Four people have been arrested in connection with the discovery of two meth labs, according to information released by Wayne County Sheriff Charles Boston.

On Friday, August 26, at approximately 10 p.m., deputies with his department were attempting to execute an arrest warrant at 1980 Highway 3284, when they located several items in the home that were consistent with manufacturing methamphetamine.

Arrested was Homer Hunley, 40, of Monticello. He was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, tampering with physical evidence and on a Clinton County warrant for failure to appear.

On Saturday, August 27, at approximately 12:30 a.m., deputies were attempting to execute an arrest order at 120 Surrey Hill Road, Apt. 7, when they discovered several items consistent with manufacturing methamphetamine inside the apartment.

There were also two small children in the home at the time.

Chris Barnett, 30, and Jamie Shelton, 25, both of Monticello, were arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor. Barnett was also charged with contempt of court.

Also arrested was Mark A. Coffey, 40, of Monticello. He was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine.

All three were lodged in Wayne County Detention Center. Sheriff’s units were assisted by the Monticello Police Department, Operation UNITE and Monticello Fire Department.

Both investigations are continuing.

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Katy Lou Rector, a longtime local business woman and a “paperboy” for the Louisville newspaper, died on Tuesday, August 23 in Somerset. Rector was 90.

Rector has a long association with the newspaper business and she was also on the staff of local radio station WFLW. She delivered newspapers for the Louisville Courier and later the Louisville Courier-Journal for a total of 41 years.

She was also part of the staff of The Wayne County Outlook and many years after retirement, Rector could still be counted on for a tip about a news story or a great feature that she had heard about.

Rector recalled her years of delivering the newspaper and told many great stories from her life in her book, “The First Paperboy who was a Girl for the Courier-Journal,” which was published in 2007.