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  • Owen County Relay for Life kick off to be held Feb. 7

    The 2013 Relay for Life of Owen County Kick Off Celebration will be held Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. during a break between Owen County High School Basketball games.
    The junior varsity game begins at 6 p.m. and the varsity game will start at 7:30 p.m.
    Support the Owen County Rebels while you learn about the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life or start or join a team to participate in the Relay for Life event this spring.
    The special survivor speakers for the event will be Kim and Danny Morgan.
    There will be door prizes given away as well.

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  • Audubon Society to hold event at library

    A program on bird identification with tips and insights along with great photography will be offered by Connie May at the Owen County Public Library on Feb. 12 at 6 p.m.
    This video presentation with informal discussion is open to the public and suitable for all ages.
    Everyone is welcome to attend and learn methods to better identify birds. There is no charge to attend the programs and both will be concluded by 7:30 p.m.  Come learn bird identification  
    techniques whether novice or experienced birder.

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  • Civil service

    The Owenton Police Department recently purchased 2013 Dodge Charger as its newest cruiser to be driven by officer Steve Miller. The cruiser has a V-8 Hemi and 375 horsepower. 

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  • Cheer competition postponed

    The state cheer competition scheduled for Saturday in Bowling Green has been postponed due to the weather. The competition will be held Feb. 23.

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  • Sharing the dream

    Students in Michelle Alcorn’s fifth-grade social studies classes took time Friday to study Martin Luther King Jr. before having a break from classes in his honor.
    The students spent their social studies class reading a biography on King, whose official birthdate was Jan. 15, 1929, and annotating the history for their classmates.
    Alcorn said her social studies classes study King each year and get into a more in-depth history during their study of 20th century history.

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  • Rebels Rejoice

    The bench of the Owen County High School Boys Basketball team goes wild after the team won its second-straight Eighth Region All A Tournament championship Friday night. The Rebels will travel to Frankfort to take part in the All A State Tournament this week. Second photo: The Owen County High School cheerleaders show off the hardware they captured with their Eighth Region championship. The girls won the title for the second year in a row and will compete in the state tournament on Saturday in Bowling Green. Go to our Today's Sports section for complete details.

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  • Break-in leads to indictment

    The Owen County grand jury recently indicted two men after they allegedly burglarized two barns in December.
    Alexander Keegan Pinkstaff, 18, and Joseph F. Chanlder, 20, are both charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, theft by unlawful taking with a value of $500 or more and theft by unlawful taking with a value under $500.
    According to the indictments, the alleged burglaries took place between Dec. 4 and Dec. 6.
    Owen County Sheriff Zemer Hammond said the two men allegedly took copper wire out of the barns located on Hwy. 22 East.

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  • Family to share story at CHD walk

    A family who has made a life of helping and supporting others stricken by congenital heart defects will be among the special guests at the eighth-annual Walk for Awareness of Congenital Heart Defects.
    On Feb. 16 from 11 a.m to 5 p.m., God’s Special Little Hearts and the Owen County Homemakers will be hosting the eighth annual Walk for Awareness of Congenital Heart Defects.
    Katie Columbia, chairperson of God’s Special Little Hearts, Inc., said she had been following the story of the Mullett family of North Carolina for a long time.

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  • Owen avoiding widespread flu outbreak so far

    Although an outbreak of the flu has caused several Kentucky school districts to shut down, Owen County has been fortunate so far.
    According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, the current flu activity level for Kentucky is widespread, meaning outbreaks of influenza or influenza-like cases and recent laboratory-confirmed influenza in at least half the regions of the state.

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  • A special birthday

    Chester Marston of Owenton celebrated his 93rd birthday Jan. 16 meeting his first great-grandchild, Hudson Gray.

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