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Beshear wins county's vote in race for Governor

• Steady stream of voters made their

way to the polls

A total of 2,896 Owen County voters made their way to the polls to vote in yesterday’s election.
This year’s election focused on state government, with voters choosing a Governor and Lieutenant Governor, as well as other positions, such as Attorney General and Secretary of State.
Locally, morals were at the top of a lot of voters’ minds this year.
“Christian values are important,” Mike Morrison, a Fletcher supporter, said.
Frank Pryor, a Democrat, took a different view. He said it was mostly the scandals surrounding the election that affected his choice.

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Cable line shot through

near stockyards

A cable line along US 127 South was shot through more than a week ago, leaving homes in the southern part of the county without cable for more than a day.
Kentucky Ridge Country Communications (KRCC) owner Ron Reimer said he received a call that day letting him know there were service issues. In the process of researching the issues, an area of cable was found that had been shot clean through.

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