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Licking Valley Courier - 10.23.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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  Speaker 1: We now turn to the Licking Valley Courier to bring
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  Speaker 1: you news from in and around West Liberty. Your reader
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  Speaker 1: today is Janice. We begin with the edition dated Thursday,
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  Speaker 1: October 22, 2026. As a reminder, Radio Eye is a
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  Speaker 1: reading service intended for people who are blind or have
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  Speaker 1: other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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  Speaker 1: Our first article is a picture. And it is a
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  Speaker 1: group of three men and one lady, and they are
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  Speaker 1: taking a cloth off a bench. And underneath the picture,
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  Speaker 1: it says, Local veterans Emily Elam, Jessica Skaggs, Paul Keaton,
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  Speaker 1: and Sam Long unveil the Freedom Bench place at Treadway
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  Speaker 1: Park by Big Sandy Sons of the American Revolution chapter
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  Speaker 1: during an October 17th dedication ceremony. The bench honors American
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  Speaker 1: veterans of all wars and commemorates the 250th anniversary of
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  Speaker 1: the founding fathers signing the Declaration of Independence. And underneath
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  Speaker 1: that is an article about it, and it says, Freedom
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  Speaker 1: Bench Dedicated Held at Treadway Park. Big Sandy SAR Morgan
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  Speaker 1: DAV Take Part in Ceremony by Miranda M. Cantrell. The
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  Speaker 1: Big Sandy Sons of the American Revolution, the SAR, chapter
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  Speaker 1: on Saturday, October 17, hosted a dedication ceremony for the
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  Speaker 1: Memorial Freedom Bench that was recently placed at Treadway Park.
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  Speaker 1: Approximately 50 people gathered for the service, which opened with
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  Speaker 1: a welcome from Big Sandy SAR past president Edward Keaton
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  Speaker 1: of West Liberty and the posting of colors by the
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  Speaker 1: Big Sandy SAR color guard. The presentation of colors from
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  Speaker 1: Color Guard members who dressed in a historical military regalia
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  Speaker 1: from the American Revolution era preceded an invocation by Big
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  Speaker 1: Sandy SAR Chaplain Aaron Merritt. Following the invocation, Morgan County
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  Speaker 1: DAV Chapter 132 member Darlene Crouch led the audience in
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  Speaker 1: the Pledge of Allegiance ahead of a recitation of the
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  Speaker 1: SAR Pledge and the Big Sandy SAR Chapter members. We,
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  Speaker 1: descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution, who by
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  Speaker 1: their sacrifices established the United States of America, reaffirm our
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  Speaker 1: faith in the principles of liberty and our constitutional republic,
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  Speaker 1: and solemnly pledge ourselves to defend them against every foe.
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  Speaker 1: Big Sandy Chapter SAR Past President Edward Keaton gave a
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  Speaker 1: brief overview of the SAR's organizational objectives. Every SAR member
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  Speaker 1: is a direct descendant of someone who participated in the
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  Speaker 1: American Revolution, Keaton said. Our purpose is to perpetrate the
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  Speaker 1: memory of our ancestors and build camaraderie among descendants. Keaton
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  Speaker 1: noted that the placement of the Freedom Bench coincides with
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  Speaker 1: the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence,
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  Speaker 1: and that the Big Sandy SAR chapter previously erected similar
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  Speaker 1: monuments in Pikeville and Moorhead. Additionally, the Daughters of the
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  Speaker 1: American Revolution will plant a Liberty Tree in Treadway Park
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  Speaker 1: to further commemorate the United States' Semi-quintentional, Keaton spoke about
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  Speaker 1: the historical significance of America's 250th anniversary. This is a
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  Speaker 1: celebration of our saying, we want to be free of Britain,
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  Speaker 1: Keaton said. What did our ancestors do? It's easy to
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  Speaker 1: say that, now, let's go do it. That's the tough part,
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  Speaker 1: and they did. Think of how they sacrificed. Keaton also
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  Speaker 1: recognized women's roles in the American Revolution, noting that he
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  Speaker 1: had chosen to place the Freedom Bench in close proximity
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  Speaker 1: to the Women's Military Monument in Treadway Park. These are
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  Speaker 1: women in the armed forces, Keaton said, in reference to
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  Speaker 1: the statue, and there were ladies in the Revolution, too.
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  Speaker 1: What about the mothers? What about the wives? What about
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  Speaker 1: the daughters? What about those people who left behind? They
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  Speaker 1: really kept the home fires going, and they deserve more
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  Speaker 1: credit than they get. Keaton concluded his remarks by stating
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  Speaker 1: that he hopes the Freedom Bench will become an enduring
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  Speaker 1: symbol for all those who visit Treadway Park. This is
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  Speaker 1: a constant public reminder that to not forget what our
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  Speaker 1: ancestors went through and what we are still obligated to defend.
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  Speaker 1: And that is our freedom. And Keaton said, if you
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  Speaker 1: don't defend it, you'll lose it. It's as simple as that.
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  Speaker 1: That bench is a constant reminder to all of us
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  Speaker 1: to never let it go. Following Keaton's address, local veterans
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  Speaker 1: Sam Long, Emily Elam, Jessica Skaggs, Paul Keaton unveiled the
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  Speaker 1: Freedom Bench ahead of the military gun salutes from the
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  Speaker 1: Big Sandy SAR Color Guard and Morgan County DAV Chapter
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  Speaker 1: 132 members. Keaton preceded Big Sandy SAR Chaplain Aaron Merritt's
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  Speaker 1: benediction with a recitation of the SAR recessional. Until we
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  Speaker 1: meet again, let us remember our obligations to our forefathers
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  Speaker 1: who gave us our Constitution, the Bill of Rights, an
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  Speaker 1: independent Supreme Court, and a nation of free men. Keaton
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  Speaker 1: closed the event by thanking all those in attendance, including
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  Speaker 1: the State Representative Richard White, Circuit Judge Rebecca Phillips, District
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  Speaker 1: Judge Court Judge Rupert Wilhoyt, former Circuit Judge Sam Long,
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  Speaker 1: City Councilman Grant Sorrell. Also recognized during the ceremony were
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  Speaker 1: Esther Taylor, Pikeville Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter, Patrick McMurchie,
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  Speaker 1: Louisville Thurston Chapter SAR President, and Steve Gaffar, Lexington and
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  Speaker 1: Lafayette SAR Chapter President. Special thanks to extended to West
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  Speaker 1: Liberty Tourism Commission, for making the Freedom Bench project possible.
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  Speaker 1: For additional information regarding the Big Sandy Sons of the
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  Speaker 1: American Revolution chapter, visit members' Facebook page or their website.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Gateway Board of Directors Executive Committee Meetings.
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  Speaker 1: Gateway Area Development District, GAD, will hold a Board of
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  Speaker 1: Directors Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday, October 27th 2026 at
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  Speaker 1: 9 a.m. EDT. The meeting will take place at the
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  Speaker 1: Gateway Area Development District located at 110 Lake Park Drive, Moorhead, Kentucky.
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  Speaker 1: Gateway Area Development District will hold a Board of Directors
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  Speaker 1: meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 10.30 a.m. EDT.
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  Speaker 1: The meeting will take place at the Gateway Area Development
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  Speaker 1: District located at 110 Lake Park Drive, Moorhead, Kentucky. Our
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  Speaker 1: next article is Gateway Regional Transportation Committee Meeting. In this one,
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  Speaker 1: Gateway Area Development District will hold a regular scheduled Regional
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  Speaker 1: Transportation Committee meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 1230 p.m. EDT.
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  Speaker 1: The meeting will be held at the Gateway Area Development
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  Speaker 1: District Office located at 110 Lake Park Drive, Moorhead, Kentucky.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Junior High Lady Cougars are OVC
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  Speaker 1: Basketball Champions. And there is a picture of the girls
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  Speaker 1: and their coaches. And underneath it, it says the Morgan
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  Speaker 1: County Junior High Lady Cougars defended the Bath County Lady
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  Speaker 1: Cats 46-23 to win the OVC 8th Grade Girls Championship.
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  Speaker 1: small school basketball championship tournament held at Raceland last week.
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  Speaker 1: The team is pictured above left to right. Front row, A.Z. Halsey,
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  Speaker 1: Serenity Roberts, and Perry Dagna. Back row, Peyton Royce, Baylands Cantrell,
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  Speaker 1: Coach Kyle Risner, Coach John Dagon, and Coach Ryan O'Neill.
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  Speaker 1: Kenzie Bellammer and Haye Sadie Blair and Cadence Halsey. Congratulations, champs.
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  Speaker 1: And our next article is Water District Board meets in
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  Speaker 1: a special session on October 15th. Commissioners hear regular monthly reports.
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  Speaker 1: Chair addresses recent general manager resignation and job openings. Notes
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  Speaker 1: compliant by Miranda M. Cantrell. The Morgan County Water District
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  Speaker 1: Board Commissioners met in a special session on Thursday, October 15,
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  Speaker 1: at the Water District Office on Highway 172. Board Chairman
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  Speaker 1: Chris Adams said the meeting had been scheduled for the
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  Speaker 1: regular meeting date of Monday, October 12, but was postponed
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  Speaker 1: due to the Columbus Day holiday. In addition to Chairman Adams,
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  Speaker 1: those present included Commissioners William LeMaster, Ellen Motley, and Wade Cantrell.
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  Speaker 1: Commissioner Patty Corradillo was not in attendance. Accountant Brenda Morgan
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  Speaker 1: provided financial reports to the board ahead of management review
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  Speaker 1: from Assistant General John Coffey. Coffey told the board that
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  Speaker 1: the current water loss rate is 25.17 percent, which he
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  Speaker 1: said was down from the previous month. Additionally, Coffey said
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  Speaker 1: that he had learned from engineers that a recent water
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  Speaker 1: line extension project would be completed under budget with approximately $ 120, 000
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  Speaker 1: of allocated funds left unused. Coffey stated that Gateway Area
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  Speaker 1: Development District officials told him that the leftover funds could
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  Speaker 1: be used for the purchase of equipment, trailers, trucks, or parts,
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  Speaker 1: but noted that the money could not be used for
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  Speaker 1: additional water line extensions. At the conclusion of Coffey's report,
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  Speaker 1: Chairman Adams addressed the absence of the former general manager,
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  Speaker 1: Andy Legg. I would like to say something, Adams said,
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  Speaker 1: and Andy is no longer with us. I'd like to
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  Speaker 1: take some time to thank him for what he has
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  Speaker 1: done for this place. Andy stepped in there when we
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  Speaker 1: needed him and did what he could. I really appreciate
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  Speaker 1: the time that he did give when he came back. Legg,
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  Speaker 1: a longtime employee who had resigned prior to the October
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  Speaker 1: 15th meeting, was named general manager in 2024 after Shannon
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  Speaker 1: Elam vacated that position. The board has placed a job
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  Speaker 1: opening notice for the position of general manager in the
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  Speaker 1: Courier Inn on the Morgan County Water District Facebook page.
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  Speaker 1: The notice can be found on page 7 of this edition.
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  Speaker 1: Chairman Adams indicated that the board had received a complaint,
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  Speaker 1: which Commissioner Ellen Motley said was in regard to deliberations
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  Speaker 1: and decisions conducted without proper public notice and documentation. The
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  Speaker 1: only thing I think we've done without notifying the public
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  Speaker 1: was when we came up there and talked to Andy Legg,
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  Speaker 1: Adams said, which you can't do that. It wasn't a
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  Speaker 1: meeting and we didn't discuss anything. It was just a
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  Speaker 1: courtesy talk with him. We were in the wrong there.
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  Speaker 1: I went back and looked up the rules and we
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  Speaker 1: can't have meetings without employees. We'll make everything public from
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  Speaker 1: here on out. Following Chairman Adams' remarks, the board entered
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  Speaker 1: into closed session to discuss personnel matters. Upon returning to
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  Speaker 1: open session, Chairman Adams announced that the board took no
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  Speaker 1: action during the closed session and the meeting was adjourned.
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  Speaker 1: The next regular meeting for the Morgan County Water District
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  Speaker 1: Board of Commissioners will be at 6 p.m. Monday, November
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  Speaker 1: 9th in the County Government Building at 450 Prestonburg Street.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Trick or Treat slated Saturday, October 31st.
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  Speaker 1: Trick or Treat will be Saturday, October 31st from 5 p.m.
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  Speaker 1: to 7 p.m. The City of West Liberty will again
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  Speaker 1: host the annual event at O'Neill Park during this time.
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  Speaker 1: Have a safe and happy Halloween. The next article is
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  Speaker 1: Deadlines for November 3rd General Election Listed. Morgan Countians are
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  Speaker 1: preparing to vote for the general election on Tuesday, November
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  Speaker 1: 3rd for local, state, and federal offices. General election dates, deadlines,
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  Speaker 1: and other info. The following is a listing of important
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  Speaker 1: dates from the Kentucky's election calendar as per State Board
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  Speaker 1: of Elections. Tuesday, October 20th, online mail-in absentee request portal
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  Speaker 1: to close 14 days before the election. Tuesday, October 20th,
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  Speaker 1: voter or their legally authorized agent may submit a notable
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  Speaker 1: document Authorize paper application for absentee ballot because of a
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  Speaker 1: medical emergency within 14 days or less of an election. Wednesday, Thursday,
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  Speaker 1: and Friday, October 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, and Monday, Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: and Wednesday, October 26th, 27th, and 28th, excused in-person absentee voting.
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  Speaker 1: Qualified voters may make applications to cast an absentee ballot
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  Speaker 1: during normal business hours during six business days immediately preceding
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  Speaker 1: the Thursday of no excuse in-person absentee voting period. Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: October 27th, last day to apply for a military overseas ballot.
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  Speaker 1: A covered voter may be pardon me, a covered voter
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  Speaker 1: may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot
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  Speaker 1: as an application for military overseas ballot simultaneously with the
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  Speaker 1: submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot if the declaration
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  Speaker 1: is received by the appropriate election official by the close
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  Speaker 1: of business hours seven days before the election. An application
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  Speaker 1: for military overseas ballot for a primary, whether timely, is
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  Speaker 1: effective as an application for military overseas ballot for regular election. Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: October 27th, last day for any voter who has received
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  Speaker 1: an absentee ballot by mail, but who knows at least
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  Speaker 1: seven days before the election that he or she will
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  Speaker 1: be in the county on election day, and who has
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  Speaker 1: not voted in the absentee ballot to cancel his or
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  Speaker 1: her absentee ballot and return to the county clerk's office
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  Speaker 1: no later than seven days before the election. Such voters
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  Speaker 1: shall vote in person Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 29th,
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  Speaker 1: October 30th, and October 31st. In person. No excuse. Absentee
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  Speaker 1: voting no. to be conducted in the county clerk's office
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  Speaker 1: or other place designated by the county board of elections
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  Speaker 1: and approved by the state board of elections. Tuesday, November 3rd,
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  Speaker 1: General Election Day. Polls open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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  Speaker 1: prevailing time. Mail-in absentee ballots must be received by clerk
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  Speaker 1: before 6 p.m. prevailing time. For additional information regarding general
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  Speaker 1: election procedures, contact County Clerk Randy Williams or visit his
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  Speaker 1: office in the County Government Building located at 450 Prestonburg Street.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is KSP, that's Kentucky State Police Post
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  Speaker 1: 8 Traffic Checkpoint Advisory, Moorhead, Kentucky, October the 1st. The
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  Speaker 1: Kentucky State Police Moorhead Post would like to offer periodic
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  Speaker 1: reminders to drivers who travel our roadways. Our agency strives
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  Speaker 1: daily to ensure the safety of the motoring public. Some
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  Speaker 1: of these proactive measures include various roadside safety checkpoints and
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  Speaker 1: saturating known problematic areas in the district through the General
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  Speaker 1: Patrol's tactics. The Kentucky State Police utilizes traffic safety checkpoints
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  Speaker 1: to promote safety for motorists using the public roadways to
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  Speaker 1: provide a deterrent for those who violate laws contained in
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  Speaker 1: the Kentucky Revised Statutes. The intent of a traffic safety
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  Speaker 1: checkpoint is to provide high visibility public safety service, focusing
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  Speaker 1: on operator impairment, vehicular equipment deficiencies, confirming appropriate registration and
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  Speaker 1: insurance of vehicles, and the valid licensing of drivers. Other
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  Speaker 1: violations of law and or public safety issues that arise
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  Speaker 1: will be addressed. These checkpoints will allow Kentucky State Police
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  Speaker 1: the opportunity to periodically concentrate its efforts in checking for
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  Speaker 1: violations of Kentucky traffic and regulatory laws that will ultimately
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  Speaker 1: increase the safety of the citizens within the Commonwealth. Traffic
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  Speaker 1: safety checkpoint locations in Post 8 District may be located
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  Speaker 1: at our website. Our next article is Transfer Pathways Available
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  Speaker 1: at MCTC, Maysville, Kentucky. Transfer Pathways at Maysville Community and
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  Speaker 1: Technical College offer affordable close-to-home options for individuals interested in
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  Speaker 1: obtaining a bachelor's degree. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, over
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  Speaker 1: 200 students transferred from MCTC to a four-year university after
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  Speaker 1: completing an associate degree in one of the college's transfer pathways.
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  Speaker 1: In many ways, students enrolled in our transfer pathways can
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  Speaker 1: improve their post-secondary education experience, said Dr. Dana Callahan, Vice
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  Speaker 1: Chancellor of Academic Services. Transferring from MCTC has the potential
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  Speaker 1: to save students time and money, while setting them up
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  Speaker 1: for a strong entry into today's job market. Some of
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  Speaker 1: the top programs students transferred from were elementary education, registered nursing,
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  Speaker 1: associates in arts, associates in science, and associate in applied science.
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  Speaker 1: Students have also successfully transferred into a wide variety of
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  Speaker 1: other programs, including human services, social work, business, marketing, animal science,
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  Speaker 1: and many others. Over the past year, MCTC faculty and
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  Speaker 1: staff have worked closely with students to identify transfer opportunities
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  Speaker 1: and secure transfer scholarship at colleges and universities throughout Kentucky
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  Speaker 1: and the surrounding region. Most commonly, students have transferred to
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  Speaker 1: Morehead State University, University of the Cumberlands, Northern Kentucky University,
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  Speaker 1: Eastern Kentucky University, and Southern New Hampshire University. Students have
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  Speaker 1: also transferred to the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville,
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  Speaker 1: Bellarmine University, Shawnee University, Berea College, and more. For more
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  Speaker 1: information on transfer opportunities at MTCC, go to their website.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Upcoming Events at the Morgan County
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  Speaker 1: Extension Office, Friday, October 23rd, Farmer's Market, 9 a.m. to
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  Speaker 1: 2 p.m. Monday, October 26th, Mahjong Monday at the library,
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  Speaker 1: 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, October 27th, SRQCA training,
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  Speaker 1: 9 a.m. You must register. BQCA training, 6 p.m. You
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  Speaker 1: must pre-register. Farmer's market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday
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  Speaker 1: and Tuesday, October 26th and 27th, Environmental Day Camp. at
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  Speaker 1: Camp Judy Lane. Wednesday, October 28th, Wellness Wednesday Walk at
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  Speaker 1: Old Mill Park, 1230. Friday, October 30th, Last Day of
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  Speaker 1: Farmer's Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our next
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  Speaker 1: article is Morgan XC Hosts Mountain Elementary Classic and Varsity
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  Speaker 1: Last Chance Meats by Jamie Bronk. Morgan County Cross Country
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  Speaker 1: concluded the regular session by hosting two meets on Saturday,
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  Speaker 1: October 17th, The fifth iteration of the Mountain Elementary Classic
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  Speaker 1: was contested early in the morning with the varsity last
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  Speaker 1: chance meet that's followed at noon. In the fourth grade
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  Speaker 1: and under race, Bentley Arnett finished fourth in a time
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  Speaker 1: of 11 minutes, 33 seconds for the 2K distance. That's
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  Speaker 1: one and a quarter miles. While Kylan Payton competed the
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  Speaker 1: race in 13 minutes, 34 seconds, 6. Harrison King placed
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  Speaker 1: 5th among the boys in 4th grade and under in
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  Speaker 1: a time of 11 minutes, 1 second. The boys 6th
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  Speaker 1: grade and under portion of the meet, Camden Arnett, ran
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  Speaker 1: 9 minutes, 27 seconds to 3rd place. Each of the
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  Speaker 1: Morgan County Elementary runners won medals for their efforts by
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  Speaker 1: placing in the top 10 of their divisions. Three of
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  Speaker 1: the Lady Cougars raced in the girls' varsity section of
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  Speaker 1: the last chance meet. Sadie Sojak led the way with
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  Speaker 1: an eighth-place finish in 22 minutes and 10 seconds over
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  Speaker 1: a 5K distance of 3.1 miles. Alyssa McPherson placed 17th
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  Speaker 1: in 24 minutes, 25 seconds, while Jaylee Ferguson finished 36th
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  Speaker 1: in 29 minutes, 17 seconds. The girls did not have
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  Speaker 1: a team score. The varsity boys were fourth as a team,
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  Speaker 1: finishing behind Ashland Blazer, Knox Central, and Pikeville, and just
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  Speaker 1: ahead of Raceland. As the boys head into their regional
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  Speaker 1: meet this coming Saturday here at home, the Cougar Harriers
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  Speaker 1: are in a dogfight with Pikeville, Raceland, and Fairview for
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  Speaker 1: the top two spots in Class 1A Region 7. Each
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  Speaker 1: of the boys ran solid races with times and places
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  Speaker 1: that looked as follows. Tavern Arnett, 19 minutes and 51 seconds, 15th.
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  Speaker 1: Matthew Vance, 21 minutes, 16 seconds, 25th. Gino Chase, 21 minutes,
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  Speaker 1: 56 seconds, 29th. A.J. Chase, 22 minutes, 9 seconds, 33rd.
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  Speaker 1: Andrew Arnold, 23 minutes with 48 seconds and 48th. 43rd.
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  Speaker 1: Morgan County will host the three regional meets at the
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  Speaker 1: Earl Reed Athletic Complex this Saturday. The Cougar boys and
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  Speaker 1: girls will run in a 1A7 meet at 10 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: At 1230, there will be a 2A6 meet with schools
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  Speaker 1: north of West Liberty competing Ashland, Boyd, Russell, Greenup, Rowan, etc.
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  Speaker 1: Then at 3, the 2A seven meet will take place
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  Speaker 1: with schools south and east of West Liberty. This concludes
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  Speaker 1: excerpts from recent editions of the Licking Valley Courier. Your
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  Speaker 1: reader has been Janice. On behalf of everyone here at
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  Speaker 1: Radio Eye, thank you for listening. Keep on listening, and
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  Speaker 1: I hope you have a very good day.