The Elizabethtown City Council met for their first meeting of the month Monday. The first reading was held on the city budget ordinance for fiscal year 2025-2026. âThe budget contains total funds available of $157,969,480, and the total appropriations for expenditures equal to $126,940,521, with an estimated ending fund balance of $31,28,959,â said City Attorney Ken Howard, reading from the budget ordinance. Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said the budget is a âgreat […]
The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision which occurred in Meade County Saturday night. KSP Post Four says at about 11:15 p.m. on May 31 the Meade County Sheriffâs Office requested troopers investigate a two-vehicle collision near the 4100 block of KY 144/Payneville Road. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that 20-year-old Robert Eldridge of Battletown was driving west on Payneville Road when he attempted to pass another […]
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four crews and contractors are gearing up for work on several area projects. KYTC District Four says preparation work gets under way June 9 for asphalt resurfacing on an 11-mile stretch of the Bluegrass Parkway. Work will take place between mile markers 24 and 35. The KYTC says traffic will be reduced to one lane in varying configurations as the work progresses. Work will begin with barrier […]
The first suspect tried in the Crystal Rogers investigation has been found guilty of both the charges he faced. After about 2 hours and 20 minutes of deliberation Friday, a jury of nine women and three men at the Warren County Justice Center found Steven Lawson guilty of Class B Felony Conspiracy to Commit Murder, which carries a term of 10 to 20 years in prison, and Class D Felony Tampering with […]
A former Hardin County man has been sentenced on federal charges. Pedro Reyes, formerly of Elizabethtown, will serve two years and nine months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for âengaging in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with durable medical equipment businesses.â According to the U.S. Attorneyâs Office for the Western District of Kentucky, Reyes plead guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Commit […]
The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision in Breckinridge County Thursday. According to KSP Post Four, at around 2 p.m. on May 29 the Breckinridge County Sheriffâs Office requested troopers investigate a single-vehicle collision near the intersection of KY 144 and Cart Manning Crossing Road. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that 44-year-old Michael Tropp of Jasper, Indiana, was driving south on KY 144 in a commercial tractor-trailer […]