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Photo by MAGGIE WILLIAMS
Billy and Greg Davis ended 68 years of dairy production this
week when they sold their dairy cattle herd.
End
of an Era
Davis
family sells cattle herd, ends three-generation venture
It has been more than half a century since the Davis farm
in New Liberty got its first shipment of dairy cows, and for
the last 68 years, three generations of Davises -- W.N., the
patriarch of the family and his son and grandson, Billy and
Greg -- have worked hard to keep a tradition alive.
But now they say it’s time for a break.
Phase
2 checks waiting for Owen residents
For several Owen County residents, the year could begin a
little brighter — if they make arrangements to claim
Phase II checks that they should have received last year.
David Chappell, of the Owen County Farm Bureau, said many
of the checks were undeliverable because the name or address
was incorrect.
Community
grant awarded
Drinking,
specifically underage drinking, is so prevalent in Owen County
that the community was chosen last month to receive a grant
to help lessen the problem.
Amy Webber, a North Key representative, informed a group of
Owen County residents that while she doesn’t have the
specific amount of the five- to seven-year grant, the community
was chosen from four counties to which the choice had been
narrowed.
Search
and Rescue, Life Squad work hand-in-hand
For twenty-five
years, men and women in Owen County have searched for missing
people and rescued trapped individuals. Occasionally, they
have reached out to other creatures as well: a horse that
fell through the ice on a pond; a truckload of hogs that never
got to market. Although technology has changed over the years,
the courage, kindness and generosity of these volunteers has
remained constant.
Owen County Search and Rescue was honored in September for
its 25 years of service to the community.
Online
survey offers readers a chance to voice their opinions
Win
up to $600
A market and readership survey is still online and waiting
on responses from Owen Countians.
The survey started in October and has received tremendous
support, but additional responses are needed in order to complete
the project, according to Patti M. Clark, publisher of The
News-Herald.
County
Life Squad has evolved over the years
Long ago families
brought their sick and injured to the hospital in cars or
trucks. Before motorized vehicles, they used horses and buggies.
Or the doctor came to them.
Later, funeral-home hearses carried the living to the hospital
as well as the dead to burial.
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