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  • Local extension agent receives national award

    Owen County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Science Judy Hetterman is no stranger to accolades. During her 39-year tenure with Kentucky’s extension service, her awards and recognition have been plentiful.
    Hetterman’s hard work and dedication to the service recently paid off once more, this time in the way of a first-place award from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
    Hetterman competed against 15 other agents nationwide for the Communications Photography Award.

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  • Cemetery at Squiresville set to receive makeover from OCES students

    Off the beaten path may be the up and coming way to gather and protect family histories in Owen County.
    While many family histories can be found in old books or the internet, many others can be found in family cemeteries. These cemeteries hold years of family decedents that can help draw a bigger and better family tree for the remaining members of their family.
    As family cemeteries grow older, many are left to nature and become overgrown or destroyed.

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  • World War II vet recalls service in Guam

    By Marlene Browning-Wainscott
    Special to the News-Herald

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  • At the Library | November 8, 2017

    If you are on Medicare, it is good to have a review of your Part D drug plan and your advantage plan. You could save some money as plans change every year. We are offering expert help in navigating the morass that is Medicare every Monday during the month of November. Call (502) 484-3450 to make an appointment.
    Be sure to join us for our annual Fall Bazaar and Chili Supper from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday, for carry-out only, and 5:30-7:30 p.m., for dining in. Tickets are on sale now at the library.

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  • District officials pleased with state report card

    Students are no longer the only ones receiving report cards this year. As more information is collected from the previous school year, school districts will soon be reviewing their academic standing in district-wide report cards.
    Nearly a decade ago, the Kentucky Department of Education created the school report card, a process that helps schools revise their academic standards throughout the year. This report card also lists items like career readiness and attendance for each school and school district.

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  • A flight to remember

    By Marlene Browning-Wainscott
    Special to the News-Herald

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  • Fall Bazaar, library’s only fundraiser, set for Nov. 10

    As summer rolls into fall, carnivals turn into fall festivals for many of the counties in Kentucky. With the leaves turning colors and the temperature dropping, the Owen County Public Library may have the newest staple for fall festivals.
    Thanks to the Friends of the Library, the Owen County Public Library will be hosting a Fall Bazaar, complete with food, music, art and more.

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  • Allegations regarding weapon at MBMS false

    Owen County School Superintendent Rob Stafford said allegations that a Maurice Bowling Middle School student came to school with a knife or gun Friday are “completely unsubstantiated.”
    MBMS staff received the allegations around 3 p.m., just before buses began loading to transport students home, Stafford said.
    The late nature of the report caused some delay for students boarding their respective buses, which led to “a massive amount of rumors,” Stafford said.

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  • Kleber Wildlife now home to pistol shooting range

    Members of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife (KDFWR) officially unveiled a new pistol shooting range Oct. 23, located at the Kleber Wildlife Management Area, located on Harmony Road.
    “This was the first public pistol range in the state built by KDFWR,” Sixth District Commissioner Jimmy Bevins said during a short dedication ceremony at the range. “We hope to have more in construction in the near future.”
    Built by the KDFWR’s engineering division, the newly-constructed range had two key sponsors.

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  • At the Library | November 1, 2017

    If you are on Medicare, it is good to have a review of your Part D drug plan and your advantage plan. You could save some money as plans change every year. We are offering expert help in navigating the morass that is Medicare every Monday during November. Call (502) 484-3450 to make an appointment.
    Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act runs through Dec. 16, and we will have folks here at the library this week to help with signing up for that if you are looking for insurance options.

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