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MAGOFFIN COUNTY – It was a busy few days for local fire departments, responding to multiple fires within three days. On Monday, May 5,...
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SALYERSVILLE – A Salyersville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for incest (victim under 18) and sexual abuse charges. Dwayne Hunt, 59,...
LAKEVILLE – The Magoffin County Sheriff Department executed a search warrant at a home on Rose Branch Spur in the Lakeville community, yielding the...
FAR MIDDLE FORK – A Floyd County man was arrested on Far Middle Fork after law enforcement conducted a traffic stop that yielded a...
MAGOFFIN COUNTY – It was a busy few days for local fire departments, responding to multiple fires within three days. On Monday, May 5,...
LETCHER COUNTY – Last month, a former Magoffin County teacher pleaded guilty to third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor, taking a plea deal for...
Salyersville Independent’s longest currently-running community writer passed away this week. Erma Lovely, who passed away on Monday, May 5 at the age of 90,...
SALYERSVILLE – A Salyersville man was arrested on Monday on a sodomy charge, with the victim listed as being less than 12 years old....
MIDDLE FORK – A Floyd County man was arrested last week for allegedly pawning stolen items last year. According to the arrest citation, Brian...
Dance Etc. Mini Large Elite team took first place in Lyrical and second place in Jazz at the at the Stage 8 Nationals in...
Thomas F. Howard age 76 of Salyersville, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was...
Ramey Wireman age 87 of Whitley Road, Salyersville, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at his home. He was born on September 19,...
James Franklin Conley, age 78 of Marion, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2025. James was born March 4, 1947 in Salyersville, KY, the son...
Kirsten Hope Porter, age 25, a resident of West Liberty, Kentucky; passed away Friday, May 2, 2025 at her home. Kirsten was born August...