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  • EPD seeks help in two burglaries

    Elizabethtown police are investigating two separate burglaries that could be part of a statewide spree.
    The first one occurred Jan. 4 at Kentucky Fried Chicken. The second one occurred Feb. 13 at at McDonald’s at 900 North Mulberry St.
    In both of these burglaries the suspects entered through the drive-thru windows. In both cases the suspects used power tools to make entry into the safes where an undisclosed amount of money was removed.
    According to an EPD news release, the suspects appeared to be white males.

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  • Talent Pool opens gifted education to primary students

    Local school districts use the Talent Pool program to encourage students to dive into learning.
    To ensure that bright and creative students’ needs are met before they are allowed to enter gifted and talented programs, schools in Kentucky enroll students in the Talent Pool program, which is for students in kindergarten through third grade.

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  • Photo: Like a hiker in a wood stack
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  • Basketball hall of fame looking for home downtown

    The push for a hall of fame honoring Kentucky’s storied high school basketball players reached the steps of Elizabethtown City Hall with the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches asking the city Monday to partner and invest in the project by providing a suitable host site downtown.
    The request came just days after the KABC publicly announced its interest in Elizabethtown as the location for the hall of fame, which would honor high school male and female players and coaches who have helped mold the game since 1918.

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  • Rains give needed moisture to soil for planting season

    Rain over the last several days has helped saturate crop fields in need of moisture.
    Much more rain could be trouble, but the current amount of moisture should be sufficient to replenish the moisture sucked out of the soil during the drought this past summer, said Doug Shepherd, county extension agent for agriculture and natural resources.
    “Hopefully, the rain we’re getting will get us back where we need to be,” he said.

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  • ECTC graduate aims for the stars

    A weekend spent with NASA scientists has turned into a months-long opportunity for one former community college student.
    Tim Hennig, a former student at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, is taking part in a semester-long internship with NASA. Hennig obtained the internship after spending two days with 60 community college students working on a design for the Mars Rover through a NASA program.

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  • Water district repeats as drinking water champs

    The News-Enterprise
    Hardin County Water District No. 2 could be building toward a dynasty.
    The Kentucky Rural Water Association in late February bestowed the best tasting water award on the district for the second year in a row during its annual conference in Bowling Green.
    Manchester Water & Sewer in Clay County placed second and the city of Scottsville took third-place honors.

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  • Feeding America to increase fresh produce for those in need

    Some Kentucky produce will go toward feeding hungry people in need this growing season.

    Among companies and private individuals picking up items, representatives from Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland will visit produce auctions. Organization representatives will select produce that is not perfectly formed and might not catch other bidders’ attention.

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  • Senior Life: When is the right time to look at options?

    If we had a crystal ball to tell the future, it would make life so much easier. Looking ahead, we would plan more effectively, make decisions based on facts instead of intuition, and make the right choices the first time.

    Unfortunately, there is not a crystal ball available, and it seems like one is definitely needed when caring for aging family members and loved ones. Decisions and plans often are made on intuition and gut feelings; often decisions have to be made at the last minute instead of relying on long-term planning.

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  • Photo: Music for the eyes
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