Three new officers will join the ranks of the West Chester Township Police Department in the next few weeks. All three of the officers hired are certified and will begin patrol duties right away.

Carl Beebe is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and has been employed by the Cincinnati Police Department since 2008.

Charles Hawkins is a graduate of the American Military University and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2001 to 2005, stationed in the West Wing of the White House. He earned his Ohio Peace Officer certification from the University of Cincinnati, Clermont College and has been an auxiliary office with the Mt. Orab Police Department.

Dustin Parrett is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and the Butler Tech Police Academy. He has been working as an auxiliary officer with the Sardinia Police Department.

The three officers will fill vacancies in the department created as a result of retirements and a resignation.

MILFORD, OH (FOX19) - A Milford/Miami Township-based program leads a list of local programs getting substantial amounts of federal anti-drug money.  This release from the Coalition for a Drug-Free Cincinnati has details.

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Obama Administration Awards Over $1,000,000 in Youth Drug & Alcohol Prevention Grants

Congratulations to the 2010-2011 Drug Free Communities Grant recipients, as awarded by the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Partners for a Drug-Free Milford Miami Township is the region's newest grantee. They will receive $625,000 over the next five years to facilitate citizen participation in local youth drug prevention efforts including prescription drug diversion and prevention initiatives and underage drinking programs.

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Greater Cincinnati Water Works is adding a nother billing option for poeple who get city water.

The Water Works is offering a service through a company called MyCheckFree that provides for billing through email and allows a cusotmer to program the system to make a payment at the desired time.

The system also lets people look at their accounts online and emails reminder notices.  Since this system is used by some other companies, customers can view more than one account through the same system.

The option requires the cusotmer to have web access.  After things are set up and seem to be working, paper bills are stopped.

The system is free for the customer, because the Water Works pays for the costs.

The service can be found at www.cincinnati-oh.gov/gcww.

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