September 9, 2025
25 Years Ago - September 12, 2000
The cost to start up and maintain a football program at Pendleton County High School and Philip Sharp Middle School topped a list of concerns discussed at a special county School Board meeting on Sept. 6
The total for all programs offered at both schools was estimated at about $161,734.25 to begin football, with annual recurring expenses of $78,291.25. These costs include everything from administrative costs, football, volleyball and cheerleading at both schools.
The Pendleton County Youth Football League has agreed to help get a middle and high school football program started. The group has agreed to donate 40 percent of the bingo proceeds for the first three years.
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The East Pendleton Water District received a commendation from the Public Service Commission on Sept. 5 for the responsible operation of the facility. The award was based on a March 15 inspection of the water district’s record keeping, customer approval and water loss. The district is below the allowed 15% of water loss considered acceptable.
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Fifty-nine cars and 10 tractors were entered in the eighth annual Benefit Custom Car and Tractor Show Aug. 19 in Butler.
The Best of Show went to a 1957 Thunderbird owned by tom Woolery of Falmouth. A 1931 Ford owned by Everett Austin of Butler took first place in its class.
50 Years Ago - September 12, 1975
Farmers Bank in Butler announced the opening of its new drive-in window and night depository.
The bank also advertised that all Social Security, veterans and government retirement checks now can be sent directly to the bank for deposit into a person’s account.
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In the final four of the Pendleton County Church League Tournament, Butler Baptist will take on Falmouth Baptist Church on Sept. 12, and Blanket Creek-Gumlick will play Oakland on Sept. 13.
The winners of those two games will face each other later on Sept. 13 for the championship.
Butler Baptist made the final four by beating Second 12-Mile Church 9-6; Falmouth Baptist advanced by topping St. Francis Xavier 4-1; Blanket Creek-Gumlick escaped with a 5-4 win over Fairlane, and Oakland beat Pleasant Ridge 9-5.
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Dallas Bray of Route 2 in Butler was promoted from an installer repairman to a sales coordinator in Cincinnati Bell’s marketing department.
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The sales of Series E and H Savings Bonds in Pendleton County during July were $4,538.
Sales for the first seven months of the year totaled $83,720. The county’s 1975 goal is $167,200.
Sales for the same period last year were $116,209.
75 Years Ago - September 15, 1950
The Berger subdivision, now owned through contract by D. Barnett Casey, James Monroe and D.M. Daugherty, has been voted annexation to the City of Falmouth.
In a roll call vote, the following councilmen voted for annexation of this tract of land, containing 20.9 acres, less 13 acres that are already in the city limits: Carl Stith, Clark Houchen, William Cordray, Harry Miller, Joseph Woodhead and D.M. Daugherty. Mayor Max Goldberg presided over the council meeting.
“We propose to provide the streets and sewers at our own cost and will build the sewer in accordance with the wishes and suggestions of the city,” the owners wrote in a letter to the city.
The letter states that annexation would increase tax rolls, property assessments would be made on all franchises on one-third of U.S. 27, the land is not subject to floods and it would relieve the serious shortage of building locations.
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About 250 receipts were on the Falmouth stock market last Thursday. Top veal calves were priced at $33.80 per 100, the highest this year.
Second and butcher calves brought from $28 to $33 per 100 and baby calves were priced from $15 to $35 per head.
Fat cows brought $19 per 100, canners and cutters from $14 to $18, and bulls $22.50 per 100 down.
Stock cattle brought from $40 to $120 per head. Milk cows were selling from $150 to $225.
Sows and pigs were priced from $60 to $100. Shoats brought from $8 to $15 per head.
100 Years Ago - September 11, 1925
Jasper Cummins of Falmouth has purchased from Mr. and Mrs. S.P. Aulick their farm of 101 1/2 acres in the South Licking bottoms across the river from the fairgrounds.
The improvements consist of a $10,000 preserved brick bungalow and two fine barns equipped with water and electric lights, and are the best improvements on any farm in the county.
The land has been cultivated heavily. The price was $20,000.
Mrs. Mary Aulick, who resides on the farm, will move to this city within the next few weeks, and Mr. Cummins will take complete possession and move his family there.
Mr. Cummins now owns three farms in the South Licking bottoms containing 260 acres.
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J. Stacey Hill, president of the Hotel Gibson Co., Mr. Hawk, manager of the Gibson Hotel, and Howard Wilson, all of Cincinnati, were in Falmouth last Saturday and held a consultation with local businessmen to arrange for the reception of a motorcade of Michigan businessmen who will pass over the Dixie Highway A route about Oct. 10.
There will be more than 500 cars in the caravan, which will start from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and proceed over the Dixie Highway to Miami.
Falmouth will be decorated for the occasion and will also furnish a car to enter the parade at this place and proceed to Florida with the motorcade.