Stories from Sunday, June 29, 2008

Now that summer is here and with gas prices so high, many people are resorting to driving mopeds, scooters and electric mini-motorcycles but may be unaware of the "Motorized Bicycle" law. A "Motorized Bicycle" means a two or three wheeled vehicle that is propelled by an internal combustion engine or a battery powered motor and if powered by an internal combustion engine has an engine no larger than 50-cubic centimeters (CC), automatic transmission and does not travel faster than 25 miles per hour (MPH) on a flat surface.. ...

Recently the Banner Graphic has received several reports of an odd purple triangular device seen hanging in Ash trees along county roads in southern Putnam County. Emergency Management personnel even called to ask if the paper knew what they were. The EMA received a call from a local resident that believed they were part of a terrorist attack plan...

KIM PUCKETT Summer Intern For Joyce Barker, the chance to live in a home built by Putnam County Habitat for Humanity means safety for her family and accessibility for her son. Joyce's son Blake suffers from a condition he was diagnosed with at 5 months old called hydrocephalus, or water on the brain. Now 17 years old, Blake is quadriplegic and on a ventilator due to complications of hydrocephalus...

Hundreds of horses and riders converged this past weekend on Crossroads Arena in Cloverdale for the Blue Denim Charity Horse Show put on by the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association. "All the money from this show will go to therapeutic riding centers in the area," said Judy Hart, show manager at Crossroads...

A summer youth theater workshop for local middle and high school students culminated Saturday night with the staging of two versions of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at the Putnam County Playhouse. A packed house was treated to a shortened, modernized take on the classic play, performed by the middle school students and a musical version performed by the high school students. ...

A summer youth theater workshop for local middle and high school students culminated Saturday night with the staging of two versions of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at the Putnam County Playhouse. A packed house was treated to a shortened, modernized take on the classic play, performed by the middle school students and a musical version performed by the high school students. ...