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Berry: Dairy farmers need...

By Wendell Berry “The Farmer’s Pride” for March 15 features a heartbreaking story by Carilynn Coombs about the “termination” by Dean Foods of its “milk procurement contract” with her family – along with more than a hundred other dairy farmers in Kentucky.

Henry County is fertile ground...

As five days worth of special educational activities during Ag Week at Henry County High School approaches April 30, the current ag teacher reflected that she and many  colleagues have thrived in the county’s rural environment.

Growth Project

More than a dozen 4-H volunteers and two Kentucky Division of Forestry rangers with Dibble bars in hand made short work of planting almost 200 seedlings in the Henry County Recreation and Services Park April 3.
Members of the Leadership Henry County Class of 2016 used the tree planting part of their community service project as an educational opportunity to teach 4-H youth about forest natural resources.

EIS teacher to become an explorer

An Eminence Elementary School’s geography teacher’s penchant for leafing through National Geographic magazines will soon transport him on a journey of a lifetime.
The renowned publication and its partner recently chose Donnie Piercey as one of 40 educators from around the world as one of its National Geographic Society and Lindblad Expeditions Grosvenor Teacher Fellows. The fellowship comes with a trip south on one of the fleet’s ice-breaker ship to frozen Antarctica.

Market glut threatens milk...

Kentucky Bluegrass Genetics of Eminence hopes it has found the formula to continue operating its dairy farm as the industry feels the impact of depressed prices and increased competition, according to the farm’s co-owner.
Recently named the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) Member of Distinction, Mideast region, Lisa Gibson noted her farm has been working hard to diversify its services during a difficult time for milk producers.

Goodloe moves to the other side...

Frank Goodloe III always wanted to sing and act. Now he has the chance to make a difference producing, directing and choreographing Broadway shows as performance and visual arts director for Jewish Community Center’s CenterStage musical theater in Louisville.
Recently appointed to the new post after holding an interim position, the Henry County native didn’t know whether he would like the “other side of stage” until he stepped in to help after the artistic director left in the middle of last year’s season.

News briefs: Main Street to host...

Main Street to host benefit for Millers
Main Street Café in Pleasureville will host a benefit April 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. to assist the family of Madison Justice Miller with ongoing medical expenses, according to a news release.
Madison, now nearly 2 years old, was born with a congenital heart defect. Doctors diagnosed her at four days old as having Trisomy 18 – Edwards syndrome, leading to her spending the next 11 months in and out of the hospital.

Positive Power

Instead of focusing on the possibly dire results of drug and alcohol use, organizers of the VIP poster campaign hope providing positive role models among students will inspire others to live clean.

Large supply of Narcan donated...

Eminence Apothecary recently received a large batch of overdose-reversing Narcan from Cardinal Health, but the local pharmacy can’t sell any of it. Instead the international healthcare company wants the naloxone given away to police and first responders for free.

Sinclair Broadcast selects...

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. recently announced that Jennifer Rieffer has been promoted to general manager for WDKY, a FOX affiliate in Lexington, according to a news release.
An Eminence High School Class of 1991 graduate, Rieffer, formerly Frazier, has recently been named the general manager at Fox 56. She is the daughter of current and lifelong Eminence residents Harold and Marilyn Frazier. She succeeds Ronna Corrente, who left for a position as vice-president and general manager in Baton Rouge.