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Garrison family seeks mementos

Becky Barnes,

Editor

bbarnes@cynthianademocrat.com

The family of Donald Lee “Duck” Garrison is looking for commendations that were given posthumously to his mother after his drowning in 1969.

Garrison was one of many victims of the Robinson Dam.

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Sanitation District meeting is Saturday at courthouse

Lee Kendall,

News Writer

lkendall@cynthianademocrat.com

The Harrison County Fiscal Court had a very light agenda at its regular meeting on Tuesday night, July 26.

Scott McCauley was scheduled to present a financial statement for the Harrison County Sanitation District and discuss setting rates for the Cedar Brook Subdivision’s sewer service, but was unable to attend.

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The Great Museum Treasure Hunt wrap up

Treasure Hunting at the Cynthiana Harrison County Museum has come to an end.

Over the last eight weeks there have been 174 children make 479 visits to the museum – a 75 percent increase from last summer’s hunt. All we can say is awesome!

The Hunt had 30 students who participated at least half of the weekends and 11 who had perfect attendance. These are our “Persistent Pursers.”

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Handy House proponents seek injunction to stay demolition

Lee Kendall,

News Writer

lkendall@cynthianademocrat.com

A lawsuit has been filed in Harrison County Circuit Court seeking to halt the demolition of the property at Flat Run Veterans Park known as the Handy House.

Versailles attorney W. Henry Graddy, IV has been retained by the Harrison County Heritage Council and the other plaintiffs listed in the civil action to seek a permanent injunction that will prevent the razing of the Handy House.

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Needle-exchange program to get going Sept. 1

Lee Kendall,

News Writer

lkendall@cynthianademocrat.com

A syringe-exchange program, that has been over a year in the making, will be fully implemented and begin operations in a little more than a month, according to Wedco public health director Dr. Crystal Miller.

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What’s the Scoop opens in Bridge Street Plaza

News Writer

lkendall@cynthianademocrat.com

What’s the Scoop?

A brand spanking new ice cream shop, by that very name, is the scoop in Cynthiana.

Though the grand opening of What’s The Scoop? is July 30, the ice cream shop has been open for about a week now.

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Westside goes nut-free with lunches, snacks

Becky Barnes,

Editor

bbarnes@cynthianademocrat.com

Westside Elementary principal Jon Hoskins told school board members Tuesday that his school will be going nut free this year.

He said a student has enrolled who has an acute nut allergy.

“To keep this child and others safe, we are going to educate families and students about safe snacks,” Hoskins said.

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Two young Harrison men die in Bourbon County crash

Two young Harrison County men were killed in a fiery single-vehicle accident in Bourbon County on Sunday evening, July 24.

Rokeith D. White, 22, of Cynthiana, and Shelton Moore, 21, Berry, were traveling north on Russell Cave Road just after 8:30 p.m. when, according to witnesses, Moore, who was driving, swerved off the roadway into a tree.

White was driving a 1994 Dodge Neon.

When Kentucky State Police Tpr. Charles Loudermilk arrived on the scene, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.

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Circle K robbed Tuesday morning

Becky Barnes,

Editor

bbarnes@cynthianademocrat.com

Police are looking for a 6-foot-tall black man that they say robbed the Circle K on U.S. 27 South around 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Det. Justin Jett of the Cynthiana Police Department said the man, wearing a black shirt and maroon EKU shorts with a red shirt on his head, walked into the Circle K wielding a knife and demanding money.

Jett said the man left with an undisclosed amount of money.

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Auction for toddler with rare disease is Saturday

A special auction will be held Saturday, July 23, at Flat Run Veterans’ Park at 6 p.m. The $6 admission will include dinner and entertainment by Thunder Ridge. All proceeds will go to benefit Levacy Burns, who is the 15-month-old daughter of Edward and Brittany Burns. She was diagnosed with a rare chromosome disorder. 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (which is also known by several other names including DiGeorge Syndrome) is a disorder caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22.

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