Fiscal Court asked to move quickly on radio tower project

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During the May 14 meeting of the Ohio County Fiscal Court, Ralph Miller, of the Ohio County Firefighter’s Association, came before the court to ask them to upgrade two communications towers to strengthen a weak radio signal that was causing pages from 911 Dispatch to be missed. Miller explained to the court that because the [...]

GALLERY: OCHS Graduation Class of 2013

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Ohio County High School honored the Class of 2013 Saturday night, May 18, to the usual standing room only crowd who came to bid farewell to the 261 seniors. This year’s salutatorian was Alex Cox and the valedictorian for 2013 was Haley Coppage with Leslie Campbell being presented with an award for 12 years of [...]

BD City Commission approves first reading of 2013-2014 budget

The Beaver Dam City Commission had the first reading of the city’s budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014. The commission did not have a budget workshop to put the 2013-2014 budget together. City superintendent Larry Carter put the 2013-2014 budget together by using the past year’s budget as a guide. Each commissioner was given a copy [...]

Ohio County police report for May 22

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All information is public record. Beaver Dam Police Department On May 13, Michael Winstead, 58, was charged with Failure to Wear Seatbelt   On May 13, Charles McGranahan, 20, was charged with Failure to Wear Seatbelt   On May 13, Jerry Charles, 47, was charged with Failure to Wear Seatbelt   On May 16, Cory [...]

Lane restrictions & closure planned on KY 54 at Ohio-Grayson County line

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A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans lane restrictions and an eventual closure on State Route 54 Rough River Bridge at the Ohio-Grayson County line, according to a release from the KYTC.   The lane restrictions and planned closure at State Route 54 mile point 18.23 are to allow rehabilitation of the substructure on [...]