Benny is a two-year-old male terrier mix. He’s very friendly and loves to play. Benny has a free adoption to an approved home, which includes rabies vaccination and being neutered. Stop by the Carter County Animal Shelter and meet him or call 475-9771 for more information.
Shelter hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday by appointment.
Cow-calf operators often wrestle with the decision of selling their bull calves in-tact or castrating them to sell as steers. The important management choice has financial implications either way. As producers, you need to weigh the costs and decide what’s best for your operation.
You need to look at more than economics when trying to decide to castrate bull calves. Castration may seem very inexpensive, but you should also consider the time and facilities involved as well as the stress it puts on calves.
Historically speaking, steer calves bring higher prices per pound than bull calves. There may be times when bulls outsell steers, but that is usually the exception, not the norm. Exceptions may be due to quality or lot size differences. Sometimes it may just be that buyers need to fill out a load of bulls, and they bid on the group beyond the expected price.
If you go back as far as January 2010, there hasn’t been a single month when the Kentucky average price of 550-pound bulls exceeded that of 550-pound steers. The bull discount actually got very wide at times during 2014 and 2015, but otherwise has been running in a range of $7 to $14 per hundredweight.
The current market is unique as feed costs are relatively high. High feed prices generally result in smaller price slides as operators shift towards placing heavier feeder cattle into feedlots. This results in greater value of gain and makes additional weaning weight more valuable. Seasonality also impacts the value of gain. Price slides for calves typically increase in the spring when grass demand supports lighter calf prices.
Even considering historical prices, current feed costs and other factors, cow-calf operators ultimately must decide what is best for their unique enterprise. Some producers may decide that the additional costs for working calves don’t make sense for them due to facility or time constraints. Other producers may be able to make money by purchasing bulls, castrating them, backgrounding for a time and then selling them.
This is a common way of adding value in the cattle market. Producers who typically sell bulls may want to consider the potential value they can add to their calves as they look for ways to increase profitability.
Producers should weigh all the advantages and costs of both situations. There is consistent evidence that bulls will sell at a discount to steers in the marketplace and the additional pounds bulls need to offset that can be significant. Ultimately, producers need to determine if they can capture this potential for added value.
For more information on herd management, contact the Carter County office of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Educational programs of the Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expressions, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability.
By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
Ever thought to yourself, “Wouldn’t it be fun to run around as a shotgun-wielding crab, blowing other crabs into baader meat?”
No?
But now that the image has been planted in your noggin, I bet you kind of want to.
That’s the problem with Crab Champions, the promised third-person shooter and racing game (!?!) from Irish developer Noisestorm. Now that I know about it, I really want to play it. But when the game releases, if ever, remains to be seen.
The entire history of Crab Champions is kind of odd. The game announcement came along a year after the release of a song and music video for a track called “Crab Rave” from Noisestorm – the stage name of Irish DJ and producer Eoin O’Broin. O’Broin wrote and produced the song and made the music video for it in Unreal Engine, a popular tool for video game design and computer animation, and released it on April 1, 2018. From there the song and video gained popularity, and exactly one year later, on April 1, 2019, O’Broin announced the video game.
In the game you play as a crab in one of three game modes: PvE (player vs environment) Survival, with up to four players working together in online co-op; Racing mode, where you can compete against up to three friends, or your own best time, as you run, slide, and jump through different environments; and a PvP (player vs player) Duel mode, with 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 duel options allowing up to six players to compete together online.
Many thought the whole thing was an elaborate April Fool’s Joke, but O’Broin insisted it was a real game. It was greenlit and has a page on Steam, where you can add it to your wishlist and request access to the beta when it opens.
But O’Broin either overestimated his ability to produce and deliver the quality he hoped for by the deadline he sat for himself, or he’s still running a long joke on us all.
A release date of August 2020 was initially announced for the game, but O’Broin has since pushed that back and, more than a year later, we’re still waiting.
As he notes on his website for the game, crabchampions.com, this game isn’t being released by a major studio, with multiple people working on it. It’s a labor of love for one developer – one who also has a full-time career as a musician. It doesn’t seem like the Irish artist is one to compromise his principles either, no matter how many people are asking him to take their money for a pre-order on the game.
He has refused to take pre-orders, and has insisted that he will sell the game for $9 for the complete experience.
“I want the $9 price tag to give owners the full game: no DRM, ads, pay to win, (or) paid skins,” he writes on the website. There will be different skins, unlocked by complete achievements or in-game challenges, or using secret codes.
He’s even creating an entirely new soundtrack for the game so that anyone streaming it won’t run into copyright issues. Though his song “Crab Rave” helped inspire and drive interest in the game, he said, if he used that song or other already published songs in the game his record label could conceivably file a copyright claim against anyone streaming gameplay.
At this point, it’s anyone’s guess if the game will ever be finished and published. O’Broin wouldn’t be the first to have grand ideas that never saw completion. You can just take a look at my Kickstarter backing history for a rundown of promising ideas that never made it to final product.
But I hope he releases it someday.
The last time I was this taken by the visual charm of a game it was the abysmal Naughty Bear. That game, whose charms wore off after the first chapter, has the distinction of being the only game I’ve ever returned to GameStop. But while that game got really boring, really fast, Crab Champions looks more promising. It already has more variety built into the gameplay, and the online co-op or competition adds the kind of variability that can keep a game like this engaging.
The developer has also promised new map updates and content after the game has released. If he decides to open content and map creation to users, there need never be any shortage of new content to keep players interested.
I suppose we’ll just have to wait and see. I’m intrigued, but not so invested I’ll be super disappointed if the game never releases. Not as much as I will be if it does eventually release and there isn’t a crab cracker melee weapon, and/or some kind of butter-based ammunition. That would be the true crime.
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The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Carter County Detention Center over the past week. This list includes local arrests only. It does not include federal inmates being housed at or transported through the detention center.
All of the charges listed are arrest charges only, and do not indicate an indictment or a conviction for the charges in question. All subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Information is compiled from publicly available sources, but may not be comprehensive. Individuals who are released or post bail shortly after arrest may not be listed.
By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
The city of Grayson will be giving trick-or-treaters an extra half hour to collect candy this year – a treat to make up for all the cancelled events over the past year, council teased. Council moved to set trick-or-treat for Saturday, October 30, from 5:30 – 8 p.m. Council initially considered other two hour blocks before setting aside the entire period for trick-or-treaters.
Council also moved to accept the code enforcement report, which included recommendations for the demolition of two mobile homes; one located on Rupert Lane and one on Dixie Street.
Code enforcement officer Duane Suttles reported that certified letters had been sent to the owner of record for the trailer at 533 Rupert Lane. That letter gave them until April 12 to remove the mobile home, because it had been vacant for more than 180 days and was not permitted in a business zone. The owner was also sent letters alerting them of an August 16 public hearing on the property. The property was found to be in violation of the city zoning ordinance at that meeting. Code enforcement recommended city council abate the offending structure and place a lien upon the property for associated costs.
Council entered in the first reading of a motion to demolish the trailer and place a lien on the property.
That wasn’t the only property code enforcement recommended demolition of. Code enforcement also recommended the demolition of a mobile home located at 404 Dixie Street. Notice was also sent to the owners of record for that property, giving them a deadline of July 12 to bring the property into compliance with city ordinances. That property was also discussed at the August 16 public hearing, and the planning and zoning commission found the property to be in violation of city ordinances as well. Suttles said no one has lived in the property for several years, and utilities have not been on at the location since 2016. Code enforcement recommended council abate that property also, removing the mobile home and placing a lien on the property for associated costs.
Council moved to enter into the first reading of a motion to demolish that trailer and place a lien on the property as well. Demolition costs on each property is expected to be around $3,500 for demolition, disposal, and lot reclamation.
Council moved to set tax rates for real and personal property during their September meeting as well. Council moved to accept the compensating rate, which raises the rate from 0.192 per $100 of valuation to 0.194 per $100 of valuation. That increase, which council can approve without a public hearing, is expected to raise the same amount of money for the city as the property tax did in the previous year, despite the slight increase.
Council briefly considered a rate increase of four percent, to 0.203 per $100 of valuation. That move would have required a public hearing, but would have brought the city only $15,500 over the previous year.
In other action council moved to cover fifty percent of costs for drainage issues at the sport park, up to $10,000. They also moved to accept other department reports, including emergency management’s report on disaster preparedness, and the police department’s report on impounded vehicles. Chief Travis Steele said the first batch of cars would be auctioned this month, and they would have a new group available for auction soon.
“We’re going to get it cleaned up,” Steele said
Council also moved to approve street closures for Funtoberfest activities and to approve their new Administrative Hold ordinance on second reading.
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By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
Allen Stapleton has worn many hats over his 57 years of firefighting; captain, assistant chief (for both Olive Hill and Carter City), chief, even President of the Kentucky Firefighters Association.
But no matter what hat he’s worn, Stapleton said he’s always been proud to be a part of the Olive Hill Fire Department.
“This is my family,” he said.
The department has been a part of his life since he was a young boy. He had a friend whose father was fire chief and, when they had snow days keep them out of school, they would hang out around the fire house.
“I got interested in firefighting and, when I got old enough, I joined,” he explained.
He’s stayed on since then, both at the old location – built in the 1930s – and at the new location which he helped build back in 1997. In fact, Stapleton, along with current chief Jeremy Rodgers and previous chief Chad Manning, are the only members of the department who were around when construction of the current building took place. He said volunteers within the department did most of the physical work – everything but the plumbing – so he has a lot of memories associated with the building and the guys who serve there.
In fact, the only time he’s not been a member of the fire department, he said, is when he took a short break to serve on city council. But since then, he’s decided he can serve in both roles, regularly abstaining from most council votes related to the fire department because of his involvement with them.
That makes the recent dedication of the department’s training center in his name especially meaningful for him, Stapleton said.
“It means a lot to me,” he said. “There was a lot of hard work went in on it… and it’s an honor to have it dedicated to me.”
“I want to thank all the guys on the department,” he continued. “I really appreciate them all. They just feel like my kids.”
Assistant-chief John Humphries said, especially for the younger guys, Stapleton really helps bring a lot of knowledge and history into focus, so it’s especially fitting that the training center be named in his honor.
“The younger guys would never know the deeper history of Olive Hill (without) having Al back here. He gives that insight to the younger guys… bringing in old pictures, old equipment, telling stories. In the fire service stuff like that really matters a lot, and gives a base or ground for these younger guys to understand what firefighting means – the camaraderie, the brotherhood, especially in the Olive Hill Fire Department – and Al really brings that to us.”
While the training center itself isn’t new, Humphries said the dedication is a way for the Olive Hill Department to acknowledge Stapleton’s contributions, not just with the local community, but with communities across the region.
He said other departments also make use of the facilities, built under former chief Wes Gilliam, for a variety of training scenarios.
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By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
If you aren’t planning on resting up this weekend, you should. Because next weekend is full of events on both ends of the county, designed to jump-start the fall holiday season.
Events kick-off on Friday night, October 8, in Olive Hill, with a Trail Town Stage tribute to the music of Tom T. Hall. Tickets for that event, which starts at 7 p.m. will be $8 at the door, or $3 for children 12 and under. The evening will feature tributes to Hall and performances of his songs by Sasha Colette, Beau Lambert, Whistle & Fish, Don Rogers, George Molton, David Carroll (of Hammertowne), and Tony Pence, along with stories and conversations about Hall’s life and impact on country music, songwriting, and the community.
If you go out on Friday, and decide you want to see more from Whistle & Fish or from Sasha Colette, you can catch both on Saturday during the annual “It’s Fall Y’all!” vendor and craft fair in downtown Olive Hill.
Colette goes on at 11 a.m., followed by David Adams at noon, Trio at 1 p.m., and Whistle & Fish at 2 p.m.
In between you can compete in soccer croquet (11:15), a bubble gum blowing contest (11:45), Punkin’ Chunkin’ (noon), the costume contest (12:30), bean bag toss (1:00), pool noodle toss (1:30), speed tic-tac-toe (2:00), and bed races (2:30).
The event runs from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 9, with winners for the “Guess the Mess” and booth decoration contests announced at 3:30.
In addition to the scheduled events there will be food sales and craft vendors set-up throughout the day, and all-day pumpkin bowling.
This year, for the first time, the Friends of the Carter County Public Library will also host a book sale booth as part of the “It’s Fall Y’all!” festivities.
Over in Grayson they’ll be celebration Funtoberfest from sunrise until after sunset, with Park Street closed from 9 a.m. until midnight and Main Street from 7–10 a.m. between Pomeroy and Landsdowne for the Raider Up 5K Run/ Walk. That event starts with registration at 7 a.m. and the race at 8 a.m. Proceeds from the run go to benefit the East Carter High School football team.
Other activities include Market 474, which will be open with locally produced goods from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Grayson Rotary Club’s Frank-N-Stein Hotdog Sale will be dishing out grub from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Grayson Park Shelter. The FFA will also be selling food along Park Street, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Inflatables will be available any time throughout the day, from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., with the purchase of a $5 wrist band.
Zoomer Animal Rides will also be available from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at $2 for five minutes, with proceeds benefitting Carter Christian Academy.
Other events throughout the day include pumpkin decorating and face painting on the Grayson Tourism lawn, petting zoo on Park Street, and a silent auction and art show at the Grayson Gallery & Art Center. These events all run from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
For book lovers, there will be a book signing by “Love Rekindled” author Jordan Smith from 12 – 1 p.m. at the Tourism Cabin. For younger readings there will be free story readings and book giveaways at 1, 1:30, and 2 p.m.
The day also includes KCU’s homecoming game (1:30 p.m.), pet costume contest in City Park at 2:30 p.m., dance performance by Dance with Hope Studios at 3:10 p.m. and a cornhole tournament from 3:30 – 7 p.m.
You can cap the evening off with Trunk or Treating at the Grayson Gallery, 4 – 6 p.m., and the Halloween Extravaganza Light Show at the Grayson Fire Department from 8 – 8:30 p.m. followed by a family movie night.
Funtoberfest sponsors include Cabin Creek Camping & RV, Michelle Wilhoit State Farm Insurance, Wilhoit Law Office, Firstlight Home Care, Dance with Hope Studio, Grayson Gallery & Art Center, Malone Funeral Home, Super 8, Econolodge, Quality Inn, Commercial Bank of Grayson, Pure Country Automotive, Primary Plus, Grayson Sporting Goods, Kentucky Christian University, Jody Mayo at Ross Realty Inc., Don Combs, Griffith, Delaney, Hillman, & Lett CPA, Grayson Creative Community, City National Bank, Hogs Trough, Grayson RECC, Horton Brothers & Brown Pharmacy, Grayson Tourism, Grayson Sanitation, Center for Change, NECCO, Center Stage Studio, Go Radio, Jody Goats at Century 21, Re/ Max Realty Connection, Dr. Shannon L. Smith-Stephens DNP, APRN-BC, PLLC, and Member’s Choice Credit Union.
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Mrs. Phyllis Ann Kouns Davis age 69 of Argillite, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Community Hospice in Ashland, Kentucky.
She was born on April 11, 1952 in Carter County, Kentucky a daughter to the late Virgil and Fannie Pennix Kouns.
Phyllis was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed going to yard sales and to Goodwill, crocheting crafts, sewing and spending time with her children, grandchildren and her dogs.
She is survived by her loving husband of twenty-one years, Virgil Davis, two sons, Herbert Joseph Davis of Scioto, Ohio and Shannon Davis of Grayson, Kentucky, three daughters, Tino Jo Rice of Mansfield, Ohio, Rebecca Ann (Woodrow) Stacy of Morehead, Kentucky and Lisa Jane Jarrell of Ashland, Kentucky, one brother, Vernon (Patricia) Kouns of Nashville, Tennessee, thirteen grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, a grandson she raised as her own, Harley Joe Davis and by two special friends, Patty Kouns and Alma Bowling.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Grayson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Grayson, Kentucky with Brother Lester Bowling officiating. Burial will follow in the Damron Branch Cemetery on Damron Branch in Grayson, Kentucky.
Friends may visit from 1 p.m. until the service hour at Grayson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Grayson, Kentucky.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Mr. Robert Daniel Griffith, age 42, of Grayson, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021, in Grayson, Kentucky.
He was born on Thursday, August 30, 1979, in Ashland, Kentucky to the Robert Griffith and Donna Rogers Griffith.
Robert was employed at Grayson Sanitation, Grayson, Kentucky.
He is preceded in death by one sister, Lisa Blevins.
Robert is survived by three sons: Dylan Griffith, Jacob “Diggs” Griffith, and Blake Griffith, all of Grayson, Kentucky: one daughter Abgiale Griffith of Grayson, Kentucky: one brother Chris Sparks of Grayson, Kentucky: two sisters Jackie Greer and Misty Griffith , all of Grayson, Kentucky: and five grandchildren and a host of other family and friends who will sadly mourn his passing.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Grayson Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Grayson, Kentucky, with Brother Kyle Burchett officiating. Burial will follow in the Rogers-Messer Cemetery at Huffs Run, Grayson, Kentucky.
Friends may visit after 12 p.m. until the service hour Wednesday at the Grayson Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Grayson Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Grayson, Kentucky will handle all arrangements.
Covi Wayne Reeves was carried home by the angels, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
Covi was the son of Christopher Wayne Reeves and Tasha Lynn Harris Reeves of Olive Hill, Kentucky.
In addition to his parents, Covi is survived by three brothers, Chandler Reeves, Connor Reeves and Caesyn Reeves all of Olive Hill , Kentucky, two sisters, Tasya Reeves and Teagan Reeves both of Olive Hill, Kentucky, his paternal grandmother Anna Mae Reeves and his maternal grandparents Mervil and Wendy Collins Harris.
Funeral services will held at l p.m. Monday, September 27, 202l at the Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky with Adam Dagnan, Shawn Douglas and John Dagnan officiating. Burial will follow in the Bradley Cemetery.
Friends may visit from 12 noon until 1 p.m at the Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Robbie Harris, Allen Harris, Clifford Reeves, Joey Kadlec, Chris Burton, James Holbrook and Chris Childers will serve as Pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be Chandler and Conner Reeves.
Globe Funeral Chapel, Olive Hill, Kentucky will be handling all arrangements.
Doris Jean Brock, age 80, of Fairborn, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021. She was born December 16, 1940 in Olive Hill, Kentucky. Doris is preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Lena Sammons. She is survived by her son, Jeff Brock, and her granddaughter, Hannah. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Doris’ final resting place will be Garvin Ridge Cemetery, State Hwy 2078, Olive Hill, KY, 41164. No public services are currently planned. Arrangements made by Burcham Tobias Funeral Home in Fairborn, OH.
Hopefully one day our grandchildren will have to Google search COVID-19 to find a definition.
If they do, this virus will have come to pass.
Obviously that’s everyone’s daily prayer, that it will disappear from our society like polio, a disease I’ve tried to learn more about lately – more specifically the country’s reaction to the polio vaccine.
Unlike the COVID-19 vaccine, apparently there was a greater public acceptance of and willingness to receive the polio inoculation.
Some of today’s Marion residents were in elementary school back in 1955 when the polio vaccine was distributed. Talked to one recently who remembers walking as a group from school to the second-floor health office on East Carlisle Street. After climbing the stairs, students were given the vaccine, which was contained in a chewable sugar cube.
I’ve been wondering whether there was apprehension about the polio vaccine. Was the country divided about its validity, its efficacy? Were people reluctant to have their children vaccinated, were they on the phone talking about their neighbors’ willingness or unwillingness to accept an inoculation to prevent a horrible, debilitating disease that was affecting children at alarming rates?
Here’s what I found. Surprisingly, it took 47 years from the time polio was identified until a vaccine was distributed. Because of limited technology at the time, scientists and medical professionals started from scratch to develop the vaccine. Since the 1980s, more than 90 percent of school-age children have been vaccinated for polio.
The quick development of three COVID-19 vaccines was the result of years and years of research in the scientific archives on SARS vaccines. Because COVID and SARS are both coronaviruses diseases, scientists has a head start on dealing with the new strain, which led to the relatively quick creation of a COVID-19 vaccine.
When it became available in 1955, people couldn’t get the polio vaccine fast enough. One of the reasons, historians say, was that Americans had a deep respect for science. A chorus of social media opinions did not exist back then to confuse the public. A campaign of disinformation and skepticism about the COVID vaccine has clearly created pockets of deep-rooted resistance, doubt and insecurity.
Polio attacked children. Nearly 60,000 children in 1952 were infected and more than 3,000 died. By comparison, a year’s worth of COVID-19 data show 32 million cases in the U.S. and more than 573,000 deaths. Yet serious COVID illness, so far, is rare among children.
Years worth of efforts by door-to-door volunteers acting on behalf of the March of Dimes helped Americans feel like they were helping toward the effort to eradicate polio. These are the individuals whose lives were greatly impacted by World War II and many were involved in the war effort not too many years earlier.
By the time the polio vaccine was available in 1955, parents understood and accepted that the risks of contracting polio were a much greater threat than the risks of the vaccine.
Sound familiar?
We’re beginning to understand that about COVID, too. Even though individuals vaccinated for COVID-19 can contract and, unfortunately spread the virus, the risks of serious illness requiring hospitalization are lessened. A study in Georgia released last weekend pointed out that almost 90 percent of COVID hospitalizations were among the unvaccinated. Other data are bearing that out across the country.
A friend in Louisville who works in the medical industry shared a conversation he recently had with a doctor. Standing outside one of Louisville’s largest hospitals, he pointed to the upper floors and said there were 100 seriously ill COVID patients up there. None of them were vaccinated.
I’m always one to avoid uncomfortable topics or create controversy. I know there are varying opinions on the COVID-19 vaccine, but I think we’re beginning to see the life-threatening or life-altering effects of not being vaccinated.
I understand the fear of the unknown. It’s a weakness I share. Being fearful of making the wrong decision is what creates hesitancy, sometimes with serious consequences.
But we trusted scientists in the 50s to protect our children from polio. Science worked. And now it’s time to let science protect us again.
The rollout of a life-saving vaccine is something we might only see once or twice in our lifetime. Hopefully no more.
Folks in the 50s who trusted the process of eradicating polio should be our guide. It’s time we do the same so our kids and grandkids won’t live with COVID-19, but instead will need to Google it.
Allison Evans is a third-generation owner of The Crittenden Press newspaper. She can be reached at allison@the-press.com.
Silas is a two-and-a-half-year-old beagle mix. He’s a quiet, friendly boy and gets along great with everyone. Silas has a FREE adoption, which includes rabies vaccination and being neutered. Stop by the Carter County Animal Shelter and meet him or call 475-9771 for more information.
Shelter hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday by appointment.
By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
West Carter’s tumultuous season continued last Friday, as they struggled, and came up scoreless, against Raceland, ending the game 0-21 and putting the Comets at two wins and two losses for the season.
The Rams scored three times in the first half, on two passing touchdowns from Parker Fannin (10), and an interception return from Noah Wallace (2). Three good extra point kicks from Peyton Ison put Raceland where they;d stay the rest of the game.
Despite a strong back and forth game, neither team would come back to score in the second half. They did come close though, playing a tough back and forth game. West Carter’s Jackson Bond (22) took possession of the ball for a first down on the 48 yard line, and then got within 25 yards of the goal before turning over the ball to Raceland on a fumble.
Raceland’s own fumble, though, led to a West Carter recovery on the next play, taking reception on their opponent’s 40 yard line. The Raiders got within five yards of the goal before the clock ran out on the quarter.
They started the fourth quarter in scoring position, but they just couldn’t overcome the Raceland defense to cross the goal line.
Quarterback Eli Estepp (18) had 10 pass completions on 23 attemtps for 139 net passing yards, and two interceptions.
Cole Crampton (5) rushed for 72 yards on 22 attemtps, Cade Oppenheimer (1) had nine yards on two attempts, and Estepp had seven yards on as many attempts.
Bond (22) had three receptions for 46 yards. Cramption (5) had one for 34 yards. Black McGlone (32) had four pass receptions for 30 yards. Kaden Wilson (8) had one for 17 yards. And Sam Jones (16) had one for 12 yards.
McGlone (32) recovered one fumble, and Jones (16) forced one.
On Defense Isaac Bond (33) had four solo tackles and eight assists. Jones (16) had four solo and three assists. Neil Lusher (4) had six assists. Conner Greene (34) had one solo and four assists. McGlone (32) had four and one assist. Samuel Rayburn (55) had four assists. Kaden Wilson (8) had one solo tackle and two assistrs. Preston Nauman (77), Gavin Adams (64)m and Bradyn Flener (10) had two assists each, and Jake Barker (25) had one assist.
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By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
East Carter came to play last Friday. The Raiders scored their first touchdown within four minutes of the game’s start, and kept that momentum going, ending the game against Perry County Central with a score of 40-8.
The Raiders scored again with 4:22 left in the first quarter after Devin Carver (55) slapped down the Commodores’ kick-off at the 30 yard line and Isaac Boggs (5) carried the ball to a first down at the second yard line, helping earn East their second touchdown. With the score at 12-0, the Raiders scored on their first two-point conversion of the night, taking the score to 14-0 as the first quarter wrapped up.
The Raiders didn’t even get two minutes into the second quarter before they scored touchdown number three on a long, breakaway run from Charlie Terry (20), taking the score to 20-0 after the Raiders failed to connect on an extra point kick.
Midway through the second quarter Perry started to gain some momentum, but then lost significant yardage on a holding call. The Commodores didn’t let up, though, bouncing back to get within scoring position, with a first down on the 15 yard line. Quarterback Chanse McKenzie found his opening in the Raiders defense, and ran in a touchdown for Perry Central, followed by a two-point conversion from Cade Miller. But that would be the last opening East Carter would allow the Commodores to exploit.
The Raiders would take the score to 26-8 before the half finished, on an interception and touchdown from Kanyon Kozee (13).
In the second half the Raiders added to their lead with another pair of touchdowns and a two point conversion.
Quarterback Quentin Johnson (1) had five completions for 66 passing yards. Terry (20) rushed for 148 yards on 13 attempts, with two rushing touchdowns scored. Dustin Hall (17) rushed for 76 yards, on two attempts, with one touchdown. Kozee (13) had 57 rushing yards. Nikk Barnett (7), had 46 yards and another pair of touchdowns for the Raiders. Boggs (5) rushed for 29 yards, Braiden Bellew (30) for 27, Braydon Kiser (9) for four, and Bryer Holbrook (24) for three.
Cason Adams (8) had two pass receptions for 24 yards, Boggs (5) had two for 23, and Mikey Hall (21) had one for 19.
In addition to their pair of touchdowns each, Barnett and Terry each scored one two-point conversion for the Raiders.
On defense Rylan Yoak (4) had five tackles. Kozee and Dustin Hall (17) had four. Devin Carver (55), Bryson Kiser (56), Boggs, and Barnett had three each. Izack Messer (50), Terry, Garon Castle (53), and Connor Goodman (2) had two each. Braden Reed (77), Skyler McCormick (62), Mikey Hall (21), Cason Adams (8), Braydon Kiser (9), Jaxon Barker (6), and Bryer Holbrook (24) each had a single tackle.
Kozee’s one interception touchdown gave the Raiders a net of 72 yards.
East Carter’s next game is away, at Lawrence County, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
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By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
Parents may complain about mask mandates, non-traditional instruction, and other aspects of the school system. But it’s not as bad as it was in 1987, when repeated complaints about the principal at Lawton Elementary led not only to calls for her ouster, but to the elementary school cafeteria being firebombed by a Molotov cocktail.
Complaints stretched back as far as the start of the year, when two eighth grade students were disciplined over an altercation. Both students wrote letters to the editor about the situation, with one student, the one who punched the other, accepting his punishment for his role in the fight. The other student, however, wrote a second letter to the editor claiming he had been further punished – by being expelled from the Spirit Club – after writing his first letter criticizing the principal and staff of the school for their handling of the fight.
One month later, in April of 1987, the paper reported further attempts to take action against the principal, Mrs. Larna Cotten. A parent approached the board with a petition she said contained 169 signatures calling for Cotten’s removal. The petition criticized Cotten for what it saw as excessive disciplinary action in the school, which some parents said caused their children anxiety. Other parents, however, defended Cotten’s work in the school.
While the board rejected the first petition, that didn’t stop parents from bringing another petition the following month, this one also rejected by the board. Petitions were also rejected a third and fourth time, while complaints expanded to include a recreational shooting program that allowed some students to fire guns without parental approval.
It all came to a head in August, when frustrations reached such a level that someone tried to burn down the school building. According to reports from the AP, who covered the attempted arson, the broken Molotov cocktail bottle was discovered while staff were evaluating needed repairs to the roof, along with four more plastic jugs that had contained gasoline. Staff surveying the damage to the burned building and the roof of the standing building, where the jugs were found, said standing water on the roof helped stop the spread of the fire to the rest of the school. Had flames reached the other gasoline jugs, they said, the entire school building would have been lost.
It’s one way to protest an unpopular principal, but it seems to be the epitome of the phrase, “cut off your nose to spite your face.”
We’re glad that, no matter how heated disagreements become about school policy today, parents and teachers haven’t reached this level of protest yet. Let’s hope they never do again.
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By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
I haven’t been out on the lake at all this year, and only a handful of times since the baby was born. My last big kayak trip was the birthday before he was born, so it’s been three years since I’ve made a full day of being out on the lake with nothing but a fishing rod, a paddle, and no plans.
But none of that makes me any less excited every time the Corps of Engineers announces a new event for Grayson Lake. As the warm days start growing shorter, and the fall season bears down on us, I keep thinking I might bust out the kayak for one quick paddle before the season ends for good.
If you’ve been meaning to get out and haven’t, or just want to get one more day on the water before cool weather sets in, the Corps has two events coming up at the lake you might be interested in.
The first is for veterans and their families, in conjunction with Operation Odyssey Outdoors. If you’ve ever been interested in checking out Grayson Lake’s famous Hidden Cove (aka the Grotto) – an area of waterfalls and gorgeous rock formations accessible only by kayak from the lakes surface – meet up with this group at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 25, at the Clifty Creek launch ramp, for a guided paddle to the site.
Once you’re there, and know how to find it, you will want to come back.
Hidden Cove isn’t the only spot on the lake with amazing rock formations and waterfalls though. You could spend hours, and days, exploring the lake’s nooks and crannies and still find interesting spots to visit and enjoy. But Hidden Cove is definitely an extra special location, and worth the effort.
Participants in this event will need to bring their own kayak and lifejacket.
If kayaking isn’t your thing, or it’s already getting too cool for you to think about being on the water, the Corps has some other weather appropriate activities coming up that don’t require getting wet.
On Friday, October 22, the Corps of Engineers will partner with the Carter County and Elliott County Tourism Boards to host a pumpkin painting event from 4 – 7 p.m. at the number 4 Shelter, at the Grayson Lake outflow. Pumpkins and supplies will be provided on a first come, first served basis, or you can bring your own pumpkin to decorate.
For more information on either event, you can contact the Corps of Engineers offices at (606)474-5815. Or email Alice Hall at alice.f.hall@usace.army.mil.
You don’t necessarily need a guide. As long as you obey the laws on the lake, you can explore the waterways on your own. You can also hike the lake’s many trails all year round.
We live in a beautiful county. Get out and enjoy it, in all it’s seasons. You won’t regret it.
Jeremy D. Wells can be reached at editor@cartercountytimes.com
It is estimated that as many as three million children of all ages in this country are being reared by their grandparents as a result of divorce, drug addiction, incarceration, and other circumstances.
In most cases, the problems befalling the biological parents were beyond the control of the children made homeless.
For example, Kentucky today has more foster children in its custody than at any time in our state’s history. In recent years, that sad fact was largely due to the opioid epidemic which has had a deadly resurgence during the current phase of the coronavirus pandemic.
A retired elementary teacher told us that the number of children in her class living with one or both grandparents steadily increased for several years to the point that non-parent households now are in the majority.
That seems in line with the national statistic that shows the divorce rate in this country is very close to 50 percent for first marriages and even higher for second and third.
Some childcare experts say some children raised by their grandparents are at an increased risk of emotional and behavioral problems when they reach adulthood. That’s because many have experienced divided loyalties, rejection, loss, guilt, and anger as a result of living away from their biological parents.
Recently, it was most gratifying to meet a set of grandparents who are fully committed to helping a grandchild grow up as well adjusted as possible. In fact, they make 100-mile roundtrips once or twice a week to make sure their 12-year-old goes to church and to youth activities with other kids her own age.
Both of those grandparents are in their 60’s and in relatively good health with a comfortable standard of living. They are involved in their granddaughter’s school activities and try not to be too indulgent in terms of spending money, clothes, electronic devices, etc.
As a grandparent myself, I greatly admire those senior citizens who are engaged, voluntarily or otherwise, in a second chance at parenting. It’s a tough job but that’s what you do for the people you love, especially the little ones.
Keith Kappes can be reached at keithkappes@gmail.com
This is one of the worst years on record for fall armyworms as a pest in home lawns, and specifically cool-season grasses. Normally, fall armyworms are a pest in agriculture crops, or feed on warm-season grasses, such as bermudagrass on golf courses. We are not used to seeing them in cool-season lawns like they are this year. Lawns started turning brown practically overnight and can look very brown and dead.
A fall armyworm is a grayish-to-greenish worm with stripes running down the body, an inverted “Y” on its head and is about 1.5 inches long. They get the name “army” because they feed in groups and progress from one area to another as if they were marching. Fall armyworms do not feed on grass roots, but on the blades, which causes damage and makes lawns turn brown very quickly. They mostly feed during the very early morning or late in the evening. You might not see them during the day as they tend to hide in the thatch of lawns to avoid ultraviolet light.
Lawns will recover from armyworm damage, but you may have to reseed. If we have cooler weather and plenty of rain this fall, our cool-season grasses may recover some. Fall armyworms do not overwinter in Kentucky and will disappear after the first frost.
Contact the Carter County office of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service for recommendations on ways to limit armyworm damage. Educational programs of the Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expressions, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability
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