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Today's News

  • Rebels keep at home unbeaten streak alive

    There is no place like home and for the Owen County High School Rebels, nothing has been truer this season.
    Owen County hosted a pair of games this week and won both of them to improve to a perfect 5-0 on their home court.
    The first came on Feb. 6 as the team welcomed Walton-Verona to Owenton. The game had a different feel to it due to an electrical problem that caused the scoreboards not to work. As a result, the score and the time were both kept at the scorer’s table by hand.

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  • Bad luck streak continues for Lady Rebels

    If not for bad luck, the Owen County High School Lady Rebels would have no luck at all.
    The team hosted Oldham County Friday night in Owenton.
    After falling behind early, the Lady Rebels rallied to cut the deficit to 14-7 with just seconds left in the opening quarter.
    Instead of carrying some positive feelings into the second quarter it proved to be just enough time for the Lady Colonels. Oldham County caught the inbounds pass and launched a heave from 70 feet at the buzzer that hit nothing but net to push the lead to 17-7.

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  • Not so special delivery

    A mother and son were placed behind bars last week after what Owenton Police called the biggest drug bust in the city’s recent history.
    The bust came after the Owenton Police Department received a tip on a large quantity of marijuana being delivered to the apartment building at 315 North Main Street.
    The tip came from a United States postal inspector.
    Jackie L. Gibson, 36, of Sparta, and Linda K. McKinney, 52, of Owenton, were arrested Jan. 29 and both charged with trafficking in marijuana, 5 lbs. or more.

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  • Family finds friends when confronting child’s congenital heart defect

    It was better than the biggest box of chocolates.
    It was better than the most heartfelt Hallmark card.
    On Mother’s Day 2013, Becky Mefford found out her son will live and have a shot at a normal life.
    Nearly a year ago, Ezekiel Mefford, the son of Becky and Byron Mefford, underwent open-heart surgery to close a large hole in his heart.
    “There was a very big hole and it would have been impossible to close without surgery,” Becky Mefford said. “It was a never-ending concern for us.”

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  • Fiscal court fires animal control officer

    After a series of complaints, the Owen County Fiscal Court has decided to fire Owen County Animal-Control Officer Deanna Wolfe.
    Owen County Judge-executive Carolyn Keith said she had received several complaints that calls to Wolfe about stray animals had gone unanswered. Keith also said she had issues with Wolfe’s availability to pick up animals in a timely manner.
    During the Jan. 28 fiscal court meeting, the magistrates unanimously approved terminating Wolfe as the animal-control officer.

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  • Primary deadline passes with 40 seeking Owen County offices

    With the deadline to file for candidacy in the May primary passed, over three dozen Owen countians have filed for office including nine men seeking to wear the badge of Owen County sheriff.
    The most heavily contested of all offices up for election, the sheriff’s race will include five Democrats and four Republicans.

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  • May Primary Candidates

    County Judge-Executive:
    Doug West (D)
    Casey Ellis (D)
    Fred Evans (D)
    Gary W. Minch (R)

    Sheriff:
    Steve Miller (R)
    Zemer Hammond (D)
    Gary W. Alcorn (D)
    Greg Estes (D)
    Kristopher Lang (D)
    Mark Alan Cochran (D)
    Mark Bess (R)
    Richard “Rick” Poe Sr. (R)
    Larry Osborne (R)

    Magistrate, District 1:
    Asa Phillips (D)
    Todd M. Spurgeon (D)

    Magistrate, District 2:
    Stuart Bowling (D)

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  • Georgia - On my mind: Every generation finds its own way

    My daughter and I were five hours into a road trip with two grandchildren bored in the backseat. They’d exhausted the usual diversions and had sunk to the level of bug-your-sibling-until-it-squeals. That’s when I pulled out an old compact disc of Tom T. Hall’s Greatest Hits I keep in my car.
    The 13-year-old began to gag. Inspired by her humor, the 9-year-old joined in with noises only a boy can make. I restrained myself from giving them my opinion of current pop music. Every new generation celebrates its own, I understand.

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  • Owen County District Court: Jan. 31, 2014

    Eric Beach, 1983, second-degree narcotics, trafficking in marijuana, sell or transfer of simulated controlled substance, preliminary hearing held, probable cause found to transfer to grand jury.
    Jackie L. Gibson, 1978, trafficking in marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, pleaded not guilty, preliminary hearing set for Feb. 7, $20,000 cash bond set.
    Janice Lindley, 1955, third-degree narcotics, two counts of second-degree narcotics, preliminary hearing held, probable cause found to transfer to grand jury.

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  • Family celebrates service, promotion

    Lt. Colonel James M. “Mike” Yocum was recently promoted to full colonel in the U.S. Army. Yocum was joined at the promotion ceremony by his family and special guests including (from left to right) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Gwendolyn Defillippi; Maria Yocum; Kaylee Yocum; Col. Mike Yocum; Shelby Duvall Yocum; Jim Yocum; Betty Ritter; and Scott Yocum.

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