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Pendleton County Senior Center Manager Kristy Sturgill, left, and Activity Director Ronda Ehrich are banking on this weekend’s Pendleton County-Wide Yard Sale will give a big boost to the center’s “From Seed to Table: Greenhouse for Healthy Aging” project. Photo by Burton Cole.

Harvesting health

News Staff

Monday, April 27, 2026

By Burton Cole FALMOUTH — Kelly Sturgill hopes to see the Pendleton County Senior Center grow. Not just in numbers, but with flowers and vegetables, too.The Senior Center, 1111 Chipman St.

Holly is a sweetheart. She is fixed now and she is just a quiet girl or just needs a good family to love her

CREATURE FEATURE

News Staff

Monday, April 20, 2026

Creature Feature runs every other week featuring some of the dogs available for adoption at the Pendleton County Animal Shelter. “Please take a moment and look at all the dogs we have up for adoption and see if you could open your heart to adopt a new family member.

Rick Mineer, left, and Sebastian Ernst, right, listen as Anthony Strong answers a question during the Pendleton County Farm Bureau’s Measure the Candidates event April 8 at the Pendleton County Cooperative Extension Office. The three men, along with Jimmy Poynter, are vying for the Republican Party nomination for county judge executive on the May 19 primary election. Since no one filed for the Democratic nomination, the winner of the primary is virtually assured of winning the office in the November general

Taking measure

News Staff

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

By Burton ColeAnd Jim Thaxton FALMOUTH — Farming and fire departments were key topics April 8 in the second debate between candidates for Pendleton County judge executive.Former Falmouth mayor Sebastian Ernst said he grew up on a family farm and that he proposed a single fire district years ago.

Duke

CREATURE FEATURE

News Staff

Monday, April 6, 2026

Creature Feature highlights some of the dogs available for adoption at the Pendleton County Animal Shelter. This week, the shelter is featuring Duke and Dozer, above. “Duke is a much older dog at 11-plus years old. Dozer is a great dog who came in with Duke.

2026 Bracket Challenge

Bracket Challenge Update

News Staff

Monday, March 23, 2026

By: Sam McClanahan This year's Falmouth Outlook Bracket Challenge is the most wide open contest in recent memory as nearly half the entries are still in the mix to win the top prize.

Foster Thornberry

Wyatt’s family mourns loss

News Staff

Monday, February 16, 2026

FALMOUTH — Lifelong Pendleton Countian Foster Thornberry, who worked at Wyatt’s Supermarket for 39 years, passed away Feb. 10 at age 59.Dixie Owen, the owner of the family supermarket, wrote the following tribute for Thornberry: “Today, our Wyatt’s family lost someone very dear to us.

Kentucky State Police are investigating

Police investigate apparent murder-suicide

News Staff

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

By Burton Cole WILLIAMSTOWN — Kentucky State Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide of two Pendleton County residents that occurred late Sunday on Hogg Ridge Road, north of Locust Grove and northeast of Williamstown.

Pictured from left are Proeschel and maintenance crew Joseph Williams, John Webster, Preston Nunnelly, Nick Arcari, Rusty Robbins and Jim Montgomery. Photo by Brenda Montgomery of WoodmenLife.