Today's News

By ROBERT VILLANUEVA

rvillanueva@thenewsenterprise.com

ELIZABETHTOWN — If only Thomas Murphy had met Carol Dupin earlier, he still might be closer to home.

After being involuntarily discharged from a nursing home in his hometown of  Campbellsville, Murphy suffered a stroke and moved into an Elizabethtown nursing and rehabilitation facility in 1994.

When he was discharged from the Campbellsville nursing home, Murphy didn’t realize he had certain rights as a resident.

By JOHN FRIEDLEIN

VINE GROVE — The wheat that goes into a common loaf of white bread has been bleached and stripped of nutrients and fiber.

More and more consumers, though, are seeking natural whole wheat breads. A second-generation baker from Bolivia and his family living in a rural area near the Hardin-Meade county line are on to this trend. They even are helping revive forgotten wheat varieties like kamut, kept alive by a small group of Egyptian and southwest Asian farmers.

Staff Report

ELIZABETHTOWN — A man initially charged with attempted murder after firing numerous rounds inside an occupied apartment in February 2007, and ultimately convicted on six counts of wanton endangerment, will ask for shock probation Tuesday in Hardin Circuit Court.

Marcus Edwards, 31, was sentenced May 28 to five years for endangering the lives of six people when he fired a weapon numerous times inside a Radcliff apartment occupied by women, children and the man who was his target.

By BOB WHITE

bwhite@thenewsenterprise.com

ELIZABETHTOWN — Cats and Cards fans pumped about the Aug. 31 Governor’s Cup game between the two universities are asked to be equally excited about squeezing out some blood in an annual contest to benefit American Red Cross.

The UK vs. U of L Challenge runs through Aug. 28 at all American Red Cross chapters in the state.