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The Times-Argus is locally owned and operated and has proudly covered Muhlenberg County in news and sports since 1906. Broad St., Central City, Kentucky 42330.

Winner of 14 national and 242 state awards since 1949, is published every Wednesday, except for the last Wednesday in December, by the Central City Publishing Corp., 202 W. Phone 270-754-2331, FAX 270-754-1805. Mark Stephen Stone, publisher and editor; Charlotte Ball, graphic artist; Crystal Woodruff, writer and sports editor; Richard L. Deavers, special contributor. Larry Stone, Sr. ~ Editor 1946

-1993

Member of Kentucky Press Association, Western Kentucky Press Association and National Newspaper Association. Periodicals postage paid at Central City, Ky. 42330. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By mail--Muhlenberg County, and adjoining counties of Butler, Christian, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Ohio, Todd, $18.80 per year including sales tax; elsewhere in Kentucky, $23; all other states, $26. Single copy, 50 cents. Postmaster: Send address corrections to:
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07/07/2025

Do you or someone you know have a first responder (police, firefighter, EMT, etc.) that they are grateful for?

Whether current or retired, we feel all first responders deserve recognition. To reserve your slot call, email, message or visit The Times-Argus today.

05/27/2025

🏀 LADY MUSTANG BASKETBALL CAMP
📅 June 4-6
⌚️9:00am-12:00pm
🏫 Grades 2nd-6th (25-26 school year)
💰 $50 per camper ($40 for pre-registration)

Please pre register through May 28th with the
link provided:

https://forms.gle/vPvRFuDg5jCCR35P6

Only cash or check can be accepted. Make checks payable to Mustang Hoops Booster Club.

05/27/2025

⚠ Reminder for all of our 4-H Campers! ⚠

‼️Your paperwork must be turned in and your final camp balance must be paid by this Friday, May 30!‼️

We hope you are looking forward to a fun-filled week at 4-H Camp as much as we are! If you have been putting it off and have not signed up for 4-H Camp yet, you must do so NO LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY! We'll be heading out for camp June 16-20.

Find your registration form here: https://muhlenberg.ca.uky.edu/events/4-h-camp-2025

05/27/2025

We're so excited to collaborate with All the Hits Star 107.3 and Central City Tourism to present an outdoor movie this Friday evening! Bring your lawn chairs and join us at Festival Square across from the library to enjoy the free movie!

05/27/2025

🐴💪 Get Ready for the Horse Pull at the Muhlenberg County Fair! 💪🐴

It’s time for powerhouses to show off their strength and skill at the Western KY Sportsmen Pulling Club, Horse Pull!

📅 June 13th, 2025
🕒 Start Time: 6:00PM
📍 Muhlenberg County Ag Center – 3705 State Route 1380, Powderly, KY 42367

Watch these strong horses (and their equally strong handlers!) compete in a test of strength, teamwork, and determination. It’s a show you won’t want to miss!

🔥 Expect to see:
• Teams pulling sleds in an exciting race against the scales
• Local and regional competitors showing off their horse power
• Family-friendly fun!

🎟️ FREE with gate admission! {gate fee $20}
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Perfect for all ages—bring the kids to cheer on these miniature champions!

📲 For the full fair schedule: www.mcfairky.com

05/27/2025

🏁🔥 Get Ready to Ride – The ATV Rodeo is Coming to the Muhlenberg County Fair! 🔥🏁

It’s loud. It’s wild. It’s mud-slingin’, adrenaline-pumpin’ ATV action like you’ve never seen before! 💥

📅 June 12th, 2025
🕕 Start Time: Check in 5:00PM - ATV Rodeo 6:00PM
📍 Muhlenberg County Ag Center – 3705 State Route 1380, Powderly, KY 42367

💪 Think you’ve got what it takes?
Come watch riders race, drift, and dominate in an obstacle showdown of speed, skill, and guts.

🏆 Featuring:
• Timed runs
• Barrel races
• Youth & adult divisions

🎟️ FREE with gate admission! {gate fee $20}
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly event with food, music, and high-octane fun for all ages!

🚨 Participants: Register on-site

📲 Full fair schedule at www.mcfairky.com

05/22/2025

You still have time to place an ad for your graduates. Whether it be high school, elementary school, middle school, kindergarten or pre-k. We feel they all deserve to be honored.

05/06/2025

Arrrr you ready? 🏴 The best week of summer is ahead, mateys!
Summer isn't summer without 4-H Camp. ⛺
Don't miss your chance! 4-H Camp sign ups are happening now!🍀 Sign ups are first come, first served! Camp spots go quickly! Don't delay if you would like to join us for a fun filled week at West Kentucky 4-H Camp. Download a registration form on our website here: https://muhlenberg.ca.uky.edu/events/4-h-camp-2025

04/30/2025

SAMUEL. JAMES SPARKS
POWDERLY - Samuel James Sparks, 70, of Powderly, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025 surrounded by loving family. Sam was born December 2, 1954 in Greenville. After graduating from Central City High School in 1973, where he played basketball for his beloved Golden Tide, he continued his education and basketball career at Belmont College with his teammate and life-long friend Tommy Eades. He taught history, health, and physical education for 33 years in Muhlenberg County, where he coached girls’ basketball at Muhlenberg Central, boys’ basketball at Greenville, and girls’ and boys’ basketball at Muhlenberg South. After retirement, he continued to serve as a mentor and assistant coach on benches throughout the whole region. His love for basketball was rivaled only by his love for people, foremost being his wife of 50 years, Kathy, and the family that they shared. His greatest joy was getting to be “Gaga” to his grandchildren, who he cheered on in every aspect of life.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jackie and Grant Taylor Sparks; grandparents, Kenneth and Vera Ferrell Sparks and George T. and Virginia Stringer Taylor; and nephew, Blake Sparks.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy Willis Sparks; daughter, Laura (Jeremy) Vincent and Jacklyn (Jonathan) Murphy; grandchildren, Myles Murphy, Izzy Murphy, Lincoln Vincent, Sam Vincent, and Amelia Murphy; brothers, Taylor (Denise) Sparks, Steve (Missy) Sparks, and Jeff (Ginger) Sparks; many beloved nieces and nephews; and all his players, students, co-workers, and friends that he embraced into his heart and family.
Funeral services will be Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 11:00 am in the old Central City High School Gym (Central City Convention Center), with Reverend Laura Sparks Vincent officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin Friday from 4-8 pm and Saturday from 9-10:30 am in the old Central City High School Gym (Central City Convention Center).
The family requests contributions to the Sam Sparks Scholarship Fund in lieu of flowers. Contributions may be made to the Sam Sparks Scholarship Fund, c/o Farmers Bank and Trust, P.O. Box 191, Greenville, KY 42345. Envelopes will be available at visitation. Tucker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com.

04/16/2025

PATIENCE NEEDED FOR NEW DRIVERS ON ROAD

BY CRYSTAL WOODRUFF
The Times-Argus

Remember if you will, being a 15 year-old, not-so patiently awaiting that most important of birthdays--No. 16. It’s the beginning of all of your tomorrows. It’s the day you can start to learn to drive; and driving is one step closer to freedom.

Now imagine, oh and I can imagine...that that day showed up early and out of the blue. Imagine that one day during your 15th year, much to the surprise of mom and dad, suddenly the waiting was over. No longer did you have to wait for that sweet 16 to arrive, but today was the day.

It was the news that over 56,000 Kentucky 15 year-olds heard on March 25 (for some of them, it was the first time they took notice of any political news).

And they were ready...boy were they ready. It took a couple of weeks for the state to be ready to start testing 15 year-olds, but testing is in full swing now, and teenagers are getting their permits as fast as they can get appointments.

This is on top of every 16 year-old that would have already been taking the test. So basically, the testing sites are slammed.

I was lucky to get my 15 year-old in to take her test last week. I checked the website every day, multiple times a day, for a spot. They open up more spots every weekday morning at 7 a.m. For those still looking, keep checking. Spots sometimes come open in the middle of the day because someone canceled.

Muhlenberg County teens do not have to test in Madisonville. In fact, you can go to any regional testing center. We went to Henderson and the process took a few hours, but we made it through relatively unscathed with proof of permit in hand.

According to Muhlenberg County High School, as of Monday, there were 280 15 year-olds enrolled at the school. That means that soon there will be approximately 280 more permitted drivers on county streets, plus the 16 year-olds, and the birthdays that are coming up, etc.

This is triple the amount of permitted drivers that are normally on the streets of the county. Of course, they aren’t all there yet, but they will be. I’ll say it again, soon there will be triple the amount of permitted drivers on the roads in Kentucky.

It is more likely than ever that drivers in the county will end up behind a slow car, someone that has their blinker on way too long, riding their brakes down the road or takes an extra second at a stop light. Please remember that you might be behind a permitted driver that is learning and they are doing their very best.

A little bit of patience and humility will go a long way. For the next year or so, let us show our young people that patience. If you need to pass a slow car, please do so safely. Think twice before you pull out a little too closely in front of someone.

For those of you that like to tailgate, you might want to follow the three second rule a little more closely while we have so many permitted drivers on the road. (Actually, follow that rule all the time, if I’m going to call people out.)

For the parents of the other 15 and 16 year-olds preparing for or driving with permits right now, I wrote this for you and for your children. There will be over 400 pairs of you in Muhlenberg County alone. You are doing great. Keep up the good work.

11/11/2024

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