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Breckinridge County Fair Family Living results announced
The Family Living Entries totaled 483. Highlights included 68 flowers, 62 canned goods and 134 entries in the youth divisions. Special recognition for the most blue ribbons in All Divisions except KIDS1, KIDS2, FA1 and FA2 receiving $20 cash was Angie Parks with 24 blue ribbons.
Beyond the Books: What’s Happening at Your Library
All branches of the Breckinridge County Public Library will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. We have a busy week ahead of us at our Hardinsburg Main Library. On Friday, July 5, we have our weekly Storytime at 10 a.m., and starting on this day we will have Baby Song & Story every Friday at 11 a.m. On Monday, July 8, we have Adult & Teen Canvas Painting at 12 p.m. & 5 p.m., Adult Book Club at 1 p.m., and Teen Dungeons & Dragons to finish the day off at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, we have our weekly Storytime at 10 a.m. To finish the week out, we have our weekly Come-N-Go STEAM/Sensation Stations all day on Wednesday, July 10.
Several locals help rescue powered paraglider pilot after near-fatal crash on Rough River
OWENSBORO, Ky. — Owensboro’s Chase Roberts, CC Web, Kirk Liebert, Joseph Woodard, and Natalie Cummings became instant heroes last week after springing into action when they witnessed an aircraft crash into Rough River Lake in Breckinridge County. The group immediately retrieved the pilot from the water and transported him by boat to the shore, where he was flown to a Louisville hospital.
Chamber of Commerce hosts annual banquet
The 2024 Greater Breckinridge County Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner last week at Rough River Dam State Resort Park. The yearly gathering of community and chamber members made for a special evening that was a huge success.
Beyond the Books: What’s Happening at Your Library
All branches of the Breckinridge County Public Library will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. We have a busy week ahead of us at our Hardinsburg Main Library! To start the week off we have Family Gardening at 9:30 a.m. and Art Club at 11 a.m., both on Thursday, June 27. Also, on Thursday we have Trivia Night at Bert’s Rivertown Grill in Cloverport at 5:30 p.m. On Friday, June 28 we have three programs. The first is our weekly Storytime at 10 a.m., the second is our special Puppy Party at 1 p.m. (read to a shelter animal, Bluey themed games, photo booth, and Blue’s Clues scavenger hunt), and the final program is our special BCPL at Happy Jack’s Winery from 5 to 7 p.m. On Monday, July 1 we have Family Book Bingo at 12:30 and 5 p.m. To finish the week out we have our weekly Storytime on Tuesday, July 2 at 10 a.m.
Cloverport, Breckinridge school districts receive Crusade grants
The WHAS Crusade for Children announced the recipients of its 2024-2025 grants last week, and among them were the Breckinridge County Board of Education and Cloverport Independent School District. Just weeks following the 71st Crusade for Children telethon, 100% of the $5,700,525.71 collected was awarded in the form of 231...
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