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Murder trial for Rineyville man set to begin this week

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The murder trial of a Rineyville man is due to begin this week.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that jury selection began Monday for the Commonwealth of Kentucky versus Jordan Henning. Henning was arrested and charged with Murder following the June 2023 shooting death of his wife Ashley Henning.

“From my knowledge, it was her birthday and they were having a party, and sometime during that party, the husband and wife get into it,” said Hardin County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy David Lee, discussing the incident with Quicksie and the Wolf in 2023. “People at the party start to leave. Neighbors come over to try to talk to them, and I think one of the neighbors actually takes the children and takes them home. He kind of runs the neighbors off. The majority of the people leave, and evidently they still get into it, stay into it, and he shoots her five times and then leaves, and he was caught by our deputies shortly after he left the scene.”

Officials said both of the Hennings were active duty service members stationed at Fort Knox at the time of the incident, which led to the Fort Knox Criminal Investigation Division joining the sheriff’s office in the investigation.

Opening statements are scheduled to begin Wednesday. Henning has been held at the Hardin County Detention Center on a $1 million cash bond.

Elizabethtown council discusses proposed stormwater utility fee

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The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday evening.

Chris Rust with Strand Associates Inc. presented to the council on the stormwater utility fee assessment commissioned by the city. Rust said the study evaluated residential and non-residential properties across the city to determine the number of equivalent residential units.

“Basically what that means is what is the average amount of impervious area on one residential parcel,” Rust said. “So when we’re talking about impervious areas, we’re talking about rooftops, driveways, sidewalks, those types of surfaces that really generate more stormwater runoff when there’s a rainfall event.”

77 percent of the ERUs identified are on non-residential properties and 23 percent are on residential properties. The study broke down projections based on rates the city could potentially set.

“Even at $4 per ERU, that stormwater utility program would generate nearly $1.9 million annually, and up to about $4 million annually if the ERU was $8.60,” Rust said.

Elizabethtown Stormwater Management Director Rita Davis said the additional revenue from a stormwater utility fee would be useful as the city looks at increased usage with area growth.

“As you guys know, we spend $4 million or so a year on stormwater, capital stormwater projects, so this is a way to kind of offset some of those costs,” Davis said. “Every property in the city is utilizing our stormwater system in some capacity.”

In other meeting news, City Engineer Michael Page updated the council on several projects. Page noted work such as the completion of the Meadow Lane project, securing easements for the outdoor music venue, and the Veterans Way roundabout.

The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet March 17.

Decline in voter registration seen in Kentucky since 2020

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Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says despite Kentucky’s population increasing since he took office in 2020, the number of registered voters has actually declined. 

The Secretary of State’s Office says more than 231,000 eligible voters were removed from Kentucky voter rolls in February in compliance with federal and state laws. The National Voter Registration Act and Kentucky’s equivalent law require a multi-year process to remove inactive voters “unless they die, are judged mentally incompetent or guilty of a felony, or act to remove themselves.”

About 225,000 voters removed in February were removed due to inactivity. Of those removed, 99,168 were Democrats, 95,732 were Republicans, and 30,411 were independent or other. 

The Secretary of State’s Office says Republican registration accounts for 47 percent of the electorate. Democratic registration makes up 42 percent, and independent or other makes up 11 percent.

Kentuckians can register to vote or check their registration status by visiting govote.ky.gov, or by contacting their county clerk’s office.

Kentucky Career Center hosting job fair in Elizabethtown Thursday

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Job seekers looking for a new opportunity are invited to come to the Kentucky Career Center’s job fair, to be held Thursday, March 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“It’s actually going to be held at the Kentucky Career Center – Lincoln Trail at 233 Ring Road, Suite 100,” said KCC Center Manager Robin Gooden. “So that’s our Elizabethtown Comprehensive Center, and we are excited. We have about 10 employers that are going to be committed to doing that.”

The job fair is free to attend and all job seekers are welcome.

“We definitely want them to bring their resume in on that date so that they can be prepared because these employers are going to be doing on-site interviews and they’re going to be ready to hire,” Gooden said.

Job seekers looking for help with their resume ahead of the job fair are welcome to contact the Kentucky Career Center for assistance. Visit ltcareercenter.org for more information.

Multiple injuries after crash involving horse-drawn buggy in Breckinridge County

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The Kentucky State Police is investigating after a car collided with an Amish buggy in Breckinridge County Thursday.

According to KSP Post Four, at around 3:15 p.m. on March 6 the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office requested KSP assistance with an injury collision near the 14,000 south block of KY 259 near the McDaniels community.

The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that Brenda Aubrey of Custer was traveling south on KY 259 when her vehicle rear-ended a horse-drawn buggy.

The operator of the buggy, an adult female, and three juveniles were transported by helicopter to the University of Louisville Hospital for treatment. Two of the juveniles were later released, while the operator and a juvenile remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries as of Friday afternoon. Aubrey was transported to Breckinridge Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The KSP’s investigation of the crash is ongoing.