PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS The Kentucky Volleyball team announced the signing of outside hitter Morgan Gaerte on Wednesday afternoon, who joins the Wildcats with two years of eligibility remaining on her clock. Gaerte comes to Lexington after spending the first two years of her career at Notre Dame, where she was named First Team All-ACC after the 2025 season and honorable mention on the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association All-America list for this year, as well. She was a team captain for Notre Dame and a member of the AVCA Midwest Region’s first team.  This season, she started all 28 matches […]

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FOREST HILLS, Ky. — A Pike County man spent his holiday in jail, after an arrest Tuesday for drug trafficking. Just before midnight Tuesday, a state trooper spotted a pickup driving along Forest Hills Road with a tail light out and a poorly-secured ATV in the back, so he pulled it over. The vehicle pulled over in front of a house the officer knew to be used for drug sales. When talking to the driver, Austin Cecil, of Sidney, 25, he noticed digital scales on the dashboard and a piece of aluminum foil with a burn mark between the seat […]

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In Kentucky, nearly 1-in-5 youths from ages 6-to-17 are obese, according to new county-level data on measures of child well-being in the Commonwealth. The increase mirrors a nationwide trend. There has been a more than 270 percent increase in the number of obese children compared to the 1970s. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, said while more kids are hungry today, more kids are also obese, adding the solutions are not quick hits. “It involves more access, more affordability when it comes to nutritious and fresh foods, especially for vulnerable families,” Brooks outlined. “It’s recalibrating after the hiccup with SNAP.” […]

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Editor’s note: Mountain Top News invites all candidates in our coverage area to submit press releases announcing their entry into the 2026 election. Submissions can be up to one typewritten page, along with a photo that contains no text. These announcements will be posted for free on our website. Please submit your announcements to [email protected]. HINDMAN, KY — Devon Skeens has announced he will seek a seat on the Hindman City Council, pledging a practical and community-first approach to local leadership.  Skeens, a Hindman lawyer, said his campaign will focus on improvement of city services, infrastructure improvements, developing downtown businesses, […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A trial date has been set for a Magoffin County man indicted on federal drug and gun charges. Matthew Owens, 51, was arrested after the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office got a tip back in March that he was on his way to sell meth. When deputies caught up with him at a gas station, they noticed he had a square bulge in his pants, but he denied having anything in his pants when questioned about it. After arresting him for an outstanding warrant out of Ohio, police searched him and found a nylon case in his underwear […]

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