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Eagles moving up to Class 6A football next season
Barring any unforeseen obstacles, Ohio County High's football Eagles will be moving to Class 6A in the 2015 season, according to OCHS athletic director Charles Patton. The move is also chronicled in a...
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One man hurt in accident on WK Parkway
A Madisonville man was injured Tuesday after his car was forced off the road while traveling the Western Kentucky Parkway. According to the Ohio County Sheriff's Department, Tuesday evening, around...
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Constable candidate arrested after incident at school
A candidate for Second District Constable was arrested on Tuesday after an incident that occurred at Beaver Dam Elementary on March 19. According to the Ohio County Sheriff's Department, Jeremy Nance,...
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State announces increased opportunity for producers as part of new Farm Bill
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced increased opportunity for producers as a result of the 2014 Farm Bill. A fact sheet outlining modifications to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)...
View ArticleKy. participates in the first national texting enforcement crackdown
In conjunction with National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, law enforcement agencies in Kentucky are stepping up efforts to persuade drivers to put down the phone as part of the first national...
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BD City Commission approves ordinance, allows little league to use park
During the March 10 meeting of the Beaver Dam City Commission, the commission approved the second reading of an ordinance to request a loan for the amphitheater project, agreed to let the Ohio County...
View ArticleEagle, Lady Eagle tennis teams fall on road at Grayson Co.
Grayson County’s boys’ and girls’ tennis teams shut out their visiting Ohio County counterparts in matches Monday at Leitchfield. Monday’s scores: Boys — Grayson Co. 9, Ohio Co. 0 (1-4). Singles — 1....
View ArticleOhio Co. real estate transfers for Mar. 27
Real estate transfers: Phillip R. and Bonnie L. Brown to Jeanetta Phelps Burbridge Three tracts of land in Ohio County, Ky. James F., II and Melissa J. Acquaviva to David W. Alford and Christie Miller...
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Jerry McCaney
Jerry McCaney, 66, of Beaver Dam, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at his residence. He was born Aug. 29, 1947, in Knox County, Ky., to the late Francis and Annie Maude Lawson McCaney. He was a...
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Roy Glen Douglas
Roy Glen Douglas, 74, of Owensboro, Kentucky died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Heartford House in Owensboro. He was born Aug. 23, 1939, in Ohio County to the late Gilbert and Cora Douglas. He was a...
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FSA March 2014 Newsletter
This month's edition of the USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) newsletter offers links to the Farm Bill website that provides an overview of Farm Bill Programs. A list of 2014 acreage reporting deadlines...
View ArticleBD City Commission discusses buying fire truck, changes officer’s status
During the March 10 Beaver Dam City Commission meeting, the commission traded a skid unit from the Beaver Dam Fire Department for equipment, discussed buying a fire truck and changed the status of an...
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***UPDATE*** Tractor-trailer crash closes WK Pky, westbound lanes remain closed
***UPDATE*** 11:06 a.m. 3-28-14 According to the KYTC, he westbound lanes of the Western Kentucky Parkway have reopened to traffic at the 65 mile marker. All lanes are now open at this site. Motorists...
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OC Sheriff’s Dept. involved in cash seizure
[caption id="attachment_18258" align="alignright" width="297"] Ohio County Sheriff David Thompson and Brico, left, and Muhlenberg County Detective Wade Griggs with Manny pose with $15,000 seized after...
View ArticleMarian Lake
Marian Lake, 91, passed away March 28, 2014, at her home in the Magan Community of Ohio County. She was born on Jan. 31, 1923, in Egan, S.D., to the late John Fielding and Willye Wiles Arnold. Marian...
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Edward Lewis Harris
Edward Lewis Harris, 73, of Beaver Dam, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born Nov. 14, 1940, in Ohio County, Ky., to the late Edward and Ova Leach...
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OC Economic Development Alliance seeking Executive Director
The Ohio County Economic Development Alliance is seeking a dynamic individual to promote Ohio County Kentucky. This individual will be responsible for: Attracting new businesses and industries...
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Ky. Afield Outdoors: Trophy smallmouth time is here
Courtesy of the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources You hear about Lake St. Clair, Mille Lacs, Lake Erie and the upper Mississippi River as waters that produce the best smallmouth...
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Train causes fires from Beaver Dam to Horse Branch
[caption id="attachment_18275" align="alignright" width="300"] Firefighters put water on the remains of an abandoned house that caught fire in Rosine after what officials believe was a train that was...
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OC’s Leach homers in 18-3 win over OHS
The Ohio County High baseball Eagles broke out of a two-game offensive slump Thursday, beating Owensboro 18-3 in six innings at Owensboro's Shifley Park. Thursday's 13-hit attack included eight for...
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