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A report released by the Lincoln Trail Area Development District Monday looks at the potential return-on-investment the area would see with the implementation of a funding model to make childcare more affordable. “We have over 2,000 parents, mainly females, that want to work but can’t because of childcare,” said LTADD Executive Director Daniel London. “Think of the impact on them personally and professionally, that they want to get involved in the workforce […]

Unemployment rates for 2023 in the Lincoln Trail District landed mostly where they were in 2022.The Kentucky Center for Statistics says annual unemployment averages in 2023 went up in 80 counties, went down in 22 counties, and stayed the same in 18 counties compared to 2022. Hardin County’s unemployment average for 2023 was 4.1 percent. That’s a slight decrease from the 4.2 percent average for 2022. Hardin County’s combined labor force […]

More than 5,000 pounds of food will be distributed to Elizabethtown Community and Technical College students as well as members of the public during a pop-up event Tuesday.  “Family Scholar House at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is hosting a free food and clothing pop-up shop,” said ECTC Director of Marketing and Communications Sarah Brkshire. “It’s going to start at 10 a.m. The 10 a.m. time is for current ECTC students […]

An Elizabethtown man prohibited from possessing a firearm was arrested after an accidental shooting saturday. “Around 9:30 Saturday evening, we responded to the 600 block of Stewart Court in reference to the report of a shooting,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Upon arrival, investigators determined that 20-year-old Joseph Hampton Roberts accidentally, but extremely recklessly, fired a handgun and struck a 16-year-old male in the face.” The juvenile victim […]

The Hardin County Animal Shelter is celebrating after receiving financial support from Petco Love. “It’s a Petco Love Grant we filled out for quite a while ago, and honestly we hadn’t heard anything so we didn’t think we were going to be one of the recipients, but it’s $20,000 that we can put forward towards anything that’s on the life-saving effort that’s not currently in the budget,” said Hardin County Animal Care […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has information on a project starting this week on the Bluegrass Parkway and wants information from the public on an upcoming project in Bullitt County.  Commuters heading east on the Bluegrass Parkway should be on the lookout for lane closures that will take place over the next several weeks between mile markers 39 and 43 in Washington County.  Contract crews will be laying asphalt as part of a […]

Attorneys for Crystal Rogers investigation suspects Brooks Houck, Steven Lawson, and Joseph Lawson and Special Prosecutor Shane Young are in agreement on a new venue for the case. The decision is now up to Nelson Circuit Court Judge Charles Simms III. Orders filed in the case Thursday state that the involved parties have met and agreed on a venue for the trial. Prior to approving the agreement, the court will […]