{"id":2408,"date":"2024-12-16T14:39:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=2408"},"modified":"2024-12-16T14:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:40:38","slug":"keppler-gets-prison-sentence-for-drug-offenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/2408-keppler-gets-prison-sentence-for-drug-offenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Keppler Gets Prison Sentence for Drug Offenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(KEPPLER)<\/p>\n<p>A Farina man has been sentenced to prison on drug charges.<\/p>\n<p>59-year-old Kent A. 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