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Today's Features

  • How to sign up for REACH ALERT

    The City of Milton issued the following statement regarding REACH ALERT:
    “The City of Milton is now part of REACH ALERT. This emergency response plan will allow us to notify our Milton residents of any situations they need to know, such as Boil Water Advisories for Milton water customers, road closures, broken water lines, weather, etc.
    “To sign up for this alert:
    1. Call 1-877-307-9313 or
    2. Go to www.reachalert.com to sign up, click CREATE ACCOUNT, follow prompts and enter your contact information, enter Milton when asked which network.

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  • Milton Commission debates usefulness of REACH ALERT

    By TODD POLLOCK
    Special to The Trimble Banner

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  • Halloween night in Bedford
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  • Trimble County Sheriff’s Department Call Log

    Monday, Nov. 2
    10:26 a.m., juvenile beyond control, 9245 Hwy. 421 N.
    Tuesday, Nov. 3
    8:25 a.m., miscellaneous complaint, Milton Elementary.
    9:09 a.m., animal complaint, Hwy 421 N.
    4:01 p.m., burglary, Ogden Ridge Rd.
    4:13 p.m., burglary, 2714 Bells Ridge Rd.
    10:19 p.m., knock and talk, 4248 New Hope Rd.
    Wednesday, Nov. 4
    2:26 p.m., nonemergency medical transport, Our Lady of Peace.
    6:03 p.m., inspection, 168 Trout Ridge Rd.
    Thursday, Nov. 5

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  • TRIMBLE COUNTY NEWS OF PUBLIC RECORD

    Items published in court news are public record.
    The Trimble Banner publishes all misdemeanors, felonies and small-claims judgments recorded in district court, as well as all civil suits recorded in circuit court. Juvenile court cases are not published.
    Crime reports are provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges or citations reported to The Trimble Banner do not imply guilt.
    The following cases were heard in Trimble District Court during the week of Nov. 2:
    FELONY

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  • So This Is Halloween?

    What has happened to Halloween?  Every year I launch into the planning and development phase of my All Hallows Eve décor. I develop a theme, search for props, and throw myself headlong into the project. Last year I saw a decoration with an intriguing name at a particular store. As I considered this item I was disappointed in the lack of imagination that went into the design. Stealing the name, I immediately began to plan my vision.

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  • Talking turkey: Tips for selecting and preparing your special holiday bird

    To ensure that foodborne illness isn’t a guest at your holiday table, follow these tips from USDA when buying and preparing your turkey.
    When buying a turkey, allow one pound per person. If you buy a fresh turkey, check the “sell by” or “use by” date to make sure that it really is fresh, and buy it only 1 or 2 days before you cook it.

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  • Using body condition scores as indicators of herd health

    Early winter is an optimum time to prepare your spring-calving herd for reproductive success. Adequate nutrition from about 50 to 80 days prior to calving is critical to maximizing a cow’s ability to rebreed and maintain a 365-day calving interval according to Les Anderson, University of Kentucky Extension Beef specialist. A cow that gets inadequate nutrition or is thin at calving and breeding will take longer to come into heat and will require more services to conceive.

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  • Third Annual Toy Drive in Memory of Christopher Goodin underway

    From now until November 25th, 2015, Elisabeth Goodin, through the Trimble County Middle School Beta Club, will be collecting toys and other items to donate to the Child Life Program at UK Children’s Hospital. In the past two years, the club collected over 375 items and would like to double that donation this year.
    Drop off places for donations are the Trimble County Middle School and Trimble County Adult Education Building from 8-3 Monday through Thursday. All items will be taken to UK on Wednesday, November 25th.  

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  • Don’t forget Saturday’s BES PTO Fall Festival

    By TEENA DRAKE
    Special to The Trimble Banner
    Back by popular demand is the Bedford Elementary School Parent Teachers Organization Fall Festival, which will be held this Saturday at the school, located at 204 Mount Pleasant Road north of Bedford.
    The event returns after an absence of one year and the organizers are excited to be offering good food, games, fellowship, a crowning of royalty and an auction. The PTO has implemented a “hunter’s lunch” due to the festival being on opening day of deer season.

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