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NWS warns of enhanced fire weather danger in Ohio Co.
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Special Weather Statement for Ohio County due to enhanced fire weather today. Dry and breezy conditions are expected today with afternoon...
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KYTC: State pothole patching costs up 20% this year
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews have been busy patching potholes in between almost weekly winter weather events. With a break from the snow and ice this week, crews have managed to put a dent in...
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Shirlene Boone Thompson
Shirlene Boone Thompson, 73, of Owensboro, Ky., died Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born Sept. 22, 1940, in Daviess County, Ky., to the late Harry and Margaret...
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Two people sent to hospital after head-on collision
Two people were sent to the hospital after a head collision Friday evening. According to a press release from the Ohio County Sheriff's Department (OCSD), around 7 p.m. last night, the Ohio County 911...
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Ronnie Joe Bowen
Ronnie Joe Bowen, 68, of Central City, died March 21, 2014, at 7:40 a.m. at his residence following a lengthy illness. Mr. Bowen was born Aug. 1, 1945, in Muhlenberg County and was a 1965 graduate of...
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In case you missed it: Mar. 16-22
The Sunday Morning Monitor... NEWS County jobless rates released for January 2013 to January 2014 OC Chamber welcomes New Lucky Garden with ribbon cutting KSP St. Patrick's Day enforcement KSP raffle...
View ArticleState unemployment rate under 8% for third straight month
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate inched up to 7.8 percent in February 2014 from a revised 7.7 percent in January 2014, according to the Office of Employment and Training...
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Emily LaVerne Wilson
Emily LaVerne Wilson, age 80, of Falls of Rough, Ky., passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, KY. She was born on December 15, 1933 in Grayson...
View ArticleJanice Carol Phelps
Janice Carol Phelps, 63, of Central City, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. She was born Feb. 12, 1951, in Ohio County, Ky., to the late Joe and...
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Wayland Future Problem Solvers compete in regional competition
[caption id="attachment_18159" align="aligncenter" width="615"] The Wayland Elementary Future Problem Solving team. Pictured L-to-R: Landon Littleton, Kamryn Leisure, Taylor Dayman and Jacob...
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Esther ‘Bugs’ Brown
Esther “Bugs” Brown, 97, peacefully entered her rest Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Beaver Dam Nursing and Rehab. Bugs was born in Rockport, Ky., and graduated from Rockport High School. She worked at Ken...
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Special Weather Statement issued for Ohio County
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Special Weather Statement for Ohio County. According to the NWS, light snow accumulations are possible tonight and into Tuesday. A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES...
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BD Woman’s Club donates benches to city
[caption id="attachment_18172" align="alignright" width="300"] Donetta Crawford, left, and Ann Melton, right, of the Beaver Dam Woman's Club presented a check to Beaver Dam Mayor Paul Sandefur for...
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USDA encourages early registration for FSA programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia today recommended that farmers and ranchers who plan to participate in FSA programs register in...
View ArticleOC Singing Convention at Calvary Baptist Church Mar. 30
Calvary Baptist Church in Horse Branch will be hosting this month’s Ohio Country Singing Convention on Sunday, March 30, at 2 p.m. The church is on Dan Road and everyone is invited to attend.
View ArticleSouthern Elementary presents ‘Stories Under the Big Top’ tonight
Submitted Southern Elementary will be presenting it’s very first feature production, “Stories Under the Big Top,” tonight at the Ohio County Community Center at 6:30p.m. Tickets will be $2 each. Come...
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Eldon K. Hoxworth
Eldon K. Hoxworth, 97, of Hilton Head, S.C., formerly of Beaver Dam, Ky., passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the National Health Care of Bluffton, S.C. He was born in London Mills, Ill., on...
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Eagles down Hancock, drop two games on the road
Ohio County High's baseball Eagles dropped a pair of games in Bowling Green recently, sandwiched around a home win Saturday over Hancock County. Last Friday the Eagles fell hard — 14-4 — to the...
View ArticleFreshmen, JV baseball scores March 18-24
Some recent scores from Ohio County High’s baseball program: — 3/18 at Calhoun — McLean Co.(9) 3, OCHS 2 OCHS (2-2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 2 1 McLean Co. 0 0...
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BD City Commission accepts sewer rehab bid, purchases police cruiser
At the March 10 meeting of the Beaver Dam City Commission, the commission accepted a bid to begin sewer rehab, approved the purchase of a police cruiser for the BDPD, voted to accept applications for a...
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