Youth want say on recreation center
By WILLIAM FARLEY
      Several young people are volunteering to help the Letcher Fiscal Court make a proposed new recreation center attractive to their peers.
More ...

Rockers play Pikeville
      Glam metal band Poison visited eastern Kentucky earlier this week as part of its "Live Raw and Uncut" tour. Above, lead guitarist C.C.
More ...

Millstone bridge will carry name of fallen Korean War soldier
      A re-dedication ceremony and ribbon-cutting for the Private- First-Class Billie McFall Bridge on KY 113 at Millstone has been set for Friday, August 1, at 11 a.m. at the site of the new bridge. The date is exactly 58 years after McFall, a Letcher County native, died on the battlefield in Korea.
More ...

Deadly tolls: Sick truckers causing fatal wrecks
By HOPE YEN Associated Press Writers
      WASHINGTON Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver's licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells, according to a new U.S. safety study obtained by The Associated Press.
More ...

As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer
      EDITOR'S NOTE - With troops fighting on foreign soil since late 2001, the United States is learning about the long-term toll of modern war on the home front. In the first of a threepart package of stories, The Associated Press examines some of the consequences for military families.
More ...