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30th Annual Children’s Fair coming to Freeman Lake Park Saturday

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An annual summer staple, and an event near and dear to Quicksie and the Wolf, returns to Freeman Lake Park Saturday: the 30th-Annual Children’s Fair, held in partnership with the Heart of Kentucky Association of Realtors.

“There’s so much stuff to do, but what I think the most important thing is, it’s completely free,” said HKAR realtor Jenny Geist. “It’s for kids, ages one to 12 and everybody in between, because we all like free stuff, and that’s wonderful. There’s going to be all kinds of vendors that are going to be there. They’ll have games, different booths, and activities.”

The fair runs at and around the Ernie Williams Pavilion at the park from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

The Children’s Fair was the creation of Lydia Drexler and Quicksie Co-Founder Marilyn Evans. In addition to games, inflatables, balloon art, face painting, and more, the popular “Mascot Idol” will return as D.J. Tiger, Wolfie, and their area friends compete for the trophy.

“It’s completely free,” Geist said. “Just hop in your car and come on. Don’t bring anything else with you. We don’t want you to worry about money that day. Completely free, but please come join us, and let’s keep our fingers crossed for wonderful weather.”

Find the flier with more information about the Children’s Fair on the Quicksie and Wolf Facebook pages.

Heart of Kentucky Chorus invites community to upcoming shows

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If you are looking for plans this Saturday evening, the Heart of Kentucky Chorus invites you to hit the road with them in celebration of America.

The chorus will be performing at the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabethtown Saturday at 7 p.m.

“Our title of our show is ‘An American Journey’, and we’re singing patriotic songs,” said chorus member Jim Lever. “We’re also singing about things that happened like the birth of the automobile culture and the railroads, that kind of thing.”

Tickets are $10, with children 12 and under free.

The chorus will also be performing on June 11.

“That is a dinner and a show, so the dinner starts at 6 p.m. and the show is at 7 p.m., and that is at the Venue on Main on West Main Street in Vine Grove,” Lever said. “Admission for that dinner and show is $35.”

Proceeds from the event support the Living Waters of Guatemala Partnership, which aims to install water purification systems for communities in the Central American country. Visit the Heart of Kentucky Chorus Facebook page for ticket and reservation information.

Beshear order adds more qualifying conditions to Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program

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Additional conditions have been added to the list of recognized conditions for the Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program.

Governor Andy Beshear on Tuesday signed an executive order “directing Team Kentucky’s Office of Medical Cannabis to issue an emergency regulation further clarifying qualifying conditions for medical cannabis in Kentucky law.” Included in the order are sickle cell anemia, ALS, Crohn’s disease, Parkinson’s, terminal illnesses, and more.

According to a release from the Governor’s Office, Beshear says the law is meant to provide “a safe alternative form of pain relief for Kentuckians suffering” so the executive order makes the law more clear to help more Kentuckians have access to medical cannabis as an alternative to opioids. Beshear noted that the added conditions have always been within the scope of the Medical Cannabis Program’s six permissible diagnoses, but the order provides patients and medical providers clear confirmation.

32 medical cannabis businesses are up and running in Kentucky, including Green Leaf Dispensary which opened in Elizabethtown on June 1. More than 500 medical cannabis practitioners have been registered under the program, and more than 23,700 Kentuckians have been approved for medical cannabis cards.

Find more information on the Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program at kymedcan.ky.gov.

Nick Houck arrested in Nelson County on Perjury charge

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The brother of the man convicted for the murder of Crystal Rogers is now in custody.

Kentucky State Police Post Post Four says just after 1:30 p.m. Thursday Nicholas “Nick” Houck of Bardstown was arrested on a Nelson County indictment warrant which was the result of an investigation conducted by KSP Post Four detectives.

According to the KSP, the investigation indicates Houck “allegedly committed perjury between 2015 and 2023.” Houck was charged with First Degree Perjury, a Class D Felony punishable by one to five years in prison.

Houck was taken into custody and lodged without incident. He was lodged in the Nelson County Correctional Center, held on a $25,000 cash bond, before being transferred to the Hardin County Detention Center on a courtesy hold. Kentucky’s VINE system indicates Houck was released at 6:18 p.m. Thursday. An arraignment hearing is scheduled for June 18.

The KSP says the investigation is ongoing and “no further details will be provided at this time.”

Houck’s brother, Brooks Houck, was found guilty of Murder – Principal or Accomplice and Tampering with Physical Evidence on July 8, 2025, for the death of Rogers. While never arrested or charged in the investigation, Special Prosecutor Shane Young stated in a hearing that the Commonwealth considered Nick Houck and his mother, Rosemary Houck, “unindicted co-conspirators” in the case.

(Photo Credit: Nelson County Jail)