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DeCesare will not seek re-election in 2018
December 29, 2017 – State Representative Jim DeCesare announced today he will not seek an eighth term in the Kentucky House of Representatives. “Serving the people of Butler and Warren Counties has been a great honor. However, it is time for me to focus on other opportunities”, said DeCesare. “I would like to thank my…
Read MoreA Christmas Gift to Remember
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Daniel Pyanowski received a long-awaited Christmas gift last Saturday when the 20-year-old he saw his mother for the first time since he was 6 years old. Last weekend, Daniel anxiously awaited the arrival of his birth mother, Carolyn Ramos, at Glasgow’s Los Mariachis restaurant. At one end…
Read MoreWarming hearts, heads, and hands
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. More than 12 years ago, a handful of local artisans began comparing notes about their chosen craft – for some knitting and others crocheting – and in time the creative minds concluded to gather weekly to practice their craft together. Thus began the Knitting and Crocheting Ministry…
Read MoreTIME TRAVEL: 225 Years on the Move
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Motoring outside of its usual role of showcasing all things Corvette, the National Corvette Museum has mounted its own transportation time-hop spanning 225 years of Kentucky history. Curator Derek Moore seized the opportunity to broaden the museum’s focus and simultaneously celebrate the 225th anniversary of Kentucky’s…
Read MoreBEVIN ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: “Territorialism has got to end”
Part 2 of Jobe Publishing’s exclusive interview with Gov. Matt Bevin Gov. Matt Bevin says the experience of growing up in a small New Hampshire town with few job opportunities is one of the reasons he is passionate about boosting Kentucky’s economic development efforts. Referencing the recent announcement of Braidy Industries’ plans to locate an…
Read MoreTREVOR PHILLIPS: Following Family Footsteps
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Family is a key word when describing grocer Trevor Phillips and his work in the Hiseville community in Barren County. In fact, the word is a prominent part of Phillips Family IGA, and it seems it’s a theme found in nearly everything Phillips does. Now the third…
Read MoreRand Paul assaulted while mowing lawn
By JEFF JOBE Jobe for Kentucky A Bowling Green man was arrested Friday and charged with fourth-degree assault after an incident at the Bowling Green home of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul. Rene Albert Boucher, 59, was booked into the Warren County Regional Jail and held on a $5,000 bond, according to online jail documents. The document…
Read MoreBevin on pension plan opponents: “Sowers of dissent, discord, & division”
Entire interview where Governor Matt Bevin is being accused of saying,”teachers are hoarding sick days”, Governor Bevin did not say this and the $1,000 offer for evidence he did is still unclaimed. By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Gov. Matt Bevin says opponents of his pension overhaul plan are “sowers…
Read MoreQUARLES: The World needs Kentucky Agriculture
By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. While visiting Barren County last week, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles highlighted the work he is directing toward expanding and sustaining agriculture in the Bluegrass State. One of his top priorities is promoting Kentucky products internationally with a particular interest in China. “The Kentucky Department of…
Read MoreMATTHEW RILEY: Returning the favor, paying it forward
By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Now practicing dentistry in Glasgow, Matthew Riley says he was certain when he left to study at the University of Alabama he would never return to Barren County to live. During his college career the 2008 Barren County High School graduate and former Kentucky Beta Club President…
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