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What is it that brings people to church week after week?

Do you ever wonder what brings people to church?
Not just on Christmas and Easter or Mother’s Day because it’ll keep your mom off your back, but week after week week -- willingly. Because you want to.
Chances are, many of you who are reading this attend church regularly, although some of you don’t.
If you don’t, do you ever wonder why others do?

Gov. Bevin launches ‘Message of Hope’ Campaign

FRANKFORT — Governor Matt Bevin’s office began placing painted rocks around Kentucky Thursday afternoon in order to raise awareness for Kentucky's opioid epidemic and the “Don’t Let Them Die” (DLTD) initiative.

Remembering the ‘pie ladies’ of Dog Hill

They were called “the pie ladies,” and a child living on Dog Hill (East Adair) in the late 1950s and early 1960s most likely purchased one of the flaky muffin-size pies that the pie ladies sold for a quarter.

Owen District Court | August 8, 2017

Aug. 8, 2017

Nick L. Barrett, 1982, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, heroin.
Bobby C. Beckley, 1955, third-degree burglary, receiving stolen property $10,000 or more, pre-trial conference set for Sept. 12.
Matthew T. Bedford, 1986, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating on a suspended or revoked operator’s license, three years, waive fines, to serve 60 days, credit time served.

Indeterminate or determinate?

By Jeneen Wiche

Livestock Market Report | August 9, 2017

Aug. 9, 2017

Cattle Receipts: 665
Aug. 2: 246
Last Year: 538

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers during the morning sale sold stead to $3 higher, afternoon sales were sharply lower, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeders: 587
Slaughter: 62
Replacements: 16

Be careful what you say when the anesthesia is wearing off

By Roger Alford

Church News | August 16, 2017

Mt. Pleasant Baptist

Business directories provide insight to early Owen County

As they migrated from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and the Carolinas, early settlers to the Owen County area brought with them the knowledge and the tools of their trade.
Many were farmers, whose stalwart endurance provided a viable, productive and stable economy. Others possessed skills that were instrumental in creating thriving communities, and by the 1880s, these Owen County villages boasted undeniable prosperity.

Letter to the Editor | August 9, 2017

Editor:
I just wanted to take the time to tell you the things that I enjoy about your newspaper. I was one of the first babies born at the Owen County Hospital and I lived in Owen County until we moved to Boone County in 1962. My dad was a pressman at the paper when we lived there. I make a point to try and pick out the different houses that we lived in. The last one was on Dog Hill and your current Owen Countian of the Year lived across the street. We were best buddies.