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Meet the Candidates: Tracy Beatty, candidate for Ohio County Sheriff
[caption id="attachment_19496" align="alignright" width="226"] Tracy Beatty[/caption] Submitted by Tracy Beatty, Republican candidate for Ohio County Sheriff Hello, my name is Tracy Beatty and I want...
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BD City Commission approve first reading of parking fine ordinance
During its May 12 meeting, the Beaver Dam City Commission approved the first reading of an ordinance that would see the Beaver Dam Police Department issue citations to people who park in the grass at...
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OCHS to host district baseball, softball tourneys Monday
The 2014 10th District Baseball Tournament begins Monday night at Ohio County High’s Leach Field, with the second-seeded Ohio County Eagles facing third seed McLean County in a 6 p.m. game. Monday’s...
View ArticleOC Relay for Life team meeting May 20
Ohio County Relay for Life will have a team meeting Tuesday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ohio County Extension Office. This meeting is very important, please try to attend. The Ohio County Extension...
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Jim ‘Jimmy’ McDaniel, Jr.
Jim "Jimmy" McDaniel, Jr., 60, of Lewisburg, Ky., passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at his residence. Jimmy was born Nov. 17, 1953, in Jefferson County, Ky., to the late "Cowboy" James Larry...
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Jimmy Dale Whitler
Jimmy Dale Whitler, 73, of Centertown, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014, at the Heartford House in Owensboro. He was born Feb. 14, 1941, in McHenry to the late Gilbert and Inez Taylor Whitler. He was...
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Meet the Candidates: Jason Burden, candidate for Third District Magistrate
[caption id="attachment_19569" align="alignright" width="236"] Jason Burden[/caption] Submitted by Jason Burden, Republican candidate for Third District Magistrate Hello, my name is Jason Burden and I...
View ArticleOhio Co. real estate transfers for May 16
Real estate transfers: Richard Blair to Robert E. Schermack Tract of land in Ohio County, Ky. Junea Vaught to Benny C. and Georgina Midkiff Tract of land in Dundee, Ky. Jonathan L. and Janice C....
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W.E. ‘John’ Brown
W.E. “John” Brown, 95, of Hartford, Ky., passed away Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Ohio County Hospital in Hartford. He was born in Sunnydale, Ky., on Oct. 28, 1918, to the late Felix Edward Brown and...
View ArticleResearchers narrow cause of Asian carp die-off in western Kentucky
Courtesy of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Research indicates a condition similar to “the bends” in divers likely played a role in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Asian...
View ArticleUSDA Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program sign-up begins
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that sign-up began May 5 for 2012 crop losses under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program. The program,...
View ArticleState’s unemployment rate drops to 7.7 percent in April 2014
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent in April 2014 from a revised 7.9 percent in March 2014, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an...
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OC veterans receive recordings of History Project interviews
[caption id="attachment_19593" align="alignright" width="300"] Fordsville veterans were presented with the recordings of the interviews for the Veterans History Project recently. Pictured from L-to-R:...
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In case you missed it: May 11-17
The Sunday Morning Monitor... NEWS Secretary Grimes encourages Kentuckians to Vote in Honor of Veterans on May 20 OCEDA Board to screen applicants for executive director job Fiscal court passes...
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Charles W. Mitchell
Charles W. Mitchell, 70, of Beaver Dam, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born April 26, 1944, in Seymour, Mo., to the late Warren and Lola Goode...
View ArticleOC Fiscal Court special-called meeting June 10
NOTICE The Ohio County Fiscal Court will be having a special-called budget workshop at 4 p.m. on June 10, prior to the regular court meeting at 5 p.m., in the Fiscal Court Room at the Ohio County...
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OC Fiscal Court approves OCEDA bylaws, gives $5,000 to Ky. Mesonet
During the May 27 meeting of the Ohio County Fiscal court, the court gave Kentucky Mesonet $5,000 and approved the by-laws of OCEDA. — Ohio County Emergency Management Director Charlie Shields came...
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Gledhill, Griffin named to All-Area Baseball team
[caption id="attachment_18366" align="alignright" width="300"] Eagle second baseman Kiah Gledhill. (File Photo)[/caption] Ohio County High’s Kiah Gledhill and Jake Griffin were named to the 2014...
View Article11th Masters Athletic Challenge set for June 4-21
The 11th annual Masters Athletic Challenge will be staged June 4-21 at various sites in Daviess County. The Challenge, formerly known as the Green River Regional Senior Games, promotes physical fitness...
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OC Fiscal Court approves resolutions for state road aid, resurfacing of Davis...
At the May 27 meeting of the Ohio County Fiscal Court, the court approved resolutions accepting road aid from the state and resurfacing Davis Road, plus it hired a seasonal employee for the county road...
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