Ronnie Lee Criswell, age 71, of Berea passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center following a short illness.  He was born August 9, 1949 in Monticello and was the son of Doris Criswell Tucker and the late Lyle Dolen Criswell.  He was a retired United States Marine who served during […]

Danny Dwaine Bledsoe 54 of Irvine passed away at the University Of Kentucky Hospital Monday, August 24, 2020. He was born in Richmond June 26, 1966 to Ernest SR and Glenda Bledsoe. He is survived by his mother Glenda Cole of Richmond; three daughters, Hillary Bledsoe of Irvine, Shyann Bledsoe of White Oak, Sierra Bledsoe […]

Roy Duane McKinney, age 53, of Jolly Ridge Road in Richmond, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020, at his home following a short illness. He was born May 3, 1967 in Estill County and was the son of the late Roy Wallace and Ida Tuggle McKinney. He was a Kokoku Rubber Company employee and had […]

Roy Duane McKinney, age 53, of Jolly Ridge Road in Richmond, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020, at his home following a short illness. He was born May 3, 1967 in Estill County and was the son of the late Roy Wallace and Ida Tuggle McKinney. He was a Kokoku Rubber Company employee and had […]

By: Lisa Bicknell On Thursday, August 20th, students of Estill County can visit the Plaza Pharmacy to get an early dose of holiday cheer just in time for their return to school. Santa Claus will be stopping by the pharmacy from 10 a.m. to noon to boost morale before the start of the new school […]

Israel Shane Mills, age 38, of Old Landing Road in Irvine, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020, at the University of Louisville Hospital.  He was born March 8, 1982 in Fayette County and was the son of Langford Ray Mills and Janie Carol Martin Mosley.  He was a construction worker and a member of the […]

David Templin, 73, of Kirkland Avenue, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020, following a long illness. He was born April 23, 1947 in Montgomery County and was the son of the late Harry Reffitt and Anna Stevens Templin. He was a retired Bell South employee and a United States Navy veteran. He is survived by […]

Mary Margaret Estes Morris, 80, widow of Jim Morris, passed away at her home Sunday. She was a native of Estill County, a daughter of the late Robert Green Estes and the late Mary Eliza Sparks Estes. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and raising her children. She was preceded in death by her […]

On Friday, July 10, 2020, Ollie Jean Rogers, a loving aunt and special care giver, passed away at the age of 89 at the Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center. Jean was born on September 25, 1930 in Crystal, Kentucky in Lee County to Raymond and Lucy Lee Rogers. She is preceded in death by […]

Amber Doty Maupin, 88, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. A native of Madison County, Kentucky, Ms. Maupin was born on Dec. 10, 1931 and lived in Central Kentucky all of her life. She was predeceased by her parents, William Martin and Lena Arvin Maupin, her son, Kenneth […]