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Today's Features

  • Birth Announcement

    Dehner

    Doug and Ashley Dehner of Prospect announce the birth of their daughter, Brenley Reese Dehner, born Jan. 21, 2009, at Norton Suburban Hospital in Louisville. 

    She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches long. She joins a sister, Abigail Elaine Dehner. Grandparents are Gary and Linda Hay of Prospect, Nancy and Duncan Waggoner of Florence, and Randy Dehner of Dry Ridge. 

    Great-grandparents are Nancy and Frank DeFelice of Erlanger.

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  • Britthaven chooses Brown as future long-term care leader

    The Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities recently announced that Amy Brown, administrator at Britthaven of Prospect, has been chosen by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living as a future leader in long- term care.  

    Brown will participate in AHCA/NCAL’s “Future Leaders of Long-Term Care in America” symposium from July 21-23 in Washington, DC.

    Brown was chosen for the program along with 25 other long-term care leaders from across the country. 

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  • Birth Announcement

    Blair

    Emily Caroline Blair was born at 4:13 a.m. March 13, 2009, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. She weighed 8 pounds and 12 ounces and measured 20 and a half inches long.

    Her parents are Bryan and Kate Blair and she joins siblings Elizabeth, Margaret, John Andrew and twins Catherine and Philip.

    Grandparents are Carol Blair of Crestwood, Louis and Pam Blair of La Grange and Jack and Laura Schaefer of Roswell, Ga.

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  • Living Treasure: Cornelia Hampton Nay

    Cornelia Elizabeth Hampton Nay was born on a farm on June 25, 1911. Her parents were Maude Adalaide Brown Hampton and Grover Wade Hampton. She had two brothers, Grover and John. 

    Oral history transcribed by Nancy Theiss, Oldham County History Center. Photos by John Foster and submitted. 

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  • Ingham graduates from basic training

    Oldham County High School graduate Ryan G. Ingham recently completed 10 weeks of basic training and graduated from Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.

    Ingham has been assigned to advanced infantry training in intelligence analysis at Fort Huachuca in Arizona.

    He is the son of Bill and Nan Ingham of La Grange.

    Scherer graduates from basic training

    U.S. Air Force Airman Cody R. Scherer graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

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  • A day to remember

    Rain forced the annual Memorial Day ceremony on the courthouse lawn inside this year. During the event, local veterans were honored for their service in each of the branches of the armed forces. 

    Flags lined the streets in La Grange during the Monday holiday.

    American Legion Post No. 39 laid flags on veterans’ graves at Valley of Rest Cemetery on May 22.They placed a total of 510 flags – 496 flags on graves and 14 at the monument for the 14 veterans buried overseas. The monument lists those soldiers’ names.

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  • Engagement Announcements

    Woosley-Hines

    Evelyn Woosley of La Grange announces the engagement of her granddaughter, Beverly Ann Woosley to Kyle Cameron Hynes, son of Richard and Holly Hynes of La Grange.

    The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Mary Ann Woosley. She is a 2005 graduate of Oldham County High School and a 2009 graduate from the University of Kentucky, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology. 

    She is employed at Seven Counties Services.

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  • Robinson named to American University’s dean’s list

    Andrew Robinson of La Grange was named to the dean’s list at American University for the fall semester.

    Robinson is a senior at the university’s School of International Service, studying international studies.

    To be named to the dean’s list at American University, a student must obtain at least a 3.5 grade-point average in their classes for that semester.

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  • Tri-County’s first-ever Poker Run was a success

    Tri-County Community Action Agency recently hosted a Poker Run to assist with all the Senior Programs in the Oldham, Trimble and Henry County area. With all the motorcycles and cars involved, the first year’s run was a huge success. The event will take place annually to help with programs in need, like transportation and nutrition.  

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  • Free yoga workshop offered Saturday

    Harshada Wagner will conduct a free workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ayus Yoga and Ayurevda Center in Prospect introducing meditation to the active and non active veterans. The practice of sitting Meditation is a natural means to steady the mind, unwind the body, and unburden the heart. For veterans, meditation is an effective way to "unfreeze" and let go after deployment.

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