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Students returning to normal operations after threat at Rineyville Elementary School

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Students have returned to class and school activities at Rineyville Elementary School after a threat was made against the building this morning.

“We received a threat somewhere before 10 a.m., just a threat to the building, and so we immediately contacted law enforcement,” said Hardin County Schools Community Relations Specialist John Wright. “The Kentucky State Police and the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office have looked through the building, they have looked in every nook and cranny, and they have deemed the threat non-credible. We’ve also reviewed cameras in and out of the building and we have seen no one or no thing that is suspicious, and so after a thorough investigation and with the blessing of law enforcement we are bringing students back to the building.”

Wright says the threat at Rineyville Elementary is similar to other threats seen recently at Kentucky schools.

“We have learned from our friends in law enforcement that this is a trend,” Wright said. “I believe this happened to Jefferson County yesterday where someone called and made a threat to a building and they evacuated that building, but that is sick, just to be honest with you. It’s a waste of resources and a waste of time, but we have to take all threats seriously.”

Wright thanked area law enforcement for their efforts and Rineyville parents for their patience.

“If you’re a Rineyville Elementary School parent, we ask that you not come to school to pick up your child because of anything that’s happened today,” Wright said. “The learning process will go on. They’re going to eat lunch just like normal and the process, the learning process, is going to go on as normal today, with a normal release time.

Contact Hardin County Schools for more information.

Care Guide Partners hosting PACE Center open house March 27

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Hosparus Health affiliate Care Guide Partners will be hosting a community open house at its new William B. and Janet B. Schmidt PACE Center, located at 109 Buffalo Creek Drive in Elizabethtown.

Care Guide Partners says the open house will be an opportunity to share more information on the mission of PACE and to offer tours of the facility.

When discussing the PACE Center at the Hardin County Chamber of Commerce’s January luncheon, Hosparus Health President and CEO David Cook said the PACE Center will be a valuable healthcare resource for the community.

“PACE is an acronym that stands for Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, and it really is all-inclusive,” Cook said. “From covering all of their medical needs to transportation to the adult day, primary care, restorative therapies, socialization, and just fun, so we’re really excited to bring this additional level of support to folks in the community.”

The ultimate goal of PACE is to allow individuals to continue to maintain independence by offering access to primary medical care, adult day programming, therapy, behavioral health, specialty services, meals, nutritional counseling, social activities, and more.

“It’s just really a great solution for individuals who are facing serious illness that want to continue to live at home but are struggling to be able to do that and may not have the financial resources necessary to hire in-home support,” Cook said.

The facility will be named after William and Janet Schmidt following a donation from the Schmidt Family Foundation. Learn more about the March 27 open house and about the PACE Center by visiting Hosparus Health online.

Bullitt County man sentenced on weapons charge

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A Bullitt County man was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison this week on a felony weapon charge.

Following his jail time, James Nott will serve three years of supervised release. Nott was convicted for Illegally Possessing a Firearm after Having Been Convicted of a Felony Offense.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky says Nott was found to be in possession of an AK-type rifle, a .38 special revolver, and ammunition when he was arrested in July of 2023 following an investigation by the FBI and the Mount Washington Police Department. Nott was prohibited from possessing firearms following a conviction in November of 2011 for Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device and Possession of a Firearm by an Unlawful User of Marijuana.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says there is no parole in the federal system.

Better Business Bureau warns of bourbon scams

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Bourbon consumers should be advised of ongoing scam attempts targeting the area.

The Better Business Bureau serving Greater Kentucky and South Central Indiana says local consumers have reported websites that appear to be legitimate and claim to offer high-end beverages such as bourbon and wine at low prices, but the deal turns out to be too good to be true. 

Consumers have reported after making a purchase products were not received, consumers were sent fake tracking numbers, or the consumer isn’t given contact information to report a problem or request a refund. Scammers have also been targeting bourbon-related Facebook groups offering to sell hard-to-find bottles.

The BBB recommends consumers protect themselves from scams by taking precautions such as purchasing with a credit card rather than a debit card, making sure you are shopping on a legitimate seller’s website and checking the website’s security settings, and protecting your private information.

Anybody who finds a scam can report it using the BBB’s scam tracker available at www.bbb.org.