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BURNING FORK – A motor home reported stolen out of Tennessee was found stuck in the ditch on Jim Arnett Branch on Monday, with...
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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,...
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,...
BURNING FORK – A motor home reported stolen out of Tennessee was found stuck in the ditch on Jim Arnett Branch on Monday, with...
With last week marking the 30th anniversary of the tragic accident that claimed the life of former Kentucky Governor Bert T. Combs, the Independent...
PRESTONSBURG – Governor Andy Beshear was in Eastern Kentucky on Monday, announcing more than $2.5 million for water and sewer infrastructure improvements in Floyd,...
US 460 East – A young Johnson County man was killed in a two-vehicle collision on US 460 as he was returning home from...
STAFFORDSVILLE – The Big Sandy Regional Detention Center had three separate incidents Monday morning involving seven inmates overdosing at the jail. BSRDC Administrator Byron...
SALYERSVILLE – A generous donation from a nearby fire department to Salyersville will be repurposed to honor the late Magoffin County Rescue Squad Captain...
SALYERSVILLE – A complaint was filed in Magoffin County Circuit Court on November 17, 2021, regarding the city council member who was removed from...
SALYERSVILLE – With the FDA approving emergency usage of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, the SI sat down with...
SALYERSVILLE – The Magoffin County Fiscal Court met in regular session Tuesday, November 16, discussing park updates, road resurfacing and the next step in...
SALYERSVILLE – Local COVID-19 numbers are up over the last two weeks, especially at the school level. The Magoffin County Health Department confirmed on...