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EKU Recognized Among Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) earned rankings in several categories among the nation’s best in the recent release of the 2027 Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report.  “This …
City of Booneville News for September
By Lisa Robinson; Booneville Sentinel      The Booneville Board of Commissioners (City Council) met in regular session on Wednesday, September 8, 2026.   Mayor Nelson …
OFFICIALS CELEBRATE DOWNTOWN BOONEVILLE REVITALIZATION
Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, Booneville Mayor Nelson Bobrowski , and the Booneville City Council joined owners  Andee Stevens and Lindsey Stevens, owners of the Nest Box , a …
Education

OC School District News for September

By Lisa Robinson; Booneville Sentinel    The Owsley County Board of Education met in Special Session on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.   The meeting was called to order by Board …

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Sports

Will Stein Has Said All the Right Things. Now Comes Saturday.

(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — For eight months, Will Stein has been building something. Kentucky’s first-year head football coach has spent that time crafting a roster, an offense, a culture, and a …

Kentucky’s fall hunting seasons await

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 24, 2026) —  From doves and deer to bobcat and bear, fall brings many options for hunters in Kentucky to fill their freezers or take on new challenges. Although the …

MSU Cheer Program Up for National Awards

MOREHEAD, Ky. --  With the most national titles of any college program in the history of the sport, Morehead State cheerleading is now up for even more national honors, as the program has been …
Obituaries
Pastor James Leroy Sanders Obituary
Pastor James Leroy Sanders, age 82, of Booneville, Kentucky , passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky . He was born on July 30, 1944, …
Barbara Sue Mayes Turner, 86
Barbara Sue Mayes Turner, 86, of Booneville, Kentucky passed away October 2, 2026 at the Stanton Nursing Center in Stanton, Kentucky following a brief illness. Barbara was born January 20, 1940 in …
Darlene Fugate, age 79
Darlene Fugate, age 79, of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away on September 29, 2026. She was born on January 11, 1947, in Booneville, Kentucky, and lived a life marked by faith, music, and devotion to …
Tracy Pittman
Tracy Pittman, born on February 20, 1979, in Manchester, Kentucky, passed away on September 19, 2026, in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, laughter, and love that will be …
Charles Howard Hundley Sr., 83
Charles Howard Hundley Sr., 83, of Booneville, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at his residence following a long illness. Born on May 27, 1943, in Owsley County, Kentucky, …
Opinion
By Gary Miller           As deer season begins, my mind goes back to my earlier and less mature years of hunting. Those were the days when I spent more time complaining …
By Gary Miller            Deer season is here. A few states have already opened, and the others are just around the corner. I am not prepared for this. I mean …
By Gary Miller           I’ve learned over the years to keep a watchful eye when I travel to a treestand in an unfamiliar place.   I especially do this when I’m …
By Gary Miller       The last time I mowed my grass, I think it had reached about 10 inches tall. It didn’t look that bad, but I had let it go. The time before that, I mowed but …
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Average home equity gains topped $200,000 in six states as renters faced heavy housing costs
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