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Flood warning issued

 The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for central Kentucky.

Brooks Road, near Hall-Gaddie bridge, is impassable due to rising water, as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Aetna-Furnace Road in Magnolia, Ky. 222, Cruse Road and Maxine Road are also affected.

Winter storm warning issued

 The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a winter storm warning for heavy snow for LaRue County.

The winter storm warning is in effect from 1 p.m. Wednesday to 1 p.m. Thursday.

Rain will change to snow Wednesday afternoon, becoming heavy that evening and night. The snow will end Thursday morning.

Accumulations of 5 to 12 inches are possible.

Snow rates may be intense, resulting in rapid accumulations.

Wind gusts of up to 20 mph Wednesday could result in scattered power outages and downed trees.

Judge dismisses federal lawsuit

A wrongful death suit, filed in 2013 by the mother of a man shot and killed by a former LaRue County deputy, has been dismissed in federal court.
Carolyn Chaudoin, administrator of the estate of Thomas Earl Ferguson, named former Deputy James Eric Williamson, the LaRue County Sheriff’s office and LaRue County in a civil suit in U.S. District Court, western district, after her son’s death.

Woman charged with pointing gun at couple

 A Hodgenville woman is facing two counts of wanton endangerment after allegedly pointing a gun at a couple.

According to LaRue County Deputy Brian Smith, dispatch received a call at 1:41 p.m. Feb. 28 about an alleged altercation on Shawnee Drive in Hodgenville. His report stated that Carrie E. Bowen, 42, was sitting in a parked car beside an automated teller machine at Lincoln National Bank on Shawnee Drive.

Sheriff Russell McCoy said a car pulled up behind Bowen. When she didn’t move, the driver blew the horn. 

PHOTO: Warm Blessings

 Kentucky Public Retirees President Judith Lesher, left, delivered donations to Linda Funk at Warm Blessings Soup Kitchen in Elizabethtown. Members collected personal hygiene items and Styrofoam plates in November and December for the kitchen.


Four injured when SUV slides into ravine

A Hodgenville couple and two children escaped serious injury when their vehicle plunged down a ravine Thursday on a snow-covered road.

Semi takes wrong turn in yard, blocks traffic

Monday morning commuters on Bardstown Road had to take an unexpected detour when a semi went off the roadway, blocking traffic, about 5:30 a.m.
Chris Jessie, spokesman for the Transportation Cabinet, said the driver – who was from California – was following his GPS and decided to turn around between mile points 11 and 12.
The driver attempted to turn around in Ovesen Heights, per the directions of his Tom-Tom, and became mired in a front yard. Other motorists were detoured along KY 210 and KY 470 for two-to-three hours.

Board of Adjustments gives sawmill operator until June 1 to correct issues

The Land of Lincoln Board of Adjustments has discussed the operation of a sawmill on Sonora Road in four meetings during the past year.
Despite numerous complaints by neighbors  – many of whom have attended every meeting – the board agreed Feb. 23 to give the owner of the sawmill, Mose Yoder, more time to make improvements at the site.

LCHS senior honored as 'Black History Maker'

Benjamin Locke, a senior at LaRue County High School, was honored Feb. 26 as a “Black History Maker of Tomorrow.”
He and nine other students from Kentucky and Indiana won a total of $15,000 in college scholarships sponsored by McDonald’s Restaurants of Kentuckiana. The ceremony was held at Louisville Metro Hall. Sadiqa Reynolds, chief for community building, Louisville Metro Government and Judge Erica Lee Williams, Jefferson County District Court Judge were on-site to honor the recipients.

Community Calendar: March 4, 2015

 Boyhood Home closed

The Boyhood Home Unit at Knob Creek, part of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is now closed due to construction. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/abli.

 

The Garden Club of Elizabethtown