WOMAN ESCAPES POLICE, ARRESTED

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Thursday, July 9, 2015
VOL. 100, No. 28 Pages 16 UPS 944-240
WOMAN ESCAPES POLICE, ARRESTED
By HEATHER ONEY
Editor
SALYERSVILLE - A Magoffin County woman who
escaped police in June was arrested over the weekend.
According to police reports, on June 5 at roughly
2 a.m., Megan Howard, 20, of Lick Creek Road, Salyersville, escaped from custody. Police had Howard
under arrest after she was riding in a car that turned
around in an attempt to avoid police. Kentucky State
Police noted in the warrant of arrest Howard had an
Megan Howard
Fourth of July
active bench warrant from Johnson County. She was
charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place,
third degree escape, resisting arrest, theft by unlawful
taking (under $500) and giving officer false name or
address, however, she got away, resulting in a warrant
for her arrest.
On Saturday, July 4, at approximately 1:45 p.m.,
KSP found her in a trailer on KY Rt. 40. The trailer
See ESCAPE| Page A2
TREATMENT CENTER
‘God’s bestkept secret’
in Salyersville
By HEATHER ONEY
Editor
SALYERSVILLE - “God’s best-kept secret” is
right here in Salyersville.
That’s how the founder of Mission Teens,
Inc., James D. Bracken, described the faithbased non-profit treatment program. Bracken
started the program in 1969, with the first residential center in New Jersey. He passed away
in 2012, however, his wife is still involved in
the ministry and the program has grown to 18
facilities nationwide, with one located locally in
Salyersville on Parkway Drive (beside Hometown TrueValue).
The Kentucky Mission Bible Training Center
(KMBTC) focuses on helping people through
See CARE| Page A3
Watson featured
on racecar
From TRUST FOR LIFE
“Everyone
always said she was
very small, but
mighty. She was a
very loving and caring person,” says
Driver Joey Gase,
of his mother, on
FoxSports before
finishing 5th at Talladega this May.
Joey’s
mother,
Mary Gase, died
suddenly from a
brain
aneurysm,
Tracy Watson
only a few months
after Joey’s 18th
birthday. Knowing his mother’s passion and
love for life, he made the valiant decision to save
lives through organ donation. In April of 2011,
Mary Gase was able to save or heal 66 people.
Driving his No.52 Donate Life Chevy has now
become his personal mission to educate the nation about the importance of organ donation.
PARADE:
Salyersville’s
Fourth of July parade
was held on Saturday.
Independent Photos ||
JIM ARNETT
See LIFE| Page A7
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