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- US 60 crash is fatal
A 20-year-old Owingsville man died Sunday when the 2000 Mustang he was driving was hit head-on by a pickup that allegedly crossed over the centerline at 2805 U.S. 60 west.
- Man killed in Rowan collision
A Bath County man killed Sunday in a head-on collision on U.S. 60 in Rowan County was one of 10 who died on Kentucky's roadways during the Christmas holiday period.
- 1 killed, 2 injured in head-on crash
Kentucky State Police are investigating a head-on collision early Sunday in Rowan County that killed one man and injured two others.
- Chimney fire on KY 519
A chimney fire sent the Morehead Fire Department to a house Monday along KY 519 about 12:30 p.m. Interim Fire Chief John Northcutt said the house sustained no damage and the fire was extinguished with a ...
- Fire Victims To Be Remembered
Friends of two Bath County girls, killed earlier this month when their home went up in flames, will be remembered Thursday night at their school.
- House fire claims two sisters
Two sisters died in a house fire Wednesday after they fell through the first floor of the home and into the basement, said Kentucky State Police.
- Bath Co. man found dead in creek bed
Authorities are investigating the death of a Bath County man whose body was found Wednesday in a creek in Midland.
- 2 girls die in Bath County house fire
Firefighters, investigators and family members stand in front of what remains of a two-story home on Vista Lane in Olympia, in Bath County, Wednesday where a morning fire killed two young girls and sent three ...
- Bath County woman makes a habit of helping
Shirley Ann Donathan's Bath County friends and neighbors played a trick on her recently.
- Cintas to close 2 plants, lay off 300
A Central Kentucky county still aching from the loss of an electronics manufacturing plant about a month ago was struck with harsher news this week when the county's second-largest employer announced plans to ...
- Cintas to lay off 300 in Ky.
Nearly 300 Kentuckians will soon be out of work when two eastern Kentucky Cintas factories shut down.
- Woman dies on Interstate 64
An Owingsville woman died Monday night following a multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 near Clark County.
- Authorities identify woman killed in I-64 crash
A Bath County woman died Monday after her car was struck from behind as she was slowing on Interstate 64 near the Fayette-Clark County line, officials say.
- Election 2008 in Owingsville KY
The historical election of 2008 brought out a huge number of voters of all ages, in the small, prohibition town of Owingsville , Ky.
- Schools to celebrate Veterans Day
When one hears the word patriotism one thinks of one's love of country, the American Flag and the men and women who fought and died for our freedom.
- Paving: an art form?
Motorists who travel along KY 519 in Morehead know construction is still underway on the stretch from Morehead to West Liberty.
- City Park will close for Second Sunday
Rowan Countians young and old can walk, bike, rollerblade and skateboard their way to good health during Rowan County Extension Office's 2nd Sunday community activity on Oct.
- Rowan burn ban in effect
All outdoor burning in Rowan County is prohibited until further notice. Judge-Executive Jim Nickell this week issued a burn ban because of the recent dry weather.
- Hazardous waste removal
Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal Day was Sept. 20 at the Morehead-Rowan County Community Recycling Center, 325 Triplett Street.
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City DescriptionOwingsville is a city in Bath County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,488 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bath County, and located roughly in the center of the county, at the junction of U.S. 60 and Kentucky Route 36.
Owingsville is part of the Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Land for the town was donated by Richard Menefee, a politician and father of Representative Richard Hickman Menefee, and Thomas Dye Owings, owner of a local iron foundry. A local story is that both men wanted to name the town, and the honor was given to Owings after he won a contest to build a finer home. The town was incorporated in 1829.
Owingsville is the birth place of Civil War general John Bell Hood, Indiana governors Henry S. Lane and Claude Matthews and Tennessee governor Alvin Hawkins.
Owingsville is located at 38°8′34″N 83°45′58″W / 38.14278, -83.76611 (38.142694, -83.766135).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,488 people, 659 households, and 419 families residing in the city. The population density is 683.7 people per square mile ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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