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School board raises dropout age, approves court resurfacing, evaluates Lewis
[caption id="attachment_3549" align="alignright" width="300"] Ohio County Schools Superintendent Scott Lewis received an "excellent" performance review from the OC School Board at its last...
View ArticleOC Animal Shelter Car & Dog Wash Fundraiser Aug. 17
The Ohio County Animal Shelter will be hosting a Car and Dog Wash Fundraiser Saturday, August 17, from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. in front of PBI Bank. Dog washes and nail clippings will be done by Angela’s...
View Article56 girls attend OC Lady Eagle Soccer Skills camp
Fifty-six girls attended last week’s Ohio County Lady Eagle Soccer Skills and Development Camp at OCHS’ Russell Stadium. Ohio County head coach Chuck Adams conducted the camp along with the assistance...
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Bobby Carroll Jones
Bobby Carroll Jones, 74, of Beaver Dam, passed away Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at his home. He was born March 21, 1939, in Prentiss, Ky., to the late Oscar Allen and Mildred Fay Shaw Jones. He was a...
View ArticleOhio County Fiscal Court Meeting Aug. 13
The Ohio County Fiscal Court will have its regular meeting August 13, at 5 p.m. in the auditorium of the Community Center. At 4 p.m., the fiscal court will have its committee meetings. To view a PDF...
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School ramps up in Ohio County
[caption id="attachment_13019" align="alignright" width="300"] Steve Powell, of McHenry, began his first day of school Wednesday as a first grader at Western Elementary. (Photo submitted)[/caption]...
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In case you missed it: Aug. 4-10
The Sunday Morning Monitor... NEWS Hartford City Council applies for grants, will accept bids on surplus cruiser Hartford Council accepts bids, approves installation of junction boxes KSP: 13 die on...
View ArticleCarlo Rice
Carlo Rice, 84, of Horse Branch, passed away Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, at his residence. He was born Oct. 15, 1928, in Hyden, Ky., to the late Charlie and Alta Begley Rice. He was a retired spray...
View ArticleLady Eagle soccer team to scrimmage Webster Thursday
**CORRECTION: The girls’ soccer scrimmage between Ohio County and Webster County will be played at Dixon and not OCHS.** Ohio County High’s Lady Eagles’ scheduled preseason soccer match at Paducah last...
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Alton G. ‘Pony’ Fulton
Alton G. “Pony” Fulton, 75, of Beaver Dam, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born Oct. 15, 1937, in Ohio County, Ky., to the late Chester and Esther Cox...
View Article**CORRECTION** KSP: 9 die on Ky. roadways last week
(CORRECTION: The KSP report on fatalities on Ky. roadways posted this afternoon had been previously posted last week. A correction has been made to this week’s KSP report.) Preliminary statistics...
View ArticleCurtis wins OC Hospital, Rice’s Pharmacy Summer Sizzle 5K
A total of 122 entrants competed in the Summer Sizzle 5K Run & Walk held in Hartford July 27. The annual event was sponsored by the Ohio County Hospital and Rice’s Pharmacy. Austin Curtis of...
View ArticleDonald C. Walker
Donald C. Walker, 79, formerly of Horse Branch, died Tuesday Aug. 13, 2013, in Chicago, IL. Donald was born Jan. 19, 1934, in Horse Branch, Ky., son of the late Jack and Mamie Powers Walker. He was a...
View ArticleKSP announces funding to reduce underage drinking in Ky.
Kentucky State Police (KSP) Commissioner Rodney Brewer announced in a press release that the agency is accepting mini-grant proposals for underage drinking prevention projects. Five $2,500 mini-grants...
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Inmate escapes OC Detention Center, authorities ask for public’s help
[caption id="attachment_13082" align="alignright" width="300"] This man, Steven Brown, walked away from the OC Detention Center. If you have any information, contact the authorities.[/caption] An...
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Federal officials confirm gray wolf taken in Ky.
Federal officials recently confirmed that an animal taken by a hunter near Munfordville in Hart County on March 16 is a gray wolf, according to a press release from the Kentucky Department of Fish and...
View ArticleEagle football ‘Meet The Players’ dinner Thursday, scrimmage Friday
Ohio County High’s football Eagles will travel to Franklin Friday evening for a preseason scrimmage against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats. Action at Wildcat Stadium is set to start at 6 p.m. that...
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CAUGHT: Escaped inmate captured in Sunnydale area
The Ohio County Sheriff's Department have captured an inmate who escaped from the Ohio County Detention Center Tuesday night. Steven Brown, a trustee on second shift, walked away from the Ohio County...
View ArticleBrown medals in dual golf match at Breck County
Ohio County High’s Isaac Brown took medalist honors in a dual golf match Tuesday at Breckinridge County, but saw the host Tigers emerge with a 165-179 team win. Tuesday’s match was played at the...
View ArticleState’s jobless rate increases to 8.5 percent in July 2013
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate rose to 8.5 percent in July from 8.4 percent in June 2013, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the...
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