Today's News

Two police officer recruits were sworn in at Tuesday’s Cynthiana City Commission.
Lewis E. Crump III and Justin F. Jett will begin classes at Eastern Kentucky University March 17 and will continue for 18 weeks.
Police Chief Ray Johnson said that the new recruits will join a third recruit, Matt Royce, who should complete his training at the police academy in August.
The three recruits will bring the total police officers to 17 if all officers on the roll now remain with the department.
In other business, the commission:

Friends and family members of Patricia Kearns, who was killed in a tragic house fire last week, have established a memorial fund to help her family who was made homeless by the fire.
Kearns was the only fatality in a house fire that occurred at 1273 Hick Hardy Road on  the border between Nicholas and Harrison counties.
Not only did the fire claim Kearns’ life, it also left her husband, daughter Hannah Callahan, son-in-law and two grandsons homeless. The home was a complete loss.

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The District 6 Office of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reminds folks that campaign and other temporary advertising signage illegally placed on state highway rights of way will be removed to maintain safety.
Rob Hans, chief district engineer for KYTC District 6 said, “With a local election gearing up, we tend to see a lot of signs placed along state right of way. Political signs and other advertising signs can block the view of drivers at intersections as they watch for oncoming traffic.”