Looking Back

LOOKING BACK 1/10/2023

Looking Back

News Staff

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

25 Years Ago - January 13, 1998 A 14-year-old and a 15-year old juvenile were taken into custody on January 8 for the vandalism at Phillip $. Sharp Middle School near Butler.

January 03, 2023

25 Years Ago - January 5, 1998 Hours before the ribbon-cutting ceremony was to take place at the Phillip A. Sharp Middle School on Sunday, January 4, vandals left a trail of broken glass, overturned tables and bookshelves, topped with a mass of other damage.

December 27, 2022

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News Staff

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

25 Years Ago - December 30, 1997 The new Phillip A. Sharp middle School in Menzie Bottom will be open January 5 when students go back to school after Christmas break.

12/20/2022

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News Staff

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

25 Years Ago - December 23, 1997 Due to the March 1997 flood, the county lost all their old voting machines. That type of machine cannot be replaced, so we will be using the new electronic voting machines for the first time in the May 1998 Primary.

December 13, 2022

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News Staff

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

25 Years Ago - December 16, 1997 Governor Paul Patton expects the state will end the year with $235.4 million surplus left in the Treasury. The governor wants to spend four-fifths of the money on building projects and streamlining government.

December 06, 2022

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News Staff

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

25 Years Ago - December 9, 1997 A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Phillip A. Sharp Middle School in Menzie Bottoms will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4 for school officials, board members, faculty and the public.

November 29, 2022

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News Staff

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

25 Years Ago - December 2, 1997 City council met in special session Nov. 24 to negotiate Falmouth’s contract with Steve Hasson who was voted on Nov. 17 as council’s choice candidate for the city’s new administrator.

November 22, 2022

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News Staff

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

25 Years Ago - November 25, 1997 At the Nov. 17 special session for Falmouth City Council, the second reading of the ordinance for hiring a city administrator was read. Steve Hasson was chosen by council to fill the position of administrator.

November 15, 2022

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News Staff

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

25 Years Ago - November 18, 1997 Butler City Council voted at their Nov. 3 regular meeting to proceed with the purchase of the old Farmers National Bank building at the cost of $70,000. Greg McElfresh made the motion, seconded by Harold Lee.

November 08, 2022

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News Staff

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

25 Years Ago - November 11, 1997 AA Highway getting the name of being a deadly stretch to travel. Speed, lighting and lack of stop lights, and the need for more lanes were cited as problems for the stretch that runs from Alexandria to Ashland.

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