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25 Years Ago -July 15, 1998 Bids for garbage collection were opened at the July 5 Butler City Council Meeting. Greg McElfresh made the motion, seconded by Lee Herald to accept Rumpke's bid for the next year, motion carried.

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25 Years Ago -July 8, 1998 Hundreds of residents, along with many visitors, helped Pendleton County celebrate its 200 birthday with a huge parade and a wonderful fireworks display that evening as the grand finale and celebration ended at the Pendleton County Fairgrounds.

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25 Years Ago -July 1, 1998   When the call of a pickup truck rolling into Kincaid Lake with passengers possibly being trapped within came in to Pendleton County dispatcher Julie Patrick at 6:40 p.m. June 25, the Falmouth Fire Department and Pendleton County EMS were immediately dispatched to the...

Traveling back to... Falmouth Christian Church

By Nila Harris As Falmouth Christian Church celebrates its 150 years anniversary, many parishioners are looking back at its origins. A 1982 letter written by Mrs. Ella Galloway M. Simpson, long-time church member, tells a lot of FCC’s history.

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25 Years Ago -June 24, 1998 It's been almost 15 months since flood waters destroyed many residents' homes in Pendleton County. On June 17, Bill and Michelle Singleton, of Butler, signed the necessary papers to receive their buyout funds on their two-story home that is located on Mill Street.

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25 Years Ago -June 17, 1998 Pendleton County Dispatch received a call from Matt Dean of the Coast Guard at 12:01 p.m., June 15, that a 14'-16' pleasure craft had capsized on the Ohio River near Foster Dam. At that time, the boat was at the 439.6 river marker and drifting toward Pendleton County.

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25 Years Ago - June 2, 1998 The still before the storm hit election night in Pendleton County with Democratic candidate Henry Bertram winning the judge/executive race by 156 votes over incumbent Donald R. Mays.

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25 Years Ago - May 26, 1998 The PCHS Ladycats Fast Pitch Softball Team successfully defeated their 17th District Tournament rule by defeating Bracken County 20-14 and Mason County 9-8.

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25 Years Ago - May 19, 1998 Two male juveniles, ages 14 and 17, have been taken into custody on charges of burglary second degree and theft by unlawful taking of over $300, both felonies, and a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief second degree.

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25 Years Ago - May 12, 1998 Patient First Physicians Group has initiated a search for a full-time physician for its Butler office. Rob Ward, M.D., who opened the Butler office 14 years ago, is leaving traditional medical practice on June 5 to pursue his career goals in alternative medicine.