Owsley

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By contrast with today, consider Owsley County, Kentucky, one of the poorest counties in the U.S., whose residents’ life expectancy is almost 10 years shorter than the nation’s average.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

A friend, Brentney Owsley, wrote on Facebook: "You were just starting to live….The best mom, the best friend, the best grandma, the best listener."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2023

Born Augustus Owsley Stanley III in Kentucky on Jan. 19, 1935, he was the grandson of a Kentucky governor and son of a naval commander.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Lynch is part of Owsley County High School’s coaching staff and intervened in a Dec. 3 fight during a girls’ basketball game at Perry County Central High School, police have said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022

And Regan, who had followed Owsley, coming in, got the thing in a glance—and swore fiercely deep down in his throat.

From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)