Eagles fall to North Hardin in season opener
North Hardin built a 24-point lead in the first two periods Tuesday night and went on to beat Ohio County 73-50 in the season-opener for both teams at Radcliff. The highly-regarded Trojans thus spoiled...
View ArticleOC swim team performs well in home meet with Catholic
Ohio County High’s swim teams posted some good performances in Tuesday’s home meet hosting Owensboro Catholic, but could not match Catholic’s depth and experience. Tuesday’s meet was swum at the Family...
View ArticleGRAC middle school girls’ basketball tourney begins Friday
The Green River Athletic Conference’s middle school girls’ post-season basketball tournament is set to begin Friday night at the Butler County High School gym in Morgantown. Friday’s games will be...
View ArticleOCHS banquets set for boys’ soccer, volleyball, football teams
Three fall sports programs at Ohio County High are having team banquets in the next few days, honoring their exploits in the 2014 fall season. Coach Sara Taylor’s Lady Eagle volleyball team will be...
View ArticleGreen River Asset Building Coalition to hold luncheon Dec. 16
SUBMITTED The Green River Asset Building Coalition invites Ohio Countians to be our guest for a luncheon briefing at the Ohio County Community Center in Hartford at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 16....
View ArticleJobless rates down in all 120 counties for third straight month
Unemployment rates fell in all 120 Kentucky counties between October 2013 and October 2014, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and...
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Accident sends Beaver Dam woman to hospital
An accident Tuesday afternoon sent one woman to the hospital with minor injuries. According to a press release from the Kentucky State Police (KSP), the KSP responded to an accident with injuries on...
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OCHS receives $25,000, releases ‘lip dub’ video celebrating 50 years
[caption id="attachment_24681" align="alignright" width="300"] Ohio County High School Principal Greg Decker holds up a $25,000 check presented by Eric and Claude Taylor of State Farm Insurance in...
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City of Hartford Christmas Tree lighting with Miss Ky. tonight
The City of Hartford will celebrate the lighting of its Christmas tree tonight, Dec. 5, at Hartford City Hall at 5 p.m. Miss Kentucky, and Hartford native, Ramsey Carpenter will light the tree. After...
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USDA extends application deadline for dairy Margin Protection Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the application deadline for the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) will be extended until Dec. 19, 2014. The program, established by...
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Ky. Afield Outdoors: Few lures beat a tailspinner in cold water
Courtesy of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Some lures on the market have stood the test of time, catching fish decade after decade. The Dardevle spoon, the Panther Martin and...
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Lady Eagles fall to Grayson in season opener
[caption id="attachment_24700" align="alignright" width="200"] Lady Eagle sophomore Adrianna Dockery drives in for a layup during OC's season opener with Grayson County.[/caption] Grayson County’s Lady...
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3 Eagles sign to play college baseball
[caption id="attachment_24708" align="aligncenter" width="675"] Eagle senior baseball players Zack Johnson, left, Jake Griffin, middle, and Kiah Gledhill signed on top play college baseball with...
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Man dies after being struck by OC school bus
An Owensboro man was killed yesterday after being struck by an Ohio County school bus coming home from a field trip. The Daviess County Sheriff's Department say Morris Stewart, 44, of Owensboro, walked...
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In case you missed it: Nov. 30-Dec. 6
The Sunday Morning Monitor... NEWS Missing Leitchfield boy found safe State Ag Dept. taking applications for 2015 industrial hemp pilot projects Fiscal court to close part of county road, pay Rockport...
View ArticleEagles begin play in Allen Co.-Scottsville tourney tonight
The Ohio County Eagles (2-7) play Allen County-Scottsville (5-3) tonight at 6:45 p.m. at the Patriots’ home gym in the South Central Bank-Halton Classic at Scottsville. The Eagles and host Patriots are...
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Yvonne ‘Lopaze’ Embry
Yvonne “Lopaze” Embry, 50, of Beaver Dam, formerly of Owensboro, passed away into the loving arms of God on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at Ohio County Hospital surrounded by her daughters. She was born on...
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2014 Ky. traffic fatalities edge above 2013 numbers
SUBMITTED As we approach the end of 2014, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is reminding drivers to use caution behind the wheel to avoid becoming a statistic. Kentucky traffic fatality numbers have...
View ArticleOC Hospital’s New Year Noon Dance Party cancelled
Due to the recent increase in positive flu screenings, Ohio County Hospital will cancel the third annual New Year Noon Dance Party, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Wed., Dec. 31, at the Ohio County Family...
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Fannie Lynn Newcom
Fannie Lynn Newcom, 54, of Mayfield, formerly of Beaver Dam, passed away Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at Jackson Purchase Medical Center. She was born Sept. 18, 1960, in Harlan County, Ky., to Charles...
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