Putney News

JOHN MIDDLETON/Harlan Daily Enterprise Harlan County E-911/Special Programs Coordinator Dan Mosley informed fiscal court members that the county could soon purchase the Putney ranger station.

A woman was killed and two others injured after a Tuesday morning two-vehicle collision on an eastern Pulaski County highway, but a young child survived the incident nearly unscathed.

An upcoming horseback ride featuring Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear and Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo and the success of permit sales at the Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area were among the items discussed during a meeting of the Harlan County Fiscal Court on Thursday.

Kentucky State Police Trooper Edward Abner and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officer Rocky Johnson took measurements at a fatal crash that claimed the life of Donald Hensley, 82, of Baxter.

A man from Baxter died after a crash in the Putney community of Harlan County Tuesday afternoon.

The first of the new permits to the Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area were sold Tuesday to several riders who were anxious to get a a low number.

Many people here in eastern Kentucky are remembering Christopher Tolliver as a talented and gifted young man, even from his early days at Cawood High School in Harlan County.

A Putney man was cited to court on numerous charges, including operating a motor vehicle under the influence, after he wrecked Saturday night at Rosspoint.