SUBMITTED BY KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU The Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Board of Directors will host gubernatorial candidates Jack Conway (D) and Matt Bevin (R) at a “Measure the Candidates” forum on Thursday, July 23, in Louisville. The event – held at the KFB state headquarters at 10 a.m. (EST) – provides the candidates an opportunity […]
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Conway, Bevin to participate in ‘Measure The Candidates’ forum Thursday
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State jobless rate at 5.1 percent in June 2015
Kentucky’s preliminary June unemployment rate dipped to a seasonally adjusted 5.1 percent from a revised 5.2 percent in May 2015, and remained below the national rate, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The state rate in June 2015 was 1.4 percentage points […]
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Jason Crabb happy to come home for concert
Jason Crabb[/caption]
On Saturday, a hometown native, gone Grammy award-winning artist, is coming home to perform a set of gospel music at the Beaver Dam Amphitheater.
Jason Crabb, who was born and raised in the small 3,000-plus populace town, said his family, early on, instilled into his life that anything worth having was worth working hard toward.
“Growing up in Beaver Dam, Ky., and Ohio County, you learn quickly that work is required! My grandparents always taught me, if you have anything in life, you've got to work for it!” Crabb said.
So, he took those values of hard work and dedication to the road with him at the age of 14 when he began touring with his family as part of The Crabb Family.
And there were other influences who helped shape the person he is today.
“My family and all my teachers helped me - every person encouraged me. I think that's very important to encourage one another. God gives us dreams to follow and it always helps when others encourage you,” he said.
The Crabb Family continued on the touring circuit and amassed 16 number one songs, three Grammy nominations, and 10 GMA Dove awards throughout their career, according to SouthernGospel.com, and ended it with a year-long farewell tour that finished in August 2007.
With each of the family members pursuing their own paths, Crabb continued to stay in the music industry. There, he produced his first self-titled solo album in 2009, which netted him a 2010 Grammy for the best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album.
But before his nomination had turned into a win, there were a lot of emotions running through him when he first arrived at the event.
“Ya know, here I am, a country boy from Beaver Dam, Ky., and I was worried! When you get to the Grammy's, the car pulls up to the red carpet. Immediately you see hundreds of people - reporters, TV stations, photographers and more. It's a bit overwhelming. I told my wife, Shellye, that we were going to stick out on the red carpet and then I saw something silver from the side of my eye. I turned around and here comes something that resembled a satellite dish holding a scepter. It was Lady Gaga. I looked at Shellye and said, ‘Baby, we're not gonna stick out enough,’” Crabb said.
But the wins didn’t stop after that. During 2010-2013, Crabb accumulated nine Dove awards, two of which included Artist and Male Vocalist of the Year in 2012.
Even though his journey took him from being a small town boy to an award-winning success, Crabb has never forgotten where he came from and is always proud to hear his hometown being announced wherever he’s performing.
“It lets more people know about the wonderful town of Beaver Dam, Ky. Every single night, they introduce me and announce that I'm from Beaver Dam, Ky., and Ohio County, and I am proud of being from a place that instilled hard work, love of family and, most importantly, the love of God into me,” he said.
As for the future, “it would be nice to find a farm in Ohio County somewhere and come back with the family. This is my town, my place; it built so much of who I am! It's great to be back home sometimes,” Crabb said.
For now, he is working on a new project titled “Whatever the Road,” which is set for release on Sept. 18.
For more information on the project, you may visit Crabb’s official website at jasoncrabb.com.
Tickets to the Jason Crabb with Mark Bishop and the Talleys concert are $25 and can be ordered through the Beaver Dam Tourism’s website at beaverdamtourism.org. The event is scheduled for July 18 from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Beaver Dam Amphitheater.
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Fiscal Court approves yearly bids, pays for airport construction
- A contract haul bid from Bluegrass Materials and Jeff Lindsey and Son.
- A bid for stone from Bluegrass Materials.
- A bid for concrete mix and concrete in place from Yager Materials.
- A bid for steel pipes and pipe bands from Ohio county Farm and Garden.
- A bid for primer, tack and RS-2 oils from Marathon and Asphalt Materials, Inc.
- A bid for diesel fuel and gasoline from Key Oil.
- A bid for blacktop from Scotty’s.
- A bid for equipment and vehicle lease and rental, including operators, from E & R Trucking and Coal.
- A bid for plastic pipe, used for culverts, from Ohio County Farm and Garden, Twin Supply and Ferguson Enterprises.
- A bid for Electrical and HVAC service from Four Star Heating and Cooling, Rick’s HVAC and Refrigeration and Complete Comfort.
- A bid for ambulance service from Com Care.
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Bertie Mae Tyro
Bertie Mae Tyro, 84, of Cromwell, passed away, Friday, July 17, 2015, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born Dec. 31, 1930, in Humboldt, Tenn., to the late Tom and Marie Craig Brown. She was a homemaker. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, William Tyro; brothers, James Brown and […]
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Oakley ‘Hun’ Bratcher, Jr.
Oakley “Hun” Bratcher, Jr., 61, of Rockport, Ky., passed away Friday, June 17, 2015, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born June 23, 1954, in Rockport to the late Oakley Samuel and Bessie Lee Cobb Bratcher.
He was a bricklayer and a member of American Legion Post 61 and Eagles Club Bar.
Beside his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter, Chasity Kitchens, and an infant brother.
Survivors include two sisters, Londa Bratcher, of Rockport, and Emogene Bratcher, of Owensboro; and one brother, Lindle Bratcher, of Rockport, Ind.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at William L. Danks Funeral Home with Bro Kenny Wilkerson officiating. Burial will be in Mason Cemetery in Rockport, Ky. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service on Sunday at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence can be made at: www.danksfuneralhome.com.
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Crossroad Community Church VBS July 22-24
SUBMITTED Crossroad Community Church will be having VBS on July 22, 23, and 24 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. nightly. We are in search of the King. Come join us for skits, songs, crafts, games, food, and fun. The church is at the corner of East First Street and Liberty Road in Beaver Dam. Transportation available […]
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Ohio Co. under Heat Advisory this weekend
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William ‘Bill’ Lee Crow
William “Bill” Lee Crow, 72, of Hartford, Ky., passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at Heartford House in Owensboro, Ky. He was born Sept. 21, 1942, to the late Charles Crow and Nona Weyerbacher Crow in Boonville, Ind.
Mr. Crow retired from Montpelier Glove Company, was a member of Walton’s Creek Baptist Church; loved restoring antique cars, fishing and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, David Lee Crow, in 1967; and one brother, Gerald Crow, in 2005.
Survivors include his wife, Martha “Faye” Smith Crow, of Hartford; two daughters, Lisa Ford, of Hartford, and Tina (Bill) Moseley, of Whitesville, Ky.; seven grandchildren, Kurt Moseley, Savanna (Drew) Vaughn, Heath (Julie) Moseley, Kanyon Moseley, Erica Ford, Brooke Ford and Melanie (Jake) Williams; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Patty (Terry) Burden, of Hartford; one sister-in-law, Sally Crow, of Owensboro, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 19, at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home in Hartford, Ky., with Pastor Barry Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Hartford, Kentucky. Visitation will be Saturday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.
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Tips to keep bugs from bugging you this summer
Grayson Brown serves up breakfast to mosquitoes each morning in the Public Health Entomology Laboratory at the University of Kentucky. As he clicks through his emails using one arm, the mosquitoes dine on Brown’s other arm. He’s been doing it for so long the bites don’t bother him. “We’re ramping up production for doing mosquito […]
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Survey shows slight drop in state retail food prices
For the second quarter in a row, the average price of retail food items across the Commonwealth has decreased – even if just by a few pennies. According to the Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Federation’s latest Marketbasket Survey, taken in June of this year, the average total cost of 40 basic grocery items was $126.17, […]
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In case you missed it: July 12-18
The Sunday Morning Monitor...
NEWS- KSP warns of danger as summer heats up
- OC Sheriff opens channel for analog police scanner users
- OC Fiscal Court approves OCEDA loan, hears from tourism office
- Ohio Co. police report for July 15
- Conway, Bevin to participate in 'Measure the Candidates' forum Thursday
- State overdose death rates rise in 2014
- KSP promotes ATV safety
- Ohio Co. real estate transfers for July 16
- State jobless rate at 5.1 percent in June 2015
- Jason Crabb happy to come home for concert
- Fiscal Court approves yearly bids, pays for airport construction
- Ohio Co. under Heat Advisory this weekend
- Survey shows slight drop in state retail food prices
- OCHS fall sports teams preparing for seasons
- Lady Eagle basketball camp set for July 21-22
- OC Trail Town 'Summer Paddle' set for July 25
- 10 golfers featured in GO Golf Series event at Panther Creek
- Tips to keep bugs from bugging you this summer
- Record number of farmers, ranchers certified under 2014 Farm Bill conservation compliance
- 3-day food preservation, canning workshop set for July 21-23
- Lt. Gov. public health officials urge HPV vaccine for youth ages 11,12
- OC Chamber to offer Leadership Ohio County Class of 2016
- Horse Branch Elementary SBDM Council meeting July 20
- Southern Elementary plants third annual garden
- Back 2 School Bash July 23
- Crossroad Community Church VBS July 22-24
- Fred Marksberry
- Mary Lucille Morgan
- John T. Eaves, Sr.
- Willie Fulkerson
- James Leo 'Jimmy' Taylor
- Edith Parks
- Bertie Mae Tyro
- Oakley 'Hun' Bratcher, Jr.
- William 'Bill' Lee Crow
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USDA announces conservation incentives for working grass, range, pasture lands
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week announced beginning Sept. 1, farmers and ranchers can apply for financial assistance to help conserve working grasslands, rangeland and pastureland while maintaining the areas as livestock grazing lands.
The initiative is part of the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a federally funded program that for 30 years has assisted agricultural producers with the cost of restoring, enhancing and protecting certain grasses, shrubs and trees to improve water quality, prevent soil erosion and reduce loss of wildlife habitat. In return, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides participants with rental payments and cost-share assistance.CRP has helped farmers and ranchers prevent more than 8 billion tons of soil from eroding, reduce nitrogen and phosphorous runoff relative to cropland by 95 and 85 percent respectively, and even sequester 43 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, equal to taking 8 million cars off the road.
“A record 400 million acres and 600,000 producers and landowners are currently enrolled in USDA’s conservation programs. The Conservation Reserve Program has been one of the most successful conservation programs in the history of the country, and we are pleased to begin these grasslands incentives as we celebrate the program’s 30th year,” said Vilsack. “This is another great example of how agricultural production can work hand in hand with efforts to improve the environment and increase wildlife habitat.”
The CRP-Grasslands initiative will provide participants who establish long-term, resource-conserving covers with annual rental payments up to 75 percent of the grazing value of the land. Cost-share assistance also is available for up to 50 percent of the covers and other practices, such as cross fencing to support rotational grazing or improving pasture cover to benefit pollinators or other wildlife. Participants may still conduct common grazing practices, produce hay, mow, or harvest for seed production, conduct fire rehabilitation, and construct firebreaks and fences.
With the publication of the CRP regulation today, the Farm Service Agency will accept applications on an ongoing basis beginning Sept. 1, 2015, with those applications scored against published ranking criteria, and approved based on the competitiveness of the offer. The ranking period will occur at least once per year and be announced at least 30 days prior to its start. The end of the first ranking period will be Nov. 20, 2015.
Later this week, USDA will also announce state-by-state allotments for the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE). Through SAFE, also a CRP initiative, up to 400,000 acres of additional agricultural land across 37 states will be eligible for wildlife habitat restoration funding. The additional acres are part of an earlier CRP wildlife habitat announcement made by Secretary Vilsack. Currently, more than 1 million acres, representing 98 projects, are enrolled in SAFE.
To learn more about participating in CRP-Grasslands or SAFE, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/crp or consult with the local Farm Service Agency county office. To locate a nearby Farm Service Agency office, visit http://offices.usda.gov. To learn more about the 30th anniversary of CRP, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/CRPis30 or follow on Twitter using #CRPis30.
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Cecil Ray McKinney
Cecil Ray McKinney, 77, of Morgantown, Ky., passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at Morgantown Care and Rehab Center, Morgantown, Ky. He was born in Butler County, Ky., on June 17, 1938, to Claude and Ollive Johnson McKinney. Mr. McKinney was a retired machinist with Sexton Foods in Indianapolis, Ind. and enjoyed hunting and fishing. […]
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Joseph Michael Hearld
Joseph Michael Hearld, 49, of Cromwell, died Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Ohio County Hospital. Mr. Hearld was born April 20, 1966, in Muhlenberg County.
He was a farmer and truck driver, and a member of Liberty Lighthouse Church in Hartford.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Foley and Inez Hearld; and brothers Russell Edward and Gregory Keith Hearld.
He is survived by his wife, Dollynn Pattry Hearld; son, Joseph Michael Hearld, of Bremen; daughters, Brittany Danielle Hearld, of Central City, Brittany Leigh (Cody) Russ, of Hartford, Hanna Victoria Hearld, of Bremen, Madison Paige York, of Cromwell, and Jolee Inez Hearld, of Cromwell; grandchild, Zaeleigh Dawn Russ; brothers, Allen Ray (Bunny) Hearld, of Central City, and Anthony Gene Hearld, of Auburn; sister, Emma Denise (Drew) Clark, of Bowling Green; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Thursday, July 23, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City, with Sister Mary Doepel officiating. Burial in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday after 5 p.m. at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made at: www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com.
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BDFD quickly extinguishes fire at Oldham Park
A Beaver Dam firefighter begins to spray the burning pulverized rubber mulch around the playground equipment at Oldham Park Monday afternoon in Beaver Dam.[/caption]
Beaver Dam firefighters quickly responded to a fire at Oldham Park in Beaver Dam and extinguished a fire at the site of playground equipment today.
Shortly after 1 p.m. a call came into Ohio County Dispatch from a passerby reporting the pulverized rubber tire mulch surrounding the playground equipment at Oldham Park was on fire. Beaver Dam firefighters, as well at Beaver Dam Police, responded to the scene.
Tire fires are particular dangerous due to the toxic fumes that are given off from the thick black smoke.
Witnesses saw a white car leaving the scene and BDFD chief Chris Shephard believes the fire was likely set deliberately.
"A cigarette butt wouldn't catch rubber on fire, you would have to at least hold a lighter to it," he said.
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Bystanders watch as Beaver Dam firefighters arrive at Oldham Park Monday afternoon responding to the burning pulverized tire mulch at surrounding the playground equipment at Oldham Park.[/caption]
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Paula Marie Hamilton
Paula Marie Hamilton, 26, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015, in Webster County, after a motorcycle accident. She was born Oct. 27, 1988, in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of Betty Butterworth Hamilton of Hartford and the late James F. Hamilton, Sr.
Paula enjoyed spending time with her boys and was full of life. She was employed in Housekeeping at Ohio County Hospital.
Survivors include her sons, Payton Hoover and Emmett Hamilton; mother, Betty Hamilton; brother, James Hamilton, Jr.; and sisters, Kayla Geary and Savanna Hamilton.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Burial will follow in Point Pleasant Cemetery near Centertown. Friends may visit with the family from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to: bevilbrosfuneralhomes.com.
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Driver faces murder charges after fatal motrocycle accident
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‘Back 2 School Bash’ set for Thursday
The "Back 2 School Bash" will be held Thursday evening, July 23, at the Ohio County Community Center in Hartford.
Activities will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the OC Fiscal Court providing free finger foods.
There will be games for the kids as well as "parenting tidbits," free backpack drawing for a boy and girl and a free drawing for a bike and helmet.
The event is sponsored by Ohio County Hospital, OC Fiscal Court and OC Tourism.
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Poultry houses, land among 11 approved loans
The Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corp. (KAFC) approved $1,579,355 in 11 agricultural loans for projects in the Commonwealth at its board meeting yesterday. Beginning Farmer Loan Program (BFLP) Beginning Farmer loans totaled $925,755 to five recipients, including the following counties: Carlisle, Graves, Henry, McLean, and Woodford. BFLP is designed to assist individuals with some farming […]
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