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Kentucky has gotten a lot of attention over the years when it comes to finding innovative ways to govern.  Our education reforms of the 1990s were hailed as national models, for example, and we are the only state to permanently dedicate half of our annual tobacco settlement payments to agriculture, a move that has played a key role in the industry’s record sales in recent years.

Rachel N. Powell 93, of Bedford, died on May 11, 2013 at The Richwood in LaGrange. She was born on May 1, 1920 to the late James Franklin and Oshia Bell Simpson Newby in Bedford.

She is survived by her children; Larry Powell of Bedford, Dallas Powell of Milan, Ind., Nicholas Powell of Pendleton, and Mark Powell of Campbellsburg; one sister Martha Hawkins of Indiana, many grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

The Christian Academy of Carrollton placed third in the Pre-Algebra category at the May 10 Top Schools in the Association of Christian Schools International Ohio River Valley Regional Math League Contest.
The following students received a gold, silver or bronze medal awards for being the top scoring students in the individual categories in the
contest: Pre-Algebra—Nate Newcomer took first place with a perfect score; Geometry—Matthew Newcomer, second place with a perfect score; and Pre-Calculus—Austin Martin, third place.