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Today's News

  • Raiders fall to N. Oldham

    The 2013 high school baseball season came to an end for the Trimble County Raiders on Monday with a 12-2 loss to North Oldham in the opening game of the 29th District Tournament at Bedford.

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  • Raiders shine on Senior Night

    The Trimble County Raiders closed out the home schedule of their 2013 baseball campaign last Tuesday by giving Gallatin County an 11-1 shellacking in six innings on Senior Night. Following the game Coach Frank Ragland could find very little critical to say about his team’s performance.

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  • Bedford Rotary gives away gas card
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  • Kentucky denies permit for coal ash landfill

    The Kentucky Division of Waste Management notified LG&E Wednesday, March 20, of its preliminary decision to deny the utility’s application (Activity ID No. APE20110002) for a special waste landfill permit for a coal ash landfill in Trimble County.

    Division of Waste Management Director Tony Hatton, in a letter to W. Michael Winkler, LG&E and KU Environmental Programs Manager, stated that the excavation or destruction of a cave on the proposed landfill site does not comply with requirements of the Cave Act in KRS 433.877(1).

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  • Milton F.D. observes tornado anniversary

    Milton Fire & Rescue personnel joined with other Kentuckians on Saturday to reflect on the lives lost and devastation caused by tornadoes that ravaged many Kentucky communities a year ago. The Milton firefighters held their observance in their new Station No. 2 that replaced a similar station that was destroyed in last year’s storm.

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  • Spring Forward! Time change is this Sunday

    Daylight Savings Time will begin this year on Sunday, March 10. Many remember April and October as being the months for the annual time changes in years past but federal law moved the time changes to March and November.

    Daylight Savings Time will end and we’ll return to Standard Time on Sunday, Nov. 3.

    Clocks will advance one hour at 2 a.m. on March 10. In November, clocks will drop back one hour.

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  • TRIMBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Wednesday, March 6
    The Trimble County Cooperative Extension Service Council will meet at 9 a.m. at the Trimble County Cooperative Extension Service office located at 43 High Country Lane, Bedford.  All meetings are open to the general public.

    Thursday, March 7
    Trimble County Hymn Sing will be held at 7 p.m. at the Milton Methodist Church.

    Saturday, March 23
    Women, Our Lineage, Our Lives at the Harmonizing Health Retreat from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Call Patrice Joy Masterson for more information at 937-631-5581.

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  • Rotarians host annual speech contest

    By TEENA DRAKE
    Special to The Trimble Banner

    The Bedford Rotary Club has been conducting a Speech Contest since 1994 for young participants. A theme is chosen by the Rotary International President. Each year a group of high school students sign up to demonstrate their excellence in public speaking. They have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of ‘Rotary Club,’ learn about its history and its worldwide mission.

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  • When perfect isn’t enough

    A few weeks ago, I watched a movie on TV called “The Perfect Family.”

    Right away, just by the title, you know they’re not perfect.

    The main character is Eileen, the mother of the family. A devout Catholic, she attends Mass every day, and at confession she confesses every sin she can think of down to her gossipy thoughts.

    She serves communion and delivers food to the homebound. She’s careful to pray before meals and keeps a family altar in her home.

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