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After an extended battle with COVID-19, Magoffin County Rescue Squad Captain Carter Conley passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at the age of...
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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,...
After an extended battle with COVID-19, Magoffin County Rescue Squad Captain Carter Conley passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at the age of...
SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County Grand Jury released the following two indictments on Friday, September 3, including one regarding a murder case from March:...
SALYERSVILLE – An Indiana woman with local ties drove nearly seven hours to make a special donation to help some Magoffin County teens. Diana...
SALYERSVILLE – As the state sees record-breaking COVID-19 stats, the region’s hospitals are closer than ever to being at capacity. The Magoffin County Health...
SALYERSVILLE – A house was destroyed by fire on Labor Day in eyesight of the fire department. Rosalee Dixon Griffith, who rents the house...
*Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correct a factual error on the Certificate of Need process, with the hearing being required –...
BURNING FORK – One person passed away as a result of a structure fire on Sunday in the Burning Fork community. Crews were called...
SALYERSVILLE – Magoffin is set to exceed 2,000 total COVID-19 cases this week as cases continue to hold at steady, but high numbers, and...
Four hospitals. That’s the number of hospitals pediatrician Dr. Tasha Russell had to call to find a bed for a 28-day-old baby that had...
BLOOMINGTON – While many in Magoffin County and across the region have waited months for crews to show up to clean up and remove...
