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A fatal crash killed a Leitchfield woman on Sunday.
41 year old Crystal Willis was driving westbound on Kentucky 1133 when she left the roadway for an unknown reason.
She struck a concrete culvert and traveled down Dutch Lane until she came to rest after hitting a concrete tile. Initial investigations revealed she was not wearing a seatbelt.
Willis worked as a social worker for several years in Grayson County, she was responding to a child welfare complaint at the time of the crash. The investigation is still ongoing.
The city of Elizabethtown will maintain metropolitan status.
After talks of increasing the threshold population to be considered a Metropolitan, U.S Senate Kentucky representative Mitch McConnell and Congressman Brett Guthrie announced that the Office of Management and Budget will maintain it at 50,000. This allows the city of Elizabethtown to keep their metropolitan status.
Judge Executive for Hardin County Harry Berry says that this will allow Elizabethtown to keep receiving federal funding as well as receive better visibility at the congressional level.
Along with Elizabethtown, Bowling Green and Owensboro also benefit from this announcement as they keep their status as well
The Battle of the Badges was a friendly competition between the Fire department, Police Department, and EMS personnel to see who could get the most blood donors.
It wrapped up on Friday with a total of 54 units of blood donated.
Public Relations Officer for Elizabethtown Police Department Chris Dunham says that the Fire Department and Police Department tied with 21 donors while EMS came away with 16 donors.
They are thankful for everyone that came out to donate in this time of need for blood. The blood donated will go on to 150 patients in need of blood.
A New Haven resident caught with amphetamine has been arrested.
Late in the evening on Thursday, Deputy Kirkpatrick noticed a vehicle on Tanner road with one working headlight. The car was pulled over and the traffic stop revealed 23 grams of methamphetamine, along with a scale, and a large amount of money.
The vehicle was being operated by Tracy Lafollette of New Haven. Lafollette was placed under arrest and booked for numerous drug and traffic offenses The investigation is still ongoing.