April 14, 2026
25 Years Ago - April 15, 2001
Starting next week, some Pendleton County citizens will have new addresses. This is all part of the preparation for the implementation of a 911 system for the county.
Although not all residents will have their addresses changed by next week, it is projected that all new addresses will be assigned with then the next two months.
The projected schedule is the week of April 23, citizens served by Foster and California post offices; the week of April 30, Berry, Demossville and Williamstown post offices, the week of May 7, the Butler post office; and the week of May 11, citizens served by the Falmouth office.
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A 74-year-old Pendleton County man apparently had God or a guardian angel watching over him April 11 when he survived an ATV accident with only scrapes and bruises.
Forest Strunk of Bonar Road, which overlooks Kincaid Lake, was treated at and released from St. Elizabeth South.
He was out gathering wood with his four-wheeler late last Wednesday afternoon. He had the wood strapped to the back of the four-wheeler and was headed back to his house when the vehicle overturned on top of him.
He fell into a small ravine, which kept the four-wheeler from crushing him.
“Someone must have been watching over him,” his daughter-in-law Pam said.
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The SHOPA Foundation for Educational Excellence reported that the KIDS IN NEED teacher grants committee approved Amy Hurst's project funding for $1,000 this academic year.
The project's objectives were to encourage reading at home and to enhance reading skills and strategies to be modeled at home.
The foundation received 957 applications in 2000, funding 133 projects across the country.
Hurst taught fifth grade at Northern Elementary School.
50 Years Ago - April 16, 1976
Asvul Charles Ashby, 58, Highway 330, Falmouth, has been indicted in the murder of Mrs. Lois “Babe” Thompson, 68 or 69, on Tuesday afternoon, April 6, about 1:15 p.m.
Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Spaulding has been in charge of the investigation of the death of Mrs. Thompson. County Judge David H. Pribble set a $50,000 bond and bound him over to the grand jury, which indicted him Monday morning.
Spaulding says that according to witnesses, Mrs. Thompson died instantly in the yard of her home. Ashby denies that he shot her. He said he saw two guys running from the scene.
He also at one point said that Thompson had taken his billfold and $200 from him.
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Houchen's Clothes Shop in Falmouth advertised a special on men's leisure suits for $27.88 in spring colors of light blue and tan, and light green and navy.
Boys leisure suits ranged from $15.99 to $23.99.
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In time for Easter on April 18, Wyatt's Food Market in Falmouth advertised Kahn's boneless ham for $1.69 a pound for a whole ham, and $1.79 a pound for a half ham.
For dessert, Holland ice cream was on sale for 89cents a half gallon.
75 Years Ago - April 20, 1951
The Falmouth Dam Association met Monday night in its first regular meeting and had as its principle speaker John Murphy, president of the Northern Kentucky Federation of Sportsmen.
Mr. Murphy told the group that the Falmouth Dam was a good, sound project, and dollar for dollar, it was one in which the federal government would profit and not lose.
Mr. Murphy said that the group must carry an educational program into the Upper Licking Valley and to show the people the real worth of the Falmouth Dam and how they would flourish from its construction.
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Amateur and semi-professional entertainers of Pendleton County are to be given an opportunity to vie for possible stardom in a contest to be held at the Gifts Theatre in Falmouth.
Anyone over 19 who can sing, dance, act or play an instrument is invited to enter the contest, which is part of a five-state talent hunt inaugurated by radio station WLW.
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The Butler FFA chapter will sponsor a movie April 25 and 26. The time is 8 o’clock; place, Butler, Theatre. The prices are 15 and 25 cents.
Titles are”Enchanting Forest”; on short, “Royal Battle”; and one comedy, “Fun on the Run” with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
100 Years Ago - April 16, 1926
The second recapitulation of Pendleton County’s wealth has just been completed by County Clerk T.C. Bradford.
The total value of town lots, as given to the county assessor, is $1,067,369. The number of town lots is 681.
There are 109 stores in the county, with goods, wares and merchandise valued at $266,760.
The bee industry, one of the chief sidelines of Pendleton County farmers, appears from the assessor’s books to be one of small importance. The value of hives of bees is only $3,190.
The number of automobiles listed for taxation is 4,191. The county clerk has issued 1,644 passenger auto licenses during the present year. This shows that a great many machines are not given in for taxation.
Among other figures, common dairy cattle is valued at $172,755. Sheep are listed at $86,945. Farm land is valued at $7 million. And there are only a few purebred horses and one lone jackass, the books show.
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The old high school property in East Falmouth was sold at public auction last Saturday. The plot of ground was subdivided into seven lots of 50 feet by 100 feet, which brought $4,970 or an average of $621.25.