Owen 20/20 results

FRONT PAGE NEWS

A look at the money trail

By LAURA HAGAN
lhagan@owentonnewsherald.com

A lot of people are concerned about where the money goes.
With close to $70,000 raised by the efforts of the Owen County Relay for Life event last year, they should know.
Relay for Life is a nationwide event held by the American Cancer Society.
Though the venues may be different, each event has a common goal: to raise money for cancer research.
According to information from ACS, they have “given more than $3.1 billion to support cancer research since 1946.”

CATS testing begins

Local educators confident that preperation will pay off

By LAURA HAGAN
lhagan@owentonnewsherald.com

It’s that time of year again.
Owen County students began taking this year’s Commonwealth Accountability Testing System — or CATS — assessment on Monday and will continue testing for the next two weeks.

The CATS test determines how well students are learning and understanding core content. Depending on the grade level, students are tested on a variety of different materials, including on-demand writing, reading, math, open response writing. For the high school, things such as drop-out and retention rates are among those areas assessed.

Owenton police made two arrests in connection with windows being broken at two downtown businesses earlier this month, charging two juveniles.
And, during the investigation, officers learned of another alleged criminal act that resulted in felony sodomy charges against an 18-year-old Owen County man.