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Community support allows Elizabethtown Independent Schools Summer Meals Program to resume

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Elizabethtown Independent School District Director of Communications Chuck Jones says it wasn’t looking like the district’s Summer Meals Program would be able to take place, but then the community stepped up.

“We put out a thing that we may not be able to do it,” Jones said. “We kept looking at ways, and we just had a ton of people step up to volunteer and give their time and help us out and allow us to do this.”

Jones also said EIS Food Services Director Marty Adams never gave up on the program.

“She worked tirelessly to make sure that this was possible and she never quit, and that’s a big reason why our summer program is going to go on,” Jones said.

The program is open to all EIS students and runs today through July 26.

“They can come to Morningside Elementary, 7 to 8 a.m. for breakfast, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch, and that’s Monday through Friday,” Jones said.

EIS will also be offering lunches at several mobile locations. Times and sites can be found on the Elizabethtown Independent School District Facebook page. Contact EIS for more information.

Nelson County man arrested after alleged assault of officer

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A Nelson County man faces charges after allegedly assaulting an officer when attempting to flee a traffic stop. 

Dustin M. Thompson of New Hope faces multiple charges including Strangulation, Assault of a Police Officer, and Disarming a Peace Officer following his arrest Friday.

According to the Kentucky State Police, shortly after midnight on June 7 a trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle on Charlestown Road for a traffic violation. The KSP says the driver of the vehicle did not stop when the trooper activated his emergency lights and began to flee.

The pursuit continued into Marion County on Sulphur Lick Road and ended when the vehicles reached a dead end. The KSP says the driver, later identified as Thompson, exited the vehicle and fled into a wooded area. The pursuing trooper was able to catch up to Thompson, at which time the KSP says he assaulted the officer and fled the area.

Troopers and other area law enforcement began searching the area for Thompson. The KSP posted on Facebook shortly before noon Friday that Thompson had been apprehended. He was booked into the Marion County Detention Center at 1:41 p.m. Friday.

The KSP says the trooper was treated for injuries at an area hospital and has since been released.

Three arrested on drug charges in Grayson County

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Three people are in custody and a dog is in a shelter after an incident in Grayson County.

John D. Absher of Bunker Hill, Indiana, Casey M. Lester of Tollesboro, and Richard W. May of Harold each face charges of first degree Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Absher and Lester had multiple warrants out for their arrests.

According to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after 8 a.m. on June 6 Sheriff Norman Chaffins responded to a report of two people sleeping in the backseat of a car that was parked in the middle of U.S. 62 in Clarkson in front of the beekeeping facility, with a dog in the front seat. The occupants were awakened by the dog barking as the sheriff approached. The two occupants, later identified as Absher and Lester, provided names or identification the sheriff’s office later determined to be false.

May then approached the vehicle with a gallon of gas, stating that the vehicle was in the middle of the road after it ran out of gas. The sheriff’s office says May then began vomiting in the roadway, at which time Absher collapsed due to a seizure. Lester told Chaffins she believed Absher had used opioids earlier that morning. Chaffins administered naloxone and Grayson County EMS transported Absher to Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Hospital. He was later transported to Norton’s Hospital in Louisville. A search of the vehicle revealed the presence of methamphetamine.

Lester and May were lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center. Absher was moved to the detention center from the hospital after he was medically cleared to be incarcerated. The dog was transported to the Grayson County Animal Shelter.

Voter registration, and voter roll maintenance, continues ahead of November election

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Registration is open to vote in the November 5 general election, and Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith says getting registered is a simple process.

“Registering to vote has never been easier,” Smith said. “The quickest and easiest way for most. folks would be to visit govote.ky.gov. They can do that on the computer or their phone and they can register to vote that way. They can also call or visit their county clerk’s office. The deadline to register to vote and participate in the November election is October 7, so don’t wait until the deadline. Go ahead and get it done early.”

The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says in the 10 days voter registration was open in May after the primary election, 5,723 voters were removed from the voter rolls. More than 4,800 removed voters were deceased, 451 moved out of state, and 350 were convicted of felonies.

5,496 new voters got registered in May. Republican registration increased by 1,410 voters and independent or other registrations increased by 915. Democratic registrations decreased by 2,552 voters.

Visit the Kentucky Secretary of State’s website for more information on voter registration.

EPD hosting Teen Citizens Police Academy

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Registration is still open for the Elizabethtown Police Department’s upcoming Teen Citizen’s Police Academy.

“Beginning July 2, we are hosting our next Teen Citizen Police Academy,” said EPD Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “This free five-week program is for any teen interested in learning more about a career in law enforcement and our police department.”

The Teen Citizen’s Police Academy is free for area teens ages 13 to 18. In addition to getting to meet many of the men and women that serve on the EPD, participants will learn about investigations, tactics, responses to resistance, drug enforcement, accident reconstruction, local issues, and more.

Anybody interested in applying may download an application at etownpd.org.