Cynthiana, Kentucky, team members are shown with their specially modified heater (from left): Harley Flack, assistant supervisor; Ron Slade, assistant supervisor of maintenance; and Estill Barnett and Gary Barrett, operators.
The winter of 2013-14 was brutal, even as far south as Kentucky. The winter of 2017-18 was almost as harsh.
For Ron Slade and the water distribution team in the city of Cynthiana (population 6,500), extreme cold meant freeze-ups in the system and lots of calls from customers. In...
