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Escapees apprehended after brief foot chase

Two escapees from the Hardin County Detention Center were arrested early Sunday morning on U.S. 31W. 

Brandon Board, 21, Bardstown, and Vance H. Tate, 37, Louisville and Radcliff, were reportedly spotted riding bicycles down U.S. 31W. WLKY reports they were caught about 12:49 a.m. after a brief foot chase. 

The men may face first-degree escape charges. 

Click here to read the full story about their escape.

Bardstown inmate escapes Hardin County Detention Center

By BEN SHEROAN

Landmark News Service

A Bardstown man was one of two inmates who escaped the restricted custody area of the Hardin County Detention Center Thursday night or Friday morning.

Jailers discovered that Brandon Board, 21, Bardstown, and Vance H. Tate, 37, Radcliff and Louisville, were missing early Friday morning.

All law enforcement agencies were notified, Hardin County Jailer Danny Allen reported. Kentucky State Police are leading the investigation.

Teenage girl raped Friday evening

A teenage girl was reportedly raped in Nelson County Friday evening.

The Nelson County Sheriff’s Department has not released the victim’s name or the name of the male juvenile suspected in the rape.

“It’s a juvenile case — [I’m] not going to be able to say too much about it right now,” Detective Jonathan Snow said.

Man may lose eye after assault

A Bardstown man may lose his eye after reportedly being punched in the face with brass knuckles.

The Nelson County Sheriff’s Department is seeking Timothy Yonts, 42, for allegedly delivering the blows.

About 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Chrissy Barnes, 32, Bardstown, was driving a red pickup truck belonging to Steven Edelen, 35, Bardstown. Edelen was in the passenger seat, reportedly on his way to be dropped off at a residence to play cards, Dep. Kaelen Matthews said.

Poor Post Position?

A downed light post may not be a main concern for local officials, but it is becoming a major source of ire for drivers since its construction last year.

Several light posts were set up around the old courthouse circle during last year’s Streetscape Project, which aimed to revitalize the downtown Bardstown area. The project widened the land area around the Old Courthouse Building, thus decreasing the size of the two driving lanes circling the building.

Officials predict low turnout for Tuesday’s primary

Nelson County Clerk Elaine Filiatreau doesn’t anticipate a high turnout for Tuesday’s primary election. In fact, she predicts only 10 percent of Nelson County will cast their vote.

“The ballot is pretty light,” she said. “(Citizens) are really not interested. They’re not being made aware and there hasn’t been much

publicity.”

Pedestrian struck on North Third Street

A Bardstown teenager was hit by a car Wednesday as she crossed North Third Street next to the Family Dollar Store.

Melissa Wild, 16, suffered a possible head injury and hurt her right arm and shoulder, but her injuries were not life-threatening, Bardstown Police Maj. Ray Lewis said.

She was discharged in stable condition from Flaget Memorial Hospital Wednesday.

100th Graduation at Bethlehem

Sixty-eight seniors in caps and gowns of blue and white will walk across the stage for their diplomas Sunday evening. They will represent more than the transition from one phase of life to the next, from childhood to adulthood, from reliance on teachers and parents to self-reliance.

They will represent 100 years of seniors making the very same transitions.

Tractor accident kills Bloomfield man Saturday

A Bloomfield man died Saturday after he became trapped underneath a tractor in Grayson County, according to a press release from Grayson County Coroner Joe Brad Hudson.

Kenton Dale Seely, 51, Bloomfield, was operating a tractor around 1:30 p.m. Saturday on Wheelers Mill Road in Grayson County. His daughter, Loren Seely, was operating an ATV in front of him.

Engage-Smith-Rabourn

Rick and Radonna Thornton, Bardstown, announce the engagement their daughter, Felicia Marie Smith, to Michael Dale Rabourn, son of Rodney and Nicole Rabourn, Carrollton.
The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate of Henry County High School and currently attends Jefferson Community and Technical College in Carrollton where she is majoring in nursing. She is employed part-time by both Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton and Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville, as a nurse’s aide.