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Local 11-year-old not backing down in battle against cancer
When you hear local 11-year-old Kaia's story, you might take pause and think she's a real life super hero. She's been battling her arch nemesis—terminal cancer—since 2020 and she's currently …
Willis Anthony Curtis
Local arrested; allegedly engaged in sexual discussions with 13-year-old decoy
A Jeffersonville man was arrested Saturday for allegedly soliciting  a 13-year-old girl for sexual acts, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Willis Anthony Curtis, 50, was …
Arionne Harris
Judge denies bond review in murder case, says suspect remains potential danger to public
The suspect in a fatal hit-and-run Sept. 29 pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of murder and leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid with death or serious physical injury during …
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DuBois youths participate in educational trip to Civil Rights historical sites

Students walking across the bridge. Ella Booker, Cambri Walker and other students can be seen walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Friday, Oct. 3, the DuBois Community Center organized an educational trip to several pivotal Civil Rights historical sites in Alabama. The students visited the 16th Street Baptist Church in …

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Winning Ugly Never Looked So Beautiful

Photo Credit Elliott Hess/UK Athletics
(NORMAN, Okla.) — “Statistics are for losers,” Kentucky head football coach Will Stein said after his team stunk it up for much of the game against Oklahoma on Saturday. Too many punts. Not …

The Final Whistle: A front-row seat to other peoples' lives

Logan McCormick and Julie Bonfield (mother and son) watched in support of Brooks Bonfield last year at the state golf event.
I’ve spent a lot of years standing on the sidelines. Football fields, basketball courts, baseball diamonds, gymnasiums, and countless places in between. And somewhere along the way, I …

BIG PLAY! Eli Duff picks off pass in final minute to seal victory for frosh/JV football Indians!

Eli Duff celebrates a game saving interception in victory against Powell Co.
While the varsity Indians continue their search for their first win, Montgomery Co.’s freshman and junior varsity players gave the program something to celebrate Saturday, earning a hard-fought …
Obituaries
Charles William Roberts, 83
Charles William Roberts, 83, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at St. Joseph Hospital Mount Sterling. Born April 10, 1943, in Mt. Sterling, he was the son of the late William Clay …
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Nettie Iker Centers, 83
Nettie Iker Centers, 83, was a loving mother and grandmother, whose greatest joy in life was spending time with the people she loved most, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. She will be remembered for her …
Donna Stone Stewart
It is with a heavy heart that the family announces the passing of Donna Stone Stewart on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born in 1948, in Mt. Sterling, …
Mary Alice Parsons White, 96
  Mary Alice Parsons White, 96, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at Mt. Sterling Health and Rehabilitation. Born May 4, 1930, in Bruin, she was the daughter of the late …
Jane Kellar Stockdale, 75
Jane Kellar Stockdale, 75, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at Mt. Sterling Health and Rehabilitation. Born Sept. 28, 1951, in Middletown, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late …
Opinion
Mention data centers and you're likely concerned about increasing electric bills, water consumption, noise, and whether these facilities truly benefit the communities where they're built. Those …
Well that old saying must be true, the rich really do keep getting richer because Elon Musk has now become the world’s very first trillionaire. You heard that right folks, a trillionaire, that’s …
I know there have been questions and concerns regarding Rumpke’s proposed expansion of the Montgomery County landfill. I would like to address some of those questions and appreciate this space to …
Your right to know what your public officials are saying and doing was recently gutted by the Kentucky supreme court.   Overturning a lower court decision, in a 4 to 2 ruling on …
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Columbus, Ohio Has 2.23 Million Residents and Barely 6,000 Homes for Sale
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