City hears good news on grants

  By SHARON K. HALL The Hindman City Council took several actions in Monday night’s meeting. Business included Kentucky Power Company resolution, Troublesome Creek Environmental Authority Memorandum of Agreement, second reading of the budget, and approval to remove mandatory 90-…

Family looks for missing man

Jonathan Morgan, age 24, has been missing since May 30. Morgan was last seen in a 2002 black Dodge Ram truck at the Hoskins Medical Clinic beside Hardee’s in Hyden. He was wearing a red American Eagle T-shirt with jeans;…

Dueling rallies precede EPA hearings

  Reprinted from the Lexington Herald-Leader, with their permission. By BILL ESTEP Lexington Herald-Leader FRANKFORT — Hundreds of people in favor of mountaintop mining in Eastern Kentucky started congregating for a rally in the state Capitol before 5 p.m. Tuesday. While…

State expanding veteran cemeteries

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials are moving toward meeting the increasing demand for veteran cemeteries. The Courier-Journal reports that four state veteran cemeteries have been built across Kentucky and a fifth one is being planned in Leslie County to…