The Daily Independent (Ashland, KY)

The Daily Independent, which was previously called The Independent from 2003 to 2015 and is also known as The Sunday Independent, is a daily newspaper published every morning. It serves the city of Ashland and the nearby regions of Boyd County, Kentucky. The newspaper is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.

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'Pretty Little Baby' reborn on TikTok

2 days ago | dailyindependent.com | James Juett

ASHLAND A hit song from the 1950s has made a comeback on TikTok. Pop singer Connie Francis had her first hit with “Who’s Sorry Now,” but it’s a different song that’s getting the attention now. kAm“!C6EEJ {:EE=6 q23J” 92D 364@>6 2 G:C2= %:<%@< D6?D2E:@?[ H:E9 A6@A=6 =:A DJ?4:?8 E@ E96 D@?8[ @7E6? E:>6D H:E9 2 A2C6?E 52?4:?8 H:E9 2 323J] %96 D@?8 H2D 7C@> 96C 2=3F> “r@??:6 uC2?4:D $:?8D $64@?5 w2?5 {@G6 U2>Aj ~E96C w:ED” :? `hea] xE H2D?’E C6=62D65 2D 2 D:?8=6[ H9:49 >2<6D :ED C646?E DF446DD 6G6?
What to know about debate over protesters and ICE agents wearing masks amid immigration crackdowns

3 days ago | dailyindependent.com | Christine Fernando

CHICAGO President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly called for mask-wearing at protests to be banned and for protesters whose faces are covered to be arrested, with the most recent push following demonstrations in Los Angeles over immigration raids.
Bustling crowds, bus rides part of the annual peony pilgrimage to Michigan

6 days ago | dailyindependent.com | Mike Householder

ANN ARBOR, Mich. It’s time to peek at the peak peonies. Visitors are making the annual pilgrimage to the University of Michigan this week to see — and smell — one of the world’s premier collections of the garden plant, featuring showy red, white and pink blooms of countless shades and varieties. kAm|6=2?:6 |:==2C 2?5 96C 7C:6?5D G:D:E65 E96 p?? pC3@C D49@@=’D }:49@=D pC3@C6EF> @? |@?52J E@ E2<6 D@>6 8C25F2E:@? A9@E@D]k^AmkAm%96 `g\J62C\@=5 |:==2C :D D6E E@ 8C25F2E6 7C@> 2 s6EC@:E\2C62 9:89 D49@@= :?
Moving day brings students closer to innovative campus

1 week ago | dailyindependent.com | Mary Jane Epling

WURTLAND A volunteer group of students, parents and staff turned up on Friday to move classrooms from Wurtland Elementary School to the neighboring middle school, completing the first step of consolidating students into the Greenup County School of Innovation. With enrollment trends falling in the Wurtland area, Superintendent Traysea Moresea said the district had to get creative to continue servicing students while maintaining Wurtland’s history outside of a roughly 70-year-old structure.
On the trail of Bigfoot in academia and the Kentucky woods

1 week ago | dailyindependent.com | Whitney McKnight

“Here’s what happens,” Charlie Raymond tells me over the phone. “I’ve had a lot of people in Kentucky who had sightings many years ago but they suppressed it. They didn’t tell people because they’d be ridiculed.”Raymond is the founder of the Kentucky Bigfoot Research Organization.
Can county cops catch 'camp-napper'?

1 week ago | dailyindependent.com | Mary Jane Epling

CANNONSBURG Two local families have reached out to social media seeking information after their campers came up missing in Boyd County and evidence suggests they were both struck by the same Winneba-Go-Getter. Boyd County Sheriff Jamie Rheis said the first family reported their 2021 Transcend Xplor was stolen from its parked spot off U.S. 60 — between Boyd County Middle School and the former car lot — on June 1.
'Senior Center' name change supports multi-use facility

1 week ago | dailyindependent.com | Mary Jane Epling

CATLETTSBURG In line with Mayor Faith Day’s recent expectation, the Catlettsburg City Council voted to change the name of Boyd County Community and Senior Center during Tuesday evening’s meeting. The ordinance, which passed unanimously, changed the name of the city-owned facility at 3015 Louisa Street to the Catlettsburg Municipal Building. kAms2J E@=5 k6>m%96 s2:=J x?56A6?56?Ek^6>m D6?:@C 4:E:K6?D 2C6 DE:== :?4=F565 :? E96 3F:=5:?8’D 7FEFC6]k^AmkAm%96 ?2>6 492?86 72==D :?
Report: Childhood trauma costs Kentucky nearly $300M every year

1 week ago | dailyindependent.com | Sarah Ladd

Adverse experiences in childhood and their lasting consequences cost Kentucky nearly $300 million a year, a new report says. Kentucky Youth Advocates and Bloom Kentucky, a KYA initiative focused on reducing childhood adversity, on Monday released an analysis, called “The Economic Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Kentucky” that shows health care costs and loss of workforce participation as a result of childhood trauma comes with a $295 million annual price tag. kAm%96 2?2=JD:D :D 32D65 @?
Republicans, Beshear still wrangling over ethics commission

1 week ago | dailyindependent.com | McKenna Horsley

Kentucky’s Republican statewide office holders have teamed up in the partisan struggle over who will choose the Executive Branch Ethics Commission, as both sides accuse the other of trying to “weaponize” ethics enforcement. At issue is a 2022 law enacted by the legislature’s Republican supermajority that enlarges the commission from five to seven members and allows each of the constitutional officers (with the exception of the lieutenant governor) to appoint a member.
Elks Sports Day: Jackson honored, challenges next generation to take baton

1 week ago | dailyindependent.com | Mark Maynard

ASHLAND Greg Jackson, a community champion whose list of accomplishments impacted thousands in Ashland, challenged the next generation to take the baton during an acceptance speech for the Elks Sports Day award Saturday night. The 67-year-old Jackson has been a generous contributor to the area by serving on more than a dozen boards, including chairperson of the Putnam Stadium Restoration Committee that all but rebuilt the iconic stadium into a showplace. kAmp3@FE `b_ A6@A=6 82E96C65 :?