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The Campbellsville University student charged with the murder of another student was in court Wednesday morning. Charles E. Escalera appeared via Zoom in Taylor County District Court for a preliminary hearing. Escalera is charged with Murder in the death of 18-year-old Josiah Kilman on February 24. Detective Jeremy Burton with the Campbellsville Police Department was called to testify. Burton said Escalera was interviewed at the police station at around 6:30 […]

One of the suspects charged in the Crystal Rogers investigation is asking the Nelson Circuit Court to dismiss the charges against him. A motion to dismiss was filed with the court on March 5 for Steven Lawson by attorney Theodore Lavit. Lawson is charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence. The filing states that Lawson, by counsel, will “move the court to dismiss these indictments as […]

An impact study conducted by the Kentucky Career and Technical College System shows that Elizabethtown Community and Technical College had a positive impact of $176.5 million on the Lincoln Trail District. “Every dollar that a student spends with us, they get an annual return of $5.90 because of that dollar, and that’s a great annual return on that,” said ECTC President Dr. Juston Pate. “The region actually sees a $10.90 addition […]

The suspect in the shooting death of a Radcliff man has been transferred to Hardin County. Chief Deputy David Lee with the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy transported Frescas C. Cruz from Shelby County to the Hardin County Detention Center Tuesday morning. The sheriff’s office received a call shortly after 11 a.m. on March 3 regarding an unidentified body just off the roadway along the 5000 block of […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their first meeting of the month Monday. The council approved an inter-local agreement with Hardin County in which the city’s enforcement officer for recovery residences will serve in the same role for the county. Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said city and county officials met to discuss the creation of the city’s recovery residences certification ordinance, and both entities felt it was important to stay ahead of possible […]

The early voting period begins Wednesday for the special elections to fill vacancies in the Kentucky House of Representatives for District 24, which includes parts of LaRue and Hart counties, and District 26, which includes three precincts in Hardin County. The House District 24 special election will be contested by Democrat Johnny Pennington, Republican Courtney Gilbert, and independent write-in Craig Astor. Republican Peyton Griffee is unopposed in the House District […]

The Fort Knox Area chapter of the Military Officers Association of America encourages eligible students to apply for their merit-based scholarships for graduating seniors. “Our scholarship is available to graduating seniors attending the local high schools,” said Fort Knox Area MOAA Scholarship Chairman Dick Ardisson. “That would be Fort Knox, Hardin, Meade, and LaRue counties, Elizabethtown Independent, Faith Homeschool, and North Hardin Christian School. So we cover all the high schools […]