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KAPLAN — The Kaplan Police Department added a new member to its force.
His name is “Ammo.”
This week, the Kaplan Police Department purchased a K-9 German Shepard from the Gueydan Police Department. The german shepard, which is about a year old, will be a full time K-9 dog for the department. He is trained to sniff out drugs and also locate people.
Kaplan Police Officer Casey Landry, who is a certified K-9 handler, will team up with Ammo for a shift. Landry and Ammo will ride in a special K-9 SUV the Kaplan Police Department already owns.

MAURICE — There has been no secret that the village of Maurice would eventually become a town.
Unofficial data from the 2020 U.S. Census showed Maurice with a population of 2,118, more than enough to climb the classification ladder. However, a process that figured to be finalized a year ago remained ongoing.

This week Kathleen Minnick was honored by her piers in Las Vegas.
Minnick, 52, is the recipient of the 2022 Nevada Women in Politics award.
She was recognized as an Honoree at the Urban Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business and Politics award ceremony on this past Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The award highlights her contributions to Nevada’s political landscape by serving as a state appointed Commissioner for the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs.