JEMIMA “JANE” KINSLOW WORKMAN
EDMONTON – Jemima (Jane) Kinslow Workman, age 90, passed away February 21, 2020, at Metcalfe County Health and Rehab. Born July 13, 1929, in Glasgow, KY she was a daughter of the late Reverend R. S. and Julia Houchens Kinslow. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include one son, Dave Bruton,…
Read MoreBig week for Future Farmers
By Jeff Jobe Publisher jobe@jobeinc.com Each year our community newspaper publishers work very closely with each of our county schools. We do all we can to coordinate business support for our schools. We have for years created adverting specials to help provide space at no charge for schools to print feature stories acknowledging accomplishments of…
Read MoreFAYE JOSEPHINE RIGSBY
EDMONTON – Fay Josephine Rigsby, age 78, died Thursday, February 13, 2020, at the T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Elsie Poynter Pennington. Josephine was a retired supervisor from Sumitomo and of the Church of Christ faith. Survivors include four children: Wes (Glenie) Rigsby of Glasgow,…
Read MoreThe value of common sense leadership
By Jeff Jobe Publisher jobe@jobeinc.com I have found that in most things in life we need a healthy dose of reality and just plain common sense. These are the qualities that resonate with me because I can either embrace the thought, seek answers to help clarify it, or discredit it. Examples of this over…
Read MoreRUTH SEWELL BUTLER
EDMONTON – Ruth Sewell Butler, age 96, passed away February 10, 2020. The daughter of Charlie and Mary (Brown) Sewell. She was born in Waterview, Cumberland County, on March 2, 1923. Ruth attended Lindsey Wilson College where she met the love of her life, Cortez Butler, her husband of 68 years. Ruth was first and…
Read MoreGWENDOLYN KIRBY YOUNG
EDMONTON – Gwendolyn Kirby Young passed away peacefully on Friday, February 7, 2020. The daughter of Arthur Kirby and Ruby Gosnell, she was born on January 12, 1931, and recently celebrated her 89th birthday surrounded by family and dear friends. Gwen was raised in Glasgow and attended Glasgow High School and later graduated Western Kentucky…
Read MoreMISSING JUVENILE
February 5, 2020 – Metcalfe County Social Services is needing your help locating a missing Juvenile. They are looking to locate Abram Clover Name: Abram Clover Age: 15 Height: 5’9” Weight: 136 lbs. Race: White Eyes: Blue Hair Color: Blonde or Strawberry Blonde Hair Length: Above Ear Build: Slim Last Seen:Jan 18, 2020 Mr. Clover…
Read MorePath for New Leadership Clearing the Next Phase in Kentucky Hemp
Recent financial upheaval for large initial players in the industry will allow greater competition for companies like Kentucky-based Heritage Gardens Louisville, KY Heritage Gardens, LLC (HG), a woman-owned / minority-owned and Veteran owned business, is working to build long-term sustainable relationships with all licensed Kentucky farmers. HG will begin building these relationships through the immediate purchase…
Read MoreNorthern Ky Town Awarded Grant For Amphitheater
According to a report from the Associated Press, Gov. Andy Beshear and Department for Local Government Commissioner Dennis Keene announced the funding on Monday for the cities of Wilder, Dayton, Covington and Bromley. The town of Wilder, KY was awarded $250,000 to build a community amphitheater because city residents have expressed interest in a…
Read MoreFlexibility will be key to a Downtown Park
By Jeff Jobe Publisher jobe@jobeinc.com Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once spoke these words: “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way”. He also said, “Change doesn’t roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but come through continuous struggle.” It has always been understood that change never comes…
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