The Owensboro Lions Club announces the Soap Box Derby 2012, the inaugural race on their new 900-foot track in Ben Hawes Park. Events begin Thursday, May 31 and go through Sunday, June 3, with the actual races being run on Saturday, June 2.

This family event also features the USA Olympic Luge Team performing demos and offering the opportunity to take a ride on a slider luge.

Apollo High School basketball standout Nick Porter has signed his national letter of intent to play college ball at St. Catherine's College in Bardstown.

The senior guard helped lead the Eagles to their 9th-region title in school history  and their third trip, to Rupp Arena over the last decade.

Porter is also Apollo’s single-season assist leader with 192, a record that previously stood for about 30 years.

A group of 11 Western Kentucky University students will embark on a bike trip across the United States to raise awareness and funding for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Bike4Alz, formerly known as Fijis Across America, will begin their 3,000-mile journey on May 25 in International Falls, Minn., and end in Key West, Fla.

Participants are: John William Owens and Will Garcia, both of Louisville; Trip Carpenter of Owensboro; Dylan Ward of Hartford; Austin Lanter and Ben Harris, both of  Winchester; Sam Wells of Paris; Jonathan Caron (driver) and Kent Jones, both of Somerset; Tyler Wittmer of Evansville (Reitz HS).; and Josh Amos of Bowling Green.

During the three-month bike ride, Bike4Alz will stop in several major metropolitan areas to hold events with the local Alzheimer’s Association chapters. The group’s goal is to raise $175,000 to benefit the organization and raise awareness about the disease.