Quicksie 98.3

ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN A CRASH IN GRAYSON COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND. AUTHORITIES SAY THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE JUST BEFORE 9PM SUNDAY NIGHT. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, THE UNIDENTIFIED MALE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON BOWLING GREEN ROAD WHEN HIS VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY, TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND OVERTURNED. THE NAME OF THE VICTIM HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME. THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

THREE HARDIN COUNTY SCHOOLS VEX ROBOTICS TEAMS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION IN APRIL.THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE AT THE EXPO CENTER IN LOUISVILLE.

THE ELIZABETHTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THEIR 35TH ANNUAL CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY. OFFICER JOHN THOMAS. THE CLASS BEGINS ON THURSDAY.

THE PENGUIN PLUNGE TO RAISE MONEY FOR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TAKES PLACE IN ELIZABETHTOWN IN THE COMING WEEKS. THE EVENT IS MARCH 2ND AT THE RING ROAD LOCATION OF BLUEGRASS CELLULAR. MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WQXE.COM

ELIZABETHTOWN POLICE CHIEF JAMIE LAND HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT. A STATEMENT FROM THE CITY SAYS THAT LAND’S RETIREMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE JUNE 1ST. LAND HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN MULTIPLE CAPACITIES SINCE 1998. HE WAS SWORN IN AS CHIEF IN 2017 AFTER TRACY SCHILLER RETIRED FROM THE DEPARTMENT. NO OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

AN ELIZABETHTOWN  MAN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER BREAKING INTO A HOME WEDNESDAY, CAUSING ELIZABETHTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE ON A SOFT LOCKDOWN. OFFICER CHRIS DENHAM SAYS KEITH FACES 3 COUNTS OF BURGLARY FROM BOTH INCIDENTS.

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S, FELLOWSHIP FOR CHRISTIAN ATHLETES WILL BE HONORING A FORMER ELIZABETHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. HENRY PASSED AWAY FROM LEUKEMIA IN JUNE OF 2017.

AN ELIZABETHTOWN WOMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH HAVING SEX WITH A MINOR. MEDIA SOURCES SAY 34 YEAR OLD MARY MARLMAN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY YESTERDAY AFTER ALLEGEDLY HAVING TWO INTERACTIONS WITH A 16 YEAR OLD. MARLMAN FACES THIRD DEGREE RAPE CHARGES AND WAS HELD IN THE HARDIN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.

A RADCLIFF CHURCH WILL HELP THOSE IN COMMUNITY THIS SUMMER. STITHTON BAPTIST CHURCH IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPLIES FOR THEIR WORLD CHANGERS PROGRAM. PASTOR DENVER COPELAND. MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND BY CONTACTING THE CHURCH.