Paint the Town Purple for Relay EWS- E How does Sparks' 'The Lucky One' stack up? FIND OUT INSIDE. PULse Al0 THURS DAY MAY 10, 2012 SERYING MUDIN COUNTY SINCE 1974 • REACH SUBSCRIBER SERYICES AT (270) 505-177a 50 tlnll Burke verdict gets range of responses E'town By SARAH RENNElT tial. Burke was convicted of premeditated obenMl'@lI>tnew"o'"rpri ...com murder, felony murder, burglary, child en­ man dangerment and obstnlction of justice. Nearly live years after the violent shoot­ Local pco:.«utors attempted to try the ing deaths ofTmcy Burke and Karen Comer ex-soldier four times in the shooting deaths at a Rineyville home, the victims' families, police and others attached to the long-run­ hut, against the families' wishes, the charges charged ning case held a private memorial ~ce were di smissed without prejudice lastJune. justice is flllally donc," said Carey Ald­ Tuesday outside a hotel near Fort Campbell KAREN COMER TRACY BURKE BRENT BURKE houl1l after iI. military jury found Brent ridge, the families' private attorney based in Burke guilty of the crimes. bilily of parole, bringing dosure 10 tllose Eliubethtown. with sex Burke, estranged husband of Tracy who have struggled through five trials - two The fundamental difference, Aldridge Burke, was sentenced to life without possi· mistrials, two hung juries and a court·mar· Tum to BURKE, AS abuse Runyon also faces Alcohol sodomy charges By SARAH BENNE'IT played obenneu@""'......... nte<prise.eom An Elizabethtown man faces multiple felony sex a role in charges involving three al· leged victims following a weeks·long investib'iltion by the city's police department. Pine Valley Charlie A. Runyon, 44, is charged with first·degree sodomy and two counts of drowning fi rst-degree sexual abuse. Ac­ cording to police, two indi­ vi duals filed complaints Davis was March 21 again~t him with the Elizabethtown Police De­ found in pond partment and a third flied a _ ... JOUo-oc.m,.... __ complaint March 25. Pharmaci.t Dave PeteflOfl and pMnna<:y tech Sue Waddell. volunteers at the Community Health Clinic: of One complainant is a male at golf course Hardin and laRue CounUes, fill preKrlptlons Tuesday evening during clinic hours in Elilabethtown. Peterson younger than 18. recalled lilll'" el&ht preKrlpUons the first night the clinic was open and now fill' more than 300 • nIght. A police citation said Run· By SARAH BENNt.'T yon admitted to the actions ob<""."@th.n ...... Dl<1'pri... <om Tuesday during an interview, An autopsy report for a after which he was arrested woman found dead April 6 in and lodged at the Hardin a pond at Pine Valley Golf County Detention Center. eli celebrates Runyon is accused of Resort reveals the cause of death as drowning with alco­ groping two adults, including hol consumption playing a • a woman, according to an role in the fatality. EPD news release. He's also Jane E. Davis, 51, of Eliza· accused of raping tlle juve. bethtown, died from asphyx' 10 years of nile. According to the police ci· ia, a lack of oxygen, by By AMBER COULTER tation, the juvenile reported drowning, according to a re­ KOUlter@lheneWHIlt'<pri>e.<om port completed by the Office the incident caused him of the Medical Examiner. Harold McMillen and his &much pain and discomfort." ~Acute ethanol intoxica· wife have used the free services Runyon was arraigned tion i! a contributory facto r,~ al the Community Health Cli­ Wednesday in Hardin Dist­ the report reads. nic of Hardin and laRue rict Olurt via video feed. He Davis' blood alcohol level Olunties for years for checkups is scheduled 10 appear Mon· at her time of death was and other basic medical ~c· day for a preliminary hear· 0_261, according 10 the re­ cs to make sure they're in good ing. port. health. First-degree wdomy is a According to WebMD, a Otllerwise, the homemaker Class B felony, punishable by blood alcohol level of 0.20 or and retired extenninator from 10 to 20 years in prison upon higher can lead to difficulty Cecilia couldn't afford basic conviction. walking, double vision, nau· health care, McMillen said. Runyon's bond is set at sea and \'omiting. According " It's been a big help to us," $50,000 cash. to the autopsy report. police he said_ ~lf we figured out the Tammy Rademacher, clinical manager at the Community Health Clinic of Sarah Bennett can be Tum to DROWNING, A7 Tum 10 ruNIC, A7 Hardin and laRue Countle •• receives a chart hom a patient, reached III (270) 505-1750. Uncoln Trail ElementaT)' Preschools named Classrooms of Excellence School preschoot By KElJ..Y CANI'RAlJ... Being named a Classroom of meeting with a department repre· tea<:her', k"'" tnoU@lhene"""nte<pri... com Excellence by the state is a process sentative. alSlstants Trlna for preschool classes that involves In January, 25 preschool class· Woodrum. Preschool in Hardin County rooms had eamed the distinction &:hools continues to be re<:og' several steps. It includes an all·day front table, observation in which a Depart­ out of more than 1,000 preschool and Sheila ni7.ed for "e xceUence. ~ classrooms in the state. F(II1da play Preschool teachers Erin Mc· ment of Education representative After teachers J oan Hill at Ncw Pherson and lola Walker re<:eived evaluates the environment of the TlHIsda.. y with HighhUld Elementary School and - Classroom of Excellence di stinc· room and the interaction hctween students In tions from the Kentucky Depart­ students and teaching staff, a qual­ Maryjane Hoes of Heartland Ele· menl of Education, giving Hardin itative self-study in which the lead mentary School completed the McPherson·, ""elalS. County Schools four preschool teacher reflects on lessons and process, other preschool teachers classroom3 recognized with Ihe how they implement early child­ became interested in doing the honor. hood standards, then another Turn Lo I'RESCIlOOl£, AJj INSIDE WEATHER • TODAY'S OBITUARIES SINCE YOU ASKED David Wayne Devore, 61 ABBY .. ............A. NEIGHBORS ..... A. Michael Henry Edlin, 70 Resuilli of Wednesday's Thr Nam· CALENDAR ___. _. _A4 OBITUARIES .. __A4 Mike '·logue, 48 EllltrPristonline poll, as of 7 p.m.: ClASSIAEDS ...16 OPINION .......... A6 Dtlna Marie Conley COMICS ........ Bll PUlSE ...... A1G-ll l'yscher,56 QUESTION: Do you enjoy cover LOnERtES ...... B2 PUZZLES ....... 110 bands? MONEY ............ A9 SPORTS .......... 81 • C<)/,O>UTE OOIT\J ....ES. U MOVIES ......... Bl0 TELEVISION ... 110 Yes: 29 percent No: 71 percent MOSTLY SUNNY Follow us: TODAY'S QUESTION: Are you satisfied , with the outcome of the Burke case? 68/45 fni the poll QI,leStion ~the 'opiIion' meru at • OOMPLEl"E REPORT. A2 -..-.u-.ene--.te.prl&e.com For home deliver call 505 ~lnO . A2 1lIE NEWS-ENTERPRISE IHUUDAY, IUY 10, 2m LOCAL NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND KENTUGKIANA LOOKING BACK ON THIS DATE IN ms, Ethan Allen and his Green Mowltain Boys. along with Col. Benedict Arnold, cap· lured the British-held for­ tress at T iconderoga, N.Y. IN 1869, a !,'Olden spike was driven in Promontory, Utah, marking completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United Stales. IN 1994, Nelson Mandcla look Ihe oath of office to be­ come South Africa's first black prc~idcnt. IN HARDIN COUNTY 30 YEARS AGO, the city of Radcliff purchased two parcels of land totaling 19.5 ac res frolll the Truman French eSlale, Mayor Joe Hutcherson said the city planned to develop the property on Ky. 1646 off FRISBEE FLINGERS Ky. 1500 into a new park, which would include two Frlsbeel fty through the air Tuesday morning as Morningside Elementary Schoolltud&ntl pr.ICtlce throwing the dllclln plep<lIatlon for upcoming lIeld day soccer fields, two football events. fields and two softball dia­ monds. 20 YEARS AGO, ground was broken at Mill Creek DAILY BR IEFING Baptist Church in Radcliff ELIZABETHTOWN to start the church's $1.5 million addition. It was to Stamping nger be a 2t1,OOO-square·foot Man il\iured in multi.purpose facility. accidental shooting FI'OIII NtIIJIoEII~ wi" Area postal services support food pantries An Elizabethtown man is UI1I/(t, alld #/JJf ~ru in University Hospital in Louisville after he was By AMBER COULTER wants olher postal workers to un­ wounded in an accidental TOOAY'S FORECAST """"I<"r@1h<._nlCrp'; ... «tnl BREAKING IT DOWN derstand their role is more than shooting Monday at a Win­ Postal workers across the nation Post offICes and tile food pantries mail delivery. field Court residence. they're supportillg: Mostly SUMY. plan to help fCt!d hungry people in David Dozer, director of Help­ j eremy M. Storey, 27, HIgll:68 their communities Samrday during ing Hand of Hope, said the event sustained a gunshot wound BIg Clifty - Putting Prayer to Action takes place during spring because to the right lower thigh after , TONIGHT: Mostly the 20th annual Stamp Out Hung· Food Ministry that is when food donations tend to a friend's firearm dis­ clear. Lew: 45 er event. CecIia - HO\lse of Hope The event takes place in about EastvIew - Putting Player to ActIon drop off_ charged while the man was ',,!I 4». 11i1:' 10,000 cities nalionwide with sup-­ Food Millistry ~ The hWlger never stops,~ he cleaning it, according to a port of more than 200,000 letter Elizabethtown- Helping Hand of said. ~ II doesn't take a vacation.~ news release from Eliza· carriers. That makes it the largest Hope, Warm Blessings Food Community members have bethtown Police Depart· Q one-day food drive in the country Kitchen and Feeding AmeriCa. been leaving more canned goods ment. Kentucky's Heartland with an average collection of 70 each year, and they deserve to The shooter, 22·year-old 74/49 •76/56 73/56 CIendaJe - New Horizon Fellowship Aaron].