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Hurst scores ‘hole-in-one’ at OC Golf Course
Veteran golfer George Hurst recorded a rare hole-in-one last week at the Ohio County Golf Course in Hartford. Hurst, a former superintendent on the same course, aced the par-4 sixth hole with a driver....
View ArticleEagle baseball team holds annual cookout, awards ceremony
Ohio County High’s baseball program held its annual team cookout and awards ceremony Sunday afternoon at Leach Field. A large crowd was on hand to honor the 2014 OCHS Eagles’ varsity, junior varsity,...
View ArticleSouthern Elementary 2nd annual Bobcat Run 5K Aug. 23
Submitted Southern Elementary will hold its 2nd Annual Bobcat Run 5K on Saturday, August 23, at 8 a.m. at the Ohio County Park. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the race begins at 8 a.m. Early...
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Autry to file complaint with Ky. Board of Elections
Fifth District Magistrate Kenny Autry, still upset about voter complaints, has vowed to file a complaint with the Kentucky State Board of Elections. During the June 10 meeting of the Ohio County Fiscal...
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Coppage elected state 4-H Vice-President
[caption id="attachment_20463" align="alignright" width="247"] Haley Coppage[/caption] SUBMITTED Ohio County native, Haley Coppage, was recently elected Kentucky 4-H State Vice-President. Coppage was...
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52 boys attend OC Football Summer Camp
[caption id="attachment_20453" align="alignright" width="300"] Ohio County Football Camp 7th and 8th grade campers.[/caption] Fifty-two boys in grades K-8 braved heat and humidity last week to...
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Dorothy Catherine Williams Laws
Dorothy Catherine Williams Laws, 95, of Hartford, Ky., passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Professional Care Health & Rehab Center in Hartford, Ky. She was born November 18, 1918, in Escanaba,...
View ArticleOhio Co. real estate transfers for June 26
Real estate transfers: Bank of America to Jamie L. Spencer 901 North Lafayette Street in Beaver Dam, Ky. Mark and Rebecca Haugen to Charles Coffield Four tracts of land in Ohio County, Ky. James,...
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OC Chamber elects officers, hears from State Auditor
[caption id="attachment_20469" align="alignright" width="300"] The 2014-15 Ohio County Chamber of Commerce officers.[/caption] During its June meeting, the Ohio County Chamber of Commerce inducted its...
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Jonelle McDaniel Hutchens
Jonelle McDaniel Hutchens, 78, of Owensboro died June 24, 2014 at Heartford House. She was born in Ohio County, Kentucky to the late Ivan and Thelma (Ford) McDaniel. Jonelle was a graduate of...
View ArticleOC Babe Ruth team falls to D-Rays, hammers Cubs
Ohio County rallied from a slow start Wednesday night to beat the Whitesville Trinity Cubs 22-7 at Panther Creek Park in Owensboro-Daviess County Babe Ruth League play. Wednesday’s result also was a...
View ArticleBeaver Dam Elementary special-called SBDM meeting July 1
Beaver Dam Elementary will have a special-called SBDM meeting on July 1 at 9 a.m. AGENDA 1. Closed Session Personnel Consultation
View ArticleCounty jobless rates down in 103 counties in May 2014
Unemployment rates fell in 103 Kentucky counties between May 2013 and May 2014, while 11 county rates went up and six counties stayed the same, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and...
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OC Fiscal Court approve amendment, discuss tree removal
During the June 24 meeting of the Ohio County Fiscal Court, the court approved the second reading of an amendment to its Administrative Code, cancelled a presentation by the county clerk and Board of...
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18 OCHS baseball Eagles earn Academic All-State honors
Eighteen members of Ohio County High’s baseball program earned Academic All-State honors for work in the classroom last year, with four earning First Team recognition. Kiah Gledhill, Morgan...
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USDA announces new support for beginning farmers and ranchers
U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden announced the implementation of new Farm Bill measures and other policy changes to improve the financial security of new and beginning farmers and...
View ArticleCissy Patton Walker
Cissy Patton Walker, 63, of Fairview, Tenn., formerly of Beaver Dam, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014, at NHC Place-Cool Springs in Franklin, Tenn. She was born June 1, 1951, in Beaver Dam to the...
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Ky. Afield Outdoors: Make safe boating part of your July 4 holiday weekend plans
Courtesy of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources With the Fourth of July falling on a Friday this year, Kentucky’s lakes and rivers will be teeming with boaters enjoying the long...
View ArticleFormer OC soccer player wins national championship in gymnastics
Former Ohio County High soccer player Seth Lasher has taken up a new sport, gymnastics, and has become good enough at it to win a national championship. Lasher, a 2012 OCHS graduate who took up...
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Sheriff’s Dept. arrests 2 on sex charges
[caption id="attachment_20527" align="alignright" width="215"] Ronnie Leach[/caption] Two people from Horse Branch were arrested Friday on a number of sex related charges, including rape, incest and...
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