Residents and businesses are still recovering from a Wednesday night tornado in the Jeffersontown and Middletown areas The tornado touched down in Jefferson County and passed through the Interstate 64 and Interstate 265 interchange with several area establishments seeing damage including a partial building collapse on Ampere Drive in east Jeffersontown and those reported in East Jefferson County in the Beckley Hills subdivision with downed trees and damage to roofs and windows sustained high-speed winds that knocked in garage doors tore apart metal roofs and spread insulation in trees and across parking lots Jefferstown Fire Department Major Darin Nation and a fire engine crew were on their second round of surveys midmorning Thursday saying businesses from Blankenbaker Parkway to Tucker Station Road sustained damage and buildings off Technology Drive and Ampere Drive were flattened Here's what we know about the impacts Thursday a daycare at 1920 Campus Place in Jeffersontown The two-story building’s roof had become the open sky Windows on the second floor of the business Businesses off Plantside Drive and Campus Place damagedWarren Technology a woman-owned technology networking business that has been in its location in Jeffersontown off Plantside Drive and Campus Place since 1999 was one of several businesses in a strip of offices that also no longer had a roof KME Maintenance and Electric and Woodstone Reality Workers were installing plywood to multiple windows of the Papa Johns Headquarters in Jeffersontown Thursday after the building sustained minor damage in Wednesday's storms which extends from Campus Place to Tucker Station including a twisted fence along its western border and uprooted trees to the south At least one tractor trailer was overturned and a piece of metal roof was on the ground near Papa Johns Boulevard J&J Transportation in Jeffersontown suffered significant property damageThe strong line of storms that spawned a tornado in the area Wednesday destroyed most of J&J Transportation's property at the corner of Plantside Drive and Blankenbaker Road in Jeffersontown Owner Tim Meagher said he believes at least 10 tractors and trailers on his property were damaged during the storm though more damage was sustained by the main building probably over half the building is torn up," he said but his company is still attempting to fulfill work orders from customers despite the destruction Meagher said the business will remain open as cleanup continues saying rounds of additional showers will be possible Thursday into Friday night with damaging winds and isolated tornadoes possible NWS meteorologist Mark Jarvis said Wednesday's rainfall totals were the following: About 3,500 LG&E customers without powerAbout 3,500 LG&E and KU customers were without power early Thursday morning after severe weather swept across the commonwealth Wednesday night Pratt said in total, about 30,000 customers were impacted beginning Wednesday afternoon and there were just over 200 reports of downed wires. Most of the outages were concentrated to east and southeast Jefferson County with some stretching east toward other commonwealth cities. Customers can get the latest information on outages in their area by visiting the LG&E website or using the company's mobile app Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More — Having dogs in law enforcement isn’t a new concept but departments are now incorporating therapy dogs to their team Luke, a labradoodle, is the newest member of the Jeffersontown Police Department Victim Service Specialist and Luke’s main handler said Luke is the department’s first therapy dog we’re going on our second a week here at the department and he is adjusting really well and everyone’s adjusting to him and just loving on him “I appreciate having a canine therapy dog like Luke at the department because after making calls for service all day and dealing with crime and chaos which no humans meant to do every single day he’s a good stress relief for that,” said Hieb Officer Hieb said this past week he lost his rescue dog to cancer My dog passed away on Saturday from cancer that’s the kind of resources that we need as police And I’m thankful that we got Luke,” said Hieb Luke was gifted to the department by Dogs Helping Heroes and the Bill Young Memorial Foundation Major Brian Foreman said the staff and community have already accepted Luke as family “We’ve got a lot of community support for Luke We’ve already had people offering to buy supplies for him and all kinds of things like this he’s done a lot of great things for us,” said Foreman According to the American Heart Association dogs help people to lower their blood pressure and many are less likely to develop heart disease Jones said the department puts a lot of emphasis on mental health and well-being of their employees incident and someone just needs some love and you can say and he’ll jump up in your lap and just put his body weight on you And that research shows that calms people down Jones said Luke is just another tool they have to help support their officers and civilian staff Luke will be fully trained in April and he will start supporting crime victims Luke has already made a big impact and they are hoping to add additional therapy dogs in the future including the game-changing 3-point play with 22 seconds left in a 64-59 victory over top-ranked St He also came up with a steal in the final seconds to prevent the Tigers from getting up a potential game-tying shot and secure the school’s first victory in the Sweet 16 since winning the state title in 2006 After going 1 for 9 in the first half and spending more time along the perimeter than in the paint who returned to the team in February after attending a West Virginia prep school scored 13 of his 17 points in the final quarter to help the Chargers (27-6) overcome a 10-point third-quarter deficit The Tigers (31-3) were in control for most of the first three quarters J’town only led for 45 seconds in the opening period Part of that was due to the Tigers finding good shots as they went 18 for 36 through the first three quarters but part of it was also due to the Chargers' inability to convert chances down low “How many layups are we going to miss (Wednesday),” Duncan said His team missed 5 of 7 in the third quarter who played on J’town’s last two Sweet 16 teams That was when the Chargers' pressure defense finally started to get to St Eight of the Tigers' turnovers came in the second half X coach Kevin Klein said J'town did not wear down the Tigers the Chargers' change in defense turned the tide in the game with some longer passes that our guys probably would have liked to have had back While McDaniels struggled early, it was guards Prince Kahnplaye and Dayvone Harrison who kept the Chargers within range of making a comeback Kahnplaye and Harrison also finished with 17 points each The game changed late in the third quarter X held a 44-34 lead after a Jeremiah Jackson bucket with 2:48 left in the period but the Tigers missed nine in a row after that Harrison capped an 11-0 run over a 4:20 stretch with a pair of 3-pointers The last gave J’town a 45-44 lead with 6:42 left The remainder of the game was a heavyweight fight between the Louisville schools as the lead changed five times over the next three minutes McDaniels returned to the court at the start of the fourth quarter with Duncan imploring him to attack the rim more He went 4 for 5 from the floor in the eight minutes and credited his teammates for keeping the Chargers within striking distance “I wasn't worried about (the slow start) because you just got to move on to the next play,” he said J’town appeared to take control after a McDaniels 3-point play on a layup put the Sixth Region champs up 59-54 with 1:05 left X answered with a layup from Chance Dillingham 10 seconds later Chief Cameron’s 3-pointer tied the game with 35 seconds to go Cameron and Jackson also scored 11 apiece for the Tigers who made their first trip to the state tournament in 30 years After getting the 3-point play that gave the Chargers the lead he stole the ball from Jackson in the far corner with six seconds left He capped it off with two more free throws before celebrating the huge victory with his teammates on the court The team tried to go up into the stands to celebrate with its classmates who made the 70-mile trek Wednesday marked Jeffersontown’s fourth trip to the state tournament since winning its lone title 19 years ago who have won three of the last four Sixth Region titles will return to Lexington on Friday and face South Oldham which defeated Danville Christian on Wednesday night XAVIER 19 16 9 15 – 59JEFFERSONTOWN 14 15 10 25 – 64 Jeffersontown (27-6) – Prince Kahnplaye 17 — Jefferson County residents continue with recovery and rebuilding efforts after storms ripped through the state late Wednesday night and some businesses are salvaging what they can with little that's survived. Debris covers the street of Ampere Drive in Jeffersontown. “It's a little eery back here without power,” said Matt Rupp He normally bakes in its industrial kitchen from the crack of dawn each day. fortunately our freezers are on a different power line In the freezers is the famous Kern’s Kitchen Derby Pie: Chocolate Nut Pie the first thing we always check is the freezer we get power from two sides of our building "The Kentucky supply of Derby Pie is still here and we're ready for a successful Derby,” Rupp said It's a busy time for the 70-year-old family company which is getting ready for the 151st Kentucky Derby and is now working to get power back into their kitchen “It was disheartening this morning to drive down the street and see buildings Some of his neighboring businesses saw worse damage from the storms “It looks like the tornado came through here kind of sucked the roof off of this building," Rupp said it's just wild that we didn't really sustain any damage." The storms brought numerous Tornado Warnings to the commonwealth while knocking out power for thousands. it's a Derby miracle that this place is standing Our heart goes out to our friends across the street and people that have lost so much." LEXINGTON – Kolton Wuchterl said he hadn’t heard of Kentucky high school basketball legends Richie Farmer or Chris Lofton but the South Oldham High School junior will forever be connected to them after a record-breaking performance Friday Farmer set the previous Sweet 16 record of nine 3-pointers in Clay County’s loss to Ballard in the 1988 state final Lofton matched Farmer in Mason County’s win over Ballard in the 2003 championship game a 6-foot-3 guard who entered the game averaging 7.2 points whether he realizes it or not,” Dragons coach Steve Simpson said Wuchterl finished 10 of 13 from behind the arc “It’s normal for us to be on fire,” he said “When we see one go in we just keep shooting it and expect it to go in.” Jake Fithian added 15 points for South Oldham (31-5) which will play in the state semifinals for the first time in program history The Dragons will face Bowling Green (30-6) at 11 a.m “When that buzzer sounded I had to swallow hard because I was tearing up a little bit,” Simpson said I just wanted to get here once and we’ve been blessed to get here four times I never dreamed of having the opportunity to be here on Saturday morning.” Camron McDaniels posted 20 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists and four steals to lead J’town (27-7), which couldn’t keep its postseason going after stunning No. 1-ranked St. Xavier in Wednesday’s first round The Chargers trailed 31-16 midway through the second quarter but rallied for a 65-57 lead on Larron Westmoreland’s layup with 4:55 left Then the Dragons unleashed a barrage of 3-pointers “The 3 ball is the neutralizer,” J’town coach Richard Duncan said I told our team it’s the best-shooting team we’ve played all season The Dragons hit five 3-pointers — three by Wuchterl — during a 17-7 run that gave them a 74-72 lead with 2:00 left Westmoreland’s basket gave the Chargers a 75-74 lead with 1:17 left but Julian Miles answered to give South Oldham a 76-75 edge with 40 seconds left After Miles missed two free throws with 11.7 seconds remaining J’town committed a turnover with 3.4 seconds left South Oldham ran out the rest of the clock The Dragons finished 15 of 38 from behind the arc and now have a state-record 453 3-pointers this season “We have a shooting culture,” Simpson said That muscle memory we feel like gives us the opportunity to knock down those shots.” It was a heartbreaking finish for a J’town team that was in the Sweet 16 for the third time in four years but just being with these guys every day in practice … it was just the best thing ever,” said senior guard Prince Kahnplaye Jeffersontown (27-7) – Prince Kahnplaye 16 Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs More KHSAA Boys Sweet 16: A look at Friday's other quarterfinals at Rupp Arena A proposed smoke shop has been prohibited from opening near Jeffersontown's Gaslight Square, with a Jeffersontown government employee saying the location violates a new city ordinance. Trippy's, a Louisville-based smoke shop specializing in CBD products, vaping devices and other smoking supplies, received a license from Louisville Metro Government to sell tobacco products at 10305 Taylorsville Road in June The Jeffersontown City Council passed an ordinance months before that prevents smoking retail stores or stores that sell "Electronic Smoking Devices" from operating within 1,000 feet of a parcel boundary that contains a park The new Trippy's location would have been just across the street from the Jeffersontown United Methodist Church — a far cry from the 1,000-foot boundary The parcel is also within 1,000 feet of the Korean Saehan Church of Louisville and the Angel House Child Development Center Jeffersontown Code Enforcement director Scott Thompson said the business attempted to start "unapproved construction" on the building "They never once contacted our office about anything," Thompson said "We sent a formal letter to the owner via USPS on July 26th stating that a smoke shop is not an allowable use at that location." Trippy's staff did not respond to numerous requests for comment When asked why Louisville Metro approved a license for the location the city's Office of Planning said it "works diligently to ensure that projects meet the standards of both Louisville Metro Government and It is unfortunate that this situation occurred." Reach reporter Eleanor McCrary at EMcCrary@courier-journal.com or at @ellie_mccrary on X Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" We are a family-owned franchise system based out of Fishers we've been publishing monthly community magazines in Indiana and Kentucky © 2025 Towne Post Network - franchises available in Indiana © 2025 Towne Post Network - franchises available in Indiana Please enter your username or email address to reset your password Please wait while you are redirected to the right page.. Richard Duncan walked down the hallway toward his team’s victorious locker room, carrying a regional championship trophy that marked the third in four years for Jeffersontown High School’s boys basketball program “We can’t even hold them all no more!” Duncan shouted with a wide smile Make room in the J’town trophy case for another one Behind double-doubles from senior Camron McDaniels and sophomore Larron Westmoreland – both of whom returned to J’town this school year after heading out of state last summer – J’town beat Butler 60-51 in Tuesday’s championship game of the Sixth Region Tournament at Valley “Hopefully it means a lot to the people in the community who can trust they can send their kids to J’town and we’ll teach the kids to play the game the right way and we’ll coach it the right way McDaniels finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds and Westmoreland posted 12 points and 11 rebounds J’town (26-6) avenged a 78-66 loss to Butler on Jan. 16 and will get two weeks off before facing No. 1-ranked St. Xavier in the first round of the Sweet 16 at 1:30 p.m The regular-season matchup between J’town and St “I’m excited,” McDaniels said of facing the Tigers The 6-foot-5 McDaniels was a force Tuesday playing through foul trouble and making key baskets when the Chargers needed him most 15-ranked Butler (26-5) within 44-43 with 5:47 left before McDaniels showed why he’s the Sixth Region’s most dangerous player He made back-to-back baskets and then hit three free throws to give J’town a 51-43 lead with 4:08 left McDaniels put the exclamation mark on the victory with a thunderous dunk that gave the Chargers a 57-46 advantage with 1:04 left “This is definitely what I had in mind,” McDaniels said of his return to J’town in January after starting the season at Huntington Prep in West Virginia “My role was just to make the right play every time down the court Butler coach Kevin Geary declined to comment on the Kentucky High School Athletic Association ruling that allowed McDaniels to return to play at J’town this season but praised his play The 6-5 Westmoreland also was a force in helping J’town win the rebounding battle 40-26 The Chargers converted 14 offensive rebounds into 18 second-chance points Westmoreland began the school year at Florida’s Lake Minneola High School but returned to J’town after Hurricane Milton hit the area in October Santana Anderson scored 14 points to lead Butler which shot just 33% (10 of 30) in the second half Geary credited J’town’s defense on top scorer Adrian Wilder who was held to 10 points on 4-of-11 shooting J’town junior Damere Clark was the primary defender on Wilder who hit the game-winning shot in the Bears’ semifinal victory over Pleasure Ridge Park “We needed Adrian to have more than 10 tonight “They did a good job of guarding him and made his life hell JEFFERSONTOWN 13 12 17 18 - 60 BUTLER 16 8 10 17 - 51 More high school basketball: Ranking the Girls Sweet 16 field from No. 16 to No. 1 In his eighth season as boys basketball coach at Jeffersontown High School Duncan has enjoyed a successful run thanks to a long list of transfers to his program J’town, of course, isn’t the only team in Louisville or around Kentucky to benefit from transfers. But when your program wins three Sixth Region championships in four years but I don’t think it’s valid,” Duncan said it’s happened at other schools and it’s been no big deal … People are only mad now because people are coming to J’town and we’ve been successful with it I’ve never complained about anyone else getting a transfer.” Of the top nine players in J’town’s rotation five transferred into the program from other Sixth Region schools: Prince Kahnplaye and Davion Glenn from DeSales Bryonn Faulkner and Britain Clark from Fern Creek and Dayvone Harrison from Moore More eyebrows were raised in early February when senior Camron McDaniels, who played his previous three seasons at J’town, returned to the school after a stint at Huntington Prep in West Virginia. The 6-foot-5 McDaniels was ruled eligible to play for the Chargers by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association and leads the team in scoring (22.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.2 rpg) Duncan said nobody cared when J’town was adding low-profile talent from other schools “We weren’t getting anybody’s starters or studs,” Duncan said “We took kids that came from other programs and bad situations … and we had success with it.” who averaged 16.7 points per game at Moore last season said he’s enjoyed playing for Duncan this season Having freedom like that gives us confidence.” is a 1995 Doss graduate who played college basketball at Middle Tennessee State and pro basketball in Holland Duncan decided to give coaching a try on the AAU level “I saw how coach Duncan interacted with kids how they respected his coaching and how he pushed them,” Goodin said But I think you can make a difference year-round.’ I thought he’d be a great asset to Jefferson County and our kids as a whole.” Duncan served as an assistant for four seasons at Doss before taking over the J’town program in 2017 He’s posted a 144-88 record and has led the Chargers to five Sixth Region finals Duncan said his teams prosper in the postseason because he empowers them during the regular season “I expect you to make plays when it’s time to make plays,” Duncan said “I don’t want them worrying about it being the district championship or the regional final … You see the look in other teams’ faces when the pressure moments hit who’s played for Duncan for four seasons: “He’s laid-back but he’s somebody you want to be your coach because he’s not letting you slack and have off days He’s laid-back during the games because he lets us hoop and knows what we’re capable of.” Duncan’s demeanor is simply the result of the hours he keeps Duncan works third shift as a manager at GE He sleeps during the mornings and early afternoons before heading to basketball practice “The first couple of years it was really rough,” Duncan said so those were some rough years right there The next step for Duncan and his J’town program is winning at the Sweet 16 where the Chargers dropped first-round games in 2022 and 2023 Duncan knows his team will be the underdog against St and immediately there’s a fear factor because they see all the highlights and lopsided scores,” Duncan said More high school basketball: South Oldham reaches Sweet 16, stings North Oldham in OT for 8th Region title On Friday, the South Oldham Dragons and Jeffersontown Chargers battled for a spot in the UK HealthCare Boys Basketball Sweet 16 Semifinals. Despite an immense effort from both teams, only one could come out on top. And after defeating the Chargers 76-75, South Oldham moves on to the Semifinals on Saturday. Despite a Jeffersontown lead, both teams came out cold. With three minutes to go in the first, the Chargers and Dragons were shooting a combined 5-18 (27%) from the field. To end the first, J-Town’s Camron McDaniels was called for an intentional foul. South Oldham’s Julian Miles went 1-2 from the line and Kolton Wuchterl drained a three to cut the Chargers’ lead to one. Early in the second, Wuchterl made two more baskets to give the Dragons a four-point lead. At this point, he led all scorers with 11 points in 10 minutes of play. Three Jeffersontown turnovers in a row gave South Oldham a 6-0 run to take a nine-point lead. Early on, it seemed like the Dragons were running away with this one. The Chargers went completely cold, not making a single field goal for seven straight minutes. But South Oldham didn’t use that time to take a break. The Dragons continued pushing, quickly going up 15 over Jeffersontown. Finally, the Chargers found some kind of rhythm. After a scoop and score by Damere Clark, Jeffersontown went on a 9-0 run to cut the Dragons’ lead to six heading into the half. The Dragons didn’t even score in the second half until the six-minute mark, allowing the Chargers to take the lead early in the quarter. The two teams began trading the lead back and forth almost every possession. Both teams were hot from the field, despite the defensive effort. In the back end of the third quarter, Jeffersontown took a slight lead, but South Oldham fought back with confidence. However, that wasn’t stopping J-town’s McDaniels from carrying his team to a five-point lead going into the fourth. The Chargers outscored South Oldham 31-20 in the third quarter. Top 101Shane BeamerPuts NCAA on blast Hot 3Trump By clicking "Subscribe to Newsletter", I agree to On3's Privacy Notice, Terms and use of my personal information described therein While neither team was scoring at the same level as the third quarter the Dragons and Chargers were trading baskets on almost every possession Just as it looked like the Chargers might have the game in the bag South Oldham hit three three-pointers in a row to tie the game and take the lead Jeffersontown’s Dayvonne Harrison made a three to take the lead once again South Oldham took the lead and forced Jeffersontown into a timeout so any contact would send the Chargers to the line for a chance to take the lead the Dragons got the ball back with 20 seconds to go South Oldham’s Julian Miles went 0-2 from the free throw line and gave Jeffersontown a chance to win Damere Clark was called for a walk right underneath the Chargers’ basket It was an unfortunate way to end the season South Oldham’s Kolton Wuchterl led all scorers with a whopping 34 points Jake Fithian added 15 and Julian Miles added 11 the South Oldham Dragons will take on the Bowling Green Purples in the Semifinals of the KHSAA Sweet 16 at 11:00 a.m Join the conversation and talk about this article and all things Kentucky Sports in the new KSR Message Board. 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All NFHS Network events are available to watch online at www.NFHSnetwork.com and through the NFHS Network Mobile Apps for iOS and Android and TV Apps for ROKU Camron McDaniels' return to Jeffersontown basketball may very well help the Chargers return to Rupp Arena at the end of March McDaniels scored a season-high 30 points for the host Chargers (24-6), who held on to beat Fairdale 79-74 in a Sixth Region first-round matchup Tuesday a key player on J’town’s 2023 regional champion as a sophomore and last season’s leading scorer left the school this year to attend Huntington Prep in West Virginia and the Chargers did not need any adjustment period to welcome him back J’town is now 7-1 in games he’s played in since his return Feb “I've played with them all my life,” McDaniels said “I know every guy that's on the court with me right now The senior scored 11 in the third quarter and helped them take a 54-38 lead midway through the period just as they did last Friday against Pleasure Ridge Park in the 21st District final A 10-2 third-quarter run cut the deficit to 56-48 with 1:20 left in the third after a Sean Malone layup who also was a star football player for the Chargers he grabbed the rebound of a missed free throw on Fairdale’s end and drove the length of the court for a layup in the closing seconds to bump the lead back to 60-48 very strong,” Fairdale coach Michael Stinnett said Chargers coach Richard Duncan said McDaniels’ athleticism makes him a dangerous player at all levels “He can shoot the 3-ball,” said Duncan about his senior who made a pair of 3-pointers and he can finish at the free-throw line in the midrange game He just helps our whole offensive game plan because he's so gifted.” Jarel Butler’s layup cut the J’town lead to 69-67 with 1:52 left Stinnett credited his team’s nine-man rotation for helping to wear down the Chargers that run would not continue as the Chargers went 10 for 14 from the free-throw line in the final 1:40 to advance to Saturday’s regional semifinal seeking its third regional championship in four years Dayvone Harrison and Damere Clark added 15 each for the Chargers Larron Westmoreland scored 10 and came up with a key offensive rebound off a missed free throw in the final minute to help secure the win FAIRDALE 16 15 17 26 – 74 JEFFERSONTOWN 19 22 19 19 – 79 Jeffersontown (24-6) – Larron Westmoreland 10 Moore 86, Western 52E.J Leslie nailed six 3-pointers and scored 26 points to lead the host Mustangs (19-10) over the Warriors (7-18) which advanced to the regional semifinals for the first time since 2012 Antayvion Lawrence scored 19 points to lead Moore WESTERN 11 14 12 15 – 52 MOORE 17 21 27 21 – 86 15 Bears (25-4) over the visiting Tigers (16-15) Henrich Barjolo (18 points) and Adrian Wilder (17 points) also had big games as Butler advanced to face Pleasure Ridge Park at noon Saturday in a regional semifinal at Valley Noah Glover, the Sixth Region Player of the Year FERN CREEK 19 10 21 16 – 66 BUTLER 18 18 21 14 – 71 and added 10 rebounds to lift the host Panthers (24-4) over the Eagles (19-13) JaQuay Gabriel scored 12 points and KeJuan Shephard added 10 for PRP which led 29-14 at halftime and held on down the stretch Kaylen Alexander led North Bullitt with 14 points NORTH BULLITT 8 6 19 14 – 47 PRP 14 15 19 13 – 61 Pleasure Ridge Park (24-4) – JaQuay Gabriel 12 Courier Journal sports reporter Jason Frakes contributed to this report