May 27, 2025
25 Years Ago - May 30, 2000
With two our in the top of the seventh, Campbell County had the tying run on third and Kevin Munninghoff, who had already hit a solo home run in the fifth, at the plate.
For the Pendleton County Wildcats, sophomore hurler Matt Turner got ahead in the count and with two strikes, Munninghoff fouled off the next four pitches in a classic showdown.
He got a hold of the next one, however, and sent a hard line drive to dead center field, where Devin Workman made the catch to end the game and give Pendleton the district title.
Both teams advance to the regional tournament being played this week at Campbell County.
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Thanks to more than 90 volunteers, more than 10 homes in Pendleton County are in better condition.
People working in connection with Pendleton Hope Housing and Redevelopment Corp., Falmouth Fire Department, Souther Resource Center and St. Vincent de Paul spread out all over the county on Saturday for the annual Repair Affair.
50 Years Ago - May 30, 1975
A 96-year-old book whose cast of characters has brown from approximately 300 to more than half a million will be available to Greater Cincinnatians soon.
It’s the 1975 edition of the Cincinnati Area telephone directory. It is expe3cted to take about four weeks to complete delivery of the more than 702,000 white and 445,000 yellow pages directories.
The new Cincinnati Area directory will contain every listed telephone number in the company’s entire Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky operating territories, and will included a Northern Kentucky section.
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Dr. Scholl’s Shoes Junior Achievement Penco Unlimited won four of the top nine awards for the Junior Achievement of Greater Cincinnati.
Winners for the Falmouth-based JA company were Paul Hall, Outstanding Acheivement Award, Vice President of Sales of the Year; Sharon Pence, Treasurer of the Year; Mary Beth Field, Secretary of the Year; and Bobby Arnold, Safety Director of the Year.
Also, Bob White was a finalist for President of the Year and won a one-year scholarship to Northern Kentucky State College; William Klaber was a finalist for V.P. of Manufacturing; Janice Ramsey, finalist, V.P. of Personnel; and Denise Conrad, Miss JA.
75 Years Ago - June 2, 1950
Among the first reported to set tobacco plants out this season are Lewis Mockbee and Omer Spencer, both of Falmouth.
All through the bluegrass, tobacco is being set and corn is not 2 inches above the ground.
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The valedictorian of the Class of 1950 of Falmouth High School is Guy Browning. He has just received a notice from the University of Kentucky announcing that the has been awarded a $250 scholarship. He plans to enter the UK College of Engineering.
Billy Johnson was the salutatorian. He was awarded he medal in American History offered by the Woodmen of the World.
He has had good offers from colleges that would like to have him as a student.
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Allen Wayne Daugherty is the newly elected commander of the Hardin-Browning Post of the American Legion in Falmouth.
He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and is engaged in the lumber business in Falmouth. He is one of the city’s up and coming young progressive businessmen.
100 Years Ago - May 29, 1925
Two large plate-glass windows in the front of Booher Motor Co.’s garage on Chapel Street, Falmouth, were riddled with bullets Thursday morning as the result of a pistol duel between two would-be burglars and Russell King, night man at the garage.
King was awakened about 4 a.m. by the burglar alarm at the garage. He rant into the showroom in front of the garage and met two men face to face. They quickly made their exit from the garage.
King opened fire on the burglars, shooting through the window, and the men returned fire.
They ran up Chapel Street to Shelby Street, where their car and driver was parked. About three miles south of Falmouth on the LLL Highway, the car was overtaken, stopped at the point of police Chief J.O. Perrin’s gun and the men arrested.
The men were identified as Audrey Hollingworth, and E.J. and R.L. Collins, all of Detroit and on vacation.
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The first consignment of Confederate memorial half dollars, minted by the U.S. Government as a “tribute to the valor of the soldier of the South,” has been received by the Pendleton Bank, C.H. Lee Jr., bank president, announced.
“Citizens of Pendleton County now have the opportunity of making sure of obtaining some of these coveted memorial coins on the their national distribution July 3 by immediately purchasing coin certificates, redeemable for the actual half dollars on July 3,” Lee said.
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The Pendleton county Bond Commission was in consultation with Judge John B. Colvin Tuesday in regards to the road work now in progress from Lenoxburg to Peach Grove.
The State Highway Commission, it seems, is out of funds and is unable to finance the continuance of work which has begun on that road.
Pendleton County has agreed to furnish $30,000 toward the reconstruction of the road, and unless the county can furnish $3,500 at once to carry on the work until July 1, construction will be held up.