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They wiped away tears and spoke quickly in trembling voices. Two girls younger than 18 years old sat in front of a jury Wednesday and read pages of sexually suggestive Facebook and Yahoo! messages allegedly sent to them by a man who is more than four times their age.

“Do I have to say it word for word?” one girl asked before reading one of the messages.

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.

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.

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.

E'town MSA sees bump in...

The Elizabethtown Metropolitan Statistical Area continues to see gains in income growth, which one local official tied to the saturation of high-paying jobs in the area.

A report released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows the Elizabethtown MSA recorded a 5.4 percent increase in real personal income growth from 2010 to 2011.

The total real personal income growth in the MSA grew from $4.5 to $4.8 billion, according to the report. Last year, the MSA saw an increase in real personal income growth of 7.1 percent, the report said.

A different battle: Officials...

Local justice officials are examining ways to establish a pilot program for a veterans treatment court in Hardin County as part of a statewide effort to better network court-involved veterans with programs available to them.

Hardin District Judge Kim Shumate, who serves on the state’s Veterans Task Force within the Kentucky Access to Justice Commission, said veterans courts have been in play nationally for several years. However, it wasn’t until last fall when such a court was established in Kentucky.

Walking Tour comes alive in E...

The shadows of Hardin County’s past are taking to the streets tonight.

The 26th annual Charles W. Logsdon Historic Downtown Walking Tour begins this evening at 7 on the square in Elizabethtown’s historic downtown. The free tour leaves from outside Town and Country and lasts about an hour, snaking through the downtown area.

The tours continue each Thursday through September, beginning at the same time and place.

Donations, garage sale to help...

Large donations from local companies and a city-organized garage sale are planned to propel efforts to create a playground accessible to all children in Vine Grove.

The Swope Family of Dealerships and 84 Lumber Co. are the latest in a series of businesses to offer financial support for constructing a playground that could be used by all children, including those with disabilities.

Swope presented a check Monday for $4,750 to Rachel Ritchie, 9, and her family for the Fun for Everyone playground.

County issues bonds for HMH...

Hardin Memorial Health now has the financial assurance to complete millions in renovations and improvements, primarily at its main campus on Dixie Avenue.

Hardin Fiscal Court approved up to $40 million in hospital revenue bonds Tuesday to pay for HMH’s master facilities plan, which will increase the number of private suites available, renovate semi-private rooms into private quarters, upgrade the cancer care center by moving it offsite and renovate the emergency department.