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New Castle woman held on charges of murder solicitation.

Kentucky State Police arrested a Henry County woman after she allegedly solicited a murder-for-hire of her ex-husband from an undercover Kentucky State Trooper.

Kentucky State Police charged Shirley Truman, 68, of New Castle on Dec. 3, with murder solicitation. 

Henry County World War II veteran finds plane he rode in 68 years ago

Herman Stanley might as well have won the lottery.

On a trip six years ago to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Stanley saw a plane on display he suspected he rode during World War II.

He told one of the museum’s volunteers about his one-in-a-million chance find, and they asked him how he could prove it. On Nov. 13, Dr. Baird Foree and Stanley returned with proof — his
70-year-old flight logbook.

Postcard book shows county’s past

Most are old and faded and some are wrinkled. But to Earl T. “Hammer” Smith, the decades-old postcards are perfect.

“Some of these are more than 100-years-old,” he said, flipping through plastic pages in a hardback notebook that help preserve the cards.

New Castle hopes to grow movie night

By Brad Bowman
editor@hclocal.com

Jeff Thoke, New Castle Main Street Manager, wants people coming back to town at night.

Five nights during this year, Thoke and Charlie Sevier, New Castle City Commissioner, put on a movie night behind the Henry County Courthouse with occasional live music and food. During those events, Thoke rented a projector to put family-friendly movies on a sheet for residents to watch. Now, Thoke hopes the city can be independent, cut renting costs and have a better projector for the public.

Wildcats Roll in Week One

The Henry County Wildcats celebrated their home opener against the Western Hills Wolverines on Thursday night with a dominating 61-19 victory. The Wildcats were led in scoring by Austin Young with 14 points, but it was the depth of the Wildcats that overwhelmed the Wolverines.

The game started at a frenetic pace but neither team could find their shooting touch early and after four minutes the score stood at 4-4. But the Cats went on a 13-0 run to finish the opening period and never looked back.

Report reveals new charges may be filed in Pendleton woman’s death

New information revealed in a police report may bring new charges in Pendleton woman’s death.
Robert Baldwin, 25, of Louisville called Kentucky State Police at Post 5 at 4:58 a.m., Nov. 27 and told dispatchers he had hurt someone, they were dead and Baldwin wanted an officer to meet him to discuss his situation.
Baldwin called dispatch again and stated that he was leaving the residence at Kenlee Drive in Bedford to come to Post 5.

Take Five: Tom and Joy James

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Tom and Joy James of Bethlehem have been standing in Bethlehem’s live nativity for many years. Tom, a product design manager at Eminence Speaker, and Joy, a teacher’s assistant atHenry County Early Childhood Center , will participate again this year. The nativity will be Dec. 22 to 25 beginning at 6:30 p.m., with three 50-minute sessions.

How long have you been standing in the nativity?

Lady Cats split pair to open season

The Henry County Lady Cats hosted the Lady Wolverines of Western Hills on Thursday night and looked like they were on their way to a second straight victory to open the season when the wheels came off.

After a slow start that found the Lady Cats trailing 15-10 at the end of the first period, the team played very well for 2.5 quarters before Western Hills put on a furious rally to send the game into overtime. The Lady Wolverines pulled away in the extra period for a 56-51 win.

Diet and nutrition’s role in disease prevention

Evidence is mounting that a healthy diet can help protect you from some diseases. What you eat--or don’t eat--may help prevent heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes. Here’s some information from the University of Kentucky on how to use your diet to help reduce your risk of disease.

Heart disease

To help prevent heart disease, you need to keep your blood cholesterol, blood pressure and weight under control. Healthy eating habits can help you accomplish this, as well as reduce your risk for stroke.

New Castle appoints new commissioner

New Castle City Commission appointed Henry County native Janet King last week after two-time commissioner Juanita Raisor resigned, effective Dec. 31. Raisor will remain in Henry County but will move outside of the city limits.

King, a resident of New Castle for 12 years, owns two downtown businesses – Antiques on South Main and Country Frog. Janet King moved from Louisville to New Castle – where her husband, Bobby, is a native – but still commutes to Louisville as food service director for Nazareth Home, where she has worked for 11 years.