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— Photo by PATTI M. CLARK
Alexandria Perry, the daughter of Bowling Middle School cheerleading coach Andy Perry, and primary school teacher Tiffany Perry, was cheering right alongside the BMS cheerleaders at last week’s game.

The drug policy rolled out in Owen County schools last year has, by all accounts, been a success and will be implemented at the middle and high schools again in the 2006-2007 school year.
The policy — one of the first of its kind in Kentucky — was based on legal opinions passed down from the Supreme Court and is now serving as a model for other school systems in the state.

Not only did last year’s Hurricane Katrina leave many gulf states virtually unrecognizable, it also gave rise to an alarming — and bewildering — economic trend.

Poe honored as Community Leader by
Development District

Five years ago this week, New Horizons Health Systems, under the direction of Bernie Poe, took over operation of the community’s only hospital.
On the verge of financial ruin, the facility could have closed and left the community without a medical facility. But now, with five years of operation under new ownership, the hospital continues to get stronger every year.

Friends of Animals still looking for volunteers

Have had 225 dogs adopted in last year

Owen County Friends of Animals, in its third year, has facilitated the adoption of 225 dogs. And that’s just in the past 13 months. In a county where resources are limited, OCFA is the only reason many impounded dogs are still living today.

Illness forces Owen woman
to consider, start new business

When Jamie Osborne was diagnosed with Soldiers Heart six years ago, it came as a relief to finally put a name to her condition. Formerly a teacher, Osborne was experiencing chest pains, dizziness and difficulty walking which finally forced her to quit her job and submit to round after round of medical tests.

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