In a brief update on Saturday, governor Andy Beshear announced a total of 13,630 of COVID-19 in the state. 183 were newly confirmed, and 3,530 Kentuckians are believed to have recovered from the virus. The governor did, however, confirm two new deaths Saturday, bringing the state’s total to 524. The update was brief, but governor Beshear continued to encourage Kentuckians to follow appropriate health guidelines with the summer weather, and once again urged Kentuckians to fill out their census.
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CASA of the Heartland is seeking volunteers for their organization, which provides advocacy for children.
“We actually have a wait list right now of over 90 kids that we would really like to have a volunteer in place that we simply don’t have the people,” board chairman Grant Niebuhr explained.
Those wishing to volunteer for CASA can visit the organization’s website or Facebook page. CASA recently announced that Norma Hatfield would be taking on the role of Executive Director for the organization in august.
A crash in LaRue County last week resulted in one death. According to officials, Kentucky State Police responded to a collision early Friday morning on U.S. 31 in LaRue county. When troopers arrived on scene, they found one individual, identified as Miles Boone, deceased. From their preliminary investigations, officials say Boone was driving southbound when he crossed into the northbound lane and lost control of his vehicle. Upon exiting his lane, Boone crossed into the path of a Mack truck, striking Boone’s vehicle. Boone was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Even with COVID-19 disrupting plans for their annual member’s meeting, Nolin RECC reported larger-than-usual numbers for the drive-thru registration. Sarah Fellows with Nolin says the co-op saw just over 2,600 members come to the drive-thru registration event, more than is usually present at the annual meeting. This year’s event took place over a period of 3 days at the co-op’s Elizabethtown office.
8 hours after it began, police finally arrested a suspect that had barricaded himself in an Elizabethtown building. According to officials, the incident began when Elizabethtown Police responded to a report of a domestic incident at Wellington Way in Elizabethtown.
When officers arrived, the suspect, David Cooke, fled the scene, leading authorities on a brief pursuit. Cooke finally ended the pursuit on South Miles Street when he entered a building owned by a family member and barricaded himself inside. Officers from numerous agencies were at the scene, negotiating with Cooke throughout the evening. At one point, officials say Cooke shot an arrow from a compound bow, which nearly struck an Elizabethtown police officer in the face.
Just after 10 p.m., Cooke exited the building and surrendered to officials. He was charged with attempted murder of a police officer, wanton endangerment, fleeing, unlawful imprisonment, as well as assault. He is lodged at this time in the Hardin County Detention Center.