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  • Local Hosparus to host Lunar 5K

    The local Hosparus organization is asking Hardin County to glow with generosity.

    Hosparus of Central Kentucky hosts a new fundraising event this weekend, one that brings 100 percent of the proceeds back to the area. The organization hosts a Lunar 5K at 8 p.m. Saturday at Freeman Lake Park.

    The event features a 3.1-mile lighted pathway attendees can run or walk, as well as booths from area businesses offering information and giveaways.

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  • I-65 wreck injures woman, snarls traffic

    A seven-vehicle wreck left a woman injured and a major traffic backup Monday morning on Interstate 65.

    The wreck occurred at about 9:30 a.m. between mile markers 96 and 97 in the northbound lanes of I-65.

    Central Hardin Fire Department Chief Everett Roberts said the incident included seven vehicles in three separate crashes.

    Charles “Casey” Miller, 38, of Paducah said the initial crash began when his white Dodge truck hydroplaned for about 100 yards.

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  • Funeral for ‘People’s Mayor’ is today

    The city where Tim Walker lived for all 54 years of his life will say goodbye today when Elizabethtown’s mayor, who died Friday morning of a heart attack, is laid to rest.

    Walker’s easy-going nature and desire to meet the needs of city residents endeared him to many during his lifetime, whether as a businessman, public servant or in the political world.

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  • A different battle: Officials exploring opportunities for veterans treatment court

    Local justice officials are examining ways to establish a pilot program for a veterans treatment court in Hardin County as part of a statewide effort to better network court-involved veterans with programs available to them.

    Hardin District Judge Kim Shumate, who serves on the state’s Veterans Task Force within the Kentucky Access to Justice Commission, said veterans courts have been in play nationally for several years. However, it wasn’t until last fall when such a court was established in Kentucky.

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  • Mayor Walker has been laid to rest

    Elizabethtown Mayor Tim Walker, who was in his first term as mayor, was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon at Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens.

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  • I-65 wreck slows down traffic, seven vehicles involved

    A multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 65 has shut down traffic along the northbound lanes.

    The accident happened between the 96 and 97 mile markers at about 9:30 a.m. with seven vehicles involved. Traffic currently is backed up past the Exit 94 mile marker. Only the right-hand lane is open.

    At least one person was trapped in a vehicle and has been airlifted from the scene.

    See Tuesday's print edition of The News-Enterprise for more details.

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  • SAIC to present check to HCS
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  • Mayor Walker died of heart attack

    Elizabethtown Mayor Tim Walker died suddenly Friday morning from a heart attack brought on by a cardiovascular disease, said Chief Deputy Hardin County Coroner Kenneth Spangenberger.

    Spangenberger pronounced Walker dead at 5:33 a.m. Friday at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was 54.

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  • Officials remember, mourn the loss of Mayor Tim Walker

    City employees talked about their fondness for Elizabethtown Mayor Tim Walker during a news conference Friday morning and discussed what the city will need to do to move forward.

    Walker, 54, was pronounced dead at 5:33 a.m. Friday by Hardin County Deputy Coroner Kenneth Spangenberger at Hardin Memorial Hospital after he died at his home.

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  • Children's fair is Saturday

    There may not be any such thing as a free lunch, but for this weekend, there’s definitely such a thing as a free fair.

    The 18th annual Children’s Fair will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Freeman Lake Park. The fair is free for families and offers games, prizes and entertainment for children ages 1 to 12.

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