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    Students join together to create...
  • School's IN for the summer
  • It’s time to plan for fall...

    It’s time to start planning how you can continue to enjoy your garden and even add new plantings. You can plant a variety of produce in Kentucky gardens in the coming weeks allowing fresh items to be available well into the fall.
    The cooler nights experienced later in the year as these vegetables mature may increase the sugar content of many crops and thus increase their quality. Cooler nights also slow growth, so crops can take longer to mature than in the summer. Keep this slower pace in mind when you check seeds for days to maturity.

  • Cure onions, garlic and potatoes...
  • BACK IN TIME: 2004 - Packed...

    60 Years Ago

    July 8, 1954

  • COLUMN: Passing through open doors

    Have you noticed that new houses only have front doors these days? I mean they have back doors and side doors, but they don’t have screen doors or storm doors anymore. I remember when I was a kid, screen doors would slam all over the neighborhood. Maybe with the advent of universal air conditioning we don’t see the need for that extra door.

  • COLUMN: Jesus, friend of sinners
  • SAVVY SENIOR: Ergonomic tools can...

    Dear Savvy Senior,
    Can you recommend some good ergonomic gardening gear for seniors? My 72-year-old mother loves to work in the garden, but has been plagued by various gardening injuries this year.
    Looking for Solutions

  • COLUMN: Avoid the dangers of trite...

    In one of my recent columns I stated that my wife of more than 56 years had recently died. During the subsequent weeks since then, conversations took place, and some of them triggered much of the material in the present column although I often, in the past, wanted to address this subject in one of my columns. Some phrases or words can become meaningless to the recipient, although there is usually no intent on the part of the speaker for this to be the case.

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    4-H participates in livestock...

     

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    Locals participate in teen...

    Spencer County 4-H was well represented at the 2014 Teen Conference at the University of Kentucky June 9th – 12th. Ben Dippel, Lilli Hanik, Morgan Mayer, Patrick Rood, Becca Walker, Liz Walker, and Shelby Wertz represented Spencer County.
    Congratulations to Shelby Wertz for representing Spencer County and District 3 on 2013-2014 State Teen Council.

  • It’s chigger time!

    As you get out and enjoy the July 4th weekend, I just wanted to remind you that it’s chigger time across Kentucky. Just talking about them may make you itch. Chiggers are actually the immature stage of certain mite species. You’ll find them most often in overgrown bushy areas. They also congregate in shady, humid areas near stream banks, under or around shade trees or in berry thickets.

  • July 15 deadline for filing Spring...

    The acreage filing report for spring seeding crops is approaching. The United States Department of Agriculture reminds farmers that July 15 is the deadline to file an acreage report for spring seeded crops. Planted acres must be reported to FSA by July 15.  The Agricultural Act of 2014 requires producers on a farm to submit annual acreage reports on all cropland.  


  • Toads are a good sign of healthy...
  • Locals fair well at state 4-H Dairy...

     

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    Wine and Canvas event draws a large...
  • COLUMN: Learn to protect your...

    Dear Savvy Senior,
    I just turned 65 and received my Medicare card. I see that the ID number on my card is the same as my Social Security number, and on the back of the card it tells me I need to carry it with me at all times. What can I do to protect myself from identify theft if my purse and Medicare card get stolen?
    Conflicted Beneficiary

  • COLUMN: Which is the worst: Fear,...

    The answer: All of them! In fact, the dictionary definition of “anxiety” includes the words: fear, worry. And, phobia typically involves fear. So, since they are all alike, today’s column will focus on anxiety.

  • CHURCH HAPPENINGS: Week of July 2

    Little Mount Baptist holds vacation Bible school
    Little Mount Baptist Church is hosting its Vacation Bible School for children 3 years through 9th grade July 6-10, with family night on July 11. This year’s VBS theme is Agency D3, where children will discover, decide and defend faith in Jesus Christ.
    VBS will be held from 6-8:30 nightly, with lots of food and fun. The community is invited to attend.

  • COLUMN: Embrace God’s freedom this...

    Here it is again, the Fourth of July, Independence Day. Every year we set aside this day for families to gather, for fireworks to fly, to simply celebrate the freedom that all Americans share.
    Our freedoms were won with the blood and toil of our founding fathers. Our freedoms have been maintained with the sacrifices of hundreds of thousands since. We have learned to apply our freedoms to men and women of all races, though we struggle with those things still.