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My DAR patriot is Rev. Moses Taylor. My eligibility to join the DAR is through my grandmother, Annie (Grubb) Flowers, who married Allie "Al" Flowers. She is the daughter of Millard Franklin Grubb, who married Susan R. Taylor. Susan R. Taylor was the daughter of Rev. Alfred Taylor, Sr. who was the son of Joseph Taylor, the son of Moses Taylor.

Many people who use chew or dip tobacco products think that it is safer than smoking.  This could not be farther from the truth.  This habit poses many risks to individuals, including but not limited to nicotine addiction, mouth cancer, esophageal cancer, diseases associated with the mouth, and it may also increase t

Fishing is a wonderful warm-weather pastime many of us enjoy. At the extension office, we often receive calls in the spring and fall from landowners on how to properly stock recreational ponds with fish. 

Ryman Ali Little was born on April 24th, 2013. We were preparing to leave the hospital and take Ryman home a couple of days later when Ryman’s nurse came to us concerned about Ryman’s lack of eating not being as an alert. The NICU doctor at Baptist Hospital examined her and discovered that her ammonia level was very high, which could cause life-threatening issues. Ryman was then transferred to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital on her third day of life.

On Wednesday, April 14^th Jennifer Davis, Madison Staton, Kayla Spurgeon, and Emily McAfee (Butler County High School science teachers) led a STEM education training session at the event, “STEM-Festival”, which involved regional educators hosted at the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative in Bowling Green, KY. The Butler County High School science teachers participate in the STEM-CS grant that was awarded to GRREC in 2019 by the U.S.

 During the next year, youth can learn more about the wild side of Kentucky through Kentucky 4-H Bio blitz. The program is a citizen scientist event that encourages 4-H members and their families to explore their state and observe and record the wild animals and plants they find in nature. Bio blitz begins May 1 and ends April 30, 2022.

Tammy Deweese took her homework assignment very seriously. Professor Jared Hanley of Owensboro Community College gave Tammy a few choices for her " Give Back to the Earth Project. " She rounded up friends and relatives from six families this past Thursday. They filled twelve large construction bags with trash from the Rochester Dam.

Troop 208 might be small in numbers but is big in heart. The national average of Scouts that advance to the highest honor, Eagle Scout, is less than ten percent. Butler County's average is above seventy-five percent because leaders, past and present keeping the young men active in completing merit badges to achieve the minimum of twenty-one required to become an Eagle. Even in this pandemic, the Scouts go camping, hiking, and perform community service.

In follow-up to last week’s article about “The Real Cost”, let’s talk about e-cigarette popularity among youth.  By 2017, the FDA reports that more than 2 million teens were currently using e-cigarettes.  This is why the FDA has now expanded its successful youth prevention campaign to include the potential risks of u

I led an active life, traveling, camping, and working with our horses.   Family, friends and community have always been important to me and I still tried to contribute as much as possible.