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  • Cruelty charges sought, dogs seized

    Harrison County Animal Control officers and sheriff’s deputies continue to check on the welfare of three horses on Stringtown Webber Road in northwestern Harrison County.
    According to Deputy Robert Peak, a Harrison County woman will face seven counts of second degree animal cruelty charges.
    Peak said an animal complaint was made on Sunday, Feb. 19, by a cattle farmer on Stringtown Webber Road, where a calf was killed by a pack of dogs.

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  • Cynthiana man accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to teen

    A Harrison County man has been charged with prohibited use of an electronic communication system to procure a minor/sex offense.
    According to Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Peak, Keith Grob, 39, was arrested on Feb. 6, and accused of sending unlawful text messages to a minor.
    Grob was charged for allegedly trying to get a 16-year-old girl to engage in illegal sexual activity.
    According to Peak, the inappropriate contact allegedly began around April 2011 and ended sometime in August.

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  • Woman flees courthouse after judge announces 5-year jail sentence

    A Harrison County woman will have second degree escape added to her list of charges after she ran from the Justice Center Tuesday.
    A call was made to dispatch at 10:31 a.m., Feb. 21, in reference to a woman who had fled out of the Justice Center following her sentencing in Harrison County Circuit Court.
    According to Robert Peak of the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Tara Fryman, 29, was sentenced to five years for charges stemming from a robbery and possession of forged instruments, when she decided to run from the court house.

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  • Annual Chamber awards banquet is Friday at Extension Office

    The 42nd Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet will be held this Friday, Feb. 24.
    The banquet will be held at the Harrison County Extension Office.
    Tickets for the event are $25 per person and can still be purchased at the Chamber office located at 201 S Main St., or reserved in advanced and purchased at the door the night of the event.
    The night will begin with a 6 p.m. social hour with crackers, cheese and fruit, followed with dinner at 7 p.m., where pork loin and grilled chicken, catered by Layne  Tussey, will be served.

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  • Dropout age could raise to 17 by 2016 if voted into law

    FRANKFORT – In today’s economy, most employers ask for at least some postsecondary experience and all but require a high school degree.  Those who drop out are often not even considered.

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  • Trying grab-n-go breakfasts to bolster student productivity

    Who would ever have thought that a simple yogurt parfait or sausage biscuit could improve a student’s school performance?
    That’s exactly what Austin Dacci, nutrition coordinator and school liason for Harrison County schools, is anticipating with the introduction of a special National School Breakfast Week pilot menu.
    “When you don’t eat, you can’t focus,” said Dacci. “ Your stomach is growling, you’re hungry and thinking about when it will be time for lunch and your performance drops.”

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  • Former bookeeper will be missed

    Cynthiana lost one of its Christian soldiers last week with the passing of Ruth E. Furnish.
    When I first started working at The Cynthiana Democrat in 1976, Ruth was the bookkeeper for the newspaper and the Cynthiana Publishing Co. plant. During her tenure, she served with several publishers.
    I say “with” because many of those publishers would probably agree that they were publishers because Ruth said they could be, much like most men are the head of the house because their wives say they can be.

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  • Beaver Creek restoration project gets $100,000 grant

    The Ohio River Foundation has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the United States Fish & Wildlife Fish Passage Program to restore Beaver Creek in Harrison County, Ky.  
    The key component of restoration will be removing a road and installing a bridge.
    Apple Lane in Harrison County is a small road that crosses Beaver Creek, a tributary to the Licking River. The road floods during high water, creating a transportation hazard.  

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