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PONTO THE OFFICE DOG SAYS:A transgression that is forgiven should be cast into a lake with a sign that says, ‘No Fishing.’

KAREN STEINkaren.stein@lee.net

RIPELY, Ohio | Eleven years after it all began, a book has been written about how the quilt square trail phenomenon that has taken root in people’s imagination across the nation.

Donna Sue Groves, who began it all creating the first quilt trail in Adams County, will be present at a book signing at the Union Town-ship Public Library, in Ripley, on Saturday afternoon.

Barn Quilts and The American Quilt Trail Movement is a collabo-ration between author Suzi Parron and Groves.

“I became involved with the book after discovering a barn quilt in rural Ken-tucky. I was intrigued by the little bit of informa-tion that folks in the area provided, and I wanted to know more ... through a couple of inquiries, I was led to Donna Sue Groves. Her story captivated me, and I was thrilled when she agreed to collaborate on the book,” Parron said.

Groves said she had been thinking about writing a book for years, but after she had become seri-ously ill with cancer, the idea seemed to be further out of her reach. So Groves said she and Parron

discussed the matter, and decided Parron would write the book.

Quilt square trail craze documented in new bookBOOK SIGNING AT RIPLEY LIBRARY SATURDAY

DONNA SUE GROVES

PROVIDEDem>Barn Quilts and The American Quilt Trail Movement/em> is a collaboration between author Suzi Parron and Donna Sue Groves, Adams County quilt trail creator.

WENDY MITCHELL wendy.mitchell@lee.net

AUGUSTA | Augusta offi-cials will be looking for a new city council member this month.

Taking on a part-time job with the city of Augusta maintenance department, Joe Goecke has tendered his resignation from his elected position as Augusta City Council member.

Goecke was 16 months into his two-year term when he resigned.

According to Augusta

City Attorney Cynthia Thompson, resignation was required once Goecke ac-cepted the job, to avoid any conflict-of-interest issues.

Goecke has served a to-tal of seven years and four months as a councilman for Augusta, usually garnering close to the top number of votes in each of the 2004, 2006 and 2010 election years; he did not run for council office in 2008, of-ficials said.

New job leads to resignationAUGUSTA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SWITCHES HATS

WENDY MITCHELL wendy.mitchell@lee.net

EWING | Investigation of a gruesome find continued this week in Fleming County.

After receiving notifica-tion a human skull had been found in a drainage ditch near 1636 Delaney Road in Fleming County last week, a search of the area lead to the recovery of more bones which appeared to be human skeletal remains, police said on Monday night.

According to Kentucky

State Police, at 5:14 p.m., on Friday, April 27, KSP at Post 8 Morehead received a call from the Fleming County Dispatch about the discovery of a skull, “perceived to be human.”

According to reports, the upper jaw to cranial por-tion of the skull was found by Greg Myers while he was cleaning out debris from a culvert. The lower jaw and many teeth were not found.

More remains found at Fleming siteKSP INVESTIGATION ONGOING

TERRY PRATHER, THE LEDGER INDEPENDENTThe skeletal remains of a human were found along Delaney Road in Fleming County on Friday. More bones were located by police in the same area on Monday.

ROGER ALFORDAssociated Press

FRANKFORT | En route to having his jersey retired by the University of Kentucky, Richie Farmer embodied the traits of a storied basketball program that’s as deeply ingrained in the culture of its state as any in the coun-try. He was a hardworking, sweet-shooting guard from Appalachia beloved as part of a steadfast group of players who turned the team around after some tough years.

But as a politician, the sports icon fostered what state auditors would describe as “a toxic culture of entitle-ment” while he ran the state Department of Agriculture. A newly released state audit found that Farmer had hired his girlfriend at the agency — though she was rarely seen performing any work — and that he used government workers like servants to chauffer his dog, mow his

Audit slams Ky. hoops icon who ran state agency

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TERRY PRATHER, THE LEDGER INDEPENDENTRESURFACING | Workers remove the surface from Limestone Street near St. Patrick Church, Tuesday, in preparation for putting new blacktop on the roadway.

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