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  • Northside Elementary update

    Northside Elementary School remains on lockdown after the school received mail of “questionable content” two weeks ago.

    Harrison County Assistant Superintendent DeeGee Fischer said the case remains under investigation.

     

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  • School board cuts four positions

    In an attempt to meet state-required budget cuts, the Harrison County School Board announced at its special meeting Tuesday evening that four part-time positions have been eliminated.

    The jobs cut were health aide positions, each totaling 20 hours or less a week.

    “Once we learned of budget cuts for this year... those positions were the ones we chose to eliminate,” said Assistant Superintendent DeeGee Fischer.

    Fischer said the state informed Kentucky school systems that funding would be cut 6.7 percent for the remaining school year.

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  • Women's Heart Disease Awareness Month ends with Go Red reception

    Members of the Go Red committee hosted a Go Red Reception last Tuesday at the Cynthiana Christian Church. Those 145 people in attendance were treated to heart-healthy refreshments, health information from a panel of experts, door prizes and a fashion show provided by local merchants. Panel members included Dr. Frank McKemie, Internist/Pediatrician; Martha King, HMH pharmacy manager; Barry Hughes, HMH exercise physiologist and Jara Bauer, HMH Dietitian.

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  • Writing contest entries due March 9

    The Cynthiana Arts Council and Maysville Community and Technical College - Licking Valley Campus is hosting a writing contest for fiction, nonfiction and poetry pieces.

    “This is all part of an effort by the college and arts council to reach out to an arts group in Harrison County and surrounding counties and recognize writing talent,” said MCTC-LVC Director Bruce Florence.

    Residents 15 years of age or older and living in Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton or Bourbon County are eligible to enter manuscripts by March 9.

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  • Lions ask for naming rights for park shelter

    A proposed outdoor pavilion for the Handy Farm was presented to commissioners at Tuesday evening’s city commission meeting.

    County entities are working on a grant for the shelter, with plans for the building to be located inside the walking trail, near the planned soccer and baseball fields.

    City Attorney John Lair read a letter to the commissioners from the Cynthiana Lion’s Club, requesting that the civic organization have naming rights to the pavilion if the group contributed a substantial amount of money toward the cost of the shelter.

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  • Local performers taken Kennedy Center Stage for ‘Our Lincoln’

    Three Harrison Countians recently represented the Bluegrass state in the nation’s capital during a special performance at the Kennedy Center.

    As part of a centennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln, groups and performers from around Kentucky took the Washington D.C. stage on Monday, Feb. 2, for musical and theatrical performances during a program entitled ‘Our Lincoln.’

    Among those Kentuckians were Betsy Smith, Devon Williams and Wendy Keith.

    “We’re telling Kentucky stories through drama,” said Smith.

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  • Court OKs zone change for Amish store

    A zone change allowing for the construction of an Amish bulk-food store on U.S. 27 North was approved by the Harrison County Fiscal Court on Tuesday.

    A request by Allen Yoder previously ended in deadlock with the Planning Commission and therefore landed with magistrates for a decision.

    Several neighbors attended Tuesday’s public hearing to support the Yoders and their proposed business, which would be located between Carr  Road and Blackburn Road.

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  • Suspected drug possession ends in suspension of student

    A Harrison County High School student is suspended after being found in possession of prescription drugs and another substance, believed to be marijuana.

    The drugs were found after the juvenile was searched at the high school Friday afternoon said Harrison County superintendent Andy Dotson.

    Harrison County school security officers and the Cynthiana Police Department responded to the high school Friday afternoon.

    Dotson said tests were still being performed to confirm the identity of the substance that is believed to be marijuana.

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  • Overturned tractor-trailer closes Ky Hwy 36 West early Wednesday morning

    Kentucky Highway 36 West was closed for over an hour early Wednesday morning while towing crews removed an overturned tractor-trailer carrying three steel bridge girders.

    The 1999 Peterlait semi-truck was traveling westbound from Virginia when the truck rounded a curve and overturned.

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  • Extension office to hold pasture development meeting

    I am sure everyone is wondering what will show up in our pastures this year. Is grass still there or will we be covered with weeds. How much fertilizer will I need to produce the hay needed for my livestock operation? Can I afford to seed this year?

    All of these questions and concerns are going to be facing us as soon as the weather finally breaks.

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