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A Message From City Hall Concerning Recent Water Lawsuit
SUBMITTED/WRITTEN BY THE CITY OF BOONEVILLE       The Booneville City Commission received news of a favorable ruling in an ongoing lawsuit during its October 14 meeting. …
Auditor of Public Accounts releases OC Sheriff’s Tax Settlement Audit
       State Auditor Allison Ball   released the audit of the sheriff’s settlement – 2024 taxes for Owsley County Sheriff Tara Chadwell. State law requires the auditor to …
Hot news flash: Menopause can impact a woman’s heart health
For women, menopause is more than a reproductive health milestone; It can also mark an important turning point for heart health. The years leading up to and through menopause are associated with an …
Owsley County Board of Education News for October
By Lisa Robinson; Booneville Sentinel     The Owsley County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.   The meeting was called to order by …
City of Booneville Breaks Ground on Phase 3 Waterline Replacement Project
    The City of Booneville is pleased to announce the groundbreaking of the Booneville Waterline Replacement Project, Phase 3, marking another important investment in the community’s …
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Obituaries
Earl Cockerham, age 86
Earl Cockerham, age 86, of Wide Creek, Kentucky, passed away on November 2, 2026, in the community where he was born and spent his life, surrounded by the place and people he loved. He was born on …
Janice Loraine Bishop Dobson
Janice Loraine Bishop Dobson was born on June 15, 1968 in Sturgis, Michigan (Sturgis Memorial Hospital) and departed this life on November 02, 2026 in Lexington, Kentucky (Baptist Health Hospital) at …
Jerry McIntosh, 88
Jerry McIntosh, 88, of Booneville, Kentucky passed away peacefully on October 29, 2026 at the Owsley County Health Care Center, surrounded by family.   Jerry was born August 4, 1938 in Owsley …
Paul Douglas Mays
Paul Douglas Mays, known as Doug by those who loved him, and Papa Dean to his grandchildren, was born in Beattyville, Kentucky, on February 13, 1950 to Elmer and Blanche Mays and passed away on …
Della Lou Cooper Spicer
Della Lou Cooper Spicer, widow of Pryce Spicer and daughter of the late Earl and Offie Brandenburg Cooper was born in Lee County, Kentucky on March 22, 1940 and departed this life at her home in …
Opinion
By Gary Miller     In a few days I’ll leave once again for Missouri. Dear friends and big deer make the trip something I look forward to each year. In the early years, I grabbed my …
By Gary Miller         I’ve always considered myself a prepared hunter – some would say over prepared. I very rarely go into the woods without my backpack. During the …
By Gary Miller           My favorite time of the year starts right now! It begins on Halloween and goes for about 6 weeks. In deer hunting terms these few weeks involve …
I graduated from Marine Corps boot camp a couple weeks before September 11, 2001. I had no idea how profoundly 9/11 would change the trajectory of my life. I went on to deploy to Iraq and …
By Gary Miller       One thing I notice each deer season is how much more aware of my surroundings at the beginning of the season than I am in the middle or toward the end. The …

Outdoor Truths

By Gary Miller           I can remember the first time I decided to learn to hunt with a bow. I was about 30 years old. Yeah, I know this seems old to some of you but at …

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