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If two people with two medical emergencies call Pendleton County 911 at the exact same moment, only one will get an ambulance from within the county. The other will have to wait for help from the next-nearest ambulance district in Harrison County — 25 minutes away on a good traffic day.

Ali Orme, a Pendleton County resident with two young children, said Friday it’s not a chance worth taking. She’ll load her children into her own car if she needs to.

“You call 911 when you’re headed north,” she said. “You call, say, ‘I’ll meet you at the Campbell County line. I know they have a paramedic on duty.’”

As WCPO reported in June, the problem in Pendleton County isn’t a lack of ambulances: They have two capable of providing what’s known as advanced life support (ALS) care.

It’s a lack of money. A $175,000 ambulance district deficit, fueled by a stagnant tax base and an increased number of calls for service, has forced the county to take one ALS ambulance out of service for 12 hours at a time five days a week.

According to interim ambulance director Greg Pollard, the shortage has produced at least 10 recent situations in which simultaneous callers got responses from two different counties.

“It scares me,” Orme said. “It absolutely scares me that there will be a day, sooner or later, one of my children will need that. A friend of ours will need that. It’s going to happen, (and) if it’s not there, it’s scary. It’s very scary. It’s something we shouldn’t have to worry about.”

What’s the solution? Pendleton County already taxes homeowners at the maximum legal rate to fund the ambulance service, and it isn’t enough.

Orme said she would be willing to pay higher taxes on something else to ensure her family had accessible medical care.

“I need to be able to pay for a service that my family needs, that every family needs, regardless of who they are,” she said.

Leonard Whalen, who said he had lived in Pendleton County for 45 years, said he didn’t know exactly what county officials should do — but cutting back ambulance services wasn’t it.

“Personally, it’s mandatory,” he said. “We do need it. There’s no skipping around it.”

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The Pendleton County Fiscal Court held a regular meeting August 22 at 6 p.m.

Judge Fields read the first reading of the reapportionment Ordinance. This ordinance divides the County into Districts based on their population. Since there were no major changes in the population, all Districts and Magistrates remain the same.

A Resolution was read establishing a county volunteer fire department.

WHEREAS, the Pendleton County Fiscal Court (hereinafter, the “County”), has provided fire services to the citizens of Pendleton County through an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Falmouth, Ky, as amended, originally dated April 24, 2012, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the County utilized this Interlocal Agreement to provide services to the areas of the County which were not serviced by the existing Fire Districts, namely, Northern Pendleton Fire District and the Piner-Fiskburg Fire Protection District, the City of Butler Fire Department and the City of Falmouth Fire Department; and

WHEREAS, as of June 30, 2023, the prior Interlocal Agreement with the City of Falmouth for fire services was terminated by the City; and

WHEREAS, the City has agreed to continue to provide services to the County until the end of Fiscal Year 2024 (June 30, 2024) upon the condition that the County should seek an alternate source for fire protection and has evidenced its intention not to enter into any future Interlocal Agreement with the County to provide such services; and

WHEREAS, after due diligence by the County in exploring the options which the County could utilize for the provision of such services, the County has determined that it would be in the best interests of the citizens of Pendleton County that the County provide such services directly; and

WHEREAS, the County believes that the best manner of providing such services to its citizens is in the formation of a Volunteer County Fire Department.

Section 1-6 of this resolution is available by contacting Pendleton County Courthouse.

Approval was given to the 2023-34 Air-Evac Agreement at a cost of $54,284 annually. This covers any individual who resides within the boundaries of Pendleton County, Ky when transported for medical necessity by Air Evac Lifeteam. Standard terms and conditions for an Air Med Care Network member. Except: If the covered individual transported is uninsured at the time of transport AirEvac Lifeteam will bill the covered individual at the Medicare Allowable Rate of the transport.

The application for the Litter abatement grant was approved.

Ethan Stahl was reappointed to the Board of Adjustments for a four year term.

The next meeting will be a Caucus meeting on September 5th at 6 p.m.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The meeting will also be live on The Outlook Facebook page.

Editor’s note: This is the eleventh article in an occasional series on small lakes in central and eastern Kentucky.

Kincaid Lake is in Pendleton County, three miles northeast of Falmouth, off Ky. 159.

The 183-acre lake, which opened to public fishing in 1963, has about 13 miles of shoreline, with a maximum depth of 37 feet and an average depth of 13 feet.

Impounded from Kincaid Creek, a small stream that flows into the Licking River, the lake is the centerpiece of the 850-acre Kincaid Lake State Park.

Fish Species/Special Fishing Regulations

Jug and limb (set) lines are prohibited.

The fish species include:

Largemouth Bass: Statewide regulations apply (12-inch minimum size limit and 6-fish daily creel).

The lake has a reputation of producing quality largemouth bass, with trophy fish potential (23-inch fish). A recent creel survey determined that fishing pressure on largemouth bass was moderate to heavy.

Some highlights from a bass assessment in 2022 include:

Crappie: Both black crappie and white crappie are present. Statewide regulations apply. Crappie are abundant, but most fish are 6 to 9 inches long.

Catfish: Both channel catfish and flathead are present. There’s a 12-inch minimum size limit for all catfish species. There are good numbers of channel catfish over 15 inches in length.

Bluegill: Abundant, but most fish are less than 6 inches in length.

Recent Fish Stockings

Between 2019 and 2021, a total of 4,630 channel catfish and 1,161 largemouth bass were released in the lake.

Fish Attractors

Brush piles and pallet structures have been sunk in about 15 locations in the lower lake. An updated fish attractor map is available online.

Boating Access

There are two paved boat launching ramps for trailered recreational boats, one just above the dam and one in the state park. There is no fee to launch. There is no fishing pier.

State Park Facilities

Open year-round, Kincaid Lake State Park, offers a wide range of outdoor activities. Call ahead as some facilities are open seasonally.

Facilities include 2.25 miles of hiking trails, a 9-hole golf course, miniature golf, a campground, a marina, picnic grounds, a swimming pool, and tennis, basketball and volleyball courts.

Kincaid Lake State Park is located at 565 Kincaid Park Road in Falmouth. For more information, contact the park office at 859-654-3531 or visit the website at parks.ky.gov.

Kincaid Lake is a popular outdoor destination and an easy drive from the Northern Kentucky suburbs.

This past weekend my kids’ fall break began, so we decided to check out a family-friendly farm we had just learned about in southwest Jefferson County. Pendleton Farms is located off of Dixie Highway in the southern most part of the county. It’s a farmer’s market, garden store, and fruit and vegetable store all rolled into one. It’s on the way to Radcliff and Fort Knox. If you are going to head out that way, there is plenty to do to make a day trip full of fun for the whole family.

Note: This post was originally published in 2017 and some of the information may have changed.

At Pendleton Farms, you can spend your time going on a hayride ($3 per person) out through the 23 acres of the family-owned and operated farm to see all of the animals they raise and take care of on their farmland. The hayride is a nice drive (about 30 minutes or so), and you can take an ice cream cone full of feed ($1 per person) to feed the animals when you stop about halfway through. The bull, cows, baby cows, goats, sheep, rams, donkeys, and more will come right up to the side of the hayride tractor and grab the food out of your hand. My son asked, will they eat the cone too, right as a goat chomped it right out of his hand! Staff on site at Pendleton Farms will be sure to give important safety tips before heading out on the hayride such as keeping still and seated, keeping arms and legs inside the rails, placing your cone of feed on the bottom of your hand to protect your fingers from the animals’ mouths, etc. You don’t get off of the hayride but you do get to interact with the animals for about 10 minutes or so. They offered us more feed to feed the animals from our hands, just be sure to keep your hand flat and use the hand sanitizer that is provided when you return!

Once we returned from our hayride, we wandered through the pumpkins they have on site to purchase (they do not have pumpkin picking at this farm). They also offer flowers, mums, gourds and homemade goodies such as apples, potatoes, fresh vegetables, jellies, jams, picked items, local honey, and more. Prices ranged from $3-$10 for those items. Miniature pumpkins were 3 for $2.00, small pumpkins were $3 each, and larger pumpkins were about $6-$10. I picked out a huge pumpkin just right for our carving night for $6!

The farm is very simple, and the people running it were super-friendly and very pleased to talk with visitors and chat about what their farm has to offer goers. We spent a lovely afternoon together. They also have a small snack shop on site that has a variety of drinks for sale for $1 and $5 meals that included corn dogs, hamburger or cheeseburger, chicken strips, and a pulled pork sandwich. We didn’t eat on site that day, and our short trip to the farm cost us $20.00 which included all of our pumpkins, hayrides, and feed for the animals.

Check the Pendleton Farms Facebook page for their most up to date information about their hours, which are typically 3pm-7pm during the week, and 10am-7pm on the weekends. The owner told me during the month of October they will be open every day; their hours are longer on the weekends though.

To find Pendleton Farms, take the Gene Snyder I-265 South to the Dixie Highway exit. Turn left toward Fort Knox. Stay in the left lane. Look for E. Orell Road about 1/2 mile to a mile from the interstate. Turn left. Follow E. Orell Road until you arrive at the address for the farm, 13201 E. Orell Road, 40272. Their phone number is (502) 303-0458.

If you’re planning to visit Pendleton Farms, consider making it a day trip. You can check out the Fort Knox area. You could also make a trip to this part of the Ohio River, visiting the Farnsley-Moremen Landing and historic home, Jefferson Memorial Forest, the Louisville Loop, and other places in the South Points Scenic Area.

By guest contributor: Erin