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Kentucky receives grants to assist local fire departments

Secretary Tom Ridge has announced 343 grants to fire departments throughout the United States, including Vanceburg Volunteer Fire Department, which has been awarded $55,850 for operations and firefighter safety.

The grants are part of the 15th round of the fiscal year 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.

Over the next several months, approximately 8,000 awards worth nearly $750 million in direct assistance to firefighters will be given throughout the country, demonstrating Homeland Security's commitment to ensuring that America's firefighters have the resources they need to protect their communities.

The program is administered by the Department's Office for Domestic Preparedness, in cooperation with the Department's Untied States Fire Administration.

Knox County deputy jailer pleads guilty

AP--Knox County Deputy Jailer Clarence Wilson pleaded guilty to charges stemming from accusations that he pulled over motorists and demanded money last winter.
Wilson, 38, pleaded guilty last week to impersonating a peace officer, unlawful imprisonment, driving under the influences and official misconduct. Under a plea agreement, he would serve two years on the charges. He is to be sentenced September 24 in Montgomery County Circuit Court.

Police said that Wilson pulled over at least eight people in Fayette, Clark and Montgomery counties while returning a prisoner to Lewis County, where the man was serving a three-year sentence for credit card fraud.

The prisoner, Shawn Phillip Reynolds, had been convicted of burglaries in Knox County.
When Wilson was arrested on I-64 in Montgomery County, the Mount Sterling man he had stopped was sitting in the back seat of Wilson's Solid Waste and Environmental Enforcement sedan, police said.

Reynolds wasn't handcuffed and had a bottle of wine with him in the front seat, police said. Wilson had referred to Reynolds as "his deputy", motorists said.

Wilson still faces similar charges in Fayette and Clark counties in connection with the trip.

School Fair underway

The 102nd edition of the Lewis County School and Agricultural Fair gets underway Tuesday evening, September 14, at the fairgrounds next to Lewis County Middle School.

The baby show and all pageants will be held in the Lewis County High School auditorium. Carnival rides will feature all you can ride each evening from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday for $7.

"The Subjects" will provide musical entertainment at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday. Friday night will feature the Paul Westerfield Bowl with Lewis County taking on Fleming County at 7:30 p.m.
The School Fair Parade kicks off Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. with the theme "Lewis County Schools -- Working for the Gold", and the horse show gets underway at 7:00 p.m.

Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for students. Children under school age are admitted free.

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Kayla Slusher/Lewis County Herald

Polar Star Lodge #363 hosted an antique and custom car show Saturday at the old shoe factory parking lot in Vanceburg. Several vintage autos were on display and numerous car afficianados were on hand to admire the restored classics.

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