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<p>LARKSVILLE &#8212; Larksville Police Department&#8217;s K9 Officer Una is again vying for an award, but the dog needs help from the public.</p><p>Una and the human officer that works with her, Josh Evans, are competing for the Aftermath K9 Grant.</p><p>Aftermath, a company based out of Aurora, Ill., specializes in the cleanup of crime scenes and areas that were affected by a death.</p><p>Aftermath has been giving out grant money for K9 units for five years now, and this year will be offering a total of $15,000 to be divided up between five winners.</p><p>The first-place prize is $5,000, with each subsequent prize being $1,000 less.</p><p>The money is to be used for maintenance programs, safety equipment and training for the winning departments&#8217; K9 programs.</p><p>If Larksville were to win the grant, it wouldn&#8217;t be the first time.</p><p>Last year, Officers Una and Evans were granted $500 after 10,000 people voted for them.</p><p>If you&#8217;re interested in helping Una get the grant, go to <a href="http://www.aftermath.com/k9-grant/?department=D04028" target="_blank">Aftermath&#8217;s website</a> at www.aftermath.com.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Larksville Officers Una and Josh Evans came in fourth place during last year&#8217;s Aftermath K9 Grant contest. The duo is once again vying for funding this year. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_web1_k9grant01-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Larksville Officers Una and Josh Evans came in fourth place during last year&#8217;s Aftermath K9 Grant contest. The duo is once again vying for funding this year. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Larksville K9 up for online grant contest, could win $5,000