Officials and family members are seeking any information about a local man who has been missing for nearly a month. Wayne County Sheriff Charles Boston said that 69-year-old Marshall Kay Alley, also known as Kay Alley, has been missing since February 21.

Boston said that his department had spoken with family members and had extensively searched for Alley but have been unable to come up with any leads on his whereabouts.

The sheriff’s department was notified that Alley was missing less than two weeks ago. Boston said that Alley, who had been in the Wayne County Detention Center for violating the terms of a domestic violence order, had been released from the facility on February 21.

A deputy from the jail had given Alley a ride to the corner of Walnut and Huffaker Street since he had a son who lived in that area.

Boston said that Alley possibly had contact with one other person that he talked to after he got out of the vehicle, but he has not been seen since that time.

Boston said a grandson of Alley’s became concerned when he was unable to reach his grandfather and contacted authorities earlier this month.

The search is ongoing. Boston asked that anyone with information about Kay Alley contact the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office at (606) 348-5416.

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Wayne County has been allocated approximately $1.5 million in Rural Secondary Road funds for fiscal year 2014-2015 through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

The fiscal court heard recommendations regarding the state’s rural secondary road plan for the county during a meeting held Thursday, March 13.

Mark Foster with the Transportation Cabinet said that $983,400 will be used for routine maintenance of rural secondary roads in the county.

The state has recommended the resurfacing of 4.8 miles of Highway 167 from the 15.2 mile marker to the road’s intersection with South Main Street. That project will cost approximately $360,000.

The remainder, in addition to a fund balance that was carried over from last year, leaves approximately $310,000 that will be used as flex funds, according to Foster. He noted that improvement projects with flex funds will be approved later, after the state receives recommendations from the county.

Salaries for the four magisterial positions in Wayne County will remain the same for the next term. The court voted to keep salaries at the same level for the next four years during their meeting. County Judge-Executive Greg Rankin noted that the salaries must be set by the court prior to May.

Magistrates authorized Rankin to sign all documents related to the Civil War Preservation Trust Grant that the county will serve as the fiscal agent for. The grant was awarded to the Mill Springs Battlefield Association in their efforts to preserve the battlefield area.

Rankin noted that this is grant money that will pass through the county and there will be no local dollars spent for the project to expand the battlefield area.

Also during the meeting, magistrates:

• Approved the reappointments of Peggy Baker to the Monticello-Wayne County Industrial Authority and Ruth Smith to the Wayne County Ethics Committee.

• Agreed to donate $1,000 to the Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs Fishing Derby which will be held June 7.

• Approved a budget amendment ordinance to include a total of $758,121 in unbudgeted receipts for fiscal year 2013-2014.

• Heard a monthly report from Jailer Ray Upchurch who noted that the total population at the detention center is 212 which includes 53 county inmates, 97 state inmates and 62 inmates from other counties. For the month of February, the county has billed a total of $142,830.98 for housing inmates.

• Heard a monthly report from Solid Waste Coordinator Tim Bell who noted that white goods were picked up at 45 households in February bringing the total for the year to 91. Recycling sales in February totaled $3,867.64.

• Heard a monthly report from Wayne County EMS Director Bubby Corder who noted that the ambulance service answered 293 calls in February. Coder noted that Wayne County participated in the statewide tornado drill and all sirens were tested and found operational. The Emergency Alert Notification System was tested on a smaller scale and was operational.