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April 27, 2019

The suspect in Crystal Rogers’ 2015 disappearance in Bradstown was found not guilty on other charges yesterday. Media sources report that a jury found Brooks Houck not guilty on charges of stealing roofing shingles from a Lowe’s store in Nelson County. The case was tried in Warren County due to his attorney believing he could not have a fair trial in Nelson County. Houck was accused of the theft of more than 200 bundles of shingles. The verdict was announced Thursday afternoon.

With the changing of the season and weather patterns, the Elizabethtown Fire Department wants people to be aware that their H-VAC systems need to be inspected by professionals. This is the best way to prevent unexpected fires and other situation to your home.

Hardin County Sunset Rotary is hosting a Human Trafficking Awareness and Training event today at the PAC and it runs from 10am until 3pm.

Tickets for the Hardin County NAACP’s Freedom Fund Banquet go on sale Monday. News commentator Roland Martin will be the guest speaker at the event. The event is September 21st, 2019.

April 26, 2019

The city of Elizabethtown will have a new chief of Police in June. The City Council approved the hiring of Jeremy Thompson at a special called meeting yesterday. Current Chief, Jamie Land, announced in February that he planned to retire June 1st.

The Kentucky State Police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) are partnering tomorrow to encourage citizens to remove potentially dangerous medicines from their homes and dispose of them safely. The collections will be held at all KSP post across the state from 10am until 2pm.

Kentucky Justice Secretary, John Tilley, spoke at the 2019 RX Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit yesterday about the innovative reforms and initiatives that are underway in Kentucky to lower overdoses and save lives. Programs such as the Kentucky Help Call Center, Local-Option Syringe Exchange Programs, and the new CAN HEAL Project among many more efforts, was his topic of discussion.

A student from Helmwood Heights had the opportunity to be Mayor for the day, earlier this week. Allyssa Levee spent the entire day with Mayor Gregory learning the in’s and out’s of our local Government.