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Want to visit with some of Marion and Crittenden County's finest? Stop by McDonald's restaurant on Main Street in Marion between 6:30am and 7:30am Wednesday for a chance to talk with officers over coffee. A Coffee with a Cop program is getting started here. It's an outreach program between area law enforcement and the public. This will be the first Coffee with a Cop opportunity, but look for more to come. The effort is being headed up by school resource officer Deputy John Shofner.

The Kentucky Division of Forestry has issued its fall No Burning Order. State law restricts open burning within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. during the fall wildfire hazard season, which run from Oct. 1 to Dec. 15. By restricting burning until after 6 p.m., winds are typically lower and humidity higher, making outdoor fires more manageable and less likely to become wildfires. Anyone considering doing outdoor burning should read the Kentucky Division for Air Quality’s web page on open burning here, or call the Division for Air Quality at (502) 782-6592 to learn about other specific regulations before burning

Crittenden County Senior Center and affiliated programs will be hit hard by state belt tightening at the end of this year. It will be the second big funding cut the programs have faced this year. Seniors gather at the center for food, fellowship and many other activities such as billiards. Read more about it in the Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 issue of The Crittenden Press. Subscribe today to never miss important news like this. Get the printed edition or read the entire paper online with a subscription to The Press, starting at just $2.95.

The new funding agreement is now official between Kentucky, Illinois and the  Ohio River Authority to restore the Cave In Rock Ferry to a 16-hour service and avoid a possible shutdown.  The Kentucky  Transportation  Cabinet made  the  official announcement this afternoon. The Crittenden Press Online  reported Wednesday that a verbal agreement had been reached. The pact has now been signed by all parties.  On Monday, the ferry will be back to a 16-hour operating  schedule,  from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week.  A $2.15 million funding commitment between the Kentucky and Illinois will assure that  the  ferry operates on this schedule through June 30, 2020. “This collaborative effort between the states and the Crittenden Fiscal Court fully restores a vital transportation link to travelers in the area and follows through on our commitment to present a solution based on funding assessments,” said KYTC Secretary...

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