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Citing, among other things, the military’s strong connection to Kentucky, Gov. Steve Beshear welcomed the rededication of the General George Patton Museum of Leadership during a ceremony Friday morning on post.

“Fort Knox is a fitting home for the George Patton Museum of Leadership,” Beshear said, noting the post is steeped in history.

County, state officials mourn E’...

Elizabethtown Mayor Tim Walker may have represented Elizabethtown, but his sudden death Friday from a massive heart attack left friends from around the county and state in a shaken state of mourning.

Gov. Steve Beshear asked for a moment of silence Friday for Walker during the rededication of the General George Patton Museum of Leadership at Fort Knox and officials from all walks of government offered condolences, shed tears and remembered Walker as a catalyst for good.

Kathryn Goodman builds herd on...

“She’s always loved animals,” Kathryn Goodman’s mom, Maelynda, said as she watched her daughter feed cattle.

Kathryn has her own herd of five, soon to be seven, head of cattle.

“She’s done it all herself and I’m so, so proud of her,” Maelynda said.

Mom is proud because her 16-year-old daughter acquired the grants and loans to purchase and care for a herd of Hereford show cattle.

For Young, a chance to be a kid

What started with repeated bouts of itching soon turned into a pain on the left side of Jennifer Young’s chest that was so severe, the honor roll student was forced to leave school and head to the hospital.

Young and her mother, Kathy, soon learned that what may have seemed like allergies was far worse: The Central Hardin High School student had four masses in her chest.

At 17, she had cancer.

Museum commissions bust of...

A Confederate general whose brother-in-law was the Union president is depicted in new bronze busts being sold to finance a statue destined for Elizabethtown’s Public Square.

Brig. Gen. Ben Hardin Helm of Elizabethtown led the 1st Kentucky Brigade, which is better known in the annals of history as the Orphan Brigade. He joined the militia as a colonel after rejecting a commission in the Union Army offered by Helm’s brother-in-law, President Abraham Lincoln.

Children's fair is Saturday

There may not be any such thing as a free lunch, but for this weekend, there’s definitely such a thing as a free fair.

The 18th annual Children’s Fair will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Freeman Lake Park. The fair is free for families and offers games, prizes and entertainment for children ages 1 to 12.

Family embraces horses for hobby...

Kevin and Francesca Smith were shouting instructions to staff members over a cellphone as they rushed into the delivery room this past Derby Day.

As Francesca prepared to deliver the couple’s son, Alessandro, the two stable employees were working to deliver a quarter horse foal back on the Elizabethtown couple’s farm.

Both baby and foal were delivered healthy on the famous horse racing day.

That seemed fitting for the couple, who currently own 37 horses, mostly quarter horses, on about 20 acres of land.

1,500 college students set for...

The first wave of college students looking to serve their country as U.S. Army officers arrive Thursday for the start of the annual Leader’s Training Course, which marks its 48th anniversary this year.

ECTC changes orientation process...

The local community college is working to ease the transition for new students.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College unveiled a new orientation program for incoming students this summer, to streamline the process and make it a more personal experience for students.

Local woman helps Okla. tornado...

As a volunteer with the American Red Cross in Elizabethtown, Laurie Jaggers knows when she is sent to a disaster site, she likely will be greeted by Mother Nature’s wreckage.

Arriving in Moore, Okla., last month, what Jaggers witnessed almost left her speechless in describing the destructive, chaotic scene after a massive tornado ripped through parts of the town outside of Oklahoma City.