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Kidd – Cravens Marriage

  Photo submitted Allan Bradley Kidd son of Gary & Teresa Kidd formerly of Stearns, KY was married to Heather Cravens on Saturday July, 16 at 6:00 pm at Mitchell Farms Inman, SC. Allan is the grandson of Clara Dobbs Koger Cooperative, KY and Herbert Kidd Stearns, Ky. Allan is employed with Stericycle Corp. Allan…

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Tax Counseling for the Elderly

  Photo submitted The Senior Citizens’ Center received a plaque from the Internal Revenue Service for hosting the “Tax Counseling for the Elderly” program for 30 years.  The 2016 year made 31 years of service. The plaque was presented by Elmer Olson and Lorella Wood.  Lorella just finished 31 years of providing the service.  Elmer…

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Youth Conservation Corps Experience Rock Climbing

On June 30, several Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) staff experienced rock climbing for the first time at Crack-in-the Rocks, a unique rock formation near the Blue Heron Interpretive Center. Crack-in-the-Rocks holds approximately 35 sport and traditional routes. Park rangers from Obed Wild and Scenic River led the program and provided the necessary experience, including safety…

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Send Your Children Back to School Protected from Serious Diseases

Back-to-school season is here. It’s time for parents to gather school supplies and back packs. It’s also the perfect time to make sure your children are up to date on their vaccines. To celebrate the importance of immunizations for people of all ages – and make sure children are protected with all the vaccines they…

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Kids and Hot Cars Turn Into Tragedy

  Losing a child—any child, at any age—is one of life’s greatest tragedies. For the parents, family, friends, and loved ones… for everyone involved. It’s especially hard when the death of a child was preventable. We recently lost a child in [area/community/city/state] due to heatstroke when the child was [left/got locked in] a hot car.…

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Pokémon™ Go rEVOLution

    What happened? Why are so many people throughout McCreary County and elsewhere walking about their neighborhoods staring intently at the screens of iPhones or Android smartphones clutched tightly in their hands? Why is Main Street of Whitley City suddenly a gathering place for groups of young people using their phones to explore the…

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Taking Flight

Native McCreary Countian, Dr. Tim Smith, brings aerospace to McCreary County students and community.   “The McCreary County Airport is a diamond in the rough,” exclaimed licensed pilot Dr. Tim Smith.  “It just needs to be polished up and given a purpose.”   Smith, a McCreary County native who graduated from McCreary Central in 1982, is eager to…

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Working Where the Blue Heron Flies

The second in a series of articles highlighting young McCreary County entrepreneurs who are proving success can be “homegrown.”     Thirty-three year old Noah Mathews landed his first landscaping job when a local resident stopped by Blue Heron Greenhouse and Nursery and asked his dad, Delmer, to recommend someone for a small landscaping job.  Although…

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School District launches snow day homework plan

With the threat of bad weather prolonging the school year seemingly every winter, the McCreary County School District has taken steps to initiate a new program this school year that could help alleviate up to 10 of those days by implementing Non Traditional Instruction. The District submitted a proposal to the Kentucky Department of Education…

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Deputies confiscate pot plants

The McCreary County Sheriff’s Department is reporting the confiscation of several marijuana plants Monday night. Deputy Odell Smith stated he, along with Deputies Charles Perry and Cecil Powers, had received information regarding a possible illegal grow operation at a residence on Inman Neal Road in Stearns. Smith said he located the plants and was conducting…

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