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Officials were alerted Monday evening to a potential break in at the State Theater.

Elizabethtown Events Manager and State Theater Operations Manager Beth Pyles says the incident happened shortly after 10 p.m. on September 4.

“We got a call that there was a motion alarm in the building, and when we arrived it appeared that someone had taken one of our smoking receptacles out by the front door, drug it down the sidewalk, and they threw it through the window on the side of the building,” Pyles said.

It does not appear anybody attempted to enter the building, which Pyles credited to the quick response from law enforcement

“We got there fast enough, our police did, and that scared them away,” Pyles said. “I don’t think anybody was hurt. It doesn’t appear anything was taken. It just caused some significant financial damage to our building. Those windows are pretty large, and are not inexpensive.”

Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham says the identity of the suspect is unknown at this time. Anybody with possible information is asked to contact the EPD.

“They can also share information anonymously by calling Hardin County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-597-8123 or by visiting www.p3tips.com,” Denham said. “By sharing information with Crime Stoppers, if the information provided by the tipster materializes and leads us to the identification of the suspect, the tipster is eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.” 

Pyles says other than a boarded-up window the incident will not impact events at the theater.

Warm Blessings Community Kitchen is gearing up for their new event: Crafting for a Cause.

“The Crafting for a Cause is on September 23, and it’s at Bluegrass Middle School,” said Warm Blessings Board Member Neil Gibbs. “The address is 170 W A Jenkins Road in Elizabethtown, and it’s from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.”

The event will feature vendors, handmade items, raffle prizes, food trucks, and more. All are welcome to attend, with the cost of admission being a non-perishable food item.

The event supports Warm Blessings’s mission of supporting those in need, a mission Gibbs says is growing.

“What we have done recently is expanded our program,” Gibbs said. “We’ve got senior meals expansion in Radcliff. We created a mobile meals program, which currently delivers over 90 meals weekly in Radcliff, and a Blessing Bag program.”

The need for support has grown too, as Gibbs says the number of meals served by Warm Blessings has grown from about 14,000 in 2021 to about 60,000 in 2023. The organization is primarily supported by donations, and the door is open to anybody in need.

“We don’t turn anybody away,” Gibbs said. “We don’t ask a whole lot of information, so if you need anything just come down and we’ll take care of you.”

To learn more about Warm Blessings, Crafting for a Cause, or how to become a vendor at the event, call 270-735-7643 or find Warm Blessings Community Kitchen on Facebook.

The deadline to respond to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s recent survey regarding additional roadway options to accommodate the increased traffic expected in Glendale is Friday, September 8.

More options were put up for review based on new information the KYTC received as they continue to prepare for development stemming from the opening of the Blue Oval SK plant.

“One is the Northwest Bypass portion that was previously labeled as unfeasible is now on the table as a possibility and a path that could be used for a bypass around Glendale,” said KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie. “We also have an A plus B kind of scenario where it combines the Northwest and Northeast bypass options into one continuous bypass around Glendale on the north side of KY-222.”

Jessie said the KYTC cannot predict the future of just how much development Blue Oval SK will spark, but information collected during the survey will help with planning.

“There are so many moving parts to that whole scenario,” Jessie said. “It is difficult to forecast, but that’s what the study is about. It’s about doing the best homework we can, getting the best data we can.”

Jessie also stressed that the results of the survey are not a final decision.

“The study is ultimately not a decision of what’s going to happen,” Jessie said. “It’s prioritizing and showing what the public has given us feedback about. It’s a study, it’s just what it says, and those study results will give us recommendations for how to move forward.”

All are welcome to complete the survey, which is open until September 8, and can be found at www.glendalestudy.com.