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The Owen County Sheriff’s Office wants residents to be on alert for possible Medicare scams.
The office released a statement last week warning of people stopping by homes or calling and asking for patients’ Social Security numbers and date of births.

– Photo by LAURA HAGAN
Gene Ray Stewart shows some affection to one of the horses he trains. Stewart owns and operates Gene Ray Stewart Performance Horses in Owenton.

Gene Ray Stewart has been showing horses since he was five years old. One of his earliest memories is being a member of the Owen County Pioneer Saddle Club and running barrels and poles with his pony, Tom.

Advocates for county government in Kentucky hoped state lawmakers would do more to address the costs of housing inmates at jails and covering the cost of their medical care during this year’s legislativesession

It’s been eight years and 176 days since Kyle “Deanie” Breeden was last seen alive. A fisherman found his body in the Kentucky River, near the banks of Gratz and Lockport on Nov. 5, 1998; one week after a missing-person report was filed by the parents of the 40-year-old Shelbyville man.
He had been shot twice in the head with a .22-caliber firearm; his legs bound with a cord from an electric guitar amplifier.
For eight years, an arrest in the case never came.

Meeting the needs to try landing some jobs

By JOSHUA COFFMAN
Landmark News Service

Michael Gribbins knows how hard it is sometimes to make a buck.
A construction worker by trade, he moved from Cincinnati to Owenton to escape the city and better his life.
However, he found it difficult to make connections as the new guy in a rural community.

GETTIN' OUT OF DODGE

A Bird's Eye View

By LAURA HAGAN
lhagan@owentonnewsherald.com

Superintendent Mark Cleveland makes a run for it after exiting a Blackhawk helicopter last Thursday. The pilot told all passengers to walk straight away from the helicopter when exiting. Cleveland was one of six school officials that got the chance to ride in the helicopter. That morning, students from Owen County Elementary and Owen County Primary School got the chance to see the inside of the helicopter. To see more pictures from the ride, click the link above.

DID YOU SEE...

New Flag is flying.

– Photo by LAURA HAGAN
Specialist Brian Henry and other members of theKentucky National Guard raise a flag at New Horizons Medical Center on Thursday.

Cemetery rules and regulations regarding grave decorations

At a regular meeting of Emmanuel Lodge #213, on March 15, the following rules and regulations concerning grave decorations were adopted and put into effect.

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