Today's News

On March 26, Memory Makers Homemakers Club hosted its seventh “Crop for the Cure” at the Owen County Extension Building.
This is an all-day scrapbooking event where all proceeds raised are donated to Relay for Life. The event this year raised more than $2,000.
The festivities began at 9 a.m. and continued into the wee hours of the morning. The 62 scrapbookers were treated to a brunch with café sliders and desserts donated by and prepared from scratch by the Owen County Homemakers organization.

Owen countians will vote on several state offices in May. But despite rumors that a wet-dry vote could show up on the ballot, no local-option election will be held during the primary.
According to state law, a local-option election cannot be held on the same day that a primary or general election is held.
If the date of the local-option election is not included in the petition for election, it is to be decided by the county judge-executive.
A local-option election cannot be held 30 days prior to a primary or general election or 30 days after.

The Owen County Parks Department will offer free tennis lessons for kids ages 11–18 beginning April 11 at the Owen County Fairgrounds.
“We’ve seen a sudden surge in interest in tennis here, so we thought we’d offer classes and give kids something new to do this summer,” Owen County Parks Director Larry Harrod said. “We’re always looking for fun things to keep local kids active and healthy. Plus, we’ve got a good coach who’s really pumped up to get a regular program started here.”

The Owen County track teams began their season last week. They took part in the Carroll County All-Comers, the GOPW Gold Medal Meet at Grant County and the Glacier Invitational at Bracken County.
There were many highlights from the week.