An incident outside of Central Hardin High School Thursday prompted a soft lockdown of the school campus and resulted in an arrest. Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer John Thomas said the incident began on Ring Road and ended on Leitchfield Road, where officers responded at around 2:22 p.m. “An investigation revealed that a suspect, identified as Jeremy Yates, age 50 of Eastview, engaged in a confrontation with two adult victims […]
The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging anybody with possible information to come forward following reports of vandalism and theft at several area cemeteries. “We received information about a theft at Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens off one of the memorials: a large-size bronze plaque with the images of two children that were killed within 11 days apart,” said Hardin County Sheriff John Ward. That report was followed by others. “Radcliff Police also have an […]
The City of Radcliff will celebrate the rich diversity of the local community with the seventh annual Radcliff Cultural Festival, to be held at Radcliff City Hall this Saturday from 4 to 9 p.m. Festival organizer Pete Countryman told the Radcliff City Council Tuesday the festival will feature a unique blend of food, entertainment, and vendors. “We have an extraordinary selection of vendors this year with things you've never seen […]
The Kentucky State Police is reminding residents to use caution around rail lines. “See Tracks? Think Train Week”, formerly known as Rail Safety week, is being observed now through September 21. According to rail safety education nonprofit Operation Lifesaver, every three hours in the United States a vehicle or person is struck by a train. More than 2,300 people are injured or killed in railroad crossing and trespassing incidents across […]
The man convicted of Crystal Rogers’s murder will spend the rest of his life behind bars. During a sentencing hearing at the Nelson County Justice Center Wednesday, Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III sentenced Brooks Houck to a term of life in prison for the charge of Murder - Principal or Accomplice, and five years for the charge of Tampering with Physical Evidence, with the terms to be served concurrently. […]
The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The council approved, on second readings, an amendment to the city’s flood prevention ordinance to match definitions for “significant structures” to updated state definitions in order to maintain compliance, and an amendment to the city’s 2024-2025 budget. The council motioned to postpone the second reading of an ordinance rezoning 238 Cedar Oak Drive in Vine Grove from Commercial […]