With a come-from-behind 4-3 win Thursday at Breckinridge County, Ohio County’s high school summer league baseball team managed a 1-3 record in first-week play. The summer league, including eight area schools, plays five-inning double-header twice weekly, with the day’s first games starting at 5:30 PM. First week results: — 6/2 at Ohio Co./Leach Field — […]
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Eagles go 1-3 in first week of summer league baseball
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Ky. Fish & Wildlife Commission proposes early migratory bird seasons
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission recommended the 2015-2016 early migratory bird season dates at its quarterly meeting today. All recommendations must be approved by legislators before they become law. Proposed early migratory bird seasons for 2015-2016 include: Mourning Dove: Sept. 1 – Oct. 26; Nov. 26 – Dec. 6; Dec. 19, 2015 – Jan. […]
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WKATC to host workshop at Wendell Foster’s Campus June 23
SUBMITTED The Western Kentucky Assistive Technology Center (WKATC) at Wendell Foster’s Campus presents a 1-day Workshop: Seating, Positioning and Mobility for Young Children with Complex Bodies. The workshop will take place on Tuesday, June 23, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Wendell Foster’s Campus (Young Building), on 815 Triplett Street in Owensboro. The cost of the workshop will be$50. […]
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Ohio Co. police report for June 10
On May 20, Brian Quisenberry was charged with operating on a suspended license.
On May 21, Sheila Henderson was served with a warrant (criminal mischief).
On May 22, Kimberly Vender was charged with failure to wear a seatbelt.
May 23, Nada Divine was served with two warrants (second degree burglary and theft by unlawful taking)
On May 23, Margie Liller was served with a warrant (harassment).
On May 26, Travis McQuady was charged with failure to wear a seatbelt.
On May 27, Jeremiah Allen was charged with expired registration plate.
On May 29, Dwight Lewis was served with two warrants (terroristic threatening and receiving stolen property).
On June 1, Dennis P. Coppage was served with a warrant (theft by unlawful taking-shoplifting).
On June 1, Daniel Inhulsen was charged with animal running at large.
On June 2, Zachary Rowland was charged with speeding and intermediate licensing violations.
On June 2, Bradley Hendrix was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
On June 2, Roger W. Philpot was served with a warrant (theft by deception-cold check).
On June 4, Clifton Davis was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence, failure to wear a seatbelt, third degree escape and resisting arrest.
On June 4, Sheila Filback was served with a criminal summons (theft by unlawful taking-shoplifting).
On June 5, Vickie Madden was served with a warrant from Daviess County.
On June 5, Billy Tolle was charged with theft by unlawful taking-shoplifting.
On June 6, Roger Philpot was charged with second degree assault.
On June 6, Kyle Fentress was charged with alcohol intoxication and disorderly conduct.
On June 7, Ethen Hatfield was charged with third degree burglary, possession of burglary tools and criminal mischief.
On June 7, Ryan Parrish was charged with no/expired registration plates and operating with expired operator's license.
Hartford Police Department
On May 2, Frank C. Porter, 60, of Hartford, was arrested and charged with two counts of first degree wanton endangerment.
On May 3, Clinton D. McLimore, 36, of Hartford, was arrested and charged with fourth degree domestic assault.
On May 4, a juvenile, 17, of Beaver Dam, was cited for possession of marijuana.
On May 4, a juvenile, 15, of Hartford, was cited for possession of marijuana.
On May 4, Travis D. Baggarly, 18, of Centertown, was cited for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
On May 4, Scotty R. Willoughby, 42, of Beaver Dam, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol, possession of an open alcoholic beverage container and speeding 15 mph over the limit.
On May 9, Samantha L. Campbell, 25, of Beaver Dam, was cited for possession of marijuana.
On May 9, Vickie S. Madden, 51, of Beaver Dam, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
On May 10, a juvenile, 16, of Hartford, was charged with fourth degree domestic assault.
On May 12, Houston T. Maggard, 20, of Cromwell, was cited for disregarding a stop sign.
On May 14, Bradley S. Lindsey, 39, of Beaver Dam, was arrested and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place.
On May 14, Patrick D. Renfrow, 37, of Beaver Dam, was arrested and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place.
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County accepts salt bid, hires seasonal workers
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No Creek UMC VBS June 16-19
SUBMITTED No Creek United Methodist Church will host its Vacation Bible School June 16-19 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. nightly. Meal provided for children each night. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Retirement party for Bro. Mike Taylor rescheduled for June 28
The congregations of Goshen and Cromwell United Methodist churches will be having a retirement party for Bro. Mike Taylor on Sunday, June 28, at the Cromwell Fire Department. It is a potluck dinner and will begin at 12:30 p.m. The party was originally scheduled for this Sunday, but was rescheduled.
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Millard Crowder Taylor
Millard Crowder Taylor, 63, of Beaver Dam, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green. He was born July 21, 1951, in Rosine to the late James “Monkey” and Wanda Crowder Taylor.
He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church and worked as a registered nurse at Ohio County Hospital for 23 years.
Besides his parents he is preceded in death by his granddaughter, Anna Claire Taylor.
Survivors include his wife, Lee Annette Stewart Taylor, of Beaver Dam; his children, Lauren Taylor-Farris, of Johnson City, Tenn., and Nathan Taylor and wife, Sarai, of Beaver Dam; two brothers, Rev. Mike Taylor, of Rosine, and Phillip Taylor, of Pleasant Ridge; one sister, Brenda Wood, of Owensboro; and two grandchildren, Thade and Eleanor Farris.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Rev. Mike Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Rosine Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donation to Hunter’s Hope Foundation, 6368 West Quaker Street, P.O. Box 643, Orchard Park, N.Y. 14127. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence can be made at: www.danksfuneralhome.com.
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OC Schools Local Planning Committee meeting & public forum June 16
The Ohio County Schools’ Local Planning Committee would like to announce a Local Planning Committee Meeting and a public forum. The public forum will be June 16 at 5:30 p.m. This public forum will be followed by the second Local Planning Committee Meeting. Both the LPC meeting and the public forum will be conducted at the Ohio […]
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2015 Longest Day of PLAY: Hey Ohio Co…Do you want to come out and play?
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Horse Branch Elementary SBDM Council meeting June 15
Horse Branch Elementary School will hold its regular scheduled SBDM Council meeting on Monday, June 15, at 6 p.m. in the school library. Agenda: 1. Opening Business Review and Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting Public Comment 2. Monthly Budget Report 3. Closed Session – Personnel Consultation
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Why is industry important to Ohio County?
Submitted by David Moore, member of the Ohio County Economic Development Alliance (OCEDA) Board of Directors There is always something in the newspaper, on television, or online about a company looking to expand into a community. Often the community only focuses on the negative. However, there are many positives and benefits a business can bring to a […]
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Mary Maxine Midkiff
Mary Maxine Midkiff, 86, of Owensboro, Ky., died peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. She was born April 3, 1929, in Ohio County, Ky., to the late Dellah Roy and Ethel Phillips.
Maxine was an active member of Dawson Baptist Church for the past 55 years. She served in many capacities at church including as a Sunday School teacher, assisting with Vacation Bible School and in the nursery, as a Sunday morning greeter, and in the Ladies Prayer Group. She loved to feed her hummingbirds and collected hummingbird memorabilia.
She is preceded in death by two brothers, George William and James Roy Phillips.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Raymond Midkiff; a son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Janet Green Midkiff, of Charlotte, N.C.; and a grandson, Bradley Midkiff, currently studying engineering at the University of Florida.
Services are 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, at the Chapel of James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory in Owensboro. Burial is in Elmwood Cemetery in Owensboro. Visitation is from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday and after 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Dawson Baptist Church, Building Fund, 5880 Hwy. 54, Philpot, KY 42366.
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Laverne Morris Hostetler
Laverne Morris Hostetler, 87, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2015, at her home in Delta, Utah. She was born in Ohio County, Ky., on March 25, 1928, to the late Roy Morris and Escola Davis Morris.
She was raised on a farm in Kentucky with her seven siblings. She learned at an early age the importance of hard work and family and carried on these values throughout her life. On a stormy cold night on Jan. 4, 1950, she eloped to Indiana with the love of her life, Alvie Hostetler. They had two sons, Alvie Samuel and Jeffery Neal. They were loving parents and set the best example of true love.
They moved numerous times to provide for their family. In 1958 they moved to Tucson, Ariz., where she worked for JC Penney’s and became the first female Store Manager. The family then moved to South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and back to Kentucky. While living in Kentucky she worked for Peabody Coal Company where she retired in 1990.
Her next adventure was moving to Delta, Utah, to be close to Jeff and his family. Alvie and Laverne started the Great Basin Church of Christ and we will be forever grateful for this. She was a true example of how a Christian should be. She loved her faith and shared this with her family and friends and everyone she met. She loved life and all it had to offer and had a joke to tell with a smile. When asked how she was, she would reply with “fair to middlin'”.
In addition to her parents and six siblings, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alvie "Popeye" Hostetler; one son, Alvie Samuel Hostetler, Jr.; twin granddaughters, Candi and Brandi Hostetler.
Survivors include one son, Jeff (Teresa) Hostetler, of Delta, Utah; three grandchildren, Jayme (Carl) Wright, of Palmdale, Calif., Mikki Jo (Kyle) Jensen, of Delta, Utah and Jeffery Hostetler, of Delta, Utah; four great-grandchildren, Payton and MaKena Wright, Kyson and Leighton Jensen; and one sister, Vernelle Cook, of Louisville, Ky.
A memorial service will be conducted at 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at Sugar Grove Church of Christ in Renfrow, Kentucky. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Ohio County, Ky.
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OC falls to McLean in summer league double-header
McLean Co. 2 0 9 0 — 11 8 1 Ohio Co.(1-4) 0 3 1 0 — 4 4 2WP-Smith. LP-Eaton. 2B-Bullock(OC), Taylor(MC). McLean Co. 5, Ohio Co 1
Ohio Co. (1-5) 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 2 2 McLean Co. 3 0 1 1 x — 5 6 0WP-Howard. LP-Smith. 2B-Caraway(MC). Next games: 6/11 — Ohio Co. at Owensboro Catholic — 5:30 p.m./Chautauqua Park.
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Lady Eagles hold 2015 youth soccer camp
Ohio County High’s Lady Eagle soccer program conducted a youth soccer camp for girls in 4th through 6th grade for the upcoming school year. Sessions were held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings at Jake Russell Stadium with OCHS head coach Chuck Adams and assistant coach Brandie Hagerman in charge. Each night’s instruction included a […]
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FSA county committee nomination period begins June 15
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins on Monday, June 15, 2015.
“Through the county committees, farmers and ranchers have a voice. Their opinions and ideas get to be heard on federal farm programs,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “It is important for county committees to reflect America's diversity, so I encourage all eligible farmers and ranchers, including beginning farmers, to get involved in this year's elections. We’ve seen an increase in the number of nominations for qualified candidates, especially among women and minorities, and I hope that trend continues.”
To be eligible to serve on a FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in an agency administered program, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area where they are nominated.
Farmers and ranchers may nominate themselves or others. Organizations representing minorities and women also may nominate candidates. To become a candidate, an eligible individual must sign an FSA-669A nomination form. The form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. Nomination forms for the 2015 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by close of business on Aug. 3, 2015.
FSA will mail election ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 9, 2015. Ballots will be due back to the local county office either via mail or in person by Dec. 7, 2015. Newly elected committee members and alternates will take office on Jan. 1, 2016.
While FSA county committees do not approve or deny farm ownership or operating loans, they make decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other agricultural issues. Members serve three-year terms. Nationwide, there are about 7,800 farmers and ranchers serving on FSA county committees. Committees consist of three to 11 members that are elected by eligible producers.
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County spends $13,000 on golf course clubhouse remodel
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OCHS Spanish students participate in an ‘Amazing Race’
Adrian Garcia, Lexi Perales, JP Howard, Becky Vaught and Kathy Gledhill at Lost River Cave.[/caption]
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Sara Allen, Kenlee Autry, Katie Sam Gaither and Claudia Cole speak Spanish with Dr. Melissa Stewart at the WKU International Student Office.[/caption]
Ohio County High School students competed in an "Amazing Race" in Bowling Green on May 19. Ohio County High School students were placed on on nine teams and participated in various locations finding clues and facing challenges to be the first team to arrive to claim their ultimate prize package.
Spanish teacher, Jana Shultz, created this competitive format with this year’s curriculum to emphasize teamwork, problem solving and learning about different world cultures. As students completed certain tasks like tower building, sewing a team flag, and decoding Spanishsongs, their teams earned points toward a foot race similar to that of the long-running television program Amazing Race.
Bowling Green’s city motto, “Geared for Fun” offers an ideal venue with more than 300 geocaches, tourist attractions and restaurants. This student "Amazing Race" showcased Bowling Green’s history and culture with historic Fountain Square Park as an optimal hub to spotlight clues placed in the downtown area. Additionally, Lost River Cave’s trails and nature exploration center are an excellent location for geocaching.
Ohio County High School was thrilled to partner with Bowling Green businesses to promote 21st century skills in this exciting and engaging exercise.
Participant Commentary:
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Megan Middleton, Brittany Bongiovanni and Garrett Westerfield face a book challenge at the Warren County Public Library.[/caption]
"The Amazing Race was a lot of fun and challenging. Everyone had to compete in order to go. I recommend it!" —Amanda Sebastian
"The Amazing Race truly lived up to its name. Going into it, our team wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, but we pulled together to complete the tasks given to us. Even though we didn’t bring home the win, it was great to be challenged in such a unique way." —Katie Sam Gaither
"It was definitely a new experience and I loved it! I learned how Spanish is used in the real, outside world." —Sheyann Hunt
"It was a crazy experience, but I enjoyed it. We got lost a few times, but we had fun. We got to see some pretty amazing places." —Clare Cole
"It was an incredible experience. The challenges were diverse and interesting. If I was not graduating, I would do it again next year." —Megan Middleton
"It was like nothing I have ever done before." —Abbygail Schroader
"Learning is a life-long experience. Learning while having fun is an unforgettable experience." —Jeremiah Travis
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Ohio Co. real estate transfers for June 12
Real estate transfers: Brenda Faye Leach to David and Kimberly Moore tract in Beaver Dam, Ky. Hugh M. and Chalna I. Smaltz to Michael J. and Sarah E. McEwen Lot in Ohio Co., Ky. Billy Ray Turner, Jr. to Peoples Bank & Trust Company of Pickett County Tract in Ohio Co., Ky. Secretary of Housing […]
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