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Today's News

  • Eminence considering downtown Wi-Fi

    The Eminence City Council is again looking to upgrade its downtown with free Wi-Fi for local businesses and city residents in the downtown area.

    Derrick Jeffries, an AT&T employee, gave a presentation on a proposed Wi-Fi system from the company Firetide that would cover one square mile of the city. Like many places offering free service, there would be a user agreement page with rules and conditions for using the service.

  • HCSO’s new office to open June 4

    Residents can expect the Sheriff’s office to be fully moved to the former Henry County Health Department building by June 4 for public services and a secure environment.

    Instead of the open room office presently in the courthouse, the sheriff’s new office will have more controlled areas to separate the public administrative and law enforcement services.

  • Linton enters plea in theft spree

    A Pendleton woman who was indicted earlier this year for the part she alledgedly played in a two-day, four-car theft spree in November 2011 entered a guilty plea in Henry County Circuit Court last week.

    Elizabeth Linton, 26, of Pendleton was charged with theft by unlawful taking, a class D felony, for taking a 1987 BMW from Hans Kallenberger on Sulphur Road. 

  • After prom, it’s farmer’s market time

    Patrons expect to see a family at the farmer’s market selling their products, but graduating senior Montaynna Heightchew is offering more than just the usual fare.

  • Renaissance Fair Reopens for Seventh Season

     

     

    If you ever wanted to experience life in medieval times, The Kentucky Renaissance Festival can entertain and educate the knights and nobles in your family as it opens for its seventh season on June 2.

    Opening week two new attractions will debut at the fair. Roundtable Productions will have live jousts and other combat demonstrations in contrast to the fair’s first fairy troupe.

  • “Hi Helen” history rooted in World War II era Austria


    In Port Royal, the words “Hi Helen!!! IFW” have hung on a barn for more than 30 years.
    The origins of this story began about 67 years ago, not in Henry County, but Austria.
    According to Joe Winterberg, his father Ignace Fenlon Winterberg of Ludlow was an enlisted member of the 42nd Rainbow Division during World War II. He was a supply sergeant who did more than just receive supplies or procure them for his unit.

  • Officials inspect Madison-Milton bridge after 911 calls

    By Dave Taylor

     

    An investigation is under way following a series of calls received by the 911 emergency system in Madison, Ind., that led to the closure of the Milton-Madison Bridge on Friday night.

    Jefferson County, Ind., Sheriff John Wallace said he has asked the Indiana Department of Homeland Security for its assistance in the investigation.

  • Splash down

    Four years after a project to revamp the Eminence Pool was halted, a water-feature may soon be part of Coach D Park.

    Last week, the Eminency City Council voted to apply for a Land and Water grant that would help fund a water recreational area at the park as part of the Eminence City Park renovations project proposal.

    The resolution passed unanimously as the application’s deadline was April 30.

  • Hole in the hill: a glimpse into Lockport history

    The sleepy hollows surrounding Lockport used to be anything but quiet.

    According to documents from the Historical Society of Henry County, in the late 1800s Lockport had three hotels, seven blacksmith shops and four or five grocery stores. The mouth of a tunnel dug in the spirit of prospect and the promise of profit is still visible from Lead Mine Road.

  • People: The charm of Henry County

    By Candy Clarke

    Charm is defined as “attractiveness; the power to delight or attract people.” In my opinion, that equates to a place called Henry County.