April 28, 2026
25 Years Ago - May 1, 2001
Jessica Prince, daughter of Kyle and Vickie Prince, was named Pendleton County High School Student of the Year during the Pendleton County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet on April 28.
The Philip A. Sharp Middle School Student of the Year was Diane Dawson, daughter of Kathy and Donald Dawson.
The Southern Elementary School Student of the Year Award was presented to Kyle Pettit, son of Robert and Kerri Pettit.
Cody Delk, son of Tim and Millie Delk, was named Northern Elementary Student of the Year.
Four District Teacher of the Year awards were presented: Angela Hedenberg, Northern Elementary; Deborah Layne, Southern Elementary; Michelle Lustenberg, Sharp Middle; and Tom Woofter, Pendleton High. The Classified Employee of the Year went to Billy Jo Chaplin.
Schools Superintendent Patrick Clore presented the academic awards.
Other awards were the James Griffith Involvement Award, given to Randy Bastin; the Agribusiness Award to the Pendleton County Farm Bureau, with Bob McClanahan accepting the plaque; the Special Industrial Community Service Award to Anthony Strong; the Industry Award to Hammer Strength, with Ace Gilbert accepting the plaque; the Investment Award to the Pendleton County Country Club, with Scott Kurt accepting the plaque on behalf of the country club; the Sol and Jenny Goldberg Award to Margaret Ritter; and the Image Award to Pendleton County Emergency Medical Service, with Phillip Hart accepting the plaque.
Guest speaker at the banquet was state Sen. Katie Stine. Chamber president was Ann Thaxton.
50 Years Ago - April 30 1976
Pendleton Circuit Court received a big surprise April 21 when John W. Boyd, 49, of Middletown, Ohio, charged with kidnapping, rape and murder, pleaded guilty when brought before Circuit Judge John P. Lair.
Boyd was charged with the Thanksgiving murder of Cincinnati coed Susan Gorman, 19. Her body was found Dec. 3 near Greenwood on U.S. 27 on the Cowles Hill.
In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to withdraw their pursuit of the death penalty.
Boyd also faces rape and kidnapping charged in Dearborn County, Indiana, in connection with the November 1974 rape of a 14-year-old Dillsboro girl.
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Marina Swanson, driving a Volkswagen on U.S. 27 near Four Oaks Bridge about 9:30 p.m. Sunday struck a cow that then disappeared into the fields.
No one knows to whom the cow belongs.
The impact broke a headlight in the car and mashed in the front of the vehicle, Sheriff Harold Wright, who investigated, reported.
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The Falmouth Rotary Club presented a $400 check to the Pendleton County Library Board to pay for draperies in the rear of the library.
A front page photo shows Rotary member Floyd Hughes and President John D. Woodhead presenting the check to Corrine Britton of the library board and W.A. Caldwell, an officer and a city councilman.
75 Years Ago - May 4, 1951
The Temperance League of Falmouth has now been formed and presents one of the strongest dry organizations ever assembled here.
Rev. Carl Sears, pastor of Falmouth Baptist Church, is the unanimous choice of the Temperance League to head this important cause.
The League met at the Falmouth Christian Church Sunday afternoon and was addressed by Rev. House of the Temperance League of Kentucky. He told the group that this election was not a fight over the bootlegger, but one over the contents of the bottle.
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Extension Office soils and crops leaders at the program planning meeting last fall set a goal of 2,500 acres of old pasture to be cleared and seeded to meadow and pasture mixtures. The leaders listed this project as the No. 1 problem in agriculture in Pendleton County.
Considerable progress is being made on this project and there are more than 100 chain saws owned by people in the county. Large bulldozers are also clearing considerable acres each year.
The clearing of the land is just the first step in successful meadow and pasture improvement.
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Miss Jane Humphrey, the child welfare worker for Pendleton County, has stated that there is an urgent need for foster homes in this community. She would like to have anyone interested in taking a child into their home to contact her at her office in the old Exchange Building.
100 Years Ago - April 30, 1926
A six-cylinder Overland sedan belonging to Russell Wilson of Falmouth was destroyed by fire last Saturday evening about dusk. The fire occurred on the Brooksville Pike, about three miles from Falmouth.
The car was being driven by George Jacobs, a brother-in-law of Mr. Wilson. Mr. Jacobs said the vacuum tank exploded and the care was enveloped in flames before he could get out of it. Jacob’s coat caught fire, but luckily, he was not burned.
The car burned down to the chassis and it is believed the engine is damaged beyond repair. The car was insured for $1,150.
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The merchandise store of Frank Norris at Pleasant Hill was visited by bandit about dusk last Tuesday.
Two men entered the store and called for a lunch. Mrs. Norris was in charge of the store and was preparing the lunch for the men when Mr. Norris entered, having returned with his truck from Cincinnati.
The two men drew guns and ordered Mr. Norris to throw up his hands. The robbed him of $35. They also took about $35 from the cash register. They also searched William Jacobs, a customer who was in the store at the time, and took 50 cents from his pocket, and then threw it down on the counter in disgust.