Officials locate a missing Knott County man

A Golden Alert was issued for Jennings Ritchie of Brinkley on Saturday evening. Ritchie suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and his relatives feared for his safety. According to his family, he left his home at 5 am on Saturday morning and they lost track of him. He was discovered in a convenience store in Central Ohio, when he approached a sales representative and claimed he couldn’t find his party. Ritchie was taken to Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark and his family was contacted.