Stanford

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Warner of Liberty, Ky., and Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Cooper of Stanford, Ky., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kassi Maegan Cooper, to James Bryce Danhauer, son of Mr. And Mrs. Bruce Danhauer of Morganfield, Ky. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Bryan and Carolyn Cooper of Stanford and the late Bob and Sally Brammer of Stanford. She is a 2006 graduate of Lincoln County High School, and holds a bachelor of science degree in agricultural education at Western Kentucky University.

Jesslyn Long and Jordan Kelsey are happy to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Jesslyn is the daughter of Greg Long and Theresa Long, both of Stanford. She is a 2011 graduate of Campbellsville University and currently attends Eastern Kentucky University.  Jordan is the son of Bill Kelsey and Pam Stephens,both of Stanford. He is a 2010 graduate of Campbellsville University and is currently employed at PremierTox. The wedding will be held at 4:30 p.m. May 11 at Grace Fellowship Church, with a reception following at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds.

LANCASTER - A Garrard County grand jury has indicted a Stanford man on charges that he twice forced a woman to have sex with him. Jordan Floyd, 23, of 3345 Wilderness Road, was indicted on two counts of first-degree rape for allegedly using forcible compulsion to engage in sexual intercourse with a woman on two separate occasions between March and August 2012. Bond was set at $50,000. Trooper Rodney Wren testified before the grand jury. The Garrard County grand jury also indicted seven others from Lincoln County: • Jimmy Helton, 22, Cody Helton, 21, Patrick Bullen, 20, and Brittany Fowler, 20, all of Crab Orchard, were indicted on two counts of theft for allegedly taking property belonging to Randall Jordan on March 13. Jimmy Helton and Cody Helton also were indicted for being persistent felony offenders.

J.T. Sowders, 89, of Stanford, died Saturday, April 20 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.   He was born January 25, 1924 in Lincoln County to the late George and Bessie Ballard Sowders.  He was the widower of Dorothy Hager Sowders.  He had worked at Corning Glass in Danville as a forklift operator, he was an Army Veteran of WWII and a member and deacon of Fairview Baptist Church.   Survivors include a son, James C. "Jimmy" Sowders (Faith) of Midway Park, NC; six grandchildren, Darlene Ponce, Jimmy Sowders, Jeff Sowders, Joey Sowders, Jennifer Lins and Corey Elder; two step grandsons; thirteen great-grandchildren; five step great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

Barbara Greer , 64, of Richmond, formerly of Stanford, died today. Arrangements are pending at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.

STANFORD - A Harrodsburg man who allegedly shot at a Stanford police officer in front of Walmart in August will likely not go to trial on May 2 as had been planned. Instead, the trial has been delayed while Jackie Murphy, 71, undergoes a psychiatric evaluation to determine his competency to stand trial for attempted murder. The evaluation could take up to two months. According to court documents, the competency evaluation is necessary because Murphy plans to use "evidence of a mental disease or defect" as a defense during his trial.

Mr. and Mrs. Kinney Noe of Stanford announce the engagement of their daughter, Kandis Renee' Noe, to Kyle Mitchell Nicholas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Nicholas of Naples, Fla. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hoskins of Hustonville and Mr. Walker Noe of Stanford and the late Betty Noe. A graduate of Lincoln County High, Kandis holds a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Kentucky, and a masters of...