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Free child safety seat inspections will take place next week in Lebanon. The inspections are sponsored by the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, Marion County Health Department and Marion County EMS.

The inspections will take place between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, at the Marion County EMS Building, 436 W. Walnut Street in Lebanon.

Nationally certified child passenger safety technicians will be educating people about the correct installation and usage of child safety seats. They will also check seats for damage and for seats that have been recalled.

Angell-Demmel announced last week that it will be merging with the Sellner Group based out of Germany, but the merger will not impact the Lebanon operation, according to company officials.

John Turner, president of Angell-Demmel North America, Ltd., announced Thursday that the owners of its parent company, Angell-Demmel Holding GmbH & Co. KG, signed an agreement resulting in a merger with the Sellner Group.

Donnie R. Johnson Jr., 19, of 783 Howard Avenue in Lebanon was indicted in Marion Circuit Court last week for criminal attempt to commit murder (two counts), first-degree wanton endangerment (two counts) and first-degree criminal mischief.

According to the indictment, on or about April 21, Johnson shot at Timmon Hayden and Tonya Gootee with the intent to kill them. The indictment also reads that Johnson manifested extreme indifference to human life by engaging in conduct, which created substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to at least two other people.

Jordan Sims checked the angle of the bronze Napoleon canon. It was on target, so he raised his arms much like a referee signaling a touchdown.   The canon was ready to fire.

Sims, 6, was part of a team that simulated the firing of the Civil War era canon under the guidance of re-enactors portraying the 12th United States Colored Heavy Artillery, one of the African-American Army units formed at Camp Nelson.