PRINCETON MAN ARRESTED ON BURGLARY CHARGE
A PRINCETON MAN FACES BURGLARY CHARGES FOLLOWING HIS ARREST LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
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WHITFIELD SPONSORS CO-OP LEGISLATION
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN ED WHITFIELD TEAMED UP WITH A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LAWMAKERS WEDNESDAY TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD HELP BRING DOWN ENERGY COSTS FOR KENTUCKIANS, WHILE CREATING NEW JOBS AND IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
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AUDIO STORY: JUDY BOAZ ON PICTORIAL HISTORY BOOKS STILL AVAILABLE
THE BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE CALDWELL COUNTY PICTORIAL HISTORY BOOK THAT CAME OUT LAST MONTH. JUDY BOAZ SAYS A FEW EXTRA BOOKS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.
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AUDIO STORY: WIZARD OF OZ KIDS STORY ONE
THE 2010 CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS SPRING MUSICAL “ THE WIZARD OF OZ” IS COMING UP NEXT WEEKEND WITH 7:00PM SHOWS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 18TH, 19TH AND 20TH . WIZARD OF OZ CAST MEMBERS ARE BEING FEATURES ON THE LITE ROCK 104.9 MORNING SHOW.
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AUDIO STORY: MAYOR GAYLE CHERRY ON THE LOSS OF JACK WILLIAMS
WHILE STILL CELEBRATING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION BY BREMNER FOOD GROUP, CALDWELL COUNTY IS NOW MOURNING THE LOSS OF A MAN WHO PLAYED A NOTEWORTHY ROLE IN THE EARLY PLANNING STAGES OF THE PROJECT.
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POLICE INVESTIGATING COPPER WIRE THEFT
PRINCETON POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING ANOTHER THEFT OF COPPER WIRING IN THE AREA.
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PRINCETON CHILD DIES WEDNESDAY MORNING
PRINCETON POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF AN 8-YEAR OLD PRINCETON CHILD WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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WATCH YOUR POLITICAL SIGNS
AS THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SEASON HEATS UP, KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS CREWS FACE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF CAMPAIGN SIGNS ON THE STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY.
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F.E.M.A. WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN PRINCETON
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY STAFF WILL BE CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS ACROSS KENTUCKY FROM APRIL 5-9 TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBMISSION OF COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONS UNDER THE 2010 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS PROGRAM.
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CHANGES IN 2ND REGION ALL A CLASSIC
THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES FOR NEXT SEASON IN THE 2ND REGION ALL A CLASSIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.
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FORMER CALDWELL WRESTLING COACH RETIRES
A FORMER WRESTLING COACH AT CALDWELL COUNTY HAS CALLED IT A CAREER AFTER A LONG SUCCESSFUL TENURE AT UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
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DUNLAP ATTORNEYS FILE FOR NEW TRIAL
THE ATTORNEY’S FOR CONVICTED TRIPLE MURDERER KEVIN DUNLAP HAVE A FILED A MOTION SEEKING A NEW TRIAL IN THE CASE.
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BARNETT STEPS DOWN FROM MIDWEST KENTUCKY CHAPTER OF RED CROSS
THE MID-WEST CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS BASED IN MADISONVILLE IS SEARCHING FOR A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
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COUNTY EMPLOYEE SUSPENDED FOLLOWING FISCAL COURT MEETING
A COUNTY EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FOLLOWING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION DURING TUESDAY MORNING’S MEETING OF CALDWELL FISCAL COURT.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY MAN BOUND OVER TO CALDWELL COUNTY GRAND JURY
THE CASE OF A FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY MAN ARRESTED AS THE RESULT OF A 15-MONTH INVESTIGATION BY PRINCETON POLICE HAS NOW BEEN BOUND OVER TO THE NEXT SESSION OF THE CALDWELL COUNTY GRAND JURY.
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AUDIO STORY: DR. WILLIAM HACKER ON H1N1 UPDATE
USUALLY FEBRUARY AND MARCH ARE PEAK MONTHS FOR THE FLU, BUT THE CURRENT FLU SEASON, WITH THE ARRIVAL OF H1N1 SWINE FLU, HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT USUAL. THIS YEAR CASES SEEMED TO HAVE PEAKED IN THE FALL
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY FELONY DRUG ARREST
TWO CHRISTIAN COUNTY MEN FACE FELONY DRUG CHARGES FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP MONDAY AFTERNOON. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:39PM ,KENTUCKY STATE POLICE STOPPED A ‘99 FORD EXPEDITION OPERATED BY 26-YEAR-OLD JAMES MITCHELL OF HOPKINSVILLE
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FT CAMPBELL WOMAN INDICTEDON SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN LOUISVILLE RETURNED AN INDICTMENT MARCH 2 AGAINST A CHRISTIAN WOMAN ON CHARGES OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR
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CRICK RESIGNS AS LADY TIGER HEAD COACH
OFFICIALS AT CALDWELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ARE NOW SEEKING A NEW COACH TO TAKE THE HELM OF THE LADY TIGER BASKETBALL PROGRAM.
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TWO AREA YOUTH RECEIVE SWEET 16 SCHOLARSHIPS
TWO AREA YOUTH ARE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2010 WINNERS OF THE PNC SWEET 16 SCHOLARSHIPS. THE YOUNG MEN ARE FROM REGION 2. LYON COUNTY’S TIMOTHY PERDUE AND HOPKINS CENTRAL’S TAYLOR CRAWLEY
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FIREFIGHTER BUSY OVER THE WEEKEND
THE PRINCETON FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT WAS KEPT QUITE BUSY OVER THE WEEKEND. ACCORDING TO ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, TIM COOK, JUST AFTER DUSK FRIDAY, FIRE FIGHHTERS WERE CALLED OUT TO THE 14 MILE MARKER OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY
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2 ALLEDGED SHOPLIFTERS ARRESTED AT WALMART
A LATE NIGHT ALLEGED SHOPLIFTING SPREE ENDED UP WITH CHARGES FOR A JUVENILE AND A SYMSONIA MAN SATURDAY. PRINCETON POLICE SAY OFFICERS ARRESTED 18-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN COPELAND OF SYMSONIA, KY AND DETAINED A 16 YEAR OLD JUVENILE
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DUI WRECK INJURES 3 AND JAILS 1
AN EARLY MORNING WRECK SUNDAY INJURED THREE PRINCETON WOMEN AND LANDED ONE IN THE COUNTY JAIL. PRINCETON POLICE OFFICERS INVESTIGATED A TWO VEHICLE COLLISION AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH DONNIVAN AND CALVERT STREET
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HOPKINS COUNTY WOMAN ARRESTED FOR DUI IN CALDWELL COUNTY
FRIDAY EVENING, PRINCETON POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED A HOPKINS COUNTY WOMAN ON CHARGES OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. POLICE SAY THE RESPONDED TO A COMPLAINT THAT OF A POSSIBLE IMPAIRED DRIVER AROUND 5:30 PM FRIDAY.
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GUN ACCIDENT INJURES CALDWELL TEEN
A CALDWELL COUNTY TEEN SUFFERED NON-LIFETHREATENING INJURIES IN A CASE OF AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE-ARM DISCHARGE SATURDAY NIGHT.
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GEORGIA MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEDGED FORGERY
A GEORGIA MAN FACES MULTIPLE CRIMINAL CHARGES AFTER A FORGED CHECK WAS USED AT A LOCAL RETAIL STORE FRIDAY. ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 P.M. FIRDAY OFFICERS ARRESTED 24-YEAR-OLD JARMAN STEIB
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POST 2 GETS NEW LIEUTENANT
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE POST TWO WELCOMED A NEW LIEUTENANT LAST WEEK.
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AUDIO STORY: STATE REP. MIKE CHERRY WITH LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
IT WAS AN EVENTFUL WEEK FOR THE KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS IN THE STATE HOUSE AS THE FIRST OF 2 MAJOR VOTES NECESSARY TO SEND THE BUDGEWT BILL TO THE SENATE.
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P.S.C. TO HOLD HEARINGS ON K.U. RATE INCREASE
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PLANS TO HOLD A SERIES OF PUBLIC FORUMS ON RATE INCREASES PROPOSED BY LG&E AND KENTUCKY UTILITIES.
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SEMI VS VEHICLE ACCIDENT INJURES ELDERLY COUPLE IN TRIGG COUNTY
AN ELDERLY CHRISTIAN COUNTY COUPLE SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES IN A SEMI VS. PASSENGER CAR ACCIDENT THURSDAY MORNING ON ROARING SPRINGS ROAD IN TRIGG COUNTY.
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NEW FLOURSPAR MINE IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
AN ILLINOIS COMPANY IS INVESTING IN A NEW FLOUROSPAR MINE IN WESTERN KENTUCKY. THE MINERAL IS USED IN MAKING STEEL,THE NEW MINE WILL BE THE ONLY WORKING SPAR MINE IN THE U.S.
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AUDIO STORY: KATE PRINCE ON ONLINE CHAMBER PAYMENTS
THE PRINCETON/ CALDWELL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS FOUND AN ENVIROMENTLY FRIENDLY WAY TO MAKE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS MORE EFFICIENT AND CONVENIENT
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SHOPLIFTING ARREST THURSDAY EVENING
A LYON COUNTY WOMAN WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY EVENING FOLLOWING A SHOPLIFTING COMPLAINT AT THE PRINCETON WALMART.
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PRINCETON POLICE INVESTIGATING THURSDAY NIGHT ROBBERY
PRINCTON POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A ROBBERY THAT OCCURRED LATE THURSDAY EVENING.
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THREAT OF WILDFIRE INCREASED
THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTRY IS PREPARING FOR INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES WARMUP.
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AUDIO STORY: SUE HERNDON ON RELAY FOR LIFE
WITH ABOUT 3 AND A ½ MONTHS LEFT UNTIL THE CALDWELL COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE, COMMITTEE CHAIRS ARE HARD AT WORK FINALIZING PLANS FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY EVENT COMING UP THE 2ND WEEK IN JUNE.
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AUDIO STORY: RHONDA JEWELL ON 4H TEEN SUMMIT
KENTUCKY TEEN SUMMIT IS THE STEPPING STONE TO A YOUNG TEEN’S INTRODUCTION IN WHAT KENTUCKY 4-H CAN OFFER. RHONDA JEWELL, FOUR STUDENTS, ARE ON THEIR WAY TO JABEZ FOR THE 3-DAY SUMMIT.
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AUDIO STORY: BRENT FRANCIS ON WEATHER SIRENS
MARCH IS SEVERE STORMS PREPAREDNESS MONTH. AND THE STATE OF KENTUCKY CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL THIS PAST TUESDAY. THE TEST INVOLVED THE ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM ACROSS THE STATE.
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ANOTHER INTERNET PREDATOR ARRESTED
A LOCAL INTERNET INVESTIGATION LED TO THE ARREST OF A CHRISTIAN COUNTY MAN TUESDAY.
ACCORDING TO THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, 46-YEAR-OLD MARK BATSON OF HOPKINSVILLE WAS ARRESTED
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MULTIPLE BURGLARS ARRESTED
AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION CONCERNING MULTIPLE AREA BURGLARIES HAS NETTED 3 ARRESTS. THE HOPKINS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS CONDUCTED A TWO WEEK INVESTIGATION INTO MULTIPLE BURGLARIES IN RURAL HOPKINS COUNTY. AS A RESULT, SEVEN OF THESE BURGLARIES HAVE BEEN SOLVED.
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AUDIO STORY: JOHN HUMPHRIES ON RECENT LEGISLATIVE RALLY.
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE RALLEY WAS RECENTLY HELD IN WASHINGTON D C. PRINCETON CITY COUNCILMAN, JIM JOINER, AND PRINCETON ELECTRIC PLANT BOAD MANAGER WERE AMONG THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
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AUDIO STORY: PRINCETON CITY COUNCIL MARCH MEETING
APPROVAL OF A CONTRACTOR FOR THE RENNOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT THE PRINCETON, CITY/COUNTY AIRPORT WAS ONCE OF THE MAIN ITEMS OF BUSINESS AT MONDAY NIGHT’S MEETING OF PRINCETON CITY COUNCIL
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139 CLOSURE FOR DECK WIDENING ON DRY CREEK BRIDGE
AS OF TUESDAY MORNING, A CONTRACTOR FOR THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS CLOSED KY 139/CADIZ ROAD IN SOUTHERN CALDWELL COUNTY JUST SOUTH OF DAVIS’ GREENHOUSES.
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INTERNET INVESTIGATION NABS LAWRENCEBURG ALLEDGED SEXUAL PREDATOR
A 15 MONTH LONG INTERNET INVESTIGATION HAS LED TO THE ARREST OF A FRANKLIN COUNTY MAN. 45-YEAR OLD JOHN WARD OF LAWRENCEBURG FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES FROM THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT
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COCHRAN ARRESTED IN DOMESTIC INCIDENT
AN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING DISTURBANCE COMPLAINT LED TO THE ARREST OF A CALDWELL COUNTY MAN.
ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A DISTURBANCE COMPLAINT SATURDAY AT 3:15 A.M.
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FATHER-SON BRAWL LEADS TO ARREST
A CALDWELL COUNTY MAN WAS ARRESTED ON BURGLARY AND ASSAULT CHARGES SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
PRINCETON POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED 39-YEAR-OLD BARRY BREWER OF BALDWIN AVE ON CHARGES.
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TWO TRIGG TEENS AND KSP TROOPER INJURED IN CALLOWAY WRECK
TWO TRIGG COUNTY TEENAGES AND A KENTUCKY STATE POLICE TROOPER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES IN A TWO CAR ACCIDENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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AUDIO STORY: PRINCETON'S MAINSTREET RECERTIFICATION
EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO REVITALIZE AND ENHANCE THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN PRINCETON DISTRICT CONTINUES TO PAY OFF. MEMBERS OF THE MAINSTREET COMMITTEE STOPPED BY THE LIGHT ROCK 104.9 STUDIOS
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AUDIO STORY:HELEN SHIPMAN ON COME AND GET IT
THIS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26TH, EVERYONE IN THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMUNITY IS ENCOURAGED TO STORP BY THE DR. FRANK P. GIANNINI SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER FOR THE FEBRUARY “COME AND GET IT” MEAL GIVEAWAY
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AUDIO STORY: KEITH TODD ON 139 SOUTH DETOUR
KENTUCKY 139 SOUTH, THE CADIZ ROAD, WILL BE CLOSED AT MILE MARKER 5.513 IN CALDWELL COUNTY BEGINNING MONDAY MARCH 1ST. TO REPLACE DECKING AND THE WIDEN THE DRY CREEK BRIDGE.
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AUDIO STORY: KEITH TODD ON POTHOLE PATCHING
THE KENTUNCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HIGHWAY CREWS MAY HAVE A BREAK FROM SNOW AND ICE DUTY, BUT THEY WILL BE OCCUPIED FIXING ANOTHER NUISANCE CREATED BY THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF WINTER: POTHOLES.
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AUDIO STORY: SEXTING LEGISLATION
TEENAGERS COULD FACE FINES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THE FIRST TIME THEY'RE CAUGHT SENDING NUDE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEMSELVES OR THEIR FRIENDS VIA CELL PHONES OR ONLINE UNDER LEGISLATION THAT RECEIVED INITIAL APPROVAL IN THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
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AUDIO STORY: COURTNEY HEAD ON EVENTS COMING UP IN MARCH
WITH SPRING RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, THE CALDWELL COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE HAS A FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS COMING UP. COURNEY HEAD, CALDWELL COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT FOR FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES, COURTNEY HEAD, TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE EVENTS TAKING PLACE
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AUDIO STORY: DON LAMM FOREST RANGER ON SPRING FOREST FIRE HAZARD SEASON
THE AFTERMATH OF ICE AND WIND HAS LEFT MUCH OF KENTUCKY WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF VEGETATIVE DEBRIS WHICH IS DRYING OUT AND CAUSING A WILDFIRE HAZARD. FOREST RANGER, DON LAMM SAYS THE SPRING FOREST FIRE HAZARD SEASON BEGAN FEBRUARY 15TH AND ENDS APRIL 30TH
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