WULF News

Yesterday afternoon, Kentucky State Police responded to a two-vehicle collision in Meade County. According to State Trooper Scotty Sharp. at approximately 2:58 p.m. EST, the KSP Post 4 received a call from Meade County Dispatch requesting assistance near the 21,000 block of Kentucky 313 in Meade County. The preliminary investigation revealed that Jason Anderson, age 45 of Golden, CO., was traveling north on KY 313 in a 2018 Buick Encore SUV. For unknown reasons, Anderson’s vehicle crossed the centerline and into the path of a semi-truck trailer being driven by Rodney Bearinger, of Alberta, Canada.

Anderson was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Meade County Coroner’s Office, while Bearinger was transported to Baptist Health Hardin with minor injuries. 

The collision remains under investigation by Trooper Tyler Lynch.

A six day investigation in Nelson County has been suspended due to incoming rain and storms.

The FBI Louisville has been in Bardstown looking into the disappearance of Crystal Rogers. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office stated in a Facebook post that multiple items of interest have been uncovered and are currently being analyzed.

The Meade County Sheriff’s Office is now asking for the public’s help in the search for a woman who has been missing for two days. “Her date of birth is October 5th, 1968. A female that went missing on August 28th, 2021 around 7 a.m. She should be driving a 2014 Chevy Equinox, light blue in color. It’s out of the blue that she went missing. If you have any information pertaining to the person or the vehicle, please contact the Meade County Sheriff’s Office,” stated Meade County Detective Danny Knell. A picture of the missing individual can be found on the Meade County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

Tickets are on sale now for the 5th annual E’town Wine Fest. The event will take place on September 18th at Freeman Lake Park. City Events Coordinator Sarah Vaughn invites the community to purchase tickets now, as they are selling fast. 

“They are only $25. That gets you a tasting, a glass, it gets you into some amazing local Kentucky wineries. There’s going to be bourbon there. There’s going to be wine from California. We’re going to have about 7 or 8 Kentucky wineries as well. It’s going to be just an awesome night.”

Bourbon will also be featured at the E-town Tourism Bourbon’s Backyard Table. To order tickets, visit etownevents.com.

Over the weekend, the community braved the heat to watch the return of the Heartland Homecoming Parade. This year’s parade had 73 entries. City Events Coordinator Sarah Vaughn said this year’s parade was a success.

“Heartland Parade went really well for us yesterday. I think most people that I talked to were so excited that we were just able to have a parade this year after missing it last year. Batman was a huge hit. Rick Stansbury was a huge hit. Fort Knox always has an amazing show for us. It was just a great homecoming day. We were thrilled with the outcome, and we just hope everyone had a fantastic time.”

The next big event for Elizabethtown is the Wine Fest coming up next month.