The agent said the marijuana has a street value of $6,000. Also seized during the search were several narcotics, including Xanax, Loratab and Morphine, in quantities of 100 or more, the agent said.

Head Start bus driver suspended

According to the Maysville Ledger Independent, officials with the Licking Valley Head Start program have suspended a bus driver after a 4-year-old child was left on a bus Tuesday morning.
Licking Valley Executive Director Judy Planck, and Toby Miller, director of the Licking Valley Head Start Program, confirmed the girl was found on the bus by personnel of Cheap's Chevrolet in Flemingsburg between 8;30 a.m. and 9 a.m. The bus was at the dealership for regular maintenance service when the child was discovered.
Miller said children are dropped off at the Head Start facility on High Street by 8:30 a.m., and she was at the garage with the child before 9 a.m.
Miller said the parents of the child came to the Head Start location and took the child home with them. "We think the child fell asleep, " Planck said, noting the state day care licensing agency, and the Department of Community Based Services, both entities of the Cabinet for Family and Children Services, have been notified about the incident.
Miller also confirmed all agencies involved in the regulation of Head Start programs and day care facilities were notified immediately.
Bus drivers are required to walk the center isle of the bus and then call into the agencies to say it was cleared, Miller said. The buses do not have video cameras on them.
Miller said when questioned about clearing the bus after the morning route, Blythe told her she did not see the child anywhere. The bus monitor on Blythe's bus was assisting a special needs child when the children left the bus and was unable to help Blythe clear the bus, Miller said.