Workers work to place a concrete deck on the new Garrison bridge. – Brandon Howe Photo
The new Garrison bridge over Kinniconick Creek is open to traffic but the project isn’t complete, leading to some safety concerns.
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Blaike Arnold
Blaike Arnold would have turned 35-years-old last week.
She wasn’t here to celebrate that milestone with family and friends and she wasn’t here to celebrate the birth of Christ, a season she loved so much.
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Lewis County Judge Executive Todd Ruckel says a meeting with ambulance service officials produced promising efforts to improve response times in the county.
Ruckel and other local officials traveled to Portsmouth Ambulance administrative offices to discuss concerns with officials there. Continue reading
Lewis County Judge Executive Todd Ruckel says he is addressing concerns about response times for ambulance personnel to arrive at a location after being dispatched.
Ruckel said he had received reports that at times it takes 30 minutes or longer Continue reading
Lewis County Emergency Management hosted a tabletop exercise last week to help better prepare first responders for possible emergency events.
Emergency Management Area Manager Bobby Carpenter explains the scenario of an accident for a training exercise. – Dennis Brown Photo Continue reading
Lewis County Judge Executive Todd Ruckel is KEMA’s Judge Executive of the Year.
Lewis County Judge Executive Todd Ruckel has been named 2017 Kentucky Emergency Management Association’s Judge Executive of the Year. The announcement was made during the awards banquet Continue reading
Lewis County Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort
A local relief effort is underway to assist those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
Judge Executive Todd Ruckel said the county is joining the Black Oak Fire Department and others in the community Continue reading
Lewis County will officially receive StormReady status Monday when officials from the National Weather Service travel here to present a certificate and road signs to Judge Executive Todd Ruckel.
The ceremony is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Lewis Continue reading
The flag at the Lewis County Courthouse is at half-staff in honor of Coach Keith Prater.
Lewis County Judge Executive Todd Ruckel has asked that flags in the county be lowered to half-staff through Sunday in honor of Keith Prater. Continue reading