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Jon Terpening, left, a security expert who has worked with federal agencies, and Chris Barrier, chief of the school district police, discussed school security with members of the public at a forum Monday at the Clay Center. The forum was attended by about 20 members of the public. Photo by Tom Marshall.

3 address school board at safety forum forum

School safety was the focus of a forum held Monday night in which the public also heard about the possible purchase of an approximate $600,000...

Kyera Wright prepared to plant onions recently as part of the DuBois Community Center Garden Project. Photo submitted.

Seeds of knowledge: DuBois garden project teaching youths life skills

A garden project the DuBois Community Center offers every year doesn’t just help students develop “green thumbs,” but real life skills.Planted...

Power of Produce: POP Club pairs nutrition, ag education in fun...

Finish all your fruits and veggies! We likely all had that line uttered to us multiple times at the dinner table as children, or even say it now as...

Roommates arrested on drug charges

A pair of roommates were arrested June 11 after what the sheriff’s office says was a two-month long investigation into the alleged sale of...

County discusses work at Greenbrier Reservoir

Work is expected to continue to repair the spillway at Greenbrier Reservoir through October or November, members of the Fiscal Court were told at a workshop May...

Man indicted on multiple counts of distributing matter portraying...

A 39-year-old man has been indicted by the Montgomery County Grand Jury for allegedly possessing and distributing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under 12...

Eric Wayne Wilson, 57

Eric Wayne Wilson, 57, of Lawrenceburg, died Sunday, June 8, 2025.Born March 14, 1968, in Mt. Sterling, he was the son of the late Ray and Faye...

Bonnie Manley Little, 84

Bonnie Manley Little, 84, of Mt. Sterling, passed away peacefully, Sunday, June 8, 2025, at home, surrounded by family. Born Aug. 22, 1940, in Mt....

Richard Wayne Rudd, 54

Richard Wayne Rudd, 54, of South Shore, died Thursday, June 5, 2025, at the Best Care Health and Rehab in Wheelersburg, Ohio.Born Oct. 3, 1970, in...

In a world that’s often dark, be a light, be kind

We’ve all had those days—days where things begin to go wrong and somehow progressively spiral.I had a day last week that was a total downward...

Was a very good year for Montgomery County athletics

It’s been a good year. The football team won a district title for the first time in several years. The boys’ bowling team had success. The boys’ basketball team won a...

IT CAN HAPPEN—Montgomery County senior Bailey Reeves is shown, second from left, signing her official letter of intent to attend Northern Kentucky University to join the school’s triathlon team. Shown, from left, are her mother, Krista; Bailey; her father, Gordon; freshman Elizabeth, sister; and behind Gordon, sister Elly, a fourth-grader.

Reeves signs tri-athlete deal with NKU

Recent Montgomery County High School graduate Bailey Reeves is headed into the unknown. Well, not completely. Bailey has competed in cross country...

Was a very good year for Montgomery County athletics

It’s been a good year. The football team won a district title for the first time in several years. The boys’ bowling team had success. The boys’ basketball team won a...

OUTSTANDING SEASON—The Montgomery County High School girls’ tennis team wrapped up the 2025 season last week when the doubles team of seniors Holly Harrison and Kierra Salyers competed in the State Tournament. Front row, from left, are Evelyn Smith, Callie Stafford, Holly Harrison, Kasey Hudson, Annabelle Stewart and Kierra Salyers. Middle row: Jocelyn Taulbee, Marlowe Whaley, Kharly Pharris, Tinsley Strode, Anna Grace Morton, Kira Savvinykh, Keelie Rhodes, Emma Boyd and Kyrstin Alderman. Back row: Coach Laura Caudill, Delaney Stevens, Laurel Flinders, Ella Booker, Arianna Martin, Anshika Sighn, Lauren Combs, Rachel Thompson, Abby Jordan, Macy Whaley, Micah Dalton and Rebekah Plank.

MCHS girls honored at tennis banquet

Nine players won lettermen awards and numerous participation awards and academic all-state awards were presented last week as the Montgomery County...

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