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  • Training accident kills Navy SEAL at Fort Knox

    A U.S. Navy SEAL was killed during a training accident this week at Fort Knox. Seven other service members were injured.

    Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class Jonathan H. Kaloust, 23, died Wednesday when the Humvee he was in overturned during a training exercise, according to a news release from the Naval Special Warfare Group Two.

    Seven others received minor injuries in the accident, according to the news release.

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  • Hardin County says 'Hooray' for its heroes

    The sacrifice of military families was recognized this weekend by the Hardin County community.

    Hooray for Heroes marched on Saturday under cloudy skies. The lack of sun didn’t deter families from enjoying the event staged between Stithton Baptist Church and Wal-Mart in Radcliff, which serves as a celebration and thank-you to military members, first responders and their families.

    The event included live entertainment, horseback rides, bounce houses for children and free food for military members and first responders.

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  • Possible failed child abduction investigated

    Hodgenville police are investigating what may have been an attempted child abduction.

    Chief Steven Johnson said he received a call Monday from a woman who said her son was walking after school on  South Lincoln Boulevard near Citizens Union Bank in Hodgenville when a tan GMC truck stopped near him.

    The 12-year-old boy told his mother the man driving pulled the truck up to the curb but didn’t roll down the window. Then, he started signaling for the boy to approach, Johnson said.

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  • Three generations join local DAR chapter

    The Captain Jacob VanMeter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution welcomed five new members into its fold Friday morning at the Brown Pusey House in Elizabethtown, four of which represent three generations of the same family.

    Elizabethtown resident Charline Akins; her two daughters, Christy Bennett and Cathy Reas; and her granddaughter, Kelly McManus, were sworn into the DAR during a ceremony Friday, where they were bestowed with pins and flowers.

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  • KSP Post 4 honors its fallen troopers

    Kentucky State Police Post 4 honored its four fallen troopers who have been killed in the eight-county post area.

    Lt. Willis Martin, 44, Trooper Lee Huffman, 27, and Trooper Eddie Harris, 29, were killed in Hardin County. Trooper William Pickard, 26, was killed in LaRue County.

    Each year in May, Post 4 troopers place flowers on the officers' graves before offering a prayer and salute.

    Pictured in the photos are Sgt. Kevin Burton and troopers Brad Riley, Brandon Brooks and Peter Binkley.

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  • Japanese student exchange program still looking for local host families

    CCI Greenheart is still looking for local host families to welcome Japanese students to Elizabethtown this summer.

    The Tomodachi Coca-Cola Homestay program returns to the city from July 26 to Aug. 6 and supports Japan’s recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake by building cultural and economic ties between the two countries.

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  • Local graduations to air live on TV

    Local graduations are set to air live on Hardin County Educational and Community Television, a division of Hardin County Schools, and Brandenburg Channel 1.

    “Now families from across the world can see students receive their diplomas,” said HCEC-TV director Gina Ryan in a news release.

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  • Photos: Lincoln Trail Master Gardener Plant Fair
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  • Motorcycle wreck on U.S. 62
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  • Million-dollar lottery ticket sold in Radcliff

    A convenience store next to the railroad track on Radcliff's northern edge has a millionaire among its customers.

    Smitty's sold a Powerball ticket that came one number short of winning the national jackpot, according to the Kentucky Lottery Commission.

    Howard "Smitty" Ford, who has operated the store for the last nine years, said he doesn't have any idea who won the prize.

    The lottery corporation encourages the ticket holder to sign the back of the ticket immediately. The winner has 180 days to claim the prize.

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