Letcher NewsLocal news for Letcher, KY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Man killed in Letcher Co. industrial accident- January 22, 2008 What an oil company official calls a freak accident has killed a worker in Letcher County. via WAVE-TV Louisvillehttp://www.topix.net/city/letcher-ky/2008/01/man-killed-in-letcher-co-industrial-accident?... Property owners robbed of their trees- January 19, 2008 "But it is still quite valuable." Laurel County resident Ray Fields and his 12 siblings own 60 acres of property in Letcher County. via The Sentinel-Echohttp://www.topix.net/city/letcher-ky/2008/01/property-owners-robbed-of-their-trees?fromrss... Around Kentucky- January 11, 2008 "They were all fine young men and women. They were good kids" Luis Quiroz, 19, of Lexington, died at University of Kentucky Hospital from a gunshot wound to the head Dec. via Kentucky.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/letcher-ky/2008/01/around-kentucky?fromrss=1 Coal mine accident kills Letcher man- January 9, 2008 A Letcher County coal miner died in a truck accident early Tuesday, marking the nation's first coal-related death this year.Roy D. Sturgill, 29, of Isom died after his rock truck backed over a dumping point about 12:45 a.m., said Susan Bush, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources.Sturgill was thrown from the truck and airlifted to a local hospital. He did not survive his injuries.The accident occurred at the Blue Ridge Surface Mine in Oven Fork, near the Letcher-Harlan...http://www.topix.net/city/letcher-ky/2008/01/coal-mine-accident-kills-letcher-man?fromrss=... New Year Starts With Slick Roads, Crews Work To Clear Streets- January 2, 2008 "The biggest problem right now is ice" Snowfighters from Highway District 12 worked all night in Letcher, Pike, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Martin, and Lawrence counties. via WKYT-TV Lexingtonhttp://www.topix.net/city/letcher-ky/2008/01/new-year-starts-with-slick-roads-crews-work-t... |