Marjorie Lynn Miller
GLASGOW -Marjorie Lynn Miller, age 78, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025. She was born January 13, 1947, in Glasgow, Kentucky, to the late Gillis Vincent and the late France Pullen Vincent. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending her time surrounded by family. Marjorie worked for several years at Sumitomo in…
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CAVE CITY – Gordon Burris, 79, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025, at the Greenview Regional Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late John Thomas Burris and Aner Zorader Shirley Burris. He was a retired milk truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Jayne Burris; five children, Jeff Burris…
Read MoreRoland Douglas Makowski
GLASGOW – Roland Douglas Makowski, age 84, passed away on January 29, 2025. Ron is survived by his three daughters, Robin (Mark) Muniga, Denise Orr, and Christine (David) Viers; granddaughter, Lauren Orr; his siblings, Deanne Down and Patrick (Rosemary) Makowski; and sister-in-law, Joan Makowski; and many nieces and nephews. Ron is preceded in death by…
Read MoreDeana McKinney Minyard
CAVE CITY – Deana McKinney Minyard, age 56, departed this life on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The New Albany, IN native, was born on November 27, 1968, to Sue McKinney and the late Fallis Dean McKinney, Sr. She was married to her best friend, James C. Minyard, who…
Read MorePrice shoots down the Mustangs—Bears win three
By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor Emcee James White and Head Coach Calvin Dockery recognized Bears, Trever Deweese on his 500th rebound and Ty Price for breaking Jamie Jackson’s BCHS scoring record plus the all-time field goals made in the 3rd Region, held by none other than Muhlenberg County’s Patrick Sparks, who…
Read MoreBCHS Bears archery team
Like Perpetual Motion—Bears Aim Spot On By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor Coach Wesley Jones and his barrage of coaches have built a program that may arguably be the best in the Butler County School System; and the BCHS Bears archery team is one of the best in the state once…
Read MoreEdmonson County Boys’ basketball update Wildcats gearing up for 12th District Tourney
By T. Wampler JPI Sports The Edmonson County High School boys’ basketball program has a new coach for the second year in a row. Coach Brad Meredith inherited a team that finished with an overall record of 14 – 16 and went 3-5 in District 12. The Wildcats are well on their…
Read More200th year Birthday of Edmonson County
Lynn Bledsoe Gimlet Editor Edmonson County Historical Society held the 200th birthday for Edmonson County on Jan. 18, 2025. The celebration was held in the Edmonson County Circuit Courtroom and was open to the public. Greg Hudson, Edmonson County Historical Society President along with Laura Lindsey provided the event. A beautiful cake…
Read More100 Years Later: Remembering Floyd Collins
Previously published in the Cave City Progress, Cave City, KY, Friday, January 31, 1975 edition The tragedy of Floyd Collins is, in Cave Country, a curious mixture of fact and legend. The feature stories do not pretend to be the whole truth, but only a chronology of events as we see it, cleaned from various…
Read MoreMary Rush Stephens
SUMMER SHADE – Mary Rush Stephens was born in Summer Shade, Kentucky on March 2, 1938. She departed this life on January 24, 2025, to join her loved ones in eternal peace. Mary and her husband of 64 years, Jerry N. Stephens, shared a life filled with adventure, residing in Kentucky, Georgia, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois,…
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