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TCMS Jr. Beta on the national stage

By KATIE RAMOS
Special to The Trimble Banner
Each year, the Trimble County Middle School Jr. Beta Club competes at the State Convention. This year at State the students succeeded in earning 3rd place for their Club Scrapbook with the theme of “Above and Beyond” and 1st place in the Living Literature recreation of “The Three Musketeers” by Alexandre Dumas. Upon winning at the state level, schools are invited to compete at the National level.

Elisabeth Moore joins Owen Co. newspaper staff

Landmark News Service
Trimble County native Elisabeth Moore became the newest addition to the Owenton News-Herald’s staff June 7.
Moore will serve as a reporter for the newspaper.
She is a 2017 graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in journalism.
While attending WKU, Moore served as a reporter for the campus newspaper, the College Heights Herald.

1985 court order gave jail to Trimble historical society

By DAVE TAYLOR
Managing Editor
The Old Stone Jail on the Trimble County Courthouse Square is officially in the custody of the Trimble County Historical Society.

Kentucky Natl. Guard well prepared, lawmakers told

FRANKFORT—Kentucky has 197 National Guard personnel currently deployed with the U.S. Army or U.S. Air Force, with future mobilizations planned for later this year and in 2018 and 2019, state lawmakers were told last week.

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 judgments were rendered in Trimble County District Court during the week of July 10, 2017, with the Honorable Judge Jerry D. Crosby II presiding:
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Kentucky producers have until Aug. 1 to submit county FSA nominations

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Acting Executive Director for Kentucky, Robert W. Finch, reminds farmers and ranchers that they have until Aug. 1, 2017, to nominate eligible candidates to serve on local FSA county committees.

Secretaries: The heartbeat of Trimble County’s schools

By TEENA DRAKE
Special to The Trimble Banner
Close your eyes and think about when you were in school. Who was the person everyone knew, who did you ask to call your mommy when you were sick at school? As parents, whom do we call when our school calendar disappears or when a family emergency occurs and we need to ensure our child doesn’t ride the bus home?
The school secretary, that’s who.

When should farmers retire?

By Wyatt Fraas
Center for Rural Affairs
Retirement from a farm business may not mean moving away or giving up on mentoring the next generation, but it does entail transferring management decisions to someone else. It can be a gradual or sudden process. It may be driven by long-term goals, by sudden health issues, or events outside your family.

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Farms to Food Banks program accepting produce, eggs

Berea, KY – This summer, Kentucky farmers have an opportunity to recover losses for their unmarketable product while helping fight hunger. Through the Farms to Food Banks program, the Kentucky Association of Food Banks (KAFB) reimburses farmers for the cost of picking, packaging, and transporting their surplus or Number 2 - grade produce to a food bank. Eggs from Kentucky farmers are also being accepted for the first time this year.