July 8, 2025
25 Years Ago - July 11, 2000
This year’s recipient of the Pendleton County School’s prestigious Wall of Fame award is Floyd Wills, a lifelong Pendleton County resident.
Wills has been active in the community, occupying various rules over his lifetime. He attended his first Pendleton County school at “Cram,” a one-room schoolhouse on what is now Kentucky Route 1054, and graduated from Morgan High School in 1936.
A farmer all of his life, Wills is an active member of Morgan Christian Church and the Woodmen of the World.. He was a 4-H leader for more than 45 years. He retired from the Pendleton County School District in 1999 at the age of 82 after 22 years of service.
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Winning entries in the Pendleton County Day Parade were cars, Falmouth Rotary; commercial vehicles, Mary Ann and Pete Shields; horses, Anna McDonugh; bikes, Stephen Auchter; marching units, Falmouth High School Alumni; floats, Pendleton County American Legion; and wagons, the Millennium Gang.
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Dr. Brian William Schack, 30, a 1988 Pendleton County High School graduate, is joining the staff of Patient First in the Butler and Falmouth offices.
He is the son of Herman and Anita Moore Schack. He received his undergraduate and medical school training at the University of Louisville and completed a four-year residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
50 Years Ago - July 11, 1975
Turner Ridge Baptist Church is planning its 100th anniversary celebration.
The church had its beginning in a one-room schoolhouse. Thirty-eight years later, a small, one-room church was built. Services were held there until a modern brick building was built in 1950.
On Sunday, July 20, the church will hold morning and afternoon services to mark its anniversary. Brother Warren Redding, former pastor will be the speaker in the afternoon service.
A picnic lunch will be served between morning and afternoon services.
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A new business, Singleton’s garage, has opened on Front Street in Butler. It is managed by Gary Grogan.
The new business is offering prizes during the month of July.
The shop is a full mechanical service garage, and includes complete wrecker services night or day.
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Pendleton County High School graduates Debbie Bray and Mary Ann Records received Rotary scholarship awards.
Mary Ann was awarded the $500 scholarship given annually by Falmouth Rotary, and Debbie received the Carl Frazer Memorial award made possible by gifts of the friends of the club’s former president.
Debbie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bray of Butler and is planning to specialize in child care at Eastern State University. Mary Ann is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Records of Falmouth and is enrolling at Northern Kentucky State College to prepare for a career in teaching.
75 Years Ago - July 14, 1950
The Pendleton County Draft Board has received no call for any men for service in the armed forces, according to Chariman W.R. Shirk of Falmouth. Other members of the draft board are Cecil Parker and Ray Henry.
The present draft includes men from 19 to 26. However, any youths reaching 18 must register.
There are a total of 700 registered in Pendleton County and 107 of those are now listed as 1A.
Ethel Ewing was employed Monday as full-time clerk of the draft board. She will be in the office in the Falmouth Deposit Bank building every day except Wednesday.
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Falmouth City Council purchased 199 new street signs to be erected throughout the city. The signs will be put up by the Junior chamber of Commerce. In charge of the work will be W. Alexander Caldwell.
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There will be a round and square dance July 15 at Ducker’s Woods near Butler.
Music will be furnished by the Tackett, Ashcraft and Lucas Band. Sandwiches will be for sale.
The dance starts at 8:30 p.m. Entrance to the grounds is from old U.S. 27.
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Beginning 8 p.m. July 17, there will be a tent revival, sponsored by the Pilgrim Church.
Evangelists will be James Stearns, James Priest and several other noted ministers from God’s Bible School in Cincinnati.
Special string music will be provided by the Rev. J.E. DeBurger of Falmouth.
100 Years Ago - July 10, 1925
At the recommendation of Mayor J.E. Wilson, Falmouth City Council in special session appointed James D. Keith of East Falmouth to fill the unexpired term of Councilman J.L. Bradford, who had resigned.
Council also awarded Dewey Dougherty the contracts for sidewalks on Chapel and West Shelby streets at 25 cents a foot, and for the erection of a curb and gutter on Montjoy Street from Fourth to Second streets at 47 cents a foot.
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More than 5,000 people went through the gates of the Falmouth Fairgrounds last Saturday, the Fourth of July.
Early in the morning, the roads leading to Falmouth began to pour into the city visiting hosts. They came from all parts of the county and from surrounding counties and states.
There were trotting, pacing and running races all during the day, and other stunts and features which were heartily enjoyed.
The mercury hit 100 degrees in the shade, leading to record concessions sales. “Hamburger King” Garson reported selling more than 200 pounds of hamburgers and several barrels of near beer.