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Today's News

  • Three Michigan men charged in Murrieltown Road break-in

    Three Michigan residents were charged with first-degree burglary and criminal trespass March 28 after allegedly breaking in a house on Murrieltown Road, four miles east of Upton.

    Those charged are Gary Chambers, 37, and Gary A. Polehna, 37, both of Westland, Mich., and Richard S. Polehna, 41, of Wayne, Mich.

    According to Kentucky State Trooper Steve Pavey, the trio were attempting to “retrieve some belongings” from an acquaintance when they broke into the house.

    They were lodged in the LaRue County jail.

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  • Man receives suspended sentence in assault case

    A Hodgenville man received a suspended sentence after being found guilty of second degree assault, wanton endangerment and violation of an emergency protective order in LaRue Circuit Court March 16.

    Police said David Michael Owens, 46, assaulted his ex-girlfriend on a city street June 4, 2008.

    When they arrived on the scene, they found the woman in a nearby yard and a large amount of her hair in the roadway, according to court documents. Owens allegedly pulled out a handful of her hair and struck her with a pool stick.

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  • Free lecture focuses on Native Americans

    “A Cherokee Perspective on the Trail of Tears” will be presented by Troy Wayne Poteet, justice of the Supreme Court of the Cherokee Nation at 5:30 p.m. April 2 in room 112 of the Administration Building at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. This lecture is free and open to the public.

    For information about this event, contact Pem Buck at 270-706-8510.

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  • University celebrates 400 years of Baptists

    Campbellsville University will host a celebration Thursday, in cooperation with the Baptist History and Heritage Society, in honor of 400 years of Baptist history and heritage at the university’s Louisville campus at 2300 Greene Way.

    The event is free and no pre-registration is required.

    Registration begins at 1 p.m., general session begins at 2 p.m. and the event will adjourn by 8:30 p.m.

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  • Patterson and Shirley are recipients of ALES award in February

    Abraham Lincoln Elementary School librarian Cynthia Patterson and kindergarten assistant Kellie Shirley have been named the recipients of the February Lincoln Presidential Cabinet Award for certified and classified employees of the school. The award, presented monthly on the school’s local television station WABE, was a surprise to both ladies who work so hard for the school.

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  • Heart transplant patient enjoyed every moment with family, friends

    I met Hubert Wright in 2002. He was sitting in the Hodgenville Service Center, spinning yarns and cracking jokes worthy of the late humorist Jerry Clower.

    When I learned he was a beekeeper, I asked to write a story about him. During that interview at his home in Magnolia, he told me about his heart.

    Hubert had a series of heart attacks in 1986. His cardiac muscle was nearly destroyed. His only chance at survival was for a heart transplant.

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  • Lincoln would have been proud of his old hometown

    It is said that Robert Dale Owen, a social reformer and Indiana representative, cornered President Abraham Lincoln in November 1862 and read to him a long manuscript on spiritualism.

    Lincoln is said to have listened patiently and responded: "Well, for those who like that sort of thing, I should think it is just about the sort of thing they would like." (Anthony Gross, Lincoln’s Own Stories, 1902)

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  • Girls' softball signups scheduled

    Girls’ youth softball sign-ups will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at LaRue County Parks and Recreation.

    The program is for ages 8 and younger and up to 14.

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  • Aggression and hot bats key to Hawks’ success

    The LaRue County baseball season went into full swing Tuesday with a win over district foe Caverna.

    Head coach Chris Price said the Hawks have been working hard on their hitting and running. They hope to make a run on a district title and then have their sights on the regional prize.

    “I feel our hitting is pretty good,” Coach Price said, “but we’re going to have to bring our pitching along a little.”

    LaRue will be depending on Lane Smith, Scott Cox, Justin Chelf and Slade Owens to start the season in the rotation order respectively.

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  • Main Street Kentucky celebrates anniversary

    Seven representatives of Main Street Hodgenville attended the celebration of the Kentucky Main Street Program’s 30th anniversary celebration Feb. 16 in Frankfort. Nearly 100 local main street managers and board members from across the Commonwealth heard a salute honoring the oldest and one of the largest statewide main street revitalization programs in the nation.

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