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The Radcliff Police Department is accepting registrations for their upcoming Citizens Police Academy.
“It is open for anyone over 18-years-old who is not a convicted felon,” said RPD Captain Willie Wells. “The application needs to be turned in by August 31. The applications can be obtained online on our Facebook site or on our city website, or here in person at the Radcliff Police Department.”
That’s Captain Willie Wells with the RPD. The Citizens Police Academy will run Monday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. from September 22 through November 10.
“It gives them a chance to learn about us and us a chance to learn about them,” Wells said. “It includes simulated firearms training, a ride-along program, investigations, the coroner’s office, just different various aspects of law enforcement. It helps bridge the communication gap between the community and us and allows us to develop relationships.”
The Citizens Police Academy is an opportunity to learn more about police work as well as an opportunity to support the RPD.
“A of the past persons that have completed this course, they keep in contact with us,” Wells said. “We have trouble in a certain neighborhood, we’ve already established a relationship with them, and so they know what we’re looking for and we know who to look for when we see them, so it just works both ways.”
You do not have to be interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement to attend, but if you are interested the Radcliff Police Department is currently hiring. Go to the Employment tab on the Police Department page at www.radcliff.org or contact the RPD to learn more.
Hardin County EMS invites area school-age children and their families to come out to their headquarters Tuesday for their Teddy Bear Clinic.
“We provide a class that teaches the children about health and how to take care of themselves, as well as how our body works,” said Hardin County EMS Public Relations Officer Jennifer Kant.
Using their teddy bears as patients, kids will learn about basic first aid and some of the supplies and tools that are used on an ambulance.
“That way if they ever have an emergency or they have a family member or a friend who has an emergency, they have a better understanding of what’s happening, and it reduces fear for the situation and also it lets them learn in a fun way,” Kant said.
The Teddy Bear Clinic is a chance for kids to learn more about ambulances, as well as a chance for kids who may have had a negative previous experience to help process that experience.
“It just gives them the opportunity to express what happened and to get some answers for what happened, and we can talk to them about it and just help lower the chances of a post-traumatic experience,” Kant said
Hardin County EMS will also be conducting free car seat checks at the event, which runs Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Contact Kant at 270-599-2967 or jkant@hardincountyky.gov to RSVP. Find the flyer for the event on the Hardin County Government Facebook page for more information.
The start of classes at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is just around the corner, and students can get a jump start on the school year at Express Enrollment.
ECTC will be hosting Express Enrollment for the fall semester from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. August 12 through 14 as well as from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 15.
According to ECTC, at Express Enrollment students can meet with an advisor, select classes, and get questions answered on topics such as course information and financial aid. New students can learn about student support services.
Students should sign up for an Express Enrollment appointment online at ectc.us/express-enrollment. Appointments are available virtually and in person, and walk-ins will also be accepted. New students are encouraged to attend and will begin their visit in the Student Success Hub at the Academic Technical Building, while current students will start in the Welcome and Admissions Center at the Regional Postsecondary Center.
The first day of classes for the fall semester is August 18. Contact the ECTC admissions office for more information.