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E’town man honors EPD with cookout

Barry Howard cooks for Elizabethtown Police on Saturday. Photo: Brian Walker

Barry Howard spent part of his weekend doing what he loves doing: giving back to the community. On Saturday, Howard treated the Elizabethtown Police Department to a cookout at the station, in an effort to let the officers know the community is still there for them.

“I’m targeting the police department because people are down on them, and they’re fighting a losing battle right now in my eyesight,” Howard said. “So I’m going to go down there and make them feel wanted, make them feel loved, and show them something.”

Howard says he was inspired to put on the event based on all the recent news coverage involving police.

Howard travels around the area cooking for individuals and groups as part of an outreach ministry headed by him called Barry’s Mission. Volunteer’s of Barry’s Mission helped with setup and serving as part of the event.

Officer Chris Denham says that while the law enforcement profession is going through hard times nationally, that’s not the case on a local level.

“The citizens we serve are absolutely our most valuable asset, and we are beyond grateful for them.”

Hospital officials: facilities can accommodate a COVID surge

COVID-19 cases are overwhelming health care facilities around the country.

But local providers say they have the facilities to accommodate additional patients if a surge occurred locally. Officials with Hardin Memorial Health say they have been prepared for quite some time to address any possible surge in COVID-19 patients. Vice President and Chief Marketing and Development Officer Tracee Trout says current facilities at the hospital can be transformed to meet whatever need comes their way. That comes out to roughly 70 additional beds if the need for expanded critical care came about.

Trout says the hospital has and is currently treating cases of the virus in equipped facilities. 13 cases of the virus are currently hospitalized in the Lincoln Trail region.

Human remains found in Nelson county on Thursday

Sunday saw some significant news out of Nelson County. In a Facebook post, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said they were notified on Thursday of possible human remains found near the Nelson and Washington county lines. The FBI Evidence Response Team assisted in recovering the possible remains due to the difficult to reach area. The remains were immediately sent to the FBI Lab in Quantico for testing. The sheriff’s office says they will not be commenting further on the matter until more information is sent from the lab.

Beshear: new restrictions to be announced Monday

After announcing over 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 this weekend,Governor Andy Beshear hinted at new restrictions after his meeting with White House Coronavirus coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx on Sunday. Beshear said that both Kentucky state officials and those from the White House agree that new steps must be taken to avoid another rise in cases. Saturday, Beshear announced 836 new cases, and 316 on Sunday. This week’s data is expected to reflect whether or not Governor Beshear’s mask mandate has done anything to slow the spread of the virus.