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In 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report estimating the annual expenses associated with raising children in two-parent and single-parent households. On average, households in the lowest income group spent 25 percent of their before-tax income on a child; those in the middle-income group, 16 percent; and those in the highest group, 12 percent.

Total family expenditures on a child (for a total of 18 years), by single-parent and two-parent households:

• $149,760 for single parent households

• $160,410 for two-parent households

The LaRue County 4-H Dog Show was held July 24. Eight club members participated in the show and competed in obedience and agility classes.

Sarah Lope also participated in a costume class with her dog Spike.

The agility course included several obstacles that the handlers took the dog through. Included was a tunnel, a platform the dogs walked up and back down, as well a hoop that the dogs jumped through.

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Madison Wilmoth with Max - Blue

Justin Taul with Rambo - Blue

Dylan Taul with Rambo - Blue

Tickets are still available for the Kentucky State Police Trooper Island fundraiser, which features a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Located on Dale Hollow Lake in Clinton County, Trooper Island is a free summer camp for underprivileged boys and girls age 10-12. It is financed entirely by donations, no public funds are used.

After 30 years of service at the LaRue County Courthouse, Pat Meers will retire this weekend and begin a new chapter in her life.

Meers, chief deputy in the circuit clerk’s office, has been a part of the courthouse since three decades ago, when she began working with the ambulance service. A few years later, a job opened in the circuit clerk’s office and she applied. Meers began working in the office Aug. 1, 1983, and her retirement will be made official on the same day this year.