OCHS ‘Close the Deal’ event set for Oct. 30
[caption id="attachment_23571" align="aligncenter" width="675"] Former Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson speaks to Ohio County High School Seniors at the school's first ever "Close The Deal"...
View ArticleOC School Board Approves 2016 Working Budget
During its September meeting, the Ohio County School Board approved the 2016 working budget and an emergency amendment to its employee dress code policy. — The Chief Financial Officer for Ohio County...
View ArticleNew Zion Church Community Day Oct. 25
HORSE BRANCH, Ky. (10/20/15) — New Zion Missionary Baptist Church will have its annual Community Day on Sunday, Oct. 25. Church service will begin at 10:30 a.m. with Bro. Darrell Wheeler and a potluck...
View ArticleJames Irvin ‘Old Man’ Fendel
James Irvin "Old Man" Fendel, 71, of Olaton, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at his home. He was born in Owensboro and was a retired river boat worker. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and...
View ArticleKSP Warns of New Phone Scam
FRANKFORT, Ky. (10/20/15) — The Kentucky State Police is warning citizens about a new phone scam making its way around the state. According to the KSP, representatives from a company called Advance...
View ArticleDuke named G-MAC Women’s Soccer Athlete of the Week
[caption id="attachment_30978" align="alignright" width="236"] Katelyn Duke[/caption] GREENWOOD, Ind. (10/21/15) — Katlyn Duke and the Panthers have surged through the second half of the conference...
View Article2015 Hartford Harvest Festival Schedule of Events
Hartford, Ky. (10/21/15) — The 2015 Hartford Harvest Festival kicks off this Friday evening and will provide food, fun and music all weekend long. The City of Hartford has released a schedule of events...
View ArticleLady Eagles fall to DC in region semis 3-0
HARTFORD, Ky. — Daviess County shut out tournament host Ohio County 3-0 in the semifinals of the Third Region Girls’ Soccer Tournament on Tuesday. With the win, Daviess County improved to 13-9-1 and...
View ArticleEagles win Armstrong Coal Bowl 37-25 over Muhlenberg
HARTFORD, Ky. (10/20/15) — Ohio County fended off visiting Muhlenberg County in the Armstrong Coal Bowl, a Class 6A, District 1 football game on Friday night, winning 37-25. With the win, Ohio County...
View ArticleBD Commission Sets Tax Rates, Sends BDPD Candidates to Training
BEAVER DAM, Ky. (10/22/15) — The Beaver Dam City Commission approved the second reading of the 2015 Property Tax Ordinance and agreed to send potential BDPD officers for training, among other business...
View ArticleOhio Co. Woman Life Flighted After ATV Accident
HARTFORD, Ky. (10/22/15) — An Ohio Co. woman was Life Flighted following an ATV accident Wednesday night. According to the Kentucky State Police, around 7:30 p.m. last night, Melissa Sutton, 41, of...
View ArticleCitizens Provide Input into Kentucky 69 Corridor
HAWESVILLE, Ky. (10/22/15) — About 30 citizens attended a presentation on a scoping study along the KY 69 Corridor through southern Hancock County. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet engineers, planning...
View ArticleIrene B. Southard
Irene B. Southard, 99, of McHenry, died Thursday Oct. 22, 2015, at Ohio County Hospital. She was born in Rosine to the late Elvis and Frances Stewart Baize. She was retired from G.E. in Owensboro where...
View Article‘Blue out’ set OC vs. DC Senior Night football game
[caption id="attachment_29879" align="aligncenter" width="675"] The Ohio County Eagles take the field during the season opener against Calloway County.[/caption] Tomorrow night's Ohio County Eagle...
View ArticleMarjorie Elder Stewart
Marjorie Elder Stewart, 87 of Beaver Dam, passed away Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, at Beaver Dam Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born April 12, 1928, in Ohio County to the late Ernest and Maggie Morris...
View ArticleChamber Celebrates Opening of BD Village with Ribbon Cutting
BEAVER DAM, Ky. (10/23/15) — Beaver Dam Village, a project to build affordable housing for the elderly in Beaver Dam, is officially open after a ribbon cutting ceremony by the Ohio County Chamber of...
View ArticleKy. Afield Outdoors: Deer Season in Ky. off to Hot Start
FRANKFORT, Ky. (10/23/15) — Cold air poured into Kentucky over the past weekend and dropped overnight low temperatures below freezing across much of the state. The cool down didn’t cool off the deer...
View ArticleBetty Catherine Wilson
Betty Catherine Wilson, 82, of Beaver Dam, Ky., went to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, at Beaver Dam Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Betty was born on April 4, 1933, in Owensboro to...
View ArticleFaye Miller Aldridge
Faye Miller Aldridge, 69, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She fought very hard to live for her family. She was born Sept. 17,...
View ArticleThird Annual Beaver Dam Treats on the Trail set for Friday
The City of Beaver Dam will be having its third annual Treats on the Trail from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Ray Chapman Sports Complex in Beaver Dam Park. Local businesses,...
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