April 15, 2025
25 Years Ago - April 18, 2000
Pendleton County Judge Executive Henry Bertram told fiscal court members that he was tired of dealing with this jail issue and that someone was going to have to stand up and make a decision on what has to be done.
State inspectors visited the jail and have made recommendations to the Department of Corrections that the county jail go to a life safety jail immediately. A life safety jail means the county cannot house state prisoners because the jail does not meet state qualification for a full-service jail.
If the jail is reduced to a life safety jail, the county will lose $17,000 from the state for state prisoners.
In addition, the county will have to hire additional personnel per shift, and this amounts to approximately $100,000 out of the $168,000 additional revenue needed for the jail fund.
State inspectors also are demanding a date for groundbreaking for the new jail that is to be built here.
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The Kincaid Bassmasters opened the tournament season with two back-to-back tournaments at Dale Hollow.
The first day brought 96.78 pounds of fish to the scales. First place went to Dick Schweitzer and Richard Young, with 12.22 pounds.
Day two had Glen Bezold and Tony Anderson winning with 12.41 pounds, with Schweitzer and Young second with 7.8 pounds.
The club now has more than 100 members.
50 Years Ago - April 18, 1975
One of the most important and interesting meetings to ever be held in Pendleton County will be held 8 p.m. April 24 in the Pendleton High School gym.
The mass meeting is being held by the Pendleton County Citizens Advocacy Steering Committee, and admission is free.
The purpose of the meeting is to get increased funding from state revenue sources for the county elementary and secondary schools.
Every major political candidate in Kentucky this year has been invited to attend.
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Secretary of Transportation John C. Roberts announced that the Bureau of Highways has awarded a joint-venture contract for blacktopping of approaches and construction of two bridges in Pendleton County.
The $1.033 million contract calls for construction of a bridge and approaches over Grassy Creek on Covington-Falmouth Road (KY 17) and a bridge and approaches over the middle fork of Grassy Creek on the Dry Ridge Road (KY 467).
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Mary Losey of Falmouth announced that she is sponsoring a walkathon April 19 for Steward and Meyer Ambulance Service.
The money is for a one-man stretcher and two-way radios, which are badly needed, she said.
The two-way radios have to be in the ambulances by Jan. 1, 1976, to meet state requirements. They will be connected to all hospitals.
75 Years Ago - April 21, 1950
Russell Abraham of the United States State Department, spent Sunday and Monday in Falmouth visiting his brother, Dr. Joseph Abraham.
Abraham has been in foreign service since 1943 and in a personal interview, due to obvious reasons, declined to give any information on the Russian situation.
Abraham was at the American Embassy in Helsinki, Finland, when it was bombed in World War II. He was he last to leave that city in 1944 and was in charge of American affairs there for two weeks.
He since as been assigned to London, Lisbon and Cairo.
The ex-Falmouthite speaks five languages, Portuguese, Italian, Egyptian, Arabic and English. He was in teh clothing business with his brother William in Falmouth for 10 years about 30 years ago.
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Schanding’s Lake, two miles south of Falmouth, was restocked with fish last Thursday and is open to the public from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
This is one of the finest lakes in Northern Kentucky.
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A five-room tenant house on the farm of Mrs. William Campbell at Greenwood burned to the ground about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Occupying the house were Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Dunn. Mrs. Dunn was away at the time of the fire, and Mr. Dunn was in a nearby barn milking.
The fire, its origin undetermined, gained much headway and nothing was saved from the home. Loss is placed at about $4,000.
100 Years Ago - April 17, 1925
J.J. Austin has sold 15 new Studebakers during the past 30 days.
Among them were cars to Albert Johnson, W.M. Sparks, C.L. Tager and A. Goldberg, all of Cynthiana; William King of McKinneysburg; Frank Works of Gardenersville; and Jasper Cummins of Falmouth.
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John Fields of near Pleasant Hill has purchased a most desirable lot on Beech Street in east Falmouth from E.W. Wyatt.
He has given Will Bell and Alva Rankin the contract to build an up-to-date residence, and the work is now under way.
The residence will be ready for occupancy about July 1, when Mr. and Mrs. Fields and family will move to this city.
Mr. Fields has accepted a position with the Pendleton Flour Mills and is now on the job as assistant manager. Mrs. Fields owns a nice little farm and has rented it for the coming year.
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Fields Brothers and J.H. Logan have opened a meat market in the old Outlook office on Shelby Street.
The firm expects to handle the very best and choicest of home-killed meats. The cattle will be selected that produce the juicy steaks and roasts.