An Elizabethtown man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on child pornography charges. Officials with the U.S Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky made the announcement that Mathew Lyons had been sentenced in federal court on the charges Monday. According to court documents, Radcliff Police were notified in April of last year that a minor had posted on social media about engaging in sexual activity with an adult for money. Police seized the devices of 2 minors, and were granted consent to search them. Police eventually discovered that the adult they had communicated with and met was Lyons. A search of Lyons’ devices revealed explicit images of minors, as well as other conversations between him and another man, Robert Alan Thompson, who was sentenced in February on child pornography charges. Lyons will serve a life sentence of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
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The pandemic has put an emphasis food needs for residents, even four-legged ones. As a result, local animal advocates have come together to create a pet food pantry to help owners who find themselves unable to purchase pet food.
PAWS Shelter Foundation spokesperson Diane Shoffner says Helping Hand of Hope will be the distribution center for the pet pantry. Members of the community can drop off food at the following locations:
- Feeders Supply, Elizabethtown
- Sam Russell’s Pet Provisions, Elizabethtown
- Lost Pounds Pet Center, Radcliff
- Family Dollar, Vine Grove
While nothing is official yet, members of the Elizabethtown Board of Education talked about more in-person return options during last night’s work session. Superintendent Kelli Bush presented the board with various statistics and data points, showing a large number of surveyed families, over 75%, feel it is important for students to return to a somewhat full time schedule of in-person instruction. Bush says that a plan for return will be discussed with faculty and staff in the days to come before a final determination is made.
Elizabethtown Police are calling their first ever Pack A Cruiser event from this weekend a success, after members of the community stopped by to drop off non-perishable food items over the weekend.
Officer Chris Denham also says several coats were dropped off, which will also go to Helping Hands of Hope.
Recycling services in Hardin County are back up and running, after nearly a year of closure due to Covid-19. Sites across the county reopened yesterday, with several new locations being added as well.
Solid Waste Director Stephanie Givens says that without inmate labor, Meade County, which partially runs the recycling program, had to hire additional part-time help to staff the program. Newly added locations can be found on the Hardin County Government website.