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LETCHER COUNTY – Last month, a former Magoffin County teacher pleaded guilty to third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor, taking a plea deal for...
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Magoffin County Special Olympics competed in the 2026 state summer games Saturday June 6, held in Richmond, KY, with the athletes placing as follows:...
SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County man took a plea deal with the Attorney General’s office for rape, sodomy and sexual abuse charges. In court...
SALYERSVILLE – The now former longtime doctor for the nursing home and former administrator filed a civil suit against the Salyersville Nursing and Rehabilitation...
SALYERSVILLE – A former Herald Whitaker Middle School teacher was sentenced in Magoffin County Circuit Court last week, receiving five years in prison on...
PAINTSVILLE – A Staffordsville man died after a wreck in Paintsville on Monday. On Monday, June 8, the Kentucky State Police Post 9 was...
SALYERSVILLE – Summer is officially here, with the Ramey Memorial Pool now open! The pool opened to the public on Monday, June 8, after...
Senior games for 2026 were a success for Magoffin County Seniors. Everyone who participated was a winner for making the effort. Anyone 50 years...
SALYERSVILLE – With the filing deadline now passed, the nonpartisan races for the 2026 Magoffin County General Election are all finally set. Candidates had...
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....
