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Today's News

  • Ellis to take over judge's office Jan. 5

    With a family history deeply rooted in Owen County politics and an eye toward the future, second-district magistrate Casey Ellis has spent the past month preparing to officially take over the county’s highest elected position Jan. 5.
    Ellis, a two-term Owenton City Councilman and one term magistrate, said he has worked closely with Owen County Judge-executive Carolyn Keith to learn the day-to-day operations of the judge’s office.

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  • Child taken from home after KSP discovers meth lab

    Two people were arrested Tuesday, Dec. 9 after Kentucky State Police Troopers discovered a meth lab at an Owen County home.
    Upon a request for assistance from Owen County Social Services, Troopers went to the home at 125 Dogwood Drive.  When they arrived at the home, no contact was made. 
    However, Troopers smelled a strong chemical odor coming from the residence.  A search warrant was obtained and a search of the home led to the discovery of a meth lab. 

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  • IN HOT WATER: South Owen Fire Department

    After allegedly missing fire runs for months and falsifying reports to the state fire commission, the South Owen Fire Department may be no more.
    Owen County Judge-executive Carolyn Keith said the trouble with the department began approximately a year ago.
    “They just quit answering fire runs,” Keith said. “When that began, the Owen County (Volunteer Fire) Department began responding to that area, along with the Corinth Volunteer Fire Department for backup.”

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  • Group hopes churches will join effort to combat drug addiction

    A subcommittee of the Owen County Health Collaborative has formed in hopes of keeping local kids in the church and away from drugs.
    Shanna Osborne, who has been involved in the effort, said the subcommittee has also received help from the Owen County Health Collaborative, which is led by Three Rivers District Health Department.
    As a group, $7,000 has been received in grant money  to focus on reaching out to children in an effort to keep them away from drugs.

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  • Burglary charge leads to indictment

    The Owen County grand jury met Dec. 2 and handed down the following indictment:
    Richard Wells III, 31, on the charges of third-degree burglary and theft by unlawful taking or disposition of property with a value under $500.

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  • County, city approve alcohol-related ordinances

    The maximum fee for an alcohol license from the county judge’s office was approved at the Owen County Fiscal Court’s Nov. 25 meeting.
    The court held a second reading on a regulatory ordinance at its Nov. 25 meeting and set the licensing fee at $1,400 per year.
    In a first reading of the ordinance, the fee was set at $800, but first-district magistrate Asa Phillips suggested the fee be set at the maximum amount.

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  • Kay's Branch News, Dec. 3, 2014: Lots to be thankful for on the Branch this season

    I seem to always start with corrections. This week is no different. Joel’s trip to Italy wasn’t delayed by bad weather in the states, it was held up in Italy because the plane they were to fly home in had a missing part in the tail section of the plane.

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  • Take a little detour for Christmas parade

    A couple of years ago the now-editor of the Frankfort State-Journal, Phil Case, wrote a column about his accidental entry in the Owen County Christmas Parade.
    Mr. Case wrote of traveling home to Franklin County from northern Kentucky via Highway 127. Apparently, in an attempt to circumvent the parade, he accidentally fell in behind Santa Claus riding on one of the Owenton fire trucks.

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  • Mills have rich history in Owen County

    For 90 years they have nestled against the home of Monterey resident Margaret Murphy. Over time the elements pummeled their surface in an attempt to claim them, yet the mill stones of Branham’s mill have survived; and their presence reflects the enduring history of Owen County grist mills.

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