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Moreland ‘treated like king’ during Honor Flight

Engineers squeak by Sayre in season opener

Engineers suffer tough loss to Bell

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Obits

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Edward Lee Sturgis, age 85, of High Street in Irvine, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at his home following a long illness. He was born July 5, 1937, in Richmond, Indiana and was the son of the late Willard and Nellie Personet Sturgis. He was a retired manager with the Richmond Laundry and Dry […]

Ohr inducted into Ky. Golf Hall of Fame

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On Thursday, December 14, Tennye Ohr was inducted into the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame.    Ohr, a native of Estill County, has made a career of playing and teaching golf.  One of her first big successes came when she won the individual KHSAA girls state championship in 1976, representing the Estill County High School.  […]

School News

Engineers squeak by Sayre in season opener

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The Estill County High School boys basketball team launched their season with an exciting start, prevailing over Sayre on Friday night in their first home game by a score of 62 to 61. “We are just really proud of our whole team,” said Assistant Coach Rick Benton. “The way we played together on the court […]

ECHS Girls Basketball Preview

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Hannah Baker prepares to drive past her teammate Mia Hale during an Excite Night scrimmage game.      Photo courtesy of Bobby Dawes By Ruth Hughes This year’s girls basketball team has a ton of experience returning from last year’s team that only graduated one senior. They will have three seniors that will be heavily […]

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Marie Tipton, age 75, of Main Street in Irvine, passed away Monday, December 26, 2022, at her home following a long illness. She was born March 20, 1947, in Lee County and was the daughter of the late Buck and Reva Jean Stamper Ingram. She was retired from the Tipton Motor Company and attended the […]

Snowden prepares for another term

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Ravenna Mayor Sharon Snowden was sworn into office by Ravenna City Clerk Amy Crowe on Monday night.  Snowden has been mayor of Ravenna since Mayor Valorie Flinchum resigned.  

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Delores Jean Harris Stamper, age 77, of Waco, Kentucky, departed this life suddenly on December 11, 2022, at Marcum and Wallace Hospital.Delores was born on September 23, 1945, in the Barnes Mountain community of Estill County, to the late Aveory and Lillian D. Arvin Harris. In addition to being a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, […]