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  • Area police faced with adapting to new law

    Today, Kentucky police officers may arrest for misdemeanors such as possession of marijuana or disorderly conduct. Beginning Wednesday, police may only cite some misdemeanors rather than arrest.

    Gov. Steve Beshear signed House Bill 463 into law March 3. The bill is designed to decrease prison population, incarceration costs and recidivism. Section 46 of the bill covers arrestable offenses and makes significant changes to what misdemeanor offenses local law enforcement can and cannot arrest for.

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  • Festival-goers find ways to beat the heat

    Elizabethtown native Matthew Willis grew up in the shadow of the Heartland Festival, and he has the scars to prove it, pointing to a permanent reminder he received on his leg from a jump off some bleachers just yards from where he stood Saturday.

    The young father attended the latest installment of the festival, now known as the Heartland Music Festival, with five children and his girlfriend by his side. One son tugged on his arm hoping to play games and take home a prize.

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  • Sultry Kentucky sunset
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  • Readiness certificate to help job seekers

    Area job seekers have a new national resource.

    The Lincoln Trail Career Centers announced that the National Career Readiness Certificate is available for Kentucky job seekers and employers. The certificate is meant as a way for employees to show valid documentation of their work-related skills that can be accepted nationwide.

    It uses an assessment based on the ACT that measures workplace skills, such as math, reading for information and locating information.

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  • Photos: North Hardin students graduate
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  • Nutrition program provides free meals for children during summer

    sbennett@thenewsenterprise.com
    School is out for summer, but Hardin County Schools is still providing free lunch to area children.
    The county school district is participating in the Summer Food Service Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the state education agency.
    Starting today, the meals will be provided free to all children younger than 18. Adults must pay $3.50.
    Four program locations are open to the public: John Hardin High School, Central Hardin High School, North Hardin High School and North Park Elementary.

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  • Army Band concert series begins Sunday

    The 113th Army Band begins a free monthly concert series at 7 p.m. Sunday at Fort Knox’s Eastman Amphitheater. The concert is open to the public.

    The band will present “All that Jazz” with its “Rhythm Rangers” combo, a New Orleans-style ensemble, and its stage band, which specializes in big band standards.

    Future shows are at 7 p.m. the first Sunday of each month through Oct. 3, except for a July 4 Monday show at 7 p.m.
     

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  • Photo: School's out for summer
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  • Coca-Cola display could anchor at History Museum

    The Schmidt Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia may have closed its doors, but some Elizabethtown officials are hoping to preserve the legacy of the collection for years to come.

    Sherry Murphy, executive director of the Elizabethtown Tourism & Convention Bureau, has approached the museum’s president, Larry Schmidt, about the possibility of donating memorabilia from the sprawling collection to a permanent display at the Hardin County History Museum. She announced the plan to the Elizabethtown Tourism Commission earlier this week.

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  • Summer warning: Don’t leave kids, pets in hot cars

    You pull up at a bank. You need to go inside. It shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes. Your two children, both younger than 5, are in the backseat. You don’t want to take them in, but it is 93 degrees outside.

    What do you do?

    Children and animals are more susceptible to heat than adults. Leaving them in the car while you run inside for a few minutes could lead to heat exhaustion and even death.

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