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Brenda Simpson lost her sister to pancreatic cancer at age 55. Her mother, one of 12 children, is the only one who hasn’t been diagnosed with a form of cancer.

“It seems that everyone in my family has cancer,” Simpson said. “My mother probably would have developed it but a couple of biopsies showed issues that doctors took care of before it developed into cancer.”
Simpson was in good health and stayed busy taking care of her family and working.

The Williamstown Lady Demons pounded out 11 hits, including four doubles and a triple, in route to beating the home team Grant County Lady Braves 8-1 on May 5.

The Lady Demons came into the came at .500 with a 10-10 record.  
When all was said and done they added another game to the win column.

It didn’t take long for the Lady Demons to get started in the first.  
Lady Braves starter Alayna Barnes got the leadoff batter to ground to first base and struck out the number two hitter for the first two outs of the inning.  

Changes are coming to the ordinance regulating business licenses in Dry Ridge.
Those changes likely will alter the amount businesses pay for the annual license.
However, the goal of the ordinance is to “put more teeth” into it so businesses realize they are required to pay.
As of March, there were nearly 60 businesses operating in the city without licenses.
Several have since paid the annual fee.
A current business license costs $28 per year for a business with an owner or operator with no employees.

On May 6, 1988, Kentucky State Police discovered the remains of a young woman – she lie naked in an open field on Highway 330, her face decomposed beyond recognition – the cause of death was determined as strangulation.

The discovery received little press. A May 12, 1988 edition of the News-Herald reported that an unidentified white female was discovered approximately 18 miles south of Owenton, 27 feet off the roadway.