 A local woman serving with the U.S. Army goes missing when her Black Hawk helicopter goes down near Hawaii. A man rams police cruiser with his vehicle and police confiscate 1,000 grams of meth in a drug bust. And it all happened this week. Welcome everyone to This Week. I'm Shawn Allen. For the next half hour, we'll catch you up on news you may have missed and give you updates on the week that was in your hometown. The search for five U.S. Army service members, including one from Letcher County, continues off the coast of Hawaii after their helicopter went down Tuesday night. Folks in Letcher County are holding out hope that all of those aboard the chopper will be found. As EKB News reporter Chris Anderson tells us, they believe if anyone could have survived that crash, it would be their hometown soldier. U.S. Army service member and former Letcher County resident Abigail Mylam remains missing following a helicopter crash off the coast of Hawaii. The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Mylam and four other service members were riding is believed to have gone down at approximately 2.30 a.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, or 9.30 p.m. Tuesday night, local time. EKB News was able to confirm that Mylam was on the chopper after family members in Eastern Kentucky were notified Wednesday. The Army said Thursday that the search for the downed chopper and the missing crew members remains a rescue mission. Now those in her native Letcher County that know Mylam are hoping to hear some good news. I hope they find them all, but you don't know how much you need somebody until you find out that something like this has happened. Since the news broke that Mylam was aboard the chopper, scores of comments of concern have been posted and shared on social media. My daughter sort of summed Abby up in one of her posts. She said, Abby is a little firecracker, and that's what she is. And so we know that she's doing everything she can to survive and come out on top. We're looking forward to getting that news that Abby is fine. I know how much of a fighter these people are. I know how much of a fighter she is, and I know that if she has a breath of breath, she's not going to give up. Hawaii News now is reporting that debris from the wreckage of the chopper has been found, including at least one helmet, but there have been no signs of those aboard. We're praying for them, for whatever the outcome is, and we're praying for the families also. In Letcher County, Chris Anderson, EKB News. Crystal Meth has become prevalent in many counties, and now the city of Jenkins can unfortunately add its name to the growing list of communities being affected by the drug. Last weekend, Jenkins police officer Mike Garner initiated a traffic stop on a motorcycle for numerous traffic violations. According to court documents, the officer noticed the operator, 38-year-old Clarence Yeary of McPeaks Branch at Jenkins, throw bags onto the ground. Deputy Jenkins Police Chief Josh Richardson told EKB News that Garner retrieved the bags and found that they contained approximately an ounce of crystal meth and more than 100 empty bags in order to sell the drug. Richardson said this is the first time he had encountered crystal meth inside the city. Officer Garner then detained subject, placed him in his cruiser, walked over and located approximately around an ounce of crystal meth and then a smaller bag would be also methamphetamine. I've seen a lot of the shaken-baked meth, but this is the first time I've seen the actual crystal meth, which proves it's here. I've heard about it, but this is actually the first time that I've actually seen the crystal meth. Clarence Yeary was charged with felony counts of trafficking in meth and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. He was lodged in the Pine County Detention Center. Yeary was charged earlier this year with allegedly trafficking in marijuana and possession of a firearm by convicted felon. Two men wanted on several outstanding warrants were arrested in Paintsville Thursday. A Paintsville police officer observed a motorcycle driven by 41-year-old Toby Akers of Martin pull into the parking lot of the days in. Stapleton recognized Akers as being wanted in connection with a shooting that injured one man last month at Gretel. Inside the room, the officer found 61-year-old Hank Philip Pelfrey of Langley. The officer recognized Pelfrey as also being wanted on several drug-related warrants, and he was immediately arrested. Akers locked himself in the bathroom and refused to come out. Police finally kicked open the door and used a taser on him. They found him with a bag containing over 1,000 grams of meth. Police say the drugs have a street value of between $75,000 and $100,000, and they believe these arrests will have an impact. According to my chief of police, Micro, who also responded to that scene after the door was forced open and forced to be used on Mr. Akers, this is the largest crystal meth bust that has ever been made by the city of Paintsville. It's definitely a dent. We don't know how much of a dent it's going to be, it is definitely a deterrent. That much crystal meth amphetamine can go to a lot of people, a lot of users, so we've taken a lot of that off the street with this particular arrest and this particular situation. Both men are currently lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. Law enforcement continued waging the war on the drug epidemic Friday, serving more than a dozen arrest warrants for alleged drug trafficking in Knot County. EKB News reporter Chris Anderson was there. In Knot County Friday morning, six people were arrested in a drug roundup that targeted 14 alleged drug dealers, some with multiple counts of first-degree drug trafficking. 60-year-old Dwayne Blanton of Viper, 49-year-old Teresa Fields of Viper, 56-year-old Ricky Taylor of Red Fox, 27-year-old Dusty Shell of Red Fox, 44-year-old Scotty Church of Litcar, and 24-year-old Andrew Hall of Malley were all arrested by Kentucky State Police and Knot County Sheriff's deputies, and lodged in the Kentucky River Regional Jail in Hazard. It was great to have the Knot County Sheriff's Office working with us today. They provided the sheriff himself come out today, and he had three deputies with him, and so it really just gave us more manpower to safely do this operation. We have an operations plan just in case we do run across problems, but we always do it the safest way. We always make sure we have marked cars, that our troopers are in uniform, so they're readily identifiable, and we always have at least two serving the arrest warrants. According to a statement from Kentucky State Police, the arrests resulted from months-long investigations by KSP Street-level detectives. So all 14 admins, they're all felony charges. Some of them had more than one count of trafficking, but they're all trafficking in the first degree, which means it's a felony drug, and most of these drugs were prescription medication and methamphetamine. Eight people with active arrest warrants from Friday's roundup are still being sought by police. They include 57-year-old Marvious Sturdyvent of Malley, 58-year-old Ava McIntosh of Malley, Carlin E. Step, 25 of Litcar, Kimberly Patton, 34 of Kite, Letitia Anberghe, 32 of Malley, 47-year-old Gary Adams of Red Fox, 44-year-old John Adams of Red Fox, and 19-year-old Steven McLean of Red Fox. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of those with outstanding warrants is asked to contact Kentucky State Police post-13 in Hazard at the number on your screen. This is important to us. You know, targeting drug traffickers is important. That really affects everybody in the community when we have that kind of issue. Reporting in Red Fox and in Hazard, Chris Anderson, EKB News. A Letcher County man is now facing felony assault charges after allegedly ramming a police cruiser with his vehicle. EKB News reporter Chris Anderson has the details. A Jenkins police cruiser is now out of service, and a Letcher County man is now on the run from police. According to the Jenkins Police Department, a warrant has been issued for the arrest of 39-year-old Shannon Foltz of Weizberg. The department says Foltz ran from Jenkins police officer Mike Garner on Sunday, leading the officer on a high-speed pursuit on Kentucky 805, illegally passing several other vehicles. Assistant Jenkins Police Chief Josh Richardson said that during the chase, Foltz intentionally caused Garner's vehicle to collide with his, and actually ran into Garner's patrol car. Officer Garner advised that it happened several times between, I guess, the neon area and the Thornton. Officer Garner advised one time that he tried to swerve to miss from hitting the guy, and the guy actually jerked his vehicle over and hit the front of the officer Garner's police car. This is the first time in seven years I've even heard of anybody doing this. The pursuit ended after the vehicle allegedly driven by Foltz lost control on Thornton Road, attempting to turn onto a gravel road. Foltz allegedly fled on foot, leaving three passengers behind in his vehicle. Said of chasing the subject, Officer Garner detained everybody in the vehicle. He did gather statements advising who was driving Officer Garner witnessed the guy leaving the vehicle and had a positive idea on him. Foltz is now facing numerous charges, including eight counts of wanton endangerment and one count of first-degree assault for allegedly intentionally colliding with Garner's patrol car. Officer Mike Garner was not injured in the pursuit. In Jenkins, Chris Anderson, EKB News. Last week, EKB News broke the story that a criminal complaint was imminent in last month's shooting of Foltz football coach David Jones. Monday, a criminal charge was officially filed and we got our first look at the defendant when he appeared in court. EKB News reporter Shelby Steele has the story. This morning, a warrant was issued for 28-year-old Dennis D.J. Page Jr. of Vinson Street in Williamson in connection with last month's shooting of Foltz High School football coach David Jones. Page is charged with malicious wounding, which is a felony offense. Page turned himself in to the Mingo County Sheriff's Office and was arraigned in Mingo County Magistrate Court before Magistrate Donald Sandsome. Now that a felony charge has been filed in Magistrate Court, there will be a preliminary hearing scheduled within 10 days. Page pleaded not guilty to the charge and posted bond. Jones was shot early in the morning of July 26th during an altercation at his home in Red Jacket. Police have not released any details about what led up to the incident. He sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen but has since been released from the hospital and has resumed his coaching duties. There was a brief delay, which was prejudicial to no one. The main reason for the delay was when the officers I guess responded to the scene that night. Mr. Jones had already gone to I think first Williamson Memorial Hospital and then he was transferred on to Pikeville. Mr. Jones indicated that he did not want to press charges. That's what he told law enforcement that night. The Mingo County prosecuting attorney's office will be filing a motion today to revoke Dennis Page Jr.'s bond. At the time of this incident where David Jones was shot, Mr. Page was on bond in a bound over case and obviously his bond conditions included not being charged with any other crimes. If the bond is revoked, Dennis Page Jr. will be lodged in the southwestern regional jail. In Williamson, Shelby Steele, EKB News. A former fire chief in Letcher County has died. Truman Thompson, who served for a decade as chief of the White'sburg Fire Department, succumbed to a long battle with cancer on Tuesday. Thompson was the first African American fire chief in White'sburg and served for more than four decades in the fire service. Those that knew him knew Thompson as a mentor and a friend and someone that was always there when he was needed. Truman always left the impact on everyone. He made it because he treated everybody equal and he was working very well around it. Anytime you need anybody to talk to, he's willing to talk to you. If you want information, he could give you information. If you need help, he would help you any way he could. He was just all around just a fine man and he served his community well here being a firefighter. Chief Truman Thompson was 70 years old. Attention nurse practitioners. If you want to spend more time with the family, the perfect position is available as PMC is hiring for school nurse practitioner positions. You can work while kids are in school and be off in the summer with pay starting at over $38 an hour and an excellent benefit package to learn more. Call Allison Lovely with PMC recruitment services at 606-218-4915. 606-218-4915 Pipeville Medical Center, an equal opportunity employer. Driver, start your engine. Load up the family and head on over to the Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coburn, Virginia. Lonesome Pine Raceway has brought excitement to race fans for 45 years and is NASCAR sanctioned. Gave token at 4 p.m. on race days with races beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 adults and children under 12 free. Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coburn, Virginia. Visit the pineraceway.com for race information. Golden Corral now opens at 9.30 a.m. for seven day brunch. Maybe you showed up for the strawberry cheesecake French toast or made to order omelets or delicious carved ham. Is that a mashed potato volcano? Nice. We have over 150 choices but the only one that matters is yours. Golden Corral, your choice rules. Eastern Kentucky, beautiful, green, peaceful, friendly. But there's a darker side to these mountains. When crime is committed sometimes cases go unsolved. Occasionally the perpetrators even get away with murder. On our latest news segment, The Scene of the Crime, I'll be working with local law enforcement to help find justice for victims and their families. The Scene of the Crime, Fridays during the EKB news at 6 and 10 starting August 25th. Although Pike County has greatly benefited from the mining industry, it can sometimes cause problems as well. I spoke with county officials and residents who experienced those problems Monday. Here's what they had to say. A mind blowout in Pike County damaged roads and driveways of residents in the Millers Fork Road area of Feds Creek today. Damage that some residents say they can't afford to fix. I've been filling up underneath the road over here of Pollen Rocks where it's breaking food under the bottom of it. Where it's washed out. But I've got this much filled into where I can get across it at the time right now. As of now I do not have the money to replace it with and I'm sort of in the bind and I just have to borrow it with it. County officials say that mind blowouts happen periodically in Pike County, but what causes them? It's like a terrain. The coal goes up and down and so the water goes into these empty caverns down under the mountain and they fill up and build up and build up and then it sits there and where the mine close to the outside because the outcrop, the pressure gets so great sometimes the water being there being held up that it eats through the dirt and then it blows itself out and so all this water spilled up back here comes rushing out. Smith went on to say that his crew quickly cleared the roadway once the water subsided. Reporting from Feds Creek, I'm Sean Allen for EKB News. Coming up Chief Meteorologist Latham Hopkins will be in with what we can expect from the upcoming eclipse. We'll be right back on this week. Pikeville Medical Center congratulates Mayo Clinic for being ranked the number one hospital in the nation. Earning the number one ranking from U.S. News and World Report as the top hospital in America really affirms two things. One it affirms the quality of the practice at Mayo Clinic and secondly it affirms the male model of care. Pikeville Medical Center is a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, PMC and Mayo Clinic working together working for you. It's a once in a lifetime experience and EKB TV will bring it to you live. Watch Eclipse 2017 Monday at 2 brought to you by Appalachian Wireless. We'll be live from Hopkinsville ground zero for the total eclipse and live from the East Kentucky Science Center in Prestonsburg. Don't miss it Eclipse 2017 only on EKB TV. It's the high school football game of the week presented by Paul Howard Jr. Attorney-at-Law and the Golden Corral Restaurant in Pikeville. This week the Pikeville Panthers open their season against the Indians of Covington Holy Cross. The game of the week airs Saturdays at 7 and Sunday at 4 and 8 30 only on EKB TV. Birds will fly to their nighttime roost. Temperatures will drop, crickets will chirp and bright stars and planets will become visible as the day turns in tonight. Chief meteorologist Lathan Hopkins has everything you need to know about Monday's Eclipse being brought to you by Appalachian Wireless an East Kentucky network company. Monday August the 21st the first total solar eclipse in the continental United States in 38 years will take place. Not many people had the opportunity to view the February the 26 1979 event because it only clipped five states in the Pacific Northwest. The eclipse this year is special in another way. This is the first time a total solar eclipse will travel coast to coast in 99 years meaning everyone in the continental United States will see at least a partial eclipse including right here in our area. But what exactly is a solar eclipse? We have the opportunity to talk to NASA scientist Dr. Alex Young about this highly anticipated event. So on August 21st of this year the moon sun and earth will line up just perfectly so that the moon comes between the earth and the sun and casts its shadow down on to the United States. And starting in Oregon the core of its shadow called the Umbra is going to travel across the U.S. at about 1500 miles per hour ending in South Carolina and everyone in North America Central America and a good portion of South America are going to also experience a partial solar eclipse and if you happen to be in that 70 mile wide path that we just saw then you will get to experience a total solar eclipse. In Kentucky western parts of the state will have a front seat to the total eclipse. The moon's shadow will begin to move in shortly before 1 p.m. eastern time. The path of the total eclipse will move through Paducah, Hopkinsville, Bowling Green and Madisonville from 223 through 228 eastern time before wrapping up in the bluegrass state shortly before four o'clock. No part of West Virginia or Virginia will experience the total eclipse although the partial eclipse will begin for each state shortly after 1 p.m. with the peak around 230 to 245 and ending around four o'clock. Locally here in eastern Kentucky western west Virginia and southwest Virginia our partial solar eclipse will begin between 105 and 108 Monday afternoon depending on location. We will hit between 91 and 96 percent totality between 233 and 236 with the event ending between 356 and 359. In Pikeville we will see 93 and a half percent totality leading to a view that looks a little something like this. The last time we had an eclipse of this magnitude May 30th 1984 when we had around 93 percent totality. We have another opportunity for a partial eclipse in less than seven years on April the 8th 2024. EKB is partnering up with our media partner LEX 18 in Lexington Monday to cover this event beginning at 2 p.m. We will have live coverage of the total eclipse from Hopkinsville Kentucky then at 2 30 just minutes before the peak of the eclipse I will be live from the east Kentucky science center in Prestonburg. Coming up Andrew Joyce will be in with a look back at the weekend sports. Stay with us. We'll be right back on this. Pikeville Medical Center congratulates Mayo Clinic for being ranked the number one hospital in the nation and the number one hospital in eight specialties by U.S. News and World Report. As a result of these outstanding rankings Mayo Clinic was named to U.S. News and World Report's prestigious honor roll. PMC is a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. PMC and Mayo Clinic working together working for you. Driver start your engine. Load up the family and head on over to the Lonesome Pine Raceway in Tobin, Virginia. Lonesome Pine Raceway has brought excitement to race fans for 45 years and is NASCAR sanctioned. Gate open at 4 p.m. on race days with races beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 adults and children under 12 free. Lonesome Pine Raceway in Tobin, Virginia. Visit thepineraceway.com for race information. It's a once in a lifetime experience and EKB TV will bring it to you live. Watch Eclipse 2017 Monday at 2 brought to you by Appalachian Wireless. We'll be live from Hopkinsville ground zero for the total eclipse and live from the East Kentucky Science Center in Prestonsburg. Don't miss it Eclipse 2017 only on EKB TV. Hello everyone I'm Andrew Joyce with what happened this week in sports. This week Community Trust Bank announced the lineup for the 33rd annual Community Trust Bank Pike County Bowl. CTB Eastern Region Market President Rick Newsom spoke of the $812,000 that has gone back to the schools in the past 32 years from bowl proceeds. This year's lineup was unveiled and the media was given an opportunity to hear from the participating coaches. The 2017 Pike County Bowl Legend Award winner, former Pikeville and UK lineman Bob Sherliffe was announced as were the eight bowl queen candidates. We also got the thoughts of Kentucky's winningest coach, Phillip Haywood. It's always a good atmosphere you know we have huge crowds for the bowl game it's something our kids look forward to and it's something that over the years has really been good for us because it brings in some big-name teams and it lets people know about the programs here in eastern Kentucky and in our case Belfry High School. But it's been a great bowl game and a great thanks to Community Trust Bank and the bowl committee and all the things that they've done and the original guys that came up with the idea because it's been such a good thing for football in this area. The 2017 Pike County Bowl kicks off Friday August 25th at Belfry's Cam Stadium, Eastridge vs. Phelps at 635 followed by Belfry battling Huntington High at 835. Saturday August 26th at Pikeville's Hambly Athletic Complex Shelby Valley meets Pike Central at 635 followed by the host Panthers challenging Lexington Christian at 835. Tickets are available at the schools and Pike County locations of Community Trust Bank. Also this week we saw a new school, new mascot, new uniforms and a new school's first win. The volleyball winning tradition continues at Floyd Central. Allen Central's Rebels won six consecutive regional volleyball titles. The Lady Jags made up of players from South Floyd and Allen Central continued that winning tradition. And as you see their first game here they opened the volleyball season with the school's first win in any sport. A three set to none win over Johnson Central. And the University of Pikeville Bears football team wrapped up summer camp with their final public scrimmage this week at the Hambly Complex in Pikeville. Here's head coach Al Holland Jr. with his thoughts on his team's play. It's been a good camp, stayed pretty much injury free until the last couple of days. I've got a couple guys banged up but no guys have pushed each other, got better and continue to improve. The defense has got a whole lot better and some young guys stepping up and making plays and you know offensively still trying to find that rhythm and feel like we'll be in good shape come game time next Thursday. I'm Andrew Joyce and that is This Week in Sports. Pikeville Medical Center congratulates Mayo Clinic for being ranked the number one hospital in the nation. Burning the number one ranking from U.S. News and World Report as the top hospital in America really affirms two things. One it affirms the quality of the practice at Mayo Clinic and secondly it affirms the male model of care. Pikeville Medical Center is a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. PMC and Mayo Clinic working together working for you. Driver start your engine. Load up the family and head on over to the Lonesome Pine Raceway in October, Virginia. Lonesome Pine Raceway has brought excitement to race fans for 45 years and is NASCAR sanctioned. Gave token at 4 p.m. on race days with races beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 adults and children under 12 free. Lonesome Pine Raceway, Cobra in Virginia. Visit thepineraceway.com for race information. Golden Corral now opens at 9.30 a.m. for seven day brunch. Maybe you showed up for the strawberry cheesecake French toast or made to order omelettes or delicious carved ham. Is that a mashed potato volcano? Nice. We have over 150 choices but the only one that matters is yours. Golden Corral, your choice rules. Eastern Kentucky, beautiful, green, peaceful, friendly. But there's a darker side to these mountains. When crime is committed sometimes cases go unsolved. Occasionally the perpetrators even get away with murder. On our latest news segment, The Scene of the Crime, I'll be working with local law enforcement to help find justice for victims and their families. The Scene of the Crime Fridays during the EKB news at 6 and 10 starting August 25th. Here are some upcoming events that you may be interested in. The Pike County's Steph Ratliff, otherwise known as the Kentucky Art Rat, will be having an art reception at the Mountain Art Center Thursday, August 24th from 6 to 8 p.m. Enjoy a relaxing float down the Levi's of Fork as the Levi's of Fork paddle fast will take place Saturday, August 26th from 8 30 to 3 p.m. Launch watercraft at the boat ramp behind Billy Ray's restaurant in Prestonsburg. Lunch will be available in Paintsville and a shuttle back to Prestonsburg for $10 per person. Please call the Prestonsburg tourism to reserve a meal and a shuttle at 606-886-1341. I hope you enjoyed our look back at some of the stories that made headlines this week. Be sure to tune in next weekend at 6 30 p.m. right here on EKB TV. For this week, I'm Sean Allen. Have a great weekend.