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Kentucky hunters preparing for Spring Turkey Hunting Season

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A heavy fall mast harvest of nuts and acorns combined with a mild winter means ample opportunities for hunters looking to take advantage of Kentucky’s spring wild turkey hunting season.

Kentucky’s youth-only turkey season open to hunters ages 15 and younger will run the weekend of April 6 and 7, with the general season running from April 13 through May 5.

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife tracks the turkey population through summer brood surveys and hunting season data. KFW biologists are anticipating an average population consistent with numbers seen since a jump in 2021. This comes despite the second highest total turkey harvest on record in 2023, with hunters claiming more than 35,000 birds last spring.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife says they’re expecting reduced wildlife movement this spring. The heavy mast harvest and mild winter means food sources were amble in the winter and the turkeys are less likely to travel from those food sources.

Regular hunting laws and regulations including hunting license requirements, daily bird claim limits, and public land restrictions will be in effect. Hunters should consult the KFW’s Spring Turkey Hunting Guide and 2024 Kentucky Spring Hunting Guide before hunting season opens.

Graduation dates set for Hardin County Schools

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The Hardin County Schools Board of Education announced a change to the school calendar and approved dates for the district’s high school graduation ceremonies during their board meeting last week.

Friday, May 24 will be the final day of school for K-12 students. The district says ending the year on the 24th allows the school year to finish on a Friday and before Memorial Day. The board is excusing three days of school that were missed due to inclement weather. The district says they traditionally schedule more school days than required by state law.

Graduation for John Hardin High School will be held at 7 p.m. on May 24 at Bulldog Stadium.

Central Hardin High School will hold graduation at 11 a.m. on May 25 at Bruin Gym.

North Hardin High School will hold graduation at 6 p.m. on May 25 at the North Hardin football field, Ray Story Stadium.

Hardin County High School families have appointments for graduates to walk across the stage and receive their diplomas beginning at 9 a.m. on May 18.

Contact Hardin County Schools for more information.

Man in custody after stabbing in Cecilia

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One man is hospitalized and another is in jail following a reported stabbing in Cecilia Friday morning.

“The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office responded to 6125 Hardinsburg Road on a report of assault,” said Chief Deputy David Lee with the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office. “Upon arrival, deputies found a 32-year-old white male with an apparent stab wound to the chest. After preliminary investigations, the deputies were able to locate and arrest the suspect, Mr. George H. Aubrey Jr. of Hardin County.”

Aubrey was charged with first degree Assault and transported to the Hardin County Detention Center. He is being held on a $10,000 cash bond.

The victim was flown to the University of Louisville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The investigation is ongoing. Anybody with possible information should contact the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office.

Prosecution agrees with motion to change venues in Crystal Rogers investigation cases

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The suspects charged in the Crystal Rogers investigation all appeared in the Nelson Circuit Court for a pre-trial conference Thursday.

Brooks Houck and Steven Lawson appeared in person and Joseph Lawson appeared via Zoom from the Kentucky State Reformatory before Judge Charles Simms III to discuss the status of several motions that have been filed in the case.

Special Prosecutor Shane Young said discovery in the case has been completed, with the final round of data consisting of about 265 gigabytes being transferred to the defense counsels. When asked by Simms about the change of venue motion filed by attorneys for Houck and joined by the attorneys for the Lawsons, Young said he agreed with the motion and said he would discuss possible venues with the counsels. The motion filed by Houck’s attorneys asks for the trial to be moved to either Boyd County or Daviess County. Simms requested that the chosen venue be large enough to accommodate members of the public and have a separate entrance for jurors.

Young told Simms the prosecution needs eight weeks to respond to the defenses’ objections to his motion to consolidate the three cases into one trial, and the defense attorneys asked for two weeks after that to respond to the prosecution’s response. Young asked for the same time frame to respond to Steven Lawson’s attorney Ted Lavit’s motion to dismiss based on immunity claims, with Lavit saying the judge may need to hear sworn testimony for his response. 

The case will reconvene for a status conference regarding the change of venue motion on May 1. The other motions will be reviewed in a pre-trial conference scheduled for June 13.

Rineyville Elementary threat a reminder of why emergency plans are important

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Hardin County Schools Community Relations Specialist John Wright says the district takes any possible threat to school safety seriously.

“You never obviously want to have to go through anything like a threat to a building or, you know, God forbid a shooter or anything of the sort, but you have plans for those,” Wright said. “We have plans for every event, every tragedy or emergency that could happen.”

Those plans were put into effect Thursday morning when a reported threat forced the evacuation of Rineyville Elementary School. Students were evacuated and officers with the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office and the Kentucky State Police searched the building while officials reviewed security camera footage.

Wright says the execution of the safety plan Thursday shows why planning is important.

“It’s never good for those things to happen, but when they do, it’s nice to know that the plan works,” Wright said. “Our buses came and evacuated students. We did what we needed to do today to keep our students safe. We feel good about our plans and everything worked today like we wanted it to.”

The threat at Rineyville is similar to recent threats that have been investigated at other schools around Kentucky. Wright thanked law enforcement and the Rineyville community for their support.

“We are super thankful for our friends in law enforcement,” Wright said. “They came to our aid immediately and did what they needed to do to ensure students have safety, so we’re grateful for our community, our parents, and everyone that helped take care of our students.”

More information on school safety plans can be found on the Hardin County Schools website.