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JOHNSON FORK – A Johnson Fork home was destroyed by fire on Saturday. Bloomington Fire Chief Allison Howard told the Independent they were called...
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SALYERSVILLE – With the filing deadline now passed, the nonpartisan races for the 2026 Magoffin County General Election are all finally set. Candidates had...
From Erica Ash Gibson Community Liasion, Salyersville Nursing and Rehabilitation Residents at Salyersville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center are helped celebrate the Class of 2026...
SALYERSVILLE – The Magoffin County Fiscal Court met in special session on Thursday, May 28, discussing a large bill for the jail and a...
JOHNSON FORK – A Johnson Fork home was destroyed by fire on Saturday. Bloomington Fire Chief Allison Howard told the Independent they were called...
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SALYERSVILLE – Now is the time to get your COVID-19 vaccine, local health officials say. Magoffin County Public Health Director James “Pete” Shepherd told...
SALYERSVILLE – While serving a bench warrant, police found a bag of heroin on the kitchen counter, resulting in more charges. According to police...
A Johnson County man was arrested in Salyersville Saturday night on charges related to trafficking methamphetamine.
Sign-ups for Big Sandy Area Community Action Program’s annual Garden Seed Program will be taken on a first come, first serve basis April 7...
Collie Howard, age 93 of Fairborn passed away Wednesday March 31, 2021. Visitation April 5, 2021 from 10-12 noon, Belton-Stroup Funeral Home, Fairborn, Ohio....
Robert Russell Webb, age 73, passed away March 31, 2021 in Lexington, Ky. He was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky on February 21, 1948 to...