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Today's News

  • Cable firm to expand services in New Columbus

    Residents of the Hwy. 607 area could soon have a new company to choose from for cable and Internet service.
    Owen County Judge-executive Carolyn Keith said Williamstown Cable and Internet already cover a portion of New Columbus.
    The company is expected to come further into the Hwy. 607 area, pending a second reading of an ordinance giving the company permission to do so.
    The Owen County Fiscal Court held the first reading on the ordinance at its March 12 meeting.

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  • Owen County is home to new national champion

    The Runnin’ Rebels, the Lady Rebels and the Owen County High School football team all had very successful seasons.
    There are currently three young people from Owen County - Adam Clark, Robert Beverly and Kendall Yount - chasing dreams of Olympic gold.
    But so far, none of them have been named a national champion.
    The distinction has been reserved for the competitor simply known as Meriwether.

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  • Special honor: A day in Frankfort

    Kirsten and Kaitlyn Parker, daughters of Rodney and Deborah Parker, were recently invited by State Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, to be his personal pages during the General Assembly session in Frankfort at the capital. Kaitlyn also had the honor of  being asked by Thayer to perform the National Anthem for the Senate before its session began.

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  • Owen County District Court - March 15, 2013

    Penny Velee, fourth-degree assault, third-degree terroristic threatening, criminal trespassing, pleaded not guilty, appointed public attorney, continued first appearance set for April 12.
    Paul Beverly, 1990, two counts of theft by unlawful taking, pleaded not guilty, continued to April 12, indicted on felonies.
    Holli D. Cook, 1987, theft receipt of stolen credit or debit card, pleaded not guilty, continued to April 12.

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  • Owen County Circuit Court - March 12, 2013

    Eric Lane Beach, 1983, show cause hearing, owes $2,147 total, continued to March 26.
    Paul Lloyd Beverly, 1990, probation violation, probation revocation hearing, motion to revoke probation, also owes $1,788.12 in fines and costs, denied, continued to March 26.
    Darian T. Carter, 1975, three counts of second-degree narcotics, pleaded guilty, sentencing set for April 9.
    Sara Carter, 1976, second-degree complicity narcotics, pleaded guilty, diversion, appointed public attorney.

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  • Kay’s Branch News: Time for the March lion to take a hike

    Everyone who lives in Kentucky knows that the weather here can be fickle, but this is ridiculous.
    After a beautiful spring day and 70 degrees on Saturday, Sunday was a real bummer.
    Wanda said Ray had gathered a can of nightcrawlers and was planning to go fishing, but that plan was snowed out. I saw them, dressed in padded coveralls walking up the road Sunday afternoon toward his sister’s house instead.

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  • OCHS students of the month

    Owen County High School has announced the March Students of The Month. Pictured are Aaron Kline (sophomore),  Chris Sutton (junior), Blaine Forsee (freshman) and Devin Ricketts (senior).

     

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  • Wedding announcement: Heins-Peak

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  • Owen County Extension Service News: Keeping your skin beautiful and healthy

    We all want beautiful and healthy skin, but some of us tend to equate beautiful, vibrant skin with tanned skin.  Tanning is actually your body’s reaction to skin damage from ultraviolet rays.
    Both the sun and the tanning equipment release two types of ultraviolet rays.  UVB rays reach the top of the skin and are the likely cause of many types of sunburn.  UVA rays penetrate deeper into the skin.  When your body is unprotected against UVA rays, it releases melanin, a pigment that darkens the skin.

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  • Brittany Kuhn completes Army basic combat training

    Army National Guard Pfc. Brittany N. Kuhn has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
    During the nine weeks of training, Kuhn studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field-training exercises.

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