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Beaver Dam Farmer's Market opens May 25

Beaver Dam Farmer's Market opens May 25

The Beaver Dam, KY Farmer's Market opens for the season on Saturday, May 25.

The market is located in Beaver Dam Park at 215 S. Main.

Hours will be from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday and Tuesdays from 2-5 p.m. through early October.

Asparagus and strawberries are just some of the items you'll find.  Fresh baked goods will be available as well. Anyone interested in becoming a vendor please contact Alisa at the Beaver Dam City Building to pick up an application.

Lane Goodwin wins Hero of the Year award

EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE)- A large crowd gathered at The Centre to honor Tri-State Heroes.

The American Red Cross Banquet is also a fundraiser for the organization that collects blood for area hospitals and provides emergency after fires, storms and floods. Heroes are not defined by age, and the Hero of the Year award is the late Lane Goodwin.

The Kentucky teenager inspired a nation with his thump's up campaign against childhood cancer

OCHS graduation, party set

OCHS graduation, party set

Ohio County High School will hold commencement ceremonies Saturday night.  A total of 261 seniors are in this year's graduating class.

OCHS is again holding 'Project Graduation', a fun event aimed at keeping post-graduation activities drug and alcohol free. The event will include food, games, music and prizes.

2013 Free fishing weekend in Kentucky

2013 Free fishing weekend in Kentucky

 

June 1 and 2 will be Free Fishing Weekend in Kentucky.

State residents and nonresidents can fish any allowable inland water in the Bluegrass State that weekend without a fishing license.

Adults can fish free all weekend, and kids under 16 do not need a license to fish in Kentucky. 

Season dates, limits and all other fishing regulations must be followed during Free Fishing Weekend.   

Started a business? Want to? Seminar can help

Started a business?  Want to?  Seminar can help

 

The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development will present ‘Kentucky: Here We Grow Business,’ a free seminar for entrepreneurs, at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21st, at the GRADD office (300 GRADD Way, Owensboro).

Part of a 15-stop tour across the Commonwealth, this event is designed to educate current and prospective small business owners on resources available to help them start, grow and sustain their businesses.

Take the GED in Kentucky for free from now through July 31

Take the GED in Kentucky for free from now through July 31

 

The GED test will be free in Kentucky May 15–July 31. Kentuckians taking the test during that timeframe will not have to pay the usual test fee, which will be paid by Kentucky Adult Education, a unit of the Council on Postsecondary Education.

The GED test provides adults who did not finish high school with the opportunity to certify their attainment of high school-level academic knowledge and skills. Normally, the entire GED® test taken the conventional way on paper costs the test taker $60; the fee for taking the entire computer-based GED® test is $120, a cost set by the national GED Testing Service. Free GED® classes are available through local adult education programs in all 120 Kentucky counties.

Ohio County woman named GRADD Volunteer of the Year

Ohio County woman named GRADD Volunteer of the Year

 

Ohio County resident Brenda Little was recognized as the 2013 ‘GRADD Volunteer of the Year’ at the 11th annual GRADD Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on April 25.

Little serves on GRADD’s Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) Advisory Committee, which coordinates education, training, support groups and respite for individuals caring for older adults and for grandparents raising their grandchildren.