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Base repairs, paving along KY 69 starts Aug. 31

August 27, 2015, 12:33 pm
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A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans base repairs, to be followed by asphalt paving, along a section of State Route 69 North of Hartford starting Monday, August 31. This work zone runs along State Route 69 N from mile point 15.990 near the intersection with Wesley Phelps Memorial Lane extending northward to mile point 19.910 just north of Round Hill Road, a distance of 3.92 miles. The contractor plans to start base repairs along this section on Monday, August 31. Repairs are expected to take a couple of days. Once base repairs are completed, traffic will be allowed to run on the repaired areas for about a week to allow them to settle. The contractor will then return to this work zone for milling and asphalt paving along this section of State Route 69 North of Hartford. Once it starts, asphalt paving is expected to take about a week to 10 days to complete, weather permitting. Motorists should be alert for one lane traffic with alternating flow controlled by flaggers. Appropriate caution is required where equipment, flaggers, and construction personnel are along the roadway near traffic flow. Scotty’s Contracting & Stone, LLC, is the prime contractor on this $390,826 highway improvement project.
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Birth: Sonnie David Moon Witt

August 27, 2015, 1:19 pm
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[caption id="attachment_29953" align="aligncenter" width="370"]Sonnie David Moon Witt Sonnie David Moon Witt[/caption] Douglas J. Witt, III, and Jessica Durham would like to announce the birth of their son, Sonnie David Moon Witt. Sonnie was born on Aug. 24, 2015, at 7:58 a.m. weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches long. He is the little brother of Isaiah, Kaleb, HaiLee Morris and Kaiser Witt. Grandparents are Cheryl Hill, Jay and Kathi Durham and Debbie Durham and Son Witt. Great-grandparents Moon and Kay Witt; godfather, David Bailey; uncles, Deker Puckett, Joey and Josh Witt, Hawk, Phil and Paul Howard; aunts, Destiny Witt, Leslie Durham, Debbie Witt, Chessa Blacklock and Salom Howard. And many more family that isn't listed.
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Fordsville Elementary special-called SBDM meeting Aug. 28

August 27, 2015, 1:46 pm
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Fordsville Elementary will have a special-called SBDM Council meeting on Friday, Aug. 28, at 4 p.m.
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Jobless rates down in 115 Ky. counties in July 2015

August 28, 2015, 2:50 am
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Unemployment rates fell in 115 Kentucky counties between July 2014 and July 2015, but rose in five counties, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 4 percent. It was followed by Fayette […]
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Ohio Co. real estate transfers for Aug. 28

August 28, 2015, 10:24 am
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Real estate transfers: Tamela M. Gregory to Leo Ferrell Tract or parcel in the City of Hartford, Ky. Brian L. and Tamela M. Ziliak to Leo Ferrell Tract or parcel in the City of Hartford, Ky. Beverly and Beverly Duke James to Jessica L. Renfrow 116 Frederica St. in Hartford, Ky. Alice and Alice Duke Shephard […]
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Lady Eagles sweep Butler County, falls to Trinity

August 28, 2015, 10:31 am
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Ohio County High’s Lady Eagles beat host Butler County 2-0 in straight sets Thursday night by scores of 25-13 and 25-10. Thursday’s win pushed Sara Taylor’s team to 4-7 on the year while the Lady Bears slipped to 1-8. Tuesday at the OCHS gym, Whitesville Trinity rallied from two sets down to edge the Lady […]
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Magistrates fund more projects with surplus money

August 28, 2015, 11:44 am
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After allocating $153,630 of 2014-2015 Fiscal Year surplus money, the magistrates of the Ohio County Fiscal Court met once again to hear from those seeking funds and allocate the remaining surplus money. The magistrates met on Aug.11 to allocate the remaining $205,329 of the 2014-2015 year-end surplus money. The first request they looked at was […]
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Soccer Eagles hammer Grayson 6-2

August 28, 2015, 12:26 pm
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[caption id="attachment_29978" align="aligncenter" width="675"]Eagles Pascual Perez, left, and Alex Acosta celebrate a Perez goal. Eagles Pascual Perez, left, and Alex Acosta celebrate a Perez goal.[/caption] Ohio County High’s soccer Eagles took a 3-0 halftime lead Thursday night at home and coasted to a 6-2 win over Grayson County. Eagle forward Pascual Perez led the assault with three goals. Thursday’s scoring recap: 1st half — (18th minute) — OC — Cameron Joiner/unassisted; (20th) — OC — Perez/Joiner assist; (25th) — OC — Perez/Dakota Puckett assist. 2nd half — (OC) — (43rd) — Kennedy Addington/unassisted; (53rd)—Perez/unassisted; (79th) — Zach Williams/unassisted. Match statistics: Shots-on-goal—OC 15, GC 10. GK saves — GC 9 (Davis), OC 8 (McCord Thomas). Corner kicks — OC 5, GC 1. Offsides — GC 4, OC 2. Next match: 8/29 — University Heights at Ohio Co. — noon/Russell Field [gallery link="file" columns="5" ids="29980,29978,29977,29976,29975"]
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Ky. Afield Outdoors: New procedures for the Harvest Info Program (H.I.P.) benefit future hunting

August 29, 2015, 2:25 am
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Courtesy of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Hunters possess a long history of taking actions that benefit wildlife conservation. They tax themselves and buy licenses, permits and stamps that support the vitality of both game and non-game animals. The Harvest Information Program (H.I.P.) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is an evolution of these long-standing practices. This year, changes to the program caused some consternation among outdoors enthusiasts who must answer a few questions after purchasing their Kentucky Migratory Game Bird- Waterfowl Hunting Permit. “People are always concerned about change,” said John Brunjes, migratory bird program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “We previously collected this information in a manner that produced insufficient harvest data. So, we are changing how we do it.” Brunjes explained the changes are not made to place an additional burden on hunters. “We are doing this because we need this data,” he said. “We wouldn’t ask people to do a little extra if this data wasn’t critical for the scientific management of these species.” The H.I.P. program came about because biologists and management professionals at both the state and federal level realized they didn’t have an accurate number of migratory bird hunters. “We could guess by the number of migratory bird – waterfowl hunting permits sold,” Brunjes said. “But, those who purchase a senior/disabled license or a Sportsman’s license get a permit with their license, whether they hunt migratory birds or not.” A similar situation exists for the federal migratory bird hunting permit, commonly called a duck stamp. Many purchase them to help with conservation of waterfowl, but don’t hunt. You can also use a current duck stamp for free entry into national wildlife refuges that charge a daily use fee. “Consequently, we didn’t know how many birds were being harvested,” Brunjes said. “The H.I.P. survey gives us a tool to tell us how many hunters we have in Kentucky. It also shows us how many of each species is being harvested as well as the age and sex ratio of the harvested birds.” Completing the H.I.P. survey allows the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to classify hunters into a sampling group based on the species hunted and the number of migratory birds harvested in order to get more comprehensive, voluntary information later. “They may contact you via mail to participate in these surveys or they may ask you to participate in a wing collection survey,” Brunjes said. “This information gives biologists at the state and federal level more accurate data to help better manage these populations.” Inconsistent data in Kentucky and across the nation usually means more conservative dove, duck and goose seasons. The fluctuation in the daily duck bag limit for canvasback ducks over the past 10 to 12 years is an example of the impact of insufficient data. This data also showed a dove harvest estimate of about 633,000 birds in 2013, but only 255,000 birds last year. This wild fluctuation is likely rooted in inconsistent H.I.P. data. “It costs Kentucky hunters more opportunity afield,” Brunjes said. The H.I.P. process is simple and it takes less than five minutes. On the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife webpage at fw.ky.gov, click on the “My Profile” tab on the upper left section of the page. This will bring you to a page that asks for some basic information to confirm your identity. After completing the H.I.P. questions, you will receive a confirmation number that must be written on your hunting license or Kentucky Migratory Game Bird – Waterfowl Hunting Permit. When you purchase licenses and permits online, you are given the option to go to the My Profile page, via a box that appears on the screen. If you buy them from a license vendor or over the phone, you’ll have to go the “My Profile” page to fill out the H.I.P. questionnaire or call Kentucky Fish and Wildlife to complete it. “We prefer hunters to do it online if possible,” Brunjes said. “We want Kentucky hunters to have quality hunting in the future. That is why we need this important information now.”
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Doris Ann Freeman

August 29, 2015, 3:34 pm
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Doris Ann Freeman, 78, of Beaver Dam, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at her home. She was born in Webster County, Ky., to the late Clifton P. and Froy Dorris Robinson. Doris was a loving mother to her family and friends. She was a member of New Assembly Church and she was a homemaker. Survivors […]
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Judy Lynn Ward

August 29, 2015, 3:44 pm
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JudyLynnWardJudy Lynn Ward, 59, of Utica, Ky., passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. She was born September 6, 1955 in Louisville, Ky., to Virginia Kinder and the late Henry Jones. In addition to her father, Henry Jones, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Rev. Homer and Florence Kinder, David and Ethel Jones; and one grandson, Jesse Carlisle. Survivors include her husband, David E. Ward, of Utica; two sons, Carlos Carlisle, Jr., (Beth) and Michael Ward, both of Owensboro; two daughters, Johnda Fay Contreras and Jennifer Wilson, both of Owensboro; 12 grandchildren, Cody, Zack, Tabby, Norma, Kelly, Adriana, Brian Selena, Dixie, Victor, Alexis and Hayden; five great-grandchildren, Carson, Axel, Luis, Julian and Aaliyah; her mother, Virginia Kinder; one brother, Mark Weakley; one sister, Cindy Davis (Todd), all of Reynolds Station; several nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home in Hartford, Ky., with Rev. J.W. Haire officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Utica, Ky. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral Tuesday at the funeral home.
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In case you missed it: Aug. 23-29

August 30, 2015, 2:20 am
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Charles Edward Lucas

August 30, 2015, 5:41 pm
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Charles Edward Lucas, 75 of Fordsville, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at Fordsville Nursing & Rehab. He was born Aug. 17, 1940, in Hardinsburg, Ky. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a farmer. Survivors include his wife, Lula Rafferty Lucas, of Fordsville; and one stepson, Michael Decker, of Hartford. […]
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Promise Home granted permit to open homeless shelter

August 31, 2015, 2:50 am
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The building that will be serving as a homeless shelter in Beaver Dam.

[caption id="attachment_29986" align="aligncenter" width="675"]The building that will be serving as a homeless shelter in Beaver Dam. The building that will be serving as a homeless shelter in Beaver Dam.[/caption]

Nine months ago, Angela Porter-Stewart, the vice chair of The Promise Home, Inc., stood in front of the Joint Board of Adjustments (JBOA) and asked its members to grant her a conditional use permit to open and operate a homeless shelter in Hartford.

That Nov. 13 meeting, which can be read about here (http://www.ocmonitor.com/2014/11/21/promise-home-inc-denied-permit-to-use-building-as-shelter/), was filled with both public support and opposition and concluded with the permit being denied to The Promise Home, Inc., based on the shelter’s nature, character and requirements being incompatible with that of a high density, B-1 zoned, central business district.

But Porter-Stewart didn’t give up and tried to sell the idea once again during an Aug. 20 Beaver Dam/Hartford Planning and Zoning public hearing.

At the beginning of the meeting, JBOA Chairperson Nick White announced the shelter’s new proposed site is at 714 W. 1st St. in Beaver Dam, which is an R-2 zone, or a two-family dwelling residential zone. The attention then turned to Porter-Stewart.

She distributed three sets of pictures of the proposed shelter site to the board members for consideration, and written agreements between Promise Home and OASIS Woman’s Shelter to help house domestically abused clients, as well as with St. Benedict’s Emergency Shelter for Men to help aid the homeless male population.

Currently, Promise Home is in negotiations to buy the property and is also developing the blueprints necessary to remodel the building. If Promise Home is able to buy the property, the building will serve as a transitional shelter which can house up to 10 women and children and train its residents in life skills while they hold down a job.

“When they first get there, they will be required to do a drug test. If they have drug abuse, or they have drugs (or alcohol) in their system, they will be referred to a rehab. And if it’s a domestic violence (issue), we will contact our local police, and keep them safe and secure as best we can until we can get them to OASIS,” Porter-Stewart said.

So far, St. Benedict volunteer case manager Mary Ann Clark has volunteered to serve as the shelter’s director until a paid director could be found. She expressed the importance of having a shelter during her speech to the board by stating six men from Ohio County are living in St. Benedict’s shelter.

One, of which she would only name as “L.,” is a decorated veteran who had served in Vietnam for 10 years. But when his dilapidated trailer became unlivable, and his reach to the community for help went unanswered, he was forced to live in a homeless shelter.

But she wasn’t the only one who was calling for a homeless shelter to be open in Ohio County that night. Unlike the Nov. 13 meeting, where there was a mixed response from the speaking audience due to the shelter’s proposed location in Hartford’s business district, this meeting held only full support for the new Beaver Dam location.

Once the public meeting was over, White announced the board would take a 24-hour period to review the case and make a final decision. He also asked Porter-Stewart and Clark to stay and participate in a closed meeting to iron out a number of agreed conditions to be later tacked onto the conditional use permit.

As the hallway inside the Beaver Dam City Building remained empty for what seemed like hours, a small crowd waited out in front of the Beaver Dam City Building to see what would come from the closed session. 30 minutes later, they received their answer.

When Porter-Stewart exited the building, she kept silent for a moment with tears in her eyes. Then, without warning, she threw her hands up and yelled, “We got it!”  before tightly hugging those around her.

In a press release sent to the Ohio County Monitor, it said the board voted unanimously to approve the application for the conditional use permit to The Promise Home, Inc., and the shelter’s property owner, The First Assembly of God. This permit will allow the single story facility to be used as a temporary homeless shelter for one year.

For more on that vote, you may click here to view the press release.

Now that Porter-Stewart has the permit in hand, her organization is going to immediately work on turning the shelter’s empty space into a safe haven for the homeless. It will go over a list of what the building needs to be brought up to code, find out how much it’s going to cost and get with the volunteer groups to help get it done.

She said her goal is to open the shelter’s door to its residence in two to three months, and once they’re open, the temporary shelter could stay there for at least three years.

“We’ll have to be in this building for so long, and get it open and running, and get the numbers going so we can apply for the new construction grant for the new facility that we’re going to build,” Porter-Stewart said.

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Undercover sting leads to drug arrest

August 31, 2015, 8:55 am
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[caption id="attachment_30006" align="aligncenter" width="369"]Drugs and cash seized during an undercover drug sting by the Ohio County Sheriff's Department recently. Drugs and cash seized during an undercover drug sting by the Ohio County Sheriff's Department recently.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_30007" align="alignright" width="300"]Lora Cruse Lora Cruse[/caption] An undercover sting operation carried out by deputies of the Ohio County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) resulted in the arrest of an Owensboro woman who was trafficking Schedule II narcotics in the Hartford/Beaver Dam area. According to a press release from the OCSD, the investigation began on August 4 when deputies received information Lora Cruse, 35, of the 2600 block of Wimsatt Court in Owensboro, wanted to sell a prescription drug known as Adderall. OCSD detectives were able to buy the pills from Ms. Cruse on August 4.
OCSD detectives were then able to set up another deal with Cruse on August 28. This time detectives were able to buy prescription pills known as Lortab. Lortab was originally labled a Schedule III narcotic up until late last year when the law was changed to describe it now as a Schedule II narcotic. On August 28, around 5:45 p.m., Cruse sold 30 Lortab to an undercover agent of the OCSD. She was taken into custody without incident. An empty prescription bottle was found in her possession. The prescription for that bottle had been filled on August 28 for 120 Lortab pills. Deputies confiscated $356 in cash, and an additional 17 Adderall pills that were not in a proper prescription container. Cruse was charged with two counts of fist degree trafficking in a controlled substance, one count of first degree possession of a controlled substance and one count of prescription controlled substance not in proper container. She was lodged in the Ohio County Detention Center.
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Grayson Jakob Worth Carter

August 31, 2015, 9:09 am
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Grayson Jakob Worth Carter, infant son of Logan Kyle and Kaitlyn Baize Carter, passed Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Beside his parents he is survived by paternal grandparents, Mark and Angie Carter, of Beaver Dam, and maternal grandparents, Kevin and Tanya Baize, of Cromwell. Private services will be held at a later […]
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Eagles move to 3-1 on season defeating UHA

August 31, 2015, 11:22 am
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Ohio County High’s soccer Eagles needed a solid goalkeeping job by McCord Thomas to help turn back a pesky University Heights Academy squad by a final of 4-1 at OCHS’ Russell Stadium. The match, which pushed Cameron Switzer’s team to 3-1 on the season, was much closer than the final score indicates. Thomas was forced […]
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Eagle golf team finishes 8th in Owensboro Catholic Invitational

August 31, 2015, 12:20 pm
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Ohio County High’s boys’ golf team finished eighth in Saturday’s Owensboro Catholic Invitational at the Owensboro Country Club. John Augenstein’s medalist round of 68 led the host Catholic Aces to the team title in the 10-team event. Team and individual scoring: Owensboro Catholic 289 (Augenstein 68, Cason 71, Riney 74, Warren 76) Union Co. 316 […]
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Roger Lewis Duncan

August 31, 2015, 1:20 pm
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RogerLewisDuncanRoger Lewis Duncan passed away, Aug. 30, 2015, at the Heartford House in Owensboro, Ky., with his wife of 73 years, Mildred Duncan, and immediate family by his side. Roger was retired from Tenneco Gas out of Houston, Texas, in 1989. He was a member of Gamaliel Church Of Christ and served in the U.S. Army and was a Veteran of WWII and the Korean War. Roger was preceded in death by his parents, Arnett M. and Daisy Marshall Duncan, and his older brother, Hugh Mills Duncan and wife, Corinne Duncan. Survived by his wife, Mildred Duncan; one daughter, Wanda(Kenneth) Parks; one grandson, Tony Parks; four great-grandchildren, Natalie (Tyler) Farris, Aaron (Hanna) Parks, Seth Parks and Logan Parks; two great-great-grandchildren, Aydan and Emerson Farris; his brother, Billy (Juanita) Duncan; and sister, Dixie (F.J.) Boles. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Mike Thomas officiating. Friends may visit with the family Tuesday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery where military rites will be performed by Ohio County Honor Guard. The family request that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Hospice. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at: bevilbrosfuneralhomes.com.
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Lady Eagles fall to Bowling Green, McCracken in close matches

August 31, 2015, 1:36 pm
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Ohio County High’s Lady Eagle soccer team dropped a couple of close matches last week, falling Thursday at Bowling Green and Saturday evening at home to McCracken County. Chuck Adams’ team slipped to 2-3-1 on the year. Thursday at 11th-ranked Bowling Green (4-0-1), Ohio County’s defense was sorely tested but acquitted itself well in a […]
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