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Central Hardin's bid to win another state baseball championship ended Friday night in the semifinal round.

Pleasure Ridge Park fell behind 2-0 before scoring 10 runs in the third to defeat the Bruins, 10-3 at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington. The Bruins end the season with a record of 34-6 including a perfect 16-0 against 5th Region opposition.

PRP beat Mercer County for the state title Saturday. Mercer defeated Henderson County 7-2 in the first semifinal game Friday.

Former West Point resident Jimmie Sturgill was found guilty on 12 of 16 charges against him Thursday afternoon for sending sexually explicit messages to two females under the age of 16.

One of the girls was his foster child.

The trial for Sturgill, 65, started Tuesday with jury selection. On Thursday morning, the accused took the stand.

See more details in Friday's print edition of The News-Enterprise.

The Transporation Cabinet lifted its alert about ongoing delays on Interstate 65 and related congestion. The backup occurred following an 8 a.m. wreck today at mile marker 105 near Lebanon Junction.

Southbound traffic was backed up five miles or more for most of the day, according to Chris Jessie, a local spokesman for the Transportation Cabinet.

All lanes were clear and traffic moving normally as of 3:30 p.m. today, Jessie said.

Leonard Lawson has broken out his fiddle skills in scores of competitions through the years and said the finest compliment he ever received came from a Springfield, Mo., man who commented on what Lawson called his “crazy” dress.  

“He said you’re a right respectful lookin’ fiddle player, but there’s a lot of Baptist preachers who would say there’s no such thing,” Lawson recalled, laughing.