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Today's News

  • Campbellsburg Fire and Rescue Open Houses

    Campbellsburg Fire and Rescue will have two open houses in October. On Oct. 12, Station One, at 8118 Main Street in Campbellsburg, will be open from noon to 2 p.m. On Oct. 19, Station Three at 61 Pendleton Loop, will be open from noon to 2 p.m. Both events will feature hot dogs, soft drinks and popcorn, children will get to spray the hose and see the equipment the firefighters use, including the fire trucks, thermal imaging devices and the Jaws of Life.

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  • County government update: EMS, solid waste

    By Judge-Executive John Logan Brent

     

    Change has been the norm when it comes to Henry County EMS. Over the last 10 years, we have seen the service evolve from a part-time, paid day service to a 24/7 paid service with paramedics. Not so long ago there were dozens of volunteer EMT’s with ambulances stationed in the county’s four biggest towns. Today there are less than a handful of volunteers and they assist the county with runs. These folks make a modest per diem and are an important part of our service.

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  • ACA fight similar to Social Security in 1935

    By Joe Yates

     

    George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” With that in mind, let’s compare the outcry against Obamacare against the opposition to earlier progressive movements. The Affordable Care Act is a big deal; there’s a lot of information out there. But who’s telling the truth? A bit of historical perspective might help.

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  • Children become the adults we are

    Parents and other concerned adults worry a lot about the things, ideas  and behaviors to which children are exposed, and rightly so.

    Our children learn to be who they are becoming from a variety of sources: people with whom they associate, places they go, movies they see, sites they visit on the internet, teachers and coaches who guide them, etc. All of this can’t be controlled 24/7. What’s a parent to do?

    While not a parent, I am an adult who is concerned about our children.

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  • Celebrate National 4-H Week with us

    National 4-H Week is the week of Oct. 6-12.

    4-H members and volunteers across Kentucky will celebrate the many facets of 4-H with various events and activities.

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  • Prussic acid poisoning risk is greatest during frost

    Although prussic acid poisoning can occur anytime during the growing season, the greatest risk is usually associated with the first frost in Kentucky.

    The primary cause of hydrocyanic (prussic) acid poisoning in domestic animals is the ingestion of plants containing this potent toxin. Cyanide producing compounds occurring in living plant cells are converted to prussic acid when cells are crushed or otherwise ruptured.

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  • Women in Ag conference set for November 4-6

    Kentucky Women in Agriculture will hold their 14th Annual Conference Nov. 4-6 at the Crowne Plaza-Campbell House Inn in Lexington. 

    The theme of this year’s conference is “Next Generation Farming.”   Registration is $85 for the two-day conference ($65 for students), which includes all meals, Taste of Kentucky Proud event and membership dues for 2014.  Registration is due by Oct. 23, 2013.  A limited number of conference scholarships are available. 

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  • Public Record for the week of October 9

    Divorces

    Ronnie Craigmyle Jr., 38, Eminence, and Vanessa Craigmyle, 41, Eminence.

    William Karem, 56, La Grange, and Donna Karem, 57, La Grange.

    Eddie Sparks, 44, Pleasureville, and Delania Kandall, 52, Indiana. 

    Sheriff’s Department arrests

    Brandon Walton,4th degree domestic assault, arrested by Keith Perry on 9/25.

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  • Girl Scouts Day
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  • Eminence High School Student of the Week Payton Sprabary

    9th grader Payton Sprabary

     

    What is your favorite subject?

    Math. I am really good at it and I don’t get confused. It’s fun and simple for me. I’m one of the ones in my class that understand it so other students ask me a lot of questions about it. It makes me feel wanted.

     

    Are you in any school organizations?

    Cheerleading.

     

    What do you do for fun?

    Shopping and hanging out with friends. We gossip, plan parties and go shopping together.

     

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