Community News

15 Years Ago

A Dry Ridge man looking to make some money to move back to his hometown died June 4 in Afghanistan.

Brett Benton, 37, had recently resigned as a sergeant with the Kenton County Police Department to go to work for a private defense contractor in Afghanistan.

He was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in the Alingar District, Laghman Province.

Benton, originally from Richmond, Ky. and his wife, Bethany moved to Dry Ridge to be between her family in Ohio and his in Madison County nine years ago.

This APIT photo features the 1949-50 Dry Ridge High School basketball team. Pictured are (front row) Raymond Lawrence, Robert Robb, Harry Howe, Harold Sydnor and Carl Howe, (back row) Jim Middleton, Stanley “Allen” Lawrence, Bill Treadwell, Coach Joe Reed, Buzzy Sebree, Phil Points and Bob Day. Thanks to Williamstown resident Joel Hubbard, who was sick when the photo was taken, for providing the photo, and Gwen Dills, Barb Owen, Patti Noel and Wanda Wright, all of Dry Ridge, for calling in guesses.