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Today's News

  • Two farmers’ markets in Owen Co. get certified

    Owen County is home to two of the 103 markets across the Commonwealth recently accepted into the 2013 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program. The Owen County members are  Ayres Family Orchard and Michels Family Farm.
    In joining the Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program, these markets have committed to offering quality products and service to their customers. Their acceptance by Farm Bureau tells customers that they meet the highest standards of quality, freshness, and marketing appeal.

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  • Ray honored at Outstanding Soldier and Airman of the Year banquet

    The son of an Owen County couple was among those recently honored at the Kentucky National Guard’s Outstanding Soldier and Airman of the Year Banquet.
    Specialist Nicholas Ray, 25, competed against others at the unit and higher echelon levels before winning the state level competition held last fall.
    The banquet highlights the top enlisted guardsmen for U.S. Army and Air Force.
    Ray enlisted in the Kentucky Army National Guard on Feb. 27, 2009 and attended Military Police OSUT at Ford Leonard Wood, Mo.

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  • Legacy of Owen WWI veteran lives on

    Perennial rose bushes grace either side of the monument; and for the past 90 years they have faithfully sent forth abundant blossoms. It is as if the rose bushes themselves acknowledge the great service rendered by the soldier whose remains rest beneath the ground under their outstretched roots.

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  • New Castle wants to honor WWII veterans

    Did you realize that out of the 16 million veterans who participated in WWII, there are only about a 1.5 million still living.  The U.S. is losing 800  to 1,000 WWII veterans every day, which means in five years most of the “Greatest Generation” will be gone.  

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  • Owen County Circuit Court: March 26, 2013

    Eric Beach, 1983, first-degree possession of heroin, second-degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, jury trial set for May 28.
    Eric Lane Beach, 1983, owes a total of $2,147, continued to April 23.
    Brenda L. Beverly, 1970, two counts of complicity theft by unlawful taking, second-degree complicity burglary, continued to May 28.

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  • Reaching out to help the hungry
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  • Kay's Branch News: Easter is the big topic around the Branch this week

    Easter, all the news in the community is about Easter this week. Well, almost all. All the churches in the area were full. After a less than beautiful start the day turned out very nice.
    Old Cedar had its sunrise service in the church this year. The wind was just too raw to venture out and the rain didn’t add to the ambiance. Our preacher is new and had visions of a sunrise service too, but we nixed it.
    Christians (Disciples) aren’t as hardy as Baptists, but we had a lovely service anyway.

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  • Owen Co. students venture back into the mountains

    By Teena Gamble
    For the News-Herald

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  • Community forum to address drug problem

    There will be a community forum addressing the drug problem in Owen County April 25 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Owen County High School.
    The forum will focus on the severity of the drug problem in Owen County.

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  • Owen Co. students accept merit-based scholarships to EKU

    Hundreds of incoming freshmen and transfer students have accepted merit-based scholarships to attend Eastern Kentucky University.
    Local recipients include:
    • Owen County High School graduate Courtney Carol Waldrop, of Owenton, has accepted a Governor’s Scholar Regents Scholarship
    • Megan Hayley DeCandia, of Owenton, has accepted a Regents Scholarship

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