Additional Charges Related to Death of Estill Service Dog Pending
WBON was at the arraignment today for Charles Collins. Collins was accused of shooting Hunter the Estill County Search and rescue dog. Today the case was bound over to the Grand Jury along with additional charges that will be presented before them.
Gofund Me for Estill Search and Rescue after Dog Located Shot to Death
UPDATE: Fundraiser’s goal has been reached! click here to donate to allow Estill search and rescue to get a new search and rescue dog for the agency to replace Hunter, the bloodhound that was tragically killed Monday. An Estill County man identified as 59 year old Charles Collins is behind bars in connection with the shooting of […]
Estill County Swearing In Ceremony Today
This morning at 9am at the Estill county courthouse the honorable Estill Circuit Judge “Michael Dean” swore in the newly elected officials for the county: Estill County Judge Executive Donnie Watson….Mike Abney Magistrate……Gerry Flanney Magistrate and Paul Tipton as Magistrate
WBONTV’s Top 10 Most Memorable News Stories of 2018
Well, here we are at the end of the first full year of WBONtv bringing you local news in Central Kentucky. We compiled the top ten most viewed, and most discussed news stories that we produced over the past year for 2018. Of course, breaking stories mostly of crime and wrecks beat out almost all […]
Multiple Overnight Fires in the Area
Photos courtesy Estill County Fire Department (Estill County Fire Department)- Last night, the Estill County Fire Department responded to a call about fire in the woods as a result of a downed electric line in the Tipton Ridge Road and Driftwood Drive area. Upon arrival, officials reported that they found what caused all the electrical […]
Former Estill Soccer Coach Indicted, Jailed After Turning Himself In
New today: Andrew Hatton, the former High School girls’ Soccer coach from Estill County High School, was served with an indictment warrant today. According to officials, he came to MCDC and turned himself in last night. He was temporarily lodged in the Madison County Detention Center, but has since been moved to Three Forks Regional […]
Statement from AG Beshear Regarding Former Judge-Executive’s Arrest
Estill County Opens Season On Road At # 5 Paintsville
The Engineers open the 2018 season Friday night on the road at Paintsville. The Tigers are ranked number five in Class A, last season in Irvine The Tigers won 41-14. Estill County will be looking to replace Logan Beckler who rushed for 1193 yards and ten touchdowns along with nine two point conversions. While that […]
Estill County Soccer Coach Taken Into Custody on Sexual Charges Involving Team Members
From a KSP press release: The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post was contacted on Sunday, August 12, 2018, and notified of a possible incident involving an employee of the Estill County School system and a female student. The initial investigation alleges that Andrew Hatton sent multiple female students nude and sexually explicit photographs, and a […]
Estill Co. Soccer Coach Suspended After Allegedly Snapping Pornographic Pictures to Player
ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Estill County High School’s girls soccer coach has been placed on leave as police investigate allegations involving sexually explicit messages allegedly sent to one of his teenage players. Estill County Schools Superintendent Jeff Saylor confirmed to LEX 18 that the coach, Andrew Hatton, was put on leave Monday morning […]
WBONTV.COM Releases It’s Football Schedule
WBONTV released it’s television schedule for the 2018 high school football season. It features thirteen regular season games and will also include all the playoff games. The season gets underway August 18th as Madison Central will host the annual Roy Kidd Bowl. This season the Eagles of Madison Southern will play perianal top ten team […]
100-Year-Old Train a Little Off ‘Track’ in Waco!
A 100 year old train that was due to be delivered to Ravenna in Estill county is not exactly where it is supposed to be. The 1918 locomotive is now stranded on the truck in a field in Waco, out on Panola road. Wbontv spoke to the truck driver, who said he had been out […]
Tips to beat the heat (with a doctor!) now that there are three numbers before that degree sign!
With the temperature hitting the triple digits this weekend, what better time to visit a hospital and talk to a Doctor about how to beat this heat! Watch the interview below straight from Marcum and Wallace Hospital in Irvine for tips on how to differentiate between Heat stroke and heat exhaustion, and what to do […]
Distillery In Estill County? Yep.
Watch the story from Grendalyn Morton on location.
KSP Confirm One Brother Dead in Shooting on Pryse Road
Update: KSP confirms at the scene of the Estill County shooting between brothers this morning that one did die from the gunshot, and he was dead when they arrived at the scene. No murder charges are filed yet, as investigators are unsure if the shooting was in self defense as the two were fighting. They […]
Estill County Forest Fire Threatens Homes
ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) – A fire in Estill County spreads to a nearby forest and gets dangerously close to homes Saturday evening. Homeowner Joyce Rawlins’ stomach dropped this afternoon when she saw smoke on the way back to her Irvine home. “The closer I got, my heart just kept beating and beating so […]
Estill County Death Investigation
From a release from the Kentucky State Police: The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post was contacted this morning after a missing Estill County man was found deceased in a creek off of Fitchburg Road. The initial investigation indicates that Herbert ‘Leslie’ Burton, 51 years old of Ravenna, was last seen when he walked away from […]
Record-Breaking Numbers Result in Series of Estill Election Forums
As the result of over 70 candidates throwing their hats in the ring for all of the election 2018 races in Estill County, organizers have come up with a solution so that all can get their platforms out to the voters. For the first time, the election forums will be spread across 5 weeks, beginning […]
Morning Headlines: School Closings, Black Ice, Escapee Caught, Still Without Power, Estill Co Plays At Rupp
Watch the headlines below!
Estill County Board of Education in Kentucky Awarded $100,000
ATLANTA (March 8, 2018)– Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $100,000 Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) rebate to the Estill County Board of Education in Kentucky to reduce emissions from diesel engines. The rebate will fund the retrofitting and replacement of five school buses as part of its ongoing effort to […]
Another Threat In Estill County
(From Estill Board of Education Facebook page:) Dear Parents, Students and Guardians, A threat was made today outside of school through social media toward an individual student at Estill County High School. As soon as the administration learned of the incident, they immediately acted upon the information received. The school resource officer and principal have […]
Estill County School Superintendent Addresses Recent Threat
Today in Estill County, School Superintendent Jeff Saylor held a press conference in order to attempt to address last Thursday’s social media threat against the principal of Estill County High School. Saylor reiterated multiple times that the threat was unsubstantiated, and began as a rumor solely on social media. He said a weapon was not […]
Footage From Fast Moving Flood Waters in Irvine
From Estill County EMA/CSEPP: · As of 10:15am KY River is at 25.28ft · River is expected to crest at 27.2ft this evening · Roads that are currently flooded: Red Lick Rd., Millers Creek Rd., Dark Hollow, Noland Creek, Murphy’s Ford and Sang Branch. · FLOOD WARNING until 2-14-2018 · We ask that residents in […]
Estill Flooding
Watch below!
Highlights From Hotly Debated Estill Radioactive Waste Meeting
By: Lance Gaither, Marisa Hempel Since 2015, the illegal dumping of radioactive waste (TENORM) at the Blue Ridge Landfill in Irvine has been a hotly debated topic in both court rooms and in town hall meetings across Estill County. Lately, the corrective action plan mandated by the courts for the landfill to deal with the […]
