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The Kentucky State Police is once again participating in the Six-State Trooper Project, which is “a multi-state initiative aimed at reducing crime and keeping illegal firearms out of local communities.”

According to the KSP, the initiative sees state troopers from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia share resources, intelligence, and strategies to maximize their impact and help ensure roadways and communities are safer for everyone. The current initiative effort runs now through September 20.

The focus of the September effort is on criminal patrol operations, with a specific focus on identifying illegal firearms carried by felons travelling on Kentucky roadways. The KSP says troopers “will use traffic enforcement to detect and disrupt illegal activity while also ensuring compliance with state and federal laws prohibiting certain individuals from carrying firearms.”

If you see suspicious or illegal activity, contact your local KSP Post or dial 911. Learn more about the Six-State Trooper Project and similar initiatives on the KSP website.

Employers from Meade County and the surrounding area will be on hand for the Meade County Employment Opportunity Fair, to be held at the Meade County Public Library from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 24.

Meade County Public Library Young Adult and Children’s Programmer Destiney Amiott said the Opportunity Fair, which the library is hosting in partnership with the Kentucky Career Center Lincoln Trail, will feature employers discussing current employment opportunities, with some conducting on-site interviews.

“We also are going to have community resources that are organizations in the community who help people find jobs, help people with interviews, help people with a variety of things that they may not have access to,” Amiott said.

The Opportunity Fair will also feature free headshots as well as a presentation on expungement of records as the fair is focused on second-chance opportunities.

“This Opportunity Fair is about everybody in the community finding a role that fits their needs, and we do have members of the community who have needs that are a little bit more complex due to prior history,” Amiott said.

The Opportunity Fair is free to attend. Participants should dress professionally and attend with updated resumes. Slots are still available for employers to attend. Contact Amiott at the library to reserve a table.

The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet has issued a recreational public health advisory for Caneyville Reservoir after a sample collected from the water indicated the presence of a harmful algal bloom.

According to a release from the EEC, harmful algal blooms occur “when there are excess nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen), sunny conditions, warm temperatures, and low-flow or low-water conditions.” Recreational activities that can result in physical contact with the water such as swimming and wading are not recommended in areas impacted by HABs.

The Grayson County Health Department said in a Facebook post the sample collected on September 9 was taken as part of routine lake and fish tissue monitoring, and staff observed an active algae bloom near the dam. The reservoir, which is not used as a public drinking water source, will be tested again in two weeks.

HABs appear as slicks of opaque, bright-green paint, but often have a grainy, sawdust-like appearance on closer inspection. If you come into contact with a bloom, rinse with clean, fresh water. If symptoms such as a rash, stomach pain, headache, coughing, watery eyes, nose irritation, or sore throat persist, contact a healthcare provider.

Find more information on the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s website.