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Two employees of a local mental health facility have been summoned to court on abuse-related charges, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. Sean Brennan, 41, and Kacie Carlson, 25, both of Somerset and both caregivers at Community Alternatives of Kentucky (CAKY) in Somerset, have been charged with one count each of failure to report suspected abuse. According to a statement released by the AG’s office, the complaint against the two charges that on or about August 10, Carlson and Brennan became aware of numerous scratches and marks of an unknown origin on the back of a male resident at CAKY. They then allegedly failed to immediately notify the Cabinet of Health and Family Services about the signs of potential abuse. By virtue of KRS state policy (KRS 209.030), reporting suspected abuse of this nature is required. Thus, while Brennan and Carlson are not accused of actually committing the abuse, they are accused of not following correct protocol after noticing the wounds. While Community Advantages of Kentucky does serve clients with mental difficulties, unlike Oakwood — which had its own run-ins with the law in terms of abuse cases in the past — it does not fall under the umbrella of the Office of the Inspector General, which handled the Oakwood citations. Community Advantages is licensed under the Department for Behavioral, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Beth Fischer, a spokesperson for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said that she could confirm an investigation related to reports of abuse or neglect, but couldn’t provide any further information. The investigation into the incident was conducted by the AG’s Office of Medicaid Fraud in conjunction with the Department of Community Based Services. Summonses were issued for Carlson and Brennan, and they are required to appear in Pulaski District Court on September 20 at 9:30 a.m. The Pulaski County Attorney’s Office is handling the prosecution of this case. Dan Thompson of the County Attorney’s Office said that Brennan and Carlson were cited to court and “we’re just waiting for the court to see if they want a plea agreement or if it will be set for trial.” Thompson noted that these are misdemeanor charges.Local News
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Pulaski County is not at war. The booming you may hear at dusk is mock cannon fire to scare away birds.
Stuart Spillman, environmental director for the Lake Cumberland Health Department, said at least three cannons are on loan from the department to residents who want to scare away swarms of starlings and blackbirds settling in to roost.
He said a cannon is being used by a resident on Laura Lane off Ky. 39; another is in the Oak Hill Road area and a third is on Ashurst Street in the eastern part of Somerset.
Spillman said a timer on each cannon allows it to “fire” at whatever frequency is desired. The cannons must be used as the birds circle before going to roost. “After they settle in, nothing will chase them out,” Spillman said.
The Health Department doesn’t operate the cannons unless there is a specific complaint in an area where there are lots of birds, Spillman noted. He said so far this year the birds are not as bad as in the past. -
Boil water advisory is lifted countywide
The water controversy that Pulaski County has been boiling over — so to speak — for the last week is finally over.
At 10 minutes after noon Wednesday, the “boil water” advisory for the Western Pulaski Water District was lifted — almost a full week after the problems began around 1 p.m. last Thursday.
Prior to that, the Somerset Water Service — along with the other water providers in its system, including Science Hill Water, Southeastern Water, and Eubank Water — lifted their advisories, with Somerset on Saturday afternoon and the last, Southeastern, by Monday morning. Western Pulaski was the last in the system to complete sample testing for potential contaminants, due to not being able to access its Pikeville-based testing lab until Monday.
Somerset Mayor Eddie Girdler thanked the public for its patience and understanding during the duration of the boil water advisory — put in place to keep citizens from drinking water that could have been contaminated after an accident last Thursday at the water plant site — and also thanked all the city employees for their hard work during this time.
“The boil water advisory went about as well as would be expected,” said Girdler.
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