According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, from 2006 to 2010, 4,028 children (age 12 and younger in a passenger vehicle) were killed and an estimated 660,000 children were injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes.
Motor vehicle crashes continue to remain the number one killer of children ages 1 to 12 in America.
Kentucky’s 2013 legislative session included memorial designations of several state roads. A section of KY 86 west of Cecilia in Hardin County is being named “Fire Chief Louis Crosier Highway.”
It was cold and windy, but this year’s golf scramble was a huge success. I am thankful for the many volunteers and businesses that made our annual fundraiser such a success. Thank you to the golfers who made it such a fun and exciting time.
We had 15 teams this year, with two of our teams tying for first and squaring off for a final tee off to win the first place cash prize.
Patrick Butterworth, the 8-year-old son of Jenee Burd and Aaron Butterworth of Buffalo, visited with University of Kentucky basketball players Nerlens Noel and Julius Mays at Towne Mall in Elizabethtown. They signed a Kentucky basketball and photos of each player. Patrick named his puppy “Nerlens” in honor of his favorite Wildcat.