🌱 How a dropped drug pouch at the courthouse led to an arrest

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• How a dropped drug pouch at the courthouse led to an arrest

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Some sun with a thundershower, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 57.
• Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Man arrested after dropping drugs in Martin County Government Center, police said (mountaincitizen.com) — A man was arrested after surveillance video linked him to a pouch of suspected drugs found inside the Martin County Government Center in Inez. Deputies later took him into custody on Nichols Street in Inez, and he now faces controlled substance possession charges while being held at Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday April 28

• Children’s Story Hour
  Floyd County Library , 161 N Arnold Ave , Prestonsburg
  2:00 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Spring Open House
  Louisa West Elementary School , 201 S Boone St , Louisa
  4:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Prestonsburg, KY — Awakening Events - Discover Upcoming Christian Music Concerts
  Mountain Arts Center , 50 Hal Rogers Dr , Prestonsburg
  7:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Free Chair Yoga
  Floyd County Library , 161 N Arnold Ave , Prestonsburg
  10:00 am

Tuesday May 5

• Big Sandy Small Business Awards Luncheon
  Ramada by Wyndham Paintsville Hotel & Conference Center , 624 James S Trimble Blvd #123 , Paintsville
  11:30 am

Friday May 8

• Moving Water Rescue Technician (MWRT)
  Floyd County Emergency & Rescue , 132 Cliff Rd , Prestonsburg
  6:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Monthly Membership Meeting
  East Kentucky Science Center & Varia Planetarium , 1 Bert Combs Dr , Prestonsburg
  12:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• FH VOLUNTEER - Chonda Pierce Comedy Tour / Prestonsburg, KY
  Mountain Arts Center , 50 Hal Rogers Dr , Prestonsburg
  6:00 pm
• Chonda Palooza
  Mountain Arts Center , 50 Hal Rogers Dr , Prestonsburg
  7:00 pm
• Chonda Pierce Live
  Mountain Arts Center , 50 Hal Rogers Dr , Prestonsburg
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian
  Lawrence County Public Library , 102 W Main St , Louisa
  2:00 pm

Friday May 22

• Prestonsburg Collect-a-con
  Prestonsburg High School , 825 Black Cat Ave , Prestonsburg
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Paintsville

• Dorothy Jean Bailey (salyersvilleindependent.com)
• Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) to Acquire Citizens National Corporation (gurufocus.com)

Belfry

• Belfry boys basketball assistant takes job at Bracken Co. (wymt.com)

Martin

• Marcum, Jewell selected for 2026 Rogers Scholars (mountaincitizen.com)
• Governor signs resolution releasing $52 million for rural water systems (z93country.com)
• Floyd County boy also running for America's Favorite Student (mountain-topmedia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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