FRANKFORT — Kelsey Rena Rhoton of Monroe County was awarded the 2009 Graduate Kentucky Art Award – 2nd Place, Division III, by Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear on Saturday and Luther Deaton Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Central Bank, Sept. 12, during the 2009 Graduate Kentucky: A Community Approach Summit.
The Graduate Kentucky Art and Essay Contest, sponsored by the Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance, was part of the inaugural dropout prevention summit hosted by the First Lady. Students across the Commonwealth were encouraged to share their voices as to the importance of graduation and the impact of the dropout issue.
More than 100 students participated in the contest, contributing to a comprehensive statewide conversation to understand why students contemplate dropping out of school and to share ideas and best practices of how communities can play a pivotal role in reducing the dropout rate and creating a strategic vision for keeping children engaged in school.
Learn more about Graduate Kentucky: A Community Approach and upcoming regional summits across Kentucky at www.graduate.ky.gov .
Agriculture
Gamaliel youth wins Graduate KY art award
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Community shares gardens
The auditorium of the Barren County Cooperative Extension Service was crowded with flowers, vegetables, house plants and seeds Saturday afternoon as garden enthusiasts and other member of the community gathered for the first Plant and Seed Swap through the extension office.
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Auction competition draws crowd
Farmers Livestock Market of Glasgow hosted an overflow crowd Monday as people from across the country flocked to the stockyard for the first quarterfinal round of the 2012 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship.
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Farm Bureau works for farmers
The Barren County Farm Bureau Federation met Saturday night at the Trojan Academy for its annual meeting, to review the past year and form a consensus on agriculture policy resolutions the group will push to the state level.
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Japanese student embraces local culture
A Barren County family is spending a month sharing their American culture with a Japanese foreign exchange student through a 4-H-based program.
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Ag committee discusses hot topics
The Kentucky Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture met Wednesday at Farmers Livestock Market in Glasgow to discuss two difficult issues that have been especially close to the hearts of local farmers — the Eastern Livestock bankruptcy case and dead animal disposal.
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Farmers feel punished by H-2A regulations
Local tobacco farmers feel like they’re being penalized for using legal foreign workers to help them during the tobacco season.
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Allen receives ag award
A Barren County man has been recognized by the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy for his work as an outstanding agriculture leader.
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Livestock farmers have stake in bill
Efforts to compensate for losses from the bounced checks and bankruptcy litigation of Eastern Livestock Inc. are continuing. This time, hopefully, with the help of new legislation in the Kentucky congress.
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Agricultural investment grant funds available
Barren County has received $325,000 in agricultural development funds for a County Agricultural Investment Program.
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