March 07, 2023
25 Years Ago - March 10, 1998
The staff and children at the Northern Kentucky Head Start program in Pendleton County have weathered the flood and are now looking forward to the arrival of a new modular unit. Northern Kentucky Community Action Head Start purchased two lots at 407 and 409 Barkley Street to set the unit that will house the new classrooms and office.
A family-owned business that was founded some 55 years ago in Pendleton County was the recent honoree of the 1998 Friend of Education Award presented by the Kentucky School Board Association.
Jim Bruin discovered the break-in at Jerry’s Pool Hall, located at 216 Main Street, when he went in on March 4 to open the business. There was no forced entry. An undetermined amount of cash was taken along with some merchandise. Falmouth Police Detective Rob Yelton worked the robbery which is still under investigation.
Three Falmouth residents and the estates of two residents have filed suit against the city of Falmouth, saying its failure to alert them of the imminent flood danger caused them to lose life and their property.
50 Years Ago - March 9, 1973
Pendleton County Wildcats received the first place for varsity basketball and the Junior Varsity received second place in basketball [in the district tournament]. They also received both Varsity and Junior Varsity cheerleading second place.
Pendleton County will play Bourbon County Thursday night at the Mason County gym.
Charles (Punky) Beckett of McKinneysburg has filed for magistrate in McKinneysburg precinct.
William A. King, Magistrate of the McKinneysburg precinct, hereby announces his candidacy for re-election.
Mr. and Mrs. Elza Toliver of Brooksville are rejoicing in the arrival of their first child, a son. He has been named Elza Thomas.
The Kincaid Park Development Association of Falmouth met at the office of Robert Best in this city Monday night to count the ballots cast for directors at the recent dinner meeting held Feb. 1 at the Heritage House. All directors were re-elected including Charles Conrad, Robert Best, Joe Kearns, George Jacob, Charles Lemmon, Lawrence Colvin, Boyd Hart, George McClanahan and Ralph J. Houston. The other set of directors of the organization are Robert White, Earl Wallace, Judge Ambrose Fields, Jack Dickison, Matt Hesler, Frank Harris, Steve Atkinson, Warren Shonert, and Eugene Hancock.
75 Years Ago - March 5, 1948
Pendleton County sheepmen will meet Saturday afternoon, March 6, at 2 o’clock in the courthouse in Falmouth. The principal speaker will be Richard Miller, sheep specialist from the College of Agriculture.
The official census of the population of the City of Falmouth has been completed and is now being rechecked. It was learned as we go to press. The census so far does not indicate the city is in the 4th Class bracket.
William R. Weaver, a graduate of the Falmouth High School, class of 1946, and son of Mrs. Bertha Weaver of this city, narrowly escaped death last Wednesday night, Feb. 25, when a big B-29 bomber crashed near Meridian, Tex. Four of the plane’s 12-man crew were killed. The eight other crew members, including Staff Sergeant Weaver, parachuted through the rain and fog to safety.
All Pendleton County varsity basketball teams lost this past week.
100 Years Ago - March 9, 1923
The Pendleton County Board of Education, last Monday, raised the minimum salary of our county teachers from $66 to $75 [per month], a substantial step in the right direction. This forward step enables our county to compete with other counties for teachers.
H. M. Owen, C. E. Record, and H. E. Ducker have purchased the machinery and will start a plant on the second floor of the creamery building in Butler to manufacture dry storage batteries for automobiles.
Two high officials representing the syndicate that is to construct the gigantic hydro-electric power dam on the Licking River three miles above Falmouth, came here last Friday and inspected the site and also the river for eight miles above the proposed dam. They were highly pleased with the situation, but made no statement for publication.
A good-sized crowd was in town Monday [for court day] and an avalanche of business was transacted in all lines. Several horse buyers were on the market but only picked up few. Auctioneer R. L. Piercefield conducted a rea old-fashioned traffic sale on Second Street. He sold a number of plug work horses from $23 to $74; also some second-hand buggies and other articles.