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/ WSIP AM 1490 | CBS Sports Mar 5, 2021 12:16 AM Paintsville Utilities reports that a water line break is to blame for a water outage that began on Thursday evening in Johnson County. Residents in Hager Hill, Van Lear and West Van Lear have reported water outages. Paintsville Utilities says their crews have located the water line break and have determined it occurred as a result of a river bank failure. The water company says they cannot safely put our employees in this location tonight to ma...

Local artists draw inspiration from historic Faribault in new galleries Paradise, like other arts and entertainment venues, is struggling financially during the pandemic and has established a donor program called the 100 Club to alleviate some of its mortgage debt. Local artists draw inspiration from historic Faribault in new galleries By Sean Morawczynski | February 19, 2021 at 2:44 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 3:07 PM FARIBAULT, Minn. (KEYC) - Now through April 3, Paradise Center for ...

From Paintsville Utilities… Due to a main line break, although no contamination has been confirmed, Paintsville Utilities has voluntarily issued a boil water advisory for Millers Creek Road in Van Lear from the Post Office to the end of the line in Butcher Hollow including all hollows and side roads in between. This advisory is being issued as a precautionary measure and is in effect until further notice. Paintsville Utilities is advising all customers in the affected areas to boil their wate...

If youve got about five minutes, lets take a trip back in time to Butcher Hollar, Kentucky, near the little town of Van Lear, and visit the childhood home of Loretta Lynn. A couple of Yankee friends of mine with their camera rolling made the short drive out of my Johnson County home town of Paintsville, a few miles down to Hagar Hill, through West Van Lear and Van Lear, and along the beautiful Millers Creek Drive (an awesome drive through the Appalachian foothills) to Butcher Hollar. If you saw...

Lu Ellen Witt Griffin WILMINGTON — Lu Ellen Witt Griffin, 93, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. She was much loved and will be greatly missed. She was born Nov. 15, 1927, in Van Lear, Kentucky. She was the daughter of the late Len L. and Dez Witt. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Charles Griffin; seven siblings, including brothers, James, Charles, Len and Bob, and sisters, Anna Lee, Betty Jo and Peggy; granddaughter, Lara Griffin; and infant grandson, Davi...