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On May 2, the second-grade Leadership Class had its annual luncheon. The eight young leaders traveled to businesses throughout the year to learn how they operate and are successfully run.
“We are lucky to live in a county where businesses and county offices are always eager to work with the school system,” teacher Teena Gamble said.  

We certainly could learn a lesson from the grumpy old man caught napping in the recliner by his mischievous grandson. The boy sneaked off to the refrigerator and got a chunk of stinky Limberger cheese and quietly rubbed it into Grandpa’s beard. Soon enough the stench awakened the old man who fussed that the house stinks. He walked outside, took a whiff and complained that the yard stinks. He walked out on the hillside, drew another breath and declared that the whole world stinks, when, in fact, it was only that old man who stunk.

Shaun Gullion graduated from Northern Kentucky University bachelors of Arts and Sciences program on May 10 with a double major in criminal justice and history.

With two weeks left until the primary election, voters filled the auditorium at Owen County High School Monday for a chance to hear from eight of the nine Owen County sheriff’s candidates in a forum sponsored by the Owen County Visioneers.