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25 Years Ago - June 20, 2000A group of state and local dignitaries gathered in Butler on June 15 to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new water project, connecting Butler with the Kenton County water supply.Pendleton county Judge Executive Henry Bertram gave a brief overview of the project,...

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25 Years Ago - June 13, 2000The groundbreaking for the new $2 million waterline project will take place 10 a.m. June 15 at the Butler Firehouse.The 12-inch line will extend from Kenton County to Butler via Kentucky Route 17.

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25 Years Ago - June 6, 2000Pendleton County Fiscal Court met in special session on May 30 to discuss the specifics of the payroll tax on which they had voted to start for those working in the county.Judge Executive Henry Bertram said that the had hoped there would be more residents present at the...

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25 Years Ago - May 30, 2000With two our in the top of the seventh, Campbell County had the tying run on third and Kevin Munninghoff, who had already hit a solo home run in the fifth, at the plate.For the Pendleton County Wildcats, sophomore hurler Matt Turner got ahead in the count and with two...

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25 Years Ago - May 23, 2000Pendleton County School Board Chairman Arnold Ross passionately defended his position that students be required to address school staff and faculty in respectful terms, such as “madam” or “sir.”Ross cited Louisiana law passed in 1999 which requires school boards to...

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25 Years Ago - May 16, 2000Falmouth City Council approved a proposal to use the empty lot behind Movie Gallery as a weekly farmers’ market.

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25 Years Ago - May 9, 2000Pendleton County Schools Superintendent Patrick Clore presented the school awards at the annual county Chamber of Commerce Banquet held at Phillip A. Sharp Middle School.Student of the Year at Northern Elementary School was Becky Heringer, a distinctive straight-A student,...

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25 Years Ago - May 2, 2000Pendleton County Fiscal Court voted 7-2 to implement a 1% payroll tax for everyone who works in the county.The April 27 vote to raise additional revenue was a giant step for the court.

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25 Years Ago - April 25, 2000Farmers have been hit hard with tobacco quota cuts, making the fear of lost income a reality.Two farm families in Morgan are trying to branch out to supplement their income.Jewell Dean Eibeck, her daughter Sherrie Turner and husband Tom Turner have undertaken the huge...

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25 Years Ago - April 18, 2000Pendleton County Judge Executive Henry Bertram told fiscal court members that he was tired of dealing with this jail issue and that someone was going to have to stand up and make a decision on what has to be done.State inspectors visited the jail and have made...