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Owen Farmers’ Market make grand...

After a five-month break, the Owen County Farmers’ Market will be back in business Friday with the judge-executive’s office hosting its annual cookout in support of Relay For Life.
Local vendors are expected to gather once again from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Friday behind the Kentucky Farm Bureau office, located at 430 Roland Avenue.
Owen County Farmers’ Market President Jim Bush said there will be 15 vendors taking part in this year’s market.

Owen Historical Society: Find...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below ...
   
“In Flanders Field” is a poem written during World War I by doctor and Lt. Col. John McCrae.

NKU names Gayheart Female...

Rianna Gayheart, a 2012 graduate of Owen County High School, was recently named Northern Kentucky University’s Female Freshman Athlete of the Year at the NKU athletic banquet.  The award was only awarded to one freshman female and one freshman male from all of the sports teams.  Gayheart was awarded NKU Athlete of the Week on three separate occasions this year, as well as A-Sun Newcomer of the Week twice and A-Sun All Freshman Team.
 

Owen County celebrates a...

Despite the threat of rain Friday and Saturday, the second annual 227 Yard Sale rolled on.
KY 227 resident and Owen County Magistrate Teresa Davis, who started the Kentucky Derby themed event in 2012, said there were approximately 14 yard sales along the stretch of highway.
“The number of yard sales was down some, everybody was afraid it was going to rain,” Davis said. “But it was still a good event.”
Prizes were given out to those who had the best Derby hat and Davis said Teresa Green was the overall sales winner.

Owen Co. man found guilty of...

An Owen County man is expected to be sentenced in Owen County Circuit Court next month after he was found guilty of multiple drug charges May 1.
James R. Thomas, 53, was found guilty of manufacturing methamphetamine; possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana; and first-degree persistent felony offender.
According to court documents, Thomas was ordered to vacate the home he shared with his wife Brenda Thomas at 1675 Hwy. 35 on April 20 by Owen County District Court Judge Thomas Funk.

Owen grand jury returns...

A fourth person was indicted May 7 on a drug trafficking charge following arrests made by the Owenton City Police last month.
The arrests were part of a three-month investigation into illegal drug dealers and took place on April 17.
Linda Oakley Taylor, 61, was indicted on the charge of second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, hydrocodone.
The arrests were part of a continued effort to clamp down on illegal drug dealers within the City of Owenton.

Wolfe Greene graduates from...

Wolfe Greene of Sparta, has graduated from the University of Evansville with the degree of bachelor of science.
Greene, majoring in physics and mathematics, graduated during UE’s 155th Commencement, held May 4 at the Ford Center in downtown Evansville. During the ceremony, the University awarded 595 degrees to 579 graduates – the largest graduating class in over a decade.

Wedding: Prather-Colston

Brittany Leigh Prather and Lawrence Brandon Colston were united in marriage on May 2, 2013, by Owen County Justice of the Peace Teresa Kemper Davis. The witnesses were Denise Smoot and Mary A. Moore.

Kay’s Branch News: Back to the...

Good morning.
I said I was going to stop writing this column. I just didn’t have anything to say anymore, but several people have called and written to say how much it would be missed, and since I have no excuse except lack of inspiration, which you have now rekindled, I will try again.
This was Derby week in Kentucky. I spent most of it mowing and managed to get all the different patches of grass gone over by the weekend.

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