Local News

At the Feb. 9 meeting of Hodgenville City Council:

Four bids were received for the installation of two heating units for the Hodgenville Fire Department.

Bids included Absolute Comfort Heating and Air, owned by Joe and Alex Dohn, $3,350; Dever Enterprises, $6,284.96; Willard’s Heating and Air, $5,200; and Phelps Heating and Cooling, $4,997.

The council voted to accept the “lowest qualifying bid” based on specifications advertised in The LaRue County Herald News.

A New Haven man is dead after being shot during an argument at a Greenbrier residence. Police are saying the shooting may have been in self-defense.

Samuel “Sammy” Kennett Roberts, 27, New Haven, was shot a little before midnight Jan. 20. He was  pronounced dead at the scene by the Nelson County Coroner’s office. 

The recent ice storm has forced the immediate closure of the LaRue County Environmental Education & Research Center on Leafdale Road near Hodgenville, according to a release by Bob Sims, Director of Community Development.

Downed trees and hanging limbs present a tremendous hazard to the public along the forest walking trails.

Sims stated that many other public safety priorities are ranked far ahead of the park cleanup for LaRue County work crews. The park closure could continue for several weeks as county crews see to the needs and safety of citizens.

A Bardstown man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Bardstown Road near Ovesen Heights Monday afternoon.

According to Kentucky State Trooper Terry L. Whittaker, a box truck driven by Nathan M. Clater, 36, of Upton, was traveling south on U.S. 31E about 3:40 p.m. The truck dropped off the right side of the roadway and the driver overcorrected his steering. The truck crossed the centerline while overturning.