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A final reading on five ordinances that will annex several roads into the City of Owenton was given May 7 and approved by the Owenton City Council.
The council held a first round of readings on the ordinances that gave the state, which is considered the property owner, 60 days to oppose the move.
No objection was raised and the city became free to adopt the measure following the second round of readings.

Maximize your potential and get GED
Now is the time to complete your GED. If you are ready to take the challenge, come to the adult learning center to take the official practice test. The OPT will be given to anyone who signs up to take it.  If you pass the OPT, you will be registered to take the June 12 test in Owen County at no charge.
The OPT will be held Thursday 3 from  4 until 8 p.m, a the library.

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Norman Bruce, 1994, manufacturing methamphetamine, preliminary hearing set for May 24.
William Kelley, 1989, manufacturing methamphetamine, preliminary hearing set for May 24.
Suzanne Woosley, 1986, manufacturing methamphetamine, preliminary hearing set for May 24.
Dayna M. Hughes, 1964, alcohol intoxication in a public place, fourth-degree assault, fourth-degree assault, resisting arrest, continued to May 24, bond set for $2,500 cash.
Owen Fiscal Court vs. Betty J. Barry, motion for default judgment, see order.

Owen County High School graduate and Transylvania University sophomore Gray Grisham has been named to the dean’s list for the 2013 winter term.
To be named to the dean’s list, a student must achieve at least a 3.5 grade point average during the term.
Grisham is the son of Glenn and Shawn Grisham of Owenton.
Transylvania, founded in 1780, is the nation’s sixteenth oldest institution of higher learning and is consistently ranked in national publications as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.