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Local Hosparus to host Lunar 5K

The local Hosparus organization is asking Hardin County to glow with generosity.

Hosparus of Central Kentucky hosts a new fundraising event this weekend, one that brings 100 percent of the proceeds back to the area. The organization hosts a Lunar 5K at 8 p.m. Saturday at Freeman Lake Park.

The event features a 3.1-mile lighted pathway attendees can run or walk, as well as booths from area businesses offering information and giveaways.

American Red Cross to host blood drive, celebration

American Red Cross kicks off its summer season by serving the needs of the community this week.

The Elizabethtown American Red Cross hosts the Celebrate Summer Celebrate Life blood drive from noon to 7 p.m. Friday at Pritchard Community Center. The event is the largest blood drive of the year for the Red Cross site.

E'town residents line up to honor Mayor Walker

Despite the clear, sunny sky Tuesday afternoon, the mood along Mulberry Street in Elizabethtown was somber as residents lined the sidewalks to pay their final respects to Mayor Tim Walker.

Residents young and old wrapped around City Hall at the intersection of Dixie Avenue and Mulberry Street. The line of people extended to Strawberry Alley as they watched the string of city, police, fire and private vehicles proceed to the burial site at Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens.

Man sentenced in Sonora truck stop robbery

A Hodgenville man will serve 10 years in prison for his role in a robbery last July at a Sonora truck stop.

Aaron M. Hart, 21, was indicted in September on a charge of first-degree robbery. Per an agreement with the commonwealth, that charge was amended to second-degree robbery.

Hart was arrested July 29 as a suspect in a robbery at the Pilot truck stop in Sonora, according to police.

Nobody was injured during the robbery though Hart possessed a pellet pistol, according to police.

Louisville man sentenced for trafficking in heroin

A Louisville man arrested Dec. 31 in Hardin County for trafficking in heroin was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison.

Shaumbi T. Clay, 37, was indicted in March on charges of first-degree trafficking in heroin and cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating on a suspended license, failing to use a turn signal and operating with an expired license plate.

Radcliff man indicted on charges of trafficking in heroin

A Radcliff man accused of trafficking in heroin was indicted Thursday in Hardin Circuit Court.

Kennard French, 30, is one of 11 defendants indicted last week by a Hardin County grand jury.

KSP sets up new email address in Bardstown officer investigation

BARDSTOWN — Kentucky State Police has established a new email account for tips concerning the murder of Bardstown Police Officer Jason Ellis last month.

According to a news release, the new address, EllisCaseTips@ky.gov, will expedite any tips or leads because it is monitored by investigators.

Police ask anyone with information about the case to use this email address.

Ellis, 33, was killed May 25 at Exit 34 of the Blue Grass Parkway after he stopped to clear tree branches from the roadway.

U.S. Army sergeant charged with sex crimes

A sergeant in the U.S. Army Cadet Command 1st Brigade was arrested after police say he intoxicated a female relative and then raped her.

Sgt. 1st Class Felix Manuel Ayala, who lives in Radcliff, was arrested Friday morning when the woman, who is older than 18, reported to police what she said happened  around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.

Ayala, 45, is charged with first-degree rape, incapable of consent. Among the other charges he faces are first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree sodomy, incapable of consent.

Walker's faith, wisdom remembered at funeral

At the start of construction of the new First Christian Church, Tim Walker wrote the 16th verse of the third chapter of the book of John, which tells of the gift of God’s son to the world and promises eternal life to believers, on a piece of steel used for the building.

Friends of library group takes shape

The Hardin County Public Library has plenty of pals as a group of residents have joined to organize a Friends of the Hardin County Library group.

The group met for the first time in May to gauge local interest in forming such a body.

Thirty-two people attended, and a decision was made to form the group, elect interim officers and establish a committee to draft bylaws.