I was in the Beaver Dam City Building on Monday to purchase a business license (Who knew?), when I was informed the city had thought about having a kickball tournament during the Strawberry Festival at the Beaver Dam Family Park. Apparently, there was an issue with getting the word out to the parties who might [...]
OTB: BD Elementary readies for KPREP test with music video
May 3, 2013 by
The school year is nearing its end and that means students will be taking their KPREP (Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress) tests. The KPREP test will assess what a student has learned during the school year and will enable the state to give the school system a “report card,” so to speak, on how [...]
The Eagle Shake is here!
March 1, 2013 by
We here at the Ohio County Monitor have just recently been introduced to an internet meme called the Harlem Shake. What’s a meme? What’s the Harlem Shake? We’re too old to really explain those things if you don’t know what they are. A meme, according to Wikipedia is “an idea, behavior or style that spreads [...]
The Vespers didn’t disappoint at Shades of Blue Festival
September 13, 2012 by
There were a lot of festivals/events/things to attend last weekend in Ohio County. Well, I guess there were a lot of things to do in the OC this weekend, since September seems to be the month for celebrations and fund raisers. I had a chance to make it down to the 2nd Annual Shades of [...]
Hurricane Isaac, the Army Corp of Engineers & Ohio County
August 30, 2012 by
I’m watching Hurricane Isaac coverage on the Weather Channel and they are talking about the Army Corp of Engineers potentially breeching a levee to help flood waters drain from New Orleans. For those that don’t know, New Orleans is a very old city that was actually built below sea level. Any time a big storm [...]
