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Hardin County Sheriff’s Office continues search for missing teenager

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The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to ask for the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager.

“We received a call on December 14 of a Nakiesha Chevalier, who goes bi Nikki, running away from her home around 1 p.m. that afternoon from the Holman Avenue area of Elizabethtown,” said Hardin County Sheriff John Ward.

Nikki Chevalier is a 16-year-old black female with black hair and brown eyes. She is 5’ 1” tall and weighs approximately 100 pounds.

Chevalier was wearing a bright blue hooded sweatshirt and black sweatpants when last seen. After investigating previous information, the sheriff’s office is looking for new leads.

“We’ve basically followed up on all of the leads that we had originally, and we’re just asking citizens to help us with any other information that anyone may have,” Ward said.

Anybody with information is asked to contact Sergeant Mac Slack at the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office at 270-765-5133.

(Photo Credit: Hardin County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook)

Elizabethtown High School senior Sophia Todd named fourth runner-up in Miss America’s Teen pageant

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Elizabethtown’s Sophia Todd got the chance to shine over the weekend at the 2024 Miss America’s Teen pageant in Orlando, and she delivered.

Todd, who entered the pageant after being crowned Miss Kentucky’s Teen last summer, was named fourth runner-up.

Todd also took home first place in the talent preliminary competition with her speed painting. That skill fits in with Todd’s community service initiative Artspoken, which is described on the Miss Kentucky website as: “a project she created and utilizes to educate all Kentuckians on the healing change that happens when art gives a voice to the voiceless through art expression.”

Todd received a $10,000 scholarship for placing in the top five, along with a $3,000 scholarship for her preliminary win.

Mallory Hudson, crowned last summer as Miss Kentucky, was named third runner-up in Sunday’s Miss America pageant.

Snow accumulation, possible subzero wind chills in the forecast this week

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Snow accumulation and freezing temperatures continue to be forecasted for the area as this week gets under way.

The National Weather Service in Louisville has projected two rounds of snowfall, the first through Monday morning and the second Monday afternoon and evening. Most of the area is projected to see one to two inches of snow, but parts of Hart and LaRue counties could see 2 to 3 inches. Wind chill values as low as negative three degrees are in the forecast.

Area officials have organized resources to help people in need of shelter from the winter weather.

“Due to the exceptionally cold temperatures our region is expected to experience between Sunday, January 14 and Tuesday, January 16, the City of Elizabethtown, City of Radcliff, and City of Vine Grove have collectively established a fundamentally consistent procedure to assist those without adequate shelter,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. 

Any citizen who is displaced and in need of assistance should contact one of the following phone numbers:

-City of Elizabethtown residents may call 270-765-4125

-City of Radcliff residents may call 270-351-4477

-City of Vine Grove residents may call 270-877-2252

Any Hardin County resident who resides outside of a municipality’s city limits may contact the police department for the city closest to them.

Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency for the winter weather in order to activate state resources including Kentucky Emergency Management. The governor has also activated the state’s price gouging laws to protect families from grossly overpriced goods and services, which can be reported to the state attorney general’s office.

Hardin County trash collection for unincorporated areas has been canceled for Monday. Look to area offices on social media for more information, and stay tuned to Quicksie and The Wolf for weather updates.

Informational meeting on grief support groups this Saturday

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Jerianne Strange, Tonya Wigglesworth, and Elaine Alicna each experienced their own type of loss, and Strange said they recognized that the kind of loss has an impact on the grieving process.

“It’s very different if you are grieving the loss of a friend, if you are grieving the loss of an adult child, if you are grieving a loss due to a death by suicide, so manner of death comes into it, the relationships come into it,” Strange said. 

The three are organizing grief support groups, and to gauge interest and see what kind of groups are needed they are hosting an informational meeting this weekend.

“Everybody’s invited,” Strange said. “It is open to the public. There is no charge, it is just informational.”

The informational meeting is Saturday, January 13 at 2 p.m. at the Central Kentucky Community Foundation building, located at 200 Jim Owen Drive in Elizabethtown.

The groups will meet twice a month for twelve weeks. Strange says the groups will have closed meetings with smaller numbers.

“We’ve set a limit of no more than 12 participants in any one group,” Strange said. “When you get any larger than that it’s not a good ‘feedback’ kind of environment, and so the whole purpose of the support nature of the group doesn’t quite work.”

SpringHaven Inc. seeks donations for shelter, raising awareness during Stalking Awareness Month

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SpringHaven Inc. Executive Director Georgia Hensley says the domestic violence shelter is working as much as they can on getting stocked up.

“This is a really busy time of the year for us,” Hensley said. “We have actually been at capacity at shelter for the last several months, so we desperately need community support right now.”

Anybody looking to support the shelter can contact SpringHaven to make arrangements or get directions to drop off items on the current needs list: hair brushes, deodorant, styrofoam bowls, leggings, new bathroom towels, and planners.

SpringHaven is also getting the word out on Stalking Awareness Month. Hensley says the internet and social media make it easier for stalkers to find and communicate with victims, and people should recognize the behaviors  which can lead to further violence down the road.

“Repeated phone calls, repeated text messages,” Hensley said. “Asking that you share your location with your partner, romantic partner, friend, with your coworker even, asking that you share your location non-stop, that can be stalking. Showing up to your house uninvited.”

Follow SpringHaven Inc. on Facebook for more information. If you are in need of assistance, contact the SpringHaven Helpline at 270-769-1234.