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Rebel Ramblings Walton-Verona
  • The Rebels fell on the road to the Bearcats 27-6 last season.
  • The last time Owen County defeated Walton-Verona on the gridiron was Sept. 30, 2011, when they won 27-6 in Verona.
  • The Bearcats are coached by Jeff Barth who has coached the team since their first season in 2008.
  • Walton-Verona won their first game in program history on Sept. 13, 2008, by beating Bishop Brossart 38-7.
  • The Bearcats have won 10 straight district games. Their last loss was to Gallatin County on Oct. 11, 2013.
Cook joins N-H staff

Owen County native Mattie Cook became the newest addition to the News-Herald’s staff Sept. 20.
Cook will serve as a general news reporter for the newspaper.
She is a 2012 graduate of Owen County High School and a recent graduate of the University of Louisville, holding a Bachelor’s of Science in Communication and a Bachelor’s of Science in Sociology.

Rebels Rout Wildcats

Through the first three weeks of the season the Owen County offense struggled to get things working. Last week they put 42 points on the board in winning at home. Then they went on the road to Newport.
The Rebels found their rhythm on Friday night as they lit up the scoreboard against Newport winning 64-36. It is the most points scored by an Owen County team since they scored 59 points on back-to-back weeks in 2012. In 2007, the Rebels only scored 74 points for the entire season.

Rebels’ soccer team still in search of a win

The Owen County Rebels are still in search of their first win of the 2016 season.
The Rebels dropped three, district matches last week as they fell to Gallatin County, Henry County and Carroll County.
On Monday night the team hosted Gallatin County and dropped a 2-1 decision. Zach Perkins scored his first goal of the season for the Rebels while Cody Dempsey picked up the assist. The next night, the team travelled to Henry County and lost 3-1. Brandon New scored his second goal of the year with Riley Montague assisting.

Craft festival expands to 2 day event

Vendors from across the state and visitors from the surrounding area will file into Owen County this weekend for the second Central Kentucky Craft (CKC) Festival hosted by Greene’s Country Crafts.
Last year’s festival was attended by over 3,000 people and hosted vendors from five different states.
“Some vendors sold completely out and packed up early because they had sold everything they had,” Travis Greene of Greene’s Country Crafts said.

No-burn seasons begins Saturday, ends in December

Submitted by David Lilly, Owenton Assistant Fire Chief

Even though we have had some precipitation it does not take long for the sun and the wind to dry out the grass and leaves. We need all Owen County residents to remember that fires can get out of control very quickly.  
According to Commonwealth of Kentucky Division of Forestry officials, the no-burn season will start Saturday, Oct. 1 and last until Thursday,  Dec. 15. During that time you must not burn within 150-feet of a woodland or procure someone to burn for you.  

Sports Shorts

The cross-country team ran at the Franklin County Invitational on Saturday. Colton Stedham ran a personal best in the boy’s race finishing 39th overall with a time of 18:04. The other top four finishers for the Rebels included Joseph Herrmann, Jakob Ramsey, Westley Johnson and Isaac Cockrell. In the girl’s race, Allison Bourne finished in 35th place to pace the Lady Rebels. Autumn Hunter, Destiny Goodrich, Julie Herrmann and Marrissa McPherson who ran a personal best, rounded out the top five finishers for the Lady Rebels.

Monterey gets spruced up for homecoming fair

This week it’s all about The Monterey Fair. Its been in the planning stage for some time but the work really started this week, and I mean work.
The first of last week Noel Thomas, Barbara, Ray and Wanda started the work of cleaning up the fence rows, edging the sidewalks, using a chain saw on some stuff, weed eating, blowing debris into piles to be shoveled into trucks, cleaning the bank building for the history display, etc.

Season prompts weed management options

By: Steve Musen/ Owen Extension Agent for Ag. and Natural Resources

Lack of diversity leads to pest problems

By: Jeneen Wiche