June 16, 2026
25 Years Ago - June 19, 2001
In conclusion to a long and sometimes trying session of Falmouth City Council, Mayor Gene Flaugher’s appointment of David Marquardt for fire chief and Darrin Brown for assistant chief were ratified by the legislative body.
This significant act terminated a state of limbo that had existed in the Falmouth Volunteer Fire Department for a great many months.
In other business, Councilwoman Mary Ann Shields reported that she could find no evidence that Laura Hamilton’s dog Prissy had ever bit anyone. Responding to a complaint that the animal was attacking children, city Officer Jason Baker shot and killed the pet.
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Reeda Stamper Hart of Falmouth may well hold a record for having been the world’s youngest teacher.
“From the time I could talk, I began lining up dolls to ‘teach’ them,” she said. Later, it was her friends and siblings Hart ‘taught’ after school.
She was one of only 18 Kentucky teachers to receive a year 2002 Ashland Inc. Teacher Achievement Award.
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The Pendleton County Ladycats basketball team established a first for a completely Pendleton County team by earning a third place finish in the girls All-Star KY AAU Tournament on June 3 in Lexington.
According to the AAU program, no purely Pendleton County team had ever reached the semifinal at any level.
Coaches were Keith Smith and Nancy Wood. Juniors Erin Espelage and Megan Wood joined Nathan Peoples as the only Pendleton County High School athletes to ever be selected on a high school-level AAU All State Tournament team.
50 Years Ago - June 18, 1976
Pendleton High School’s top 10 scholastic graduates, recognized during the June 4 commencement ceremonies, were Karen Hart, Peggy Thornberry, Penny LaFollette, Laurie Sissel, Rocky Hughes, Jackie Clifford Jr., Lori Fields, Dawn Bradford, Pat Thornton and Lynn Doutaz.
There were 158 graduates in the Class of 1976.
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Seventy-one Pendleton County high school and middle school students combined a day of hiking, picnicking, sunburn and blisters with the desire to do something for others less fortunate than themselves and raised more than $2,000 for the March of Dimes.
The occasion was the first Pendleton County High School Distributive Education Clubs of America Walkathon.
First prize winners were Delores Moore, most money collected, and Jerry Miller, most sponsors. Runners-up for most sponsors were Delores Moore and Darryl Ammerman, and the runners-up for most money collected were Darryl Ammerman and Jerry Miller.
Winners of Dairy Queen and Dairy Treet gift certificates were Becky Bremenkamp, Gyneth Jenkins, Tony Taylor, Dina Herath, Lisa Helton, Cindy Cox, Jenny Hastings and Lisa Ice.
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The Pendleton County Chamber of Commerce has been studying the possibility of building a public swimming pool on the Southern Elementary School grounds in Falmouth.
It would be necessary to raise about $75,000 through donations to build the pool, which would be open to the public but run by the school system.
75 Years Ago - June 22, 1951
Falmouth Council met Wednesday afternoon last and named William H. Merrick as the new police judge. He fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Fred H. Fisher.
Mr. Merrick has been a resident of Falmouth for many years and is well known. This is his first venture into a judgeship and his many friends wish him well. His salary is $250 a year.
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Allen Flaugher of Falmouth gave up three hits but he extended his string of scoreless innings to 18 as the Maysville A’s shellacked the Paris Merchants 6-0 Friday night at Wald Park, Maysville.
Said the Maysville Independent: “The 20-year-old Falmouth lefty walked but one man and struck out nine. In addition, he threw out eight men from the mound.”
Falmouth will play the Maysville Merchants this Sunday. Ralph Wright will pitch for Falmouth and B.K. Baker will be on the receiving end.
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Pendleton County Fiscal Court met on Thursday in its June meeting, and in a surprise move, D.M. Wilkins resigned as road supervisor, effective July 1.
Mr. Wilkins, during the time that he has held this post, had rendered Pendleton County a good work in the road department. He is an experienced roadman and has been in the business for many years.
His position will be filled later.
100 Years Ago - June 18, 1926
S.P. Aulick of Falmouth, charged with possessing and transporting liquor, was tried before Judge John B. Colvin Tuesday. He was fined $250 and sentenced to 45 days in jail on each charge, making his total fine and sentence $500 and 90 days. Aulick will be required to give a peace bond of $1,000 in each of the two cases.
The arrest of Aulick occurred a week ago when he was taken into custody on a capias.
When officers arrested him, he had in his possession three pints of whiskey, and later, a search of his home revealed four additional pints.
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The last legislature made important changes in the Kentucky Fish and Game protective laws. Any person who traps or hunts opossums, coons, foxes or any other protected game animals with guns or dogs, or in any manner pursue the same, must pay the regular one dollar resident hunting license.
Nonresident licenses are increased from $7.50 to $25.
Wild duck and geese may be hunted from Nov. 1 to the following Feb. 1. Under the old law, the season closed on Jan. 1.
Mussels may not be taken from any stream in Kentucky for commercial purposes without having first secured a license.
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