Today's News

Didn’t really have much to write about this week. It was kind of a lost weekend. Wanda didn’t send any news and my life was nothing to write home about either.
Bruce and Fay did get the hay, such as it was, cut and rolled.
The barn martins left about the 30th but I had several things that week and didn’t mention it.
The humming birds have just about gone, too. Labor Day weekend is over and so is UK’s less-than-stellar football game. The less said about that the better.

Michael P. Jones, 1983, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol, pleaded guilty, fined $200, $375 fee to alcohol and drug education classes, operator’s license suspended for 90 days, 10 days, conditionally discharged for two years.
Alan D. Plowman, 1960, use of a minor under 16 in a sex performance, possession of a matter portraying sex performance by minor, pleaded guilty to both charges, transferred to grand jury.
Helen P. Alexander, 1955, fourth-degree assault, continued to Sept. 16.

They came from all walks of life — farmers, carpenters, homemakers, teachers, and bankers. What they held in common was their love of history and their dedication to its preservation.
Owen, Carroll, Gallatin, Trimble, Henry, and Switzerland counties’ historical societies gathered at the Owen County Extension Office last week for the annual six-county picnic. Over 70 people attended and the food, fellowship, and entertainment combined to offer an enjoyable evening for all.

It was a dark day, maybe the darkest.
Ten years have passed since Sept. 11, 2001. Ten years have come and gone since planes flew into three buildings and one crashed in an open field. People have lived now for a decade without a loved one who was either on a plane or in a building just minding their own business. They did not choose their fate and neither did the country. It happened anyway.