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Today's News

  • National Guard helps find $1.5 million in pot

    With the help of the National Guard, the Owen County Sheriff’s Office recently located  and destroyed approximately $1.5 million worth of marijuana plants.
    Owen County Sheriff Zemer Hammond said the plants were located Aug. 22 when three National Guard helicopters flew around the county, while sheriff’s deputies worked on the ground.
    Hammond said some plants were found on Stewart Ridge Road, some on Breck Road, but the largest amount was found in the New Columbus area.

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  • Owen Historical Society News: Owen County was no stranger to large families

    History is an account of events in either a written or narrative form. But what makes history exciting is the character of the people involved who enhance those events with their own personality, adding a dimension of life, color and movement.
    Owen countians have always been intrinsically intertwined with the past, and many have recorded their hopes, dreams and sorrows in diaries and books or have passed them down in family stories.

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  • Monterey Matters: Old slide finds a new home and another group of kids

    I hope each and everyone had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend and had the opportunity to spend some quality time with your families.
    Lori (Smoot) Onan has recently (at least temporarily) returned back to work after being off for the last couple of weeks.

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  • Lending a hand

    Owen County Electric employees recently traveled to areas of Mississippi affected by Hurricane Isaac. Pictured are (from left to right) John Fitzgerald, Dan Tekulve, John Lilly. Tony Bach, Ricky Mason, Danny Clemons, Bobby Von Bokern, Jeremiah Heeger, Chris McKinley, Scott Howard, Nate Pickett, Mark Greene, Rodney Kincaid, Jeremy Wright, Matt Greenlee, Alan Brann,  and Joe Waichuliss.

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  • Owen County official warns carbon monoxide from appliances can kill

    By Rick Morgan
    Owen County Emergency Management
    Owen County Emergency Management is warning consumers to be vigilant when using appliances that use fuels to deal with power outages.  These can be generators, cooking equipment, lights and etc.  
    The exhaust from fuel-powered appliances contains high levels of poisonous carbon monoxide (CO) that can quickly incapacitate and kill within minutes.

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  • Owen Electric receives Governor’s Safety Award

    Kentucky Labor Cabinet Secretary Mark Brown recently presented Owen Electric with a Governor’s Safety and Health Award.
    The 135 employees of Owen Electric have worked more than 521,240 hours without a lost-time incident.
    “This award signifies the emphasis that Owen Electric’s managers and employees place on worker safety,” said Brown. “Owen Electric’s high commitment to safety is evident in this award, and this achievement is a positive reflection on the management staff, the employees and the entire Owenton community.”

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  • Special events at MBMS Saturday to honor Mitchuson

    As part of National Spirit Day, a special event will be held Saturday in memory of Carolann Mitchuson, the Owen County cheerleader who recently passed away.
    There will be Zumba, hip hop, stunt and gymnastics classes. Registration is $5 per class.
    Starting at 1 p.m., there will be a cookout, a Wii Just Dance contest, inflatables will be available for kids with a $5 wristband, and registration will begin for a cornhole tournament.
    All profits from the event will be split between the Beka Scholarship and the Mitchuson Trust Fund.

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  • Hog hunt

    From left to right: Craig Bowling, Jeremy Goodrich, and Jarrod Chappell took down this wild hog Aug. 24 on Elmer Davis Dam Road. The trio used trail cameras to locate hogs that had been getting into deer feed.

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  • Birth announcement: Ariail Jaidyn Bruner

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  • Sports briefly: Owen County High School golf teams

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