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SALYERSVILLE – “No, nothing is any better than last week,” Magoffin County Public Health Director James “Pete” Shepherd told the Independent on Wednesday about...
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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...
SALYERSVILLE – “No, nothing is any better than last week,” Magoffin County Public Health Director James “Pete” Shepherd told the Independent on Wednesday about...
SALYERSVILLE – The Magoffin County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Tuesday, discussing upcoming Founders Day, the Census and ambulance services. Magoffin County...
“I feel like I’m going to war. I put my scrubs on and it feels like my war clothes. It doesn’t feel real,” Kourtney...
