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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Getting COVID booster before cruise is prudent for couple

2 days ago | dailyindependent.com | Keith Roach

FROM NORTH AMERICA SYNDICATE, 300 W 57th STREET, 15th FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10019CUSTOMER SERVICE: (800) 708-7311 EXT. 236TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH #12345_20250616FOR RELEASE WEEK OF JUNE 16, 2025 (COL. 1)BYLINE: By Keith Roach, M.D.TITLE: Getting COVID booster before cruise is prudent for couple---DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I will be traveling to the United Kingdom in July and will be on a ship with about 700 passengers.
2025 state softball preview: Coming full circle: Perkins ready for her time to shine at State

2 days ago | dailyindependent.com | William Howard Adams

MOREHEAD Rowan County has been here before. Two seasons ago, the Vikings punched their ticket to John Cropp Stadium and made it to the state semifinals. Now they’re on the hunt for another run. And many of the faces are the same. “I have several kids, five kids, that were on the 2023 team,” Rowan County coach Kaitlyn Muncy said. “They were part of that run, so they know what it takes.
Mother sues state agency over alleged violation of adopted daughter’s privacy

4 days ago | dailyindependent.com | Sarah Ladd

A Kentucky mother says after she asked the state to help her manage her adopted daughter’s “severe” behavioral issues, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services sent letters to the child’s birth parents and others, asking them to take her in. Jennifer Nelson filed a lawsuit in Caldwell Circuit Court last week, saying the state violated her daughter’s privacy. kAm}6=D@? :D 2D<:?8 7@C 2 564=2C2E:@? 7C@> E96 4@FCE E92E 25@AE:@?
Ky. Senate Democratic leader prepares run for local office

5 days ago | dailyindependent.com | McKenna Horsley

A Kentucky Senate Democratic leader is preparing to run for local office in Jefferson County. A campaign website and social media account for Sen. David Yates, the Democratic Whip from Louisville, were updated Friday to reflect his plans to run for Jefferson County clerk next year. His website now has a campaign kick-off scheduled for Monday, June 9, with appearances by Louisville area Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey and former U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth. kAm*2E6D’ FA52E65 H63D:E6 4@>6D @?
Kentucky ACLU drops challenge to abortion law

5 days ago | dailyindependent.com | Sarah Ladd

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky has voluntarily dropped a challenge to the state’s abortion restrictions. The Friday dismissal comes about six months after the chapter filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Louisville woman who, at the time, was pregnant and seeking an abortion. kAm%96 H@>2?[ :56?E:7:65 3J E96 AD6F5@?J> |2CJ !@6[ =2E6C EC2G6=65 @FE @7 DE2E6 7@C 2? 23@CE:@?[ H9:49 :D :==682= :? z6?EF4<J :?
Adapting, overcoming after accident

5 days ago | dailyindependent.com | James Juett

WATERLOO, OHIO March 8 is a date that forever will stand out in the memory of Hazel Daniels and her stepfather Justin Clay, from Waterloo. The day before, Daniels reached her milestone 13th birthday. The new teenager just finished the sixth grade, and is a right fielder on the Lady Vikings softball team at Symmes Valley Middle School in Willow Wood, nearly 20 minutes southwest of Waterloo. kAmtG6?
16th Region softball final: 'No better time than now': Howard's first home run produces region title after Vikings rally in seventh

5 days ago | dailyindependent.com | William Howard Adams

MOREHEAD Teams taking the diamond are no strangers to the concept of being down to their final strike. On Saturday, Rowan County was one strike away on three different occasions in the seventh inning from seeing its season end during the 16th Region championship game against Ashland. But the Vikings kept fighting. Trailing 4-2, Diamond Wills and Malana Hamm both hit singles with two outs and two strikes on the board.
16th Region softball championship: The last straw: Rowan ties game with one strike left, Howard walks off in the eighth to defeat Ashalnd 5-4

5 days ago | dailyindependent.com | William Howard Adams

MOREHEAD Teams taking the diamond are no strangers to the concept of being “down to your final strike.”There comes a time in every game where one team is one strike away from losing and the other from winning. kAm~? $2EFC52J[ #@H2? r@F?EJ H2D 5@H? E@ :ED 7:?2= DEC:<6 @? E9C66 5:776C6?E @442D:@?D :? E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 D6G6?E9 :??:?8 @7 E96 `eE9 #68:@?
Longtime EKY Democrat joins Republican Party

1 week ago | dailyindependent.com | McKenna Horsley

A longtime eastern Kentucky Democrat has announced she is joining the Republican Party. Sen. Robin Webb, a Carter County lawmaker who has served in the state legislature since 1999, was one of two Democrats left in the statehouse representing parts of eastern Kentucky. The region was once a Democratic stronghold, turning into a Republican area over the last couple of decades. kAm$96 2?5 @E96C #6AF3=:42?D D2:5 :E H2D 2 D:8? E92E E96 s6>@4C2E:4 !2CEJ :D?’E H92E :E @?46 H2D]k^AmkAmx?
Goodbye party set for longtime Tri-State resident

1 week ago | dailyindependent.com | Lee Ward

HUNTINGTON The First Baptist Church of Burlington will bid farewell and best wishes to a longtime church member with a going-away party at 3 p.m. Saturday at Marshall University Student Center room BE5. After 34 years living in the Tri-State, Mozelle Medcalf plans to return to her hometown, the Washington, D.C./Maryland. kAm|@K6==6 >@G65 7C@> s]r] E@ r92C=6DE@? E@ 7F=7:== 96C 5FE:6D 2D 2 4FDE@>6C C6=2E:@?D EC2:?6C 7@C '6C:K@? r@>>F?:42E:@?D[ C6E:C:?8 :?