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Rescue Squad Captain Dies The captain of the Magoffin County Rescue Squad has died, a victim of the COVID-19.71-year-old Edwin Carter Conley, of Salyersville, was a founding member of the rescue squad and served as the organization’s captain for 47 years.He died Sunday following a lengthy battle with COVID-19.His funeral will be held at…
Special Needs Park A new handicap accessible and neurodivergent-friendly playground opened at the Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park in London on Friday, September 10th.The playground was made possible thanks to the partnership between London City Tourism and the Scott Rose Foundation. The Scott Rose Foundation is dedicated to helping disadvantaged children and young adults.…
Smoke From Fires Fires out west continue to burn uncontrollably, and once again, the smoke from the fires is being felt across the United States and into Kentucky skies.This time around, the smoke won’t last as long as the previous event this past summer, but vibrant sunrises and sunsets will be visible once again.As…
Beefhide Creek Road Construction The bridge on Beefhide Creek Road (CR 1906) located near Pilgrim Rest Church, 1.4 miles southwest of KY 610 in Pike County, is among those being replaced by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Bridging Kentucky program. Construction is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 20.GTraffic will be detoured during the construction. …
Pike Woman Arrested A Pike woman was arrested recently on charges that she was driving under the influence of alcohol with her three small children in her vehicle.According to an arrest citation by Pikeville Police Officer Amanda Lowe, she responded to a call of a reckless driver on U.S. 23 northbound. An off-duty officer…
Perry County COVID-19 Numbers Perry County still leads the state with an incidence rate of 208.5 per 100,000 people. The two counties in the state not in the red zone are Clinton and Crittenden counties.If you have any questions about the coronavirus in Kentucky, call the state’s COVID-19 hotline at 1-800-722-5725.Governor Andy Beshear announced…
Dirt Bikes Stolen Four Kawasaki dirt bikes were stolen from the Jackson YPK Motorsports location Sunday morning, according to the Breathitt County Sheriff’s Office.Breathitt County Sheriff John Hollan said at 4 a.m., five men wearing black hoodies and driving a U-Haul broke the front door down and took the four bikes.Anyone with information are…
Pikeville Firefighters Honored In the past 60 days, the Pikeville Fire Department has been involved in multiple rescues. One in July, where a kayaker got stuck in swift water. Two high-angle rescues were performed in August. One on Foxcroft Lane after a man was stranded on a high ledge after tipping his lawnmower over…
Annual Stair Climb For the ninth year, Thursday night at Kroger Field, the Lexington Fire Department held its annual stair climb to honor the lives lost in the 9/11 attacks.Participants climbed 110 flights of stairs total to represent the police and firefighters who gave their lives that day.Battalion Chief Jordan Saas said this is…
Awaiting Fall Colors As summer wraps up here in the Bluegrass, signs of fall are already starting to show up across the state. After a particularly fall friendly spring and summer, vibrant autumn colors look to be on tap this year. We should have some good color out there this year,” said Professor Laurie…