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  • Husband pleads guilty in cold case murder

    An eight-year-old cold case with a connection to Elizabethtown came to a close Wednesday when Daniel Paynter pleaded guilty to murder in a Cincinnati courthouse.

    Paynter, 57, pleaded guilty to murdering his wife, Lori Paynter. The 35-year-old woman’s mostly nude body was discovered near a trash bin at the Bluegrass Inn on East Dixie Avenue on Dec. 18, 2002.

    She was strangled, shot in the head multiple times and identified only through fingerprints. Her clothes were found four months later in Hamilton County, Ohio.

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  • Four injured in wreck on I-65

    Four were injured in a two-car wreck Tuesday night on Interstate 65, two miles south of Glendale.

    The wreck occurred at 10:01 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from Kentucky State Police.

    A black 2010 Ford Fusion, driven by Darrin Henderberg of Hermitage, Tenn., struck the rear of a 2006 Frieghtliner semi being towed by a 1999 Volvo wrecker, driven by Larry Reynolds of Ashville, Ala., police said.

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  • Hardin Circuit Court will try Alford again

    On Oct. 24, 2002, a Hardin County jury found William Alford guilty of first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree sodomy and recommended life imprisonment.

    On June 28, the Kentucky Supreme Court ordered Alford’s case be returned to Hardin Circuit Court’s docket, pursuant to Alford’s appeal.
    Nearly nine years after his conviction, Alford appeared before Judge Kelly Mark Easton this week to schedule future court proceedings, which include a jury trial beginning Feb. 20, 2012.

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  • Judge finds probable cause in motel killing

    District Judge Kim Shumate decided Wednesday to forward a murder charge against an Indiana man to a grand jury following a hearing.

    Lonnie Daughtery, 37, is accused of killing his wife, Michelle Daughtery, on June 25 in a Holiday Inn Express room in Elizabethtown. He also is charged with one count of cruelty to animals for killing the couple’s cat.

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  • Under Construction: Meineke Car Care Center

    Under Construction will appear each Thursday on the Money page to highlight building projects around the area.

    What is it? Meineke Car Care Center
    Location: South Dixie Boulevard, across the street from Radcliff Church of Christ
    When will it open? Six to eight weeks
    Service provided: Full service vehicle maintenance including brakes, tires, exhaust and oil change.
    Number of employees: Expected to employ between six and eight people

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  • Berlin to Baghdad: Escobedo’s career spanned two wars

    Natividad Escobedo has often been compared to a Tasmanian devil.

    On the walls of his Radcliff home, the heavily decorated war veteran has tokens from his military past, humorous artistic renderings commemorating snapshots of his service.

    One illustration is the hairy, frantic Looney Tunes character Taz, which a comrade gave to him because of the nickname.

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  • Berlin to Baghdad: Charles Edlin bears the scars of his service

    Charles Edlin spent more time cutting hair at his Hodgenville barber shop than he did overseas, but he learned at an early age to appreciate the rigors of military life.

    Edlin, a Hodgenville native and U.S. Navy veteran, graduated from high school in May 1951 and enlisted in the Navy shortly thereafter.

    Edlin said he chose to enlist rather than wait on the draft because he could choose which branch to join. The Navy, he said, held more interest for him than serving in the Army.

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  • Attorneys argue timeline in sex case against ex-teacher

    An alleged victim in the case against former Central Hardin High School social studies teacher Steven Gray has been unable to provide attorneys with specific dates on which she and the teacher had sex.

    Gray, 28, was arrested Dec. 2 and charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. He was fired a week prior to the arrest after Hardin County Schools received an anonymous phone tip that prompted an investigation.

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  • Faces of Cancer exhibit opens at Hardin Memorial Hospital

    Cancer is not generally associated with the word hope, but one exhibit sponsored by the Kentucky Cancer Program is trying to change that.

    The Faces of Cancer exhibit, which features portraits of 13 cancer survivors from the Lincoln Trail Area, opened Tuesday and will be on display in the admitting lobby of Hardin Memorial Hospital until Friday. From there, the exhibit will be displayed July 18-29 at the LaRue County Public Library in Hodgenville.

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  • West Point Rivers Days shifts focus to town’s history

    Nestled on the banks of the Ohio River, the city of West Point, founded in 1796, has a rich history. That history is what the organizers of the West Point River Days Festival hope to honor this year.

    With a focus on the past, Christina Lueken, West Point River Days co-chairwoman, has helped organize several historical events to accompany the traditional festival agenda.

    “For the older residents of West Point, the history is very important to them,” Lueken said.

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