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Benefit ride for Radcliff girl this Saturday

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Jason Nelson of Radcliff says when his three-year-old granddaughter Magnolia was eight-months old, her family could see that something wasn’t quite right.

“She quit sucking on her bottle,” Nelson said. “At one point, she became stiff, like she couldn’t move her arms or legs, or I should say couldn’t bend them. She just had some really weird symptoms going on. She got really, really sick.”

Magnolia was diagnosed with periventricular leukomalacia and cerebral palsy. Despite the challenges, Nelson says Magnolia has been courageous, and the family has seen hopeful developments from stem cell therapy, including Magnolia taking more steps with her gait trainer.

“My wife said on that Sunday whenever she was holding her, she said ‘I walk,’ and my wife said ‘Well, you can only do that. We can’t do that for you,’” Nelson said. “And that following Tuesday she walked probably 25 or 30 yards without even thinking about it, and normally she would only take four to six steps.”

Folks looking to support Magnolia and her family are welcome to participate in a benefit ride this Saturday which will run from the Brandenburg boat ramp to the Waters Edge Winery in Elizabethtown. All are welcome to participate.

“We’ll have jeeps, trucks, cars, whoever wants to come, they’re welcome,” Nelson said. “We don’t care if you have a Chevette and the back bumper is falling off. If you want to be involved, come on out. We’ll put you in line.”

Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the boat ramp. If you do not wish to attend the ride, a portion of sales at Waters Edge after the ride will go towards Magnolia’s treatment, and additional activities will be taking place at the winery. Learn more about Magnolia and find the event page for the ride on the Hope for Magnolia: A Journey to Walk Facebook page.

Chance to support nonprofits on Kentucky Gives Day Tuesday

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Nonprofit organizations across the commonwealth are looking for support as Kentucky Gives Day is celebrated on Tuesday.

“Kentucky Gives Day is a 24-hour online fundraising event where it brings nonprofits and Kentuckians together for a powerful day of action,” said Central Kentucky Community Foundation Communications Coordinator Erin Hahn. “Our goal is to raise as much money as possible, all through online gifts, throughout that 24 hours.”

Hahn says last year’s Kentucky Gives Day event raised nearly $100,000 for 25 area nonprofits, and anybody interested is welcome to contribute.

“I feel like this is a very unique area in the sense that we have so many generous people, but the great thing about Kentucky Gives Day is that you can give $1, you can give $100,000, whatever sparks your fancy,” Hahn said.

Special events throughout the day give donors the chance to boost their donations, and Hahn says through local sponsorship the community foundation is able to offer extra incentives for nonprofits.

“We kind of make it a little bit competitive, like we’ll have a couple of power hours and we’ll see who will get the first donation of the day and the last donation of the day, so it kind of just helps to spark some interest,” Hahn said.

Visit kygives.org for more information, and follow the Central Kentucky Community Foundation on social media for local updates.

Special testing appointments this Saturday for 15-year-old Kentuckians seeking driver permits

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In celebration of Kentucky House Bill 15, which allows 15-year-olds to earn their driver’s permits, the Commonwealth is hosting a special testing event this Saturday.

Kentucky is offering more than 1,500 written permit test appointments at 20 testing locations in order to help meet the increased interest from young Kentuckians looking to apply for a permit. 

According to a release from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, applicants can select the time and location that best meets their schedule on the Appointment Portal available on the Driver Testing page on the Kentucky State Police’s website. 15-year-olds looking to test should select the May 17 One-Day Permit Testing Event option.

Prior to arriving for your written permit test, applicants should bring all required documentation including proof of identity such as a birth certificate, proof of Social Security such as a Social Security card, and a school compliance verification form. Don’t forget to study the Kentucky Driver Manual, which is available on the KSP’s website.

Among the available testing locations is the Elizabethtown Regional Test Site, located at 1055 North Mulberry Street. Find a complete list of locations and more information at drive.ky.gov.

Prosecution wants no surprises from Houck defense’s experts; defense says disclosures within Kentucky law

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Crystal Rogers investigation suspect Brooks Houck appeared via Zoom in Nelson Circuit Court Thursday as Judge Charles Simms III heard arguments on the prosecution’s motion regarding the defense’s expert testimonies.

Special Prosecutor Shane Young said in a motion filed last week that the defense needed to provide more detail on “the bases and reasons for the expert’s opinions” for three of the four submitted experts. Young said the defense provided supplemental information on one of the experts ahead of the hearing, so in court he discussed the defense’s plans to call forth a retired homicide investigator and an expert on interrogations.

Young said more information on the investigator’s testimony needs to be provided if he is going to comment on how the investigation was conducted. Houck’s defense attorney Brian Butler said the investigator is going to discuss how a murder trial investigation is conducted, and told the judge if during preparations they believe he will need to comment specifically on the case they will contact Young.

Young said more the interrogation expert intends to discuss examples of how the Reid Technique, an interrogation method, was violated, but the defense provided no examples of how it was violated. Butler said the defense identified the police interviews provided by the Commonwealth that the expert will be looking at, and said the defense has provided the information it is required to based on Kentucky court procedures.

Simms said he would take the arguments under submission and would make a ruling as quickly as possible. Houck’s trial is scheduled to begin in Warren County on June 24.