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Mysterious digging leaves Casey County residents baffled

By Vicki Stevens

The Casey County News

Some mysterious digging at a remote cemetery in Casey County has left a stillborn baby’s grave disturbed and a large empty hole nearby.

The digging, which apparently has happened on two occasions, has family members like Haskel Murphy Jr., whose mother and other relatives are buried at Murphy Cemetery off Shugars Hill Road, scratching their heads wondering why.

Bitter pension rhetoric won’t solve any problems

The Paducah Sun

Kentucky House Speaker Jeff Hoover offered good counsel last week when he suggested all sides “tone down the rhetoric” as lawmakers grapple with what are certain to be painful remedies to the state’s pension crisis.

Hoover’s admonition followed a testy exchange between his Republican colleague, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, and a teacher during a Q-and-A the governor hosted on Facebook Monday night.

Mark 9/11 with prayer, service

BEDFORD, Ky. — It was shortly before 9 a.m. that most Americans knew something was wrong that bright fall day 16 years ago.

Regular TV programming ended abruptly nationwide as video of smoke pouring out of a tower of the World Trade Center in New York City dominated broadcasts. A commercial airliner had hit the tower in what was at first thought to be an accident. When a second plane hit the second tower at 9:03 a.m., America’s worst fears were confirmed: The crashes weren’t accidents. The planes had been hijacked.

Defensive pressure stymies Carroll against Owen

Owen County girls’ soccer came out strong in the 8th Region All “A” semi-final scoring 1:12 into the match to take a 1-0 lead as they rolled to 10-0 mercy rule win over visiting Carroll County, Aug. 31.

Most of the game was played on Owen’s offensive side of the field. Carroll County was unable to generate any offense as they were only able to get one solid shot on the goal.

Serving those who need Serving

By now we have all watched the many news reports, seen the pictures of flooded neighborhoods and interstates, and listened to the stories of survival and rescue that have been brought about by the disaster of Hurricane Harvey. To consider the extent of the damage, as well as the loss that so many millions of people have suffered, is almost too much devastation to process.

Chugging through history with the Choo Choo Inn

Buried beneath the sod near the present-day office of Mark Smith’s State Farm Insurance Agency is an unconventional “coffin” containing the remains of what was once a thriving restaurant on a busy Carrollton thoroughfare.

School Menu | Sept. 7, 2017

Thursday, Sept. 7: Breakfast: Dutch waffle with yogurt or banana bread with yogurt or Pop Tarts and apple; Lunch: Hot dog with bun or BBQ on bun, baked beans, smiley fries, banana or Pear halves.

Friday, Sept. 8: Breakfast: Cinnamon roll, or Pop Tarts and banana; Lunch: Chicken and cheese quesadilla or grilled cheese, black beans, fiesta rice, corn, fruit sorbet or apple.

Monday, Sept. 11: Breakfast: Biscuits with gravy, or cinnamon apple toast or Pop Tarts, apple; Lunch: Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, applesauce or pear halves.

Team up for Texas

In the wake of that tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, the nation came together in unity.

Safe from the harms of Hurricane Harvey, we realize it is time, again, to come together in unity and help those affected, who are currently without their homes, basic necessities, clothes and more.

Military service for Clyde Carter

A military service for Sgt. Clyde Martin Carter of Carrollton, Ky., will be held at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Ind. He was born on March 23, 1933, to Eleanor and William Carter. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Jan. 5, 1949, and was officially reported as missing in action on Nov. 29, 1950, and declared dead on Dec. 31, 1953. He was a Korean War veteran.

He is survived by three sisters and one brother, Wanda Van Wye of Madison, Ind., Wilhelmina Moore and Patsy Devine of Carrollton; and Cecil Carter of Carrollton, Ky.

FUEL UP! Current Trends in Sports Medicine

MADISON, Ind. – Hosted by Hanover College, King’s Daughters’ Health will present: FUEL UP! Current Trends in Sports Nutrition at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Horner Center on the Hanover College campus. The program is free for all and parents are encouraged to attend.

The speaker will be Dawn Weatherwax, RD, CSSD, LD, ATC, CSCS, a Registered Dietitian with a specialty in Sports Nutrition. She is also a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, which is the premier.