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Today's News

  • Grant County cross country eyes state berth

    It was a busy week for Grant County’s cross country teams.

    The week started with the middle school regional meet at Scott High School on Oct. 15.

    The girls finished 13th out of 15, while the boys took second out of 13 teams. Courtney Colson led the way, placing 29th.

    “Both teams gave good effort,” coach Marlon Kinsey said. “They are young, so they have more time at the middle school level. Both teams are adding depth to the program. It’s exciting.”

    Justin McGough led the way for the boys, placing 10th.

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  • Episcopalian baby in an off-brand world

    As an Episcopalian child I remember living in a far northern rural Indiana community where Episcopalians were as rare as indoor toilets.

    Let me digress. It was 1955 and the community decided to protest higher water rates by flushing all the toilets in town at the same time. I am sure you can appreciate the logistics of accomplishing this and it was carried out 100 percent. The problem was, you can’t make much of a point flushing six toilets and the protest went by un-noticed.

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  • Howls, Hounds benefit shelter

    Man’s best friend can dress up in a cape or wear their favorite mask Saturday, Oct. 25, to benefit the Grant County Animal Shelter.

    The inaugural Howls and Hounds 2008 Halloween Dog Walk at Grant County Park will feature costume contests, adoptions, micro-chipping and photos.

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  • Senior night success

    Looking to make a little history, Grant County celebrated senior night with a win over district foe Jeffersontown 20-6.

    With the win, the Braves earned their sixth win of the season, tying the mark they set last year. They also set a school record with two district wins in a season. With the win, the Braves secured the three seed in the district tournament, another first in the program’s history.

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  • Police Beat

    Dry Ridge

    Chief Rick Kells investigated an accident at 1:32 p.m. on Oct. 13 on Broadway Street in Dry Ridge. The drivers involved were Salley K. Bruce, 64, of Dry Ridge driving a 1996 Ford and Jeffery L. Humpert, 44, of Plainfield, Ill. driving a 2006 Freightliner.

    Chief Rick Kells investigated an accident at 7:10 a.m. on Oct. 14 on Broadway Street in Dry Ridge. The driver involved was Robert J. Breeze, 35, of Independence driving a 2000 Freightliner that struck a parked 2001 General Motors owned by Dennis Bowling of Dry Ridge.

    Grant County Sheriff's Office

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  • Babies of the week: Hannah and Wyatt Brown

    Hi! Our names are Hannah Grace Brown and Wyatt Lee Brown

    We were born on December 24, 2007.

    Our parents are Josh and Meghan Brown of Cordova and Corey and Samantha Brown of Cordova.

    Our favorite thing to do is play together.

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  • Gutman, boy, July 11

    Amy and Troy Gutman of Williamstown announce the birth of their fourth child.

    Adam Gutman was born at 1:39 a.m. on July 11, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

    He weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21.5 inches long.

    His maternal grandparents are Betty and Bill Rudd of Springfield, Ky.

    His paternal grandparents are Barbara and Wade Gutman of Dry Ridge.

    Adam was welcomed home by Emma, Ethan and Aaron.

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  • Seniors reminisce about memories made on the field

    Time passes so quickly on the field, but Grant County’s girls’ soccer team made the most of the time they had together.

    “Playing for Grant County has been a great experience,” Alexis Amorese said. “You get to play for a school and be a part of something bigger than yourself and even bigger than a team because you’re representing somebody. You’ll wear your stuff out and know that you’re representing Grant County soccer and everyone else on your team.

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  • Mason Barker named Helping Hands director

    Bro. Mason Barker, who spent years working as the founder and director of Storehouse Ministries in Covington, has agreed to become the new volunteer director for the Grant County Helping Hands ministry. His wife, Barbara has also agreed to volunteer to be his assistant. They are excited to volunteer their help because they truly believe they have become part of a ministry which reaches out God’s hands to help the local community.

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  • Third time is not a charm

    For the third time this season, Grant County had to play Pendleton County, but this time each team’s season was on the line.

    The Braves came up short, losing 5-0 to the Wildcats in the regional championship, ending their historical season.

    “We were not ready to play,” coach Bill Simpkins said. “It wasn’t their intensity that we failed to match this time, we just didn’t follow our assignments.”

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