SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County deputy who spotted a wanted man on an ATV Monday ended up taking him and his passenger to jail on drug trafficking charges. The deputy was returning from another call around 8 p.m. Monday, when he spotted John Riley Montgomery, 46, and Corrina Joann Ratliff, 45, both of Salyersville, sitting on an ATV next to Route 378. The deputy knew Montgomery to be wanted on outstanding warrants, so he stopped to tell him he would have to take him in. As the officer was taking him to the front of his police car to […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man is facing felony wanton endangerment and other charges, following an incident when he allegedly left a woman and her 5-month-old child on the side of a highway. The woman showed up at Prestonsburg City Hall on Sunday, asking to speak with police. She said she and her child had been riding in a car with Michael Ousley, 43, of Auxier, to the Prestonsburg Village Shopping Center. She also described Ousley as acting agitated during the drive, saying she believed it was because of her getting a new job. When they arrived at the […]

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SARAH ANN, W.Va. — The Hatfields and McCoys Historical Society is sponsoring three free events to help Appalachian residents connect with their ancestry, heritage, and a famous feud that nearly divided America. The nonprofit organization is sponsoring two exhibits from the West Virginia Humanities Council during May and June. It will be capped off with a somber wreath-laying ceremony and the awarding of a scholarship to a rising high school senior from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, May 25, at the Hatfield Family Cemetery. “Memorial Day holds a profound, layered significance in Appalachia that goes far beyond a three-day weekend,” said William K. “Billy” […]

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UPDATE, May 7: M.K. McKinney and Josh Mullins have each signed waivers that have now been filed with the court. Copies of the waivers can be found at the bottom of this story. PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The judge presiding over the Amber Spradlin murder case is pointing out a conflict of interest between attorneys representing two of the defendants. Special Judge Eddy Coleman issued an order Wednesday, directing Randall O’Neal, who is one of the attorneys representing M.K. McKinney, and Whitney O’Neal, who represents Josh Mullins. McKinney is charged with murder for the 2023 stabbing death of Spradlin, while McKinney, […]

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PRESS RELEASE: MARSHALL ATHLETICS NEW ORLEANS — A major accolade has been added to an already historic season as Marshall sophomore Sydni Burko has been named the 2026 Sun Belt Conference Softball Player of the Year.  Burko – the native of Ona who came home to Marshall this season as a transfer from Indiana University – has additionally been named the league’s Newcomer of the Year and an All-SBC First Team member at third base. “I am so happy for Syd,” Head Coach and fellow Ona native Morgan Zerkle said. “She immediately made the Herd her home, and she’s taken the […]

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