Today's News

Kentucky sheep and goat producers voted in favor of check-offs to assess themselves at a rate of one-half of 1 percent of the net market price of their animals.

In separate referenda held Oct. 1 in county Extension offices throughout the state, goat producers approved check-offs by a 75-41 vote, and sheep producers approved by a 32-12 count.

A date when check-off funds will begin to be collected has not been determined.

While my wife and I were traveling in North Carolina last week, we visited the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte.

Walking through the Prayer Garden, we were impressed at the simplicity of the grave of his wife, Ruth Bell Graham, who died in 2007.  

An ordinary field stone, like many of its kind in that area, marks her grave. Inscribed at the top is the Chinese figure for righteousness, appropriate because she was born and reared in China, the daughter of missionaries there, and always retained her love for the Chinese people.

LaRue County High School will hold its basketball Blue/White Night on Friday.

It begins with a fundraising chili supper from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The meal is $5 and includes chili, sandwich, drink and desserts.

At 7 p.m., varsity, JV, freshman and middle school basketball players will be introduced in the gym. The varsity Hawks and Lady Hawks will have intrasquad scrimmages.

Five men survived a fiery crash Saturday when the pickup truck they were riding in overturned.

The driver, Aaron Morales, 34, of Magnolia has been charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, aggravating circumstances; no operator’s license; and four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.

According to Deputy Matt Darst, who investigated the crash, Morales “blew a .252 on the breathalyzer,” more than three times the legal limit.