March 11, 2025
25 Years Ago - March 14, 2000
Ruby Wyatt and her daughter, Dixie Owens, were among guest speakers at the National Association of Women Business Owners on March 7 in Louisville.
Wyatt is owner of Wyatt’s Supermarket in Falmouth. She won the 1998 Phoenix Award and was chosen as the 1996 Woman of the Year for Women Grocers of America.
Wyatt talked about getting started in the grocery business, perseverance, and finding out what works and what doesn’t.
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The Corrections Department is scheduled to inspect the Pendleton County Jail within in the next 60 days, Judge Executive Henry Bertram told the jail committee at the March 9 county Fiscal Court meeting.
After the inspection, the committee will present to the court recommendations on what kind and how much of a tax would need to be put on residents.
Jim Woodrum of Architecture Plus, had put together figures showing the cost to operate a 30-bed jail to be around $540,000 a year. But $200,000 of that was for debt service, so actual operating expenses would be $340,000, Magistrate Anthony Messmer said.
50 Years Ago - March 14, 1975
A new John Deere tractor priced between $12,000 to $13,000, that was stolen from M&M Implement Co., U.S. Highway 27 South, Falmouth, was recovered in Mississippi.
The tractor was stolen Thursday night and was recovered Sunday night in Clarksdale, Mississippi, according to Pendleton County Sheriff Harold Wright and Deputy Lloyd Spaulding, who were making arrangements to retrieve the tractor.
Three men--two from Michigan and one from Massachussetts--were arrested after attempting to sell the tractor in Mississippi. They were hauling the tractor in a U-Haul truck.
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The Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police said four burglaries were cleared with the arrest of two men caught during the break-in of McKee’s Grocery in Falmouth.
Donald Wagner, 19, and his brother, Larry Wagner, 25, of Newport, and formerly of Bracken County, were arrested about 4:45 a.m. Friday after the store had been broken into.
An alarm notified owner Red McKee, who called police. Trooper Bob Scott, who lives nearby, found the two men inside with sacked-up merchandise.
The Wagners also were charged with the recent burglaries of Angilo’s Pizza in Falmouth, Beyersdoerfer’s General Store in Peach Grove, Susie Blanton’s Grocery in Butler and D&A General Store in Peach Grove.
Police said the majority of all goods stolen from the four businesses were recovered at the brothers’ home in Newport.
75 Years Ago - March 17, 1950
Falmouth City Council voted Monday to draw up an ordinance making Chapel Street one-way parking, on the east side only, from Second to Fourth streets.
Attorney H.B. Best is to draw up the ordinance,which will also include space for three cars on North Chapel Street beside the Houchen Clothes Shop store, for doctors’ use only.
The street will be open to two-way traffic as usual.
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Joe H. Kearns, fund campaign chairman for the American Red Cross in Pendleton County, reports that a total of $731.55 has been collected as of March 13.
Many solicitors have been unable to cover their territory due to illness. Therefore, the campaign will be continued until March 31.
After March 18, the Red Cross office in the Post Office building will be closed. After that date, donations should be dropped off at the home of Mrs. Harry Dougherty, 525 Maple Ave., Falmouth.
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Louis and Dave Gordon announced the opening of their new store, Gordon Bros., in the Barnes Theatre Building, opposite the courthouse in Falmouth.
They will feature wearing apparel for men and boys.
Both of the Gordon brothers have spent several years in the retail business in Cynthiana.
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The Maysville Bulldogs defeated the Morgan Raiders 50 to 37 in the 10th Regional Tournament in Paris.
100 Years Ago - March 13, 1925
From an ad for Joshua Woodhead, One-Price Clothier, in Falmouth:
“How much are trousers worth? You must have good style, good material and good workmanship or else trousers are expensive at any price.
“For true value, you can’t beat Dutchess Trousers. And her is why: For 46 years, the manufacturers of these trousers have made nothing else.”
Woodhead’s store also offered repairs at 10 cents a button and $1 a rip.
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In another ad, L.W. Belew and Co. offered good breeching for $7 and up per set; leather traces for $10; good check lines for $4.25 and up; collars for $1.75 and up; and bridles for $2 and up.
“We sell goods cheap, not cheap goods,” the ad states.
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Preparations are underway for a big adult rally of the Pendleton County Sunday School Association on March 27 in Falmouth.
About 40 Sunday schools are expected to attend the banquet. The banquet hall has yet to be picked.
The list of speakers and the special music will be announced later. “Singin’ Bill” Fryer will lead the congregational choruses.
This rally has promise of being the biggest occasion of its kind ever staged in the old sweet clover county, which has now in reality become the “land of milk and honey.”
No school will be left out. If some school has not heard from Mrs. Hill, its superintendent should write to her at once and tell her how many to expect.