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A truck driven from Canada was lodged in the tunnel that leads from Butler to the Demossville area last Tuesday. The truck was cleared from the tunnel, allowing schools to be dismissed on time. Photo by Mayor Mason Taylor.

A truck driven from Canada was lodged in the tunnel that leads from Butler to the Demossville area last Tuesday. The truck was cleared from the tunnel, allowing schools to be dismissed on time. Photo by Mayor Mason Taylor.

A Tale of Two Semis

News Staff
Thursday, February 2, 2023
By Carolyn Reid It may not have been the worst of times, but it certainly was not the best of times for two different CDL drivers and their rigs as they passed through the county this past week. Tuesday, emergency crews were called into a situation in the Butler railroad underpass.
American Heart Month

American Heart Month

Paint the Town Red

News Staff
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
By Nila Harris There is an initiative to “paint the town (county) red” presented by Harrison Memorial Hospital coinciding with February’s American Heart Month. Businesses are encouraged to decorate windows or buildings in red to promote awareness.
Breakdown of all Falmouth Police calls from January 1, 2022, through November 30, 2022. December had not been tallied at the time of the Outlook's request. To the right, the numbers compare the first 10 days of December 2022 and the first five days of January 2023, the time since the police department was left with one officer. The calls reflect the calls Falmouth Police answered and the city calls the sheriff (PCSO) answered, as well as both departments.

Breakdown of all Falmouth Police calls from January 1, 2022, through November 30, 2022. December had not been tallied at the time of the Outlook's request. To the right, the numbers compare the first 10 days of December 2022 and the first five days of January 2023, the time since the police department was left with one officer. The calls reflect the calls Falmouth Police answered and the city calls the sheriff (PCSO) answered, as well as both departments.

“Every Facebook post, every door I knocked on...”

News Staff
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
By Carolyn Reid The regular meeting of the Falmouth City Council focused on the temporary agreement between the sheriff and the city for police protection while the police department was restaffed.

Gathering Wing Need of the Week Jan. 17-23, 2023

News Staff
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The week of January 17-23, the Gathering Wing’s need is Any canned vegetables As the needs across the county grow due to the economy and other difficulties, we have asked Gathering Wing to submit an item the food pantry needs each week. It will be listed on the Calendar or Happenings.
Beulah and Alton Elrod posed for a wedding photo after their marriage on January 22, 1949.

Beulah and Alton Elrod posed for a wedding photo after their marriage on January 22, 1949.

Pendleton County couple celebrates 74 years of marriage January 22

News Staff
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
By Carolyn Reid, 2019 article written in honor of their 70th anniversary When Alton Elrod went to grab his buddy Randall Schlueter to go to a movie, he had no idea that his future was about to meet him.
Kayley Bruener was joined by a slew of family, friends, and supporters of the PC Ladycats Fast-pitch Softball Program as she officially signed with Lindsey Wilson Tuesday, January 10. Bruener signed surrounded by her mother Maria, with Brylee on her lap, dad Adam, and sister Taylor. Photo by Sam McClanahan.

Kayley Bruener was joined by a slew of family, friends, and supporters of the PC Ladycats Fast-pitch Softball Program as she officially signed with Lindsey Wilson Tuesday, January 10. Bruener signed surrounded by her mother Maria, with Brylee on her lap, dad Adam, and sister Taylor. Photo by Sam McClanahan.

Bruener officially signs with Lindsey Wilson College

News Staff
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
By Sam McClanahan A dream that has been over 10 years in the making came to fruition for Pendleton County senior Kayley Bruener. On Jan.
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