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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...

Selena Anderson, forefront and center, is pictured with her grandchildren. Abel Bush is 7 months and Asher Bush is 4. She was selling plants, including rooster spur pepper and bell pepper during a Farmers’ Market soft opening event June 14. She had already sold out of some items when this photo was taken last Saturday morning. She will have other things (like tomatoes when ripe) as the season progresses.

Locally grown: Official opening day for this season’s Farmers’...

Shoppers will be able to purchase items for a complete meal this year at the Farmers’ Market.Customers will see the traditional locally grown...

Montgomery County High School Center teacher Brittany Center and students Aubrey Daniels and Julie Anderson were presented checks by Louis Collingwood of the 2025 Leadership Montgomery County Class at a ribbon cutting June 6 at First Friday. The students received $1,500 scholarships and Center $1,000 for an art project. The Paint the Past art display, large letters that are hand-painted and spell out Mt. Sterling, can be seen in Main Street Park. Photo by Tom Marshall.

Artwork celebrates local culture, history

A ribbon cutting was held June 6 in conjunction with the First Friday Market event to celebrate the new Paint the Past art sculpture at Main Street...

Cindy Stull, Gloria Metz and Beth Maze recently visited Mount Etna in Italy just before a massive eruption at the volcano. They are pictured at the site. Maze previously served as circuit judge for the Montgomery County. Stull lives in Mt. Sterling. Maze and Metz are from Bath County. Photo courtesy Beth Maze.

Trio toured Mount Etna days before volcano erupted

Three local residents recently visited Italy’s Mount Etna just days before it erupted and are thankful they weren’t among the tourists who were...

Christa L. White

Two Winchester women arrested on drug charges

A traffic stop for reportedly expired tags resulted in the arrest of two Winchester women on drug charges June 22, according to a uniform citation...

Volunteers needed to work cooling center

URGENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! If you are available to volunteer any day this week for the cooling center at the Sterling House, you are urged to contact the Montgomery...

Winchester man gets 15 years in local OD death case

A Winchester man was sentenced to 15 years in prison June 13 for allegedly providing the drugs that caused the death of a Jeffersonville woman last...

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...

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...

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