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During her swearing-in ceremony, Goshen Township’s newest police officer wagged her tail and barked happily at her partner, Officer Matt Bucksath. Jynx, the 3-year-old black German Shepherd, was officially sworn in as a member of the police force Wednesday, July 8. “I’m absolutely thrilled to have a K-9 unit back out on the street,” said Police Chief Ray Snyder. “It’s a tool we need to have access to in our jurisdiction and I’m glad we’ll be able to provide that benefit to neighboring jurisdictions when the need arises.” Bucksath and Jynx completed 240 hours of training before earning state certification, said Trustee Mike Keeley. “They will now be able to better detect illegal narcotics, track fleeing criminals and apprehend criminals,” Keeley said. Snyder said he was proud of the work and effort Bucksath put into training Jynx for police work. “He’s always had the desire to be a handler and he’s done a good job in the past so we expect the same from him in the future,” Snyder said. Goshen was without a K-9 for a little more than a year after its previous dog, Djim, died suddenly. “The two dogs are like night and day,” Bucksath said. “She’s a little more calm and focused than Djim was and is stronger in tracking than Djim.” Together, Jynx and Bucksath will help make Goshen a safer
Goshen Township Trustee Mike Keeley puts a badge on Jynx while Officer Matt Bucksath holds her. place, Keeley said. “It’s a definite asset to the com-
great asset to the county,” he said.
Stonelick Twp. reopens fire station By John Seney jseney@communitypress.com
The Stonelick Township Fire Department has seen a number of changes since Matt Rose took over as chief in June. Fire Station 2 on StonelickWilliams Corner Road reopened in June after being closed for several years. It now has eight volunteer firefighters on duty. “We’re looking to put more people on,” Rose said. There are two fire trucks at the station, including a truck recently acquired from the LovelandSymmes Fire Department. The goal of reopening the station was to reduce response time in the northern part of the township. This became more critical with the closing of Ohio 132 for repairs this summer. Response time out of the station is now about four minutes during the night, a little longer during the day, Rose said. Rose said he has been talking with Goshen Township officials
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Fire Station 2 has reopened on Stonelick-Williams Corner Road in Stonelick Township. At the station are, from left, Fire Chief Matt Rose, Trustee Skeets Humphries and Trustee Kermit Beckworth. The engine at right recently was acquired from the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department and will be housed at the station. about a possible joint operation out of Station 2. He said this makes sense because of the close proximity of Goshen to the station. He said the department has applied for a federal grant for $1.5
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munity and when we lend her out to other departments, she’ll be a
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million to increase the number of bays and add sleeping quarters at the station. Stonelick Township Trustee Skeets Humphries said Station 2, built in 1983, had a maximum of eight volunteers in the early
1990s before the numbers dwindled. Four of the new volunteers are former volunteers, bringing back “quite a lot of experience.” He called the reopening of the station “a true plus for the community.” Humphries said a joint operation with Goshen would make sense. “It’s going to serve both communities more completely at a minimum cost,” he said. Mandy Storer, communications director for Goshen Township, said Administrator Ray Snyder has had preliminary talks with Stonelick officials, but no decisions have been made on any joint operation. Reopening Station 2 is just part of upgrading the Stonelick department that has occurred since Rose took over. The Stonelick department has grown in size since Rose took over with the addition of seven volunteers and six paid part-timers. “We have a good, young group of guys, he said. “We’re building the department up.”