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Beth Dugas says the best word to describe her daughter Madison is “sassy.” “Even people that haven’t met her that just know her story and follow her Facebook page or, you know, if you’ve ever met Madison in person, she’s very unforgettable,” Dugas said. “You won’t forget Madison.” Madison’s spunky personality has been prevalent in her health battles, which began at an early age with two open heart surgeries in […]

The Historic Downtown Elizabethtown Business Association invites all to attend their monthly Third Thursday event, which for this month takes place April 18. The association says that as with any Third Thursday, downtown shops will extend their business hours to 8 p.m. and will offer specials and discounts, but Association President Dana Garrett says the fun doesn’t stop there. “Each month on the third Thursday of the month we like to have […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s Toy Box Theatre will present Silly Tales From the Toy Box, a story of silly people and animals, this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at ECTC’s Science Auditorium. “This one’s called Silly Tales From the Toy Box, and I always adapt and write most of the plays, and so this one is one I did too,” said ECTC Communications and Theatre Professor Katrina Eicher, who founded Toy Box Theatre in […]

The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The council approved the ordinance establishing certification requirements for recovery residences on its second reading. The ordinance mirrors similar guidelines established by the Elizabethtown City Council and the Hardin County Fiscal Court. The council also held the first reading of a zoning map amendment that converts about 8.5 acres on the west side of the intersection of Bullion Boulevard […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is reminding motorists to help protect themselves, their families, and their neighbors by using caution when driving through work zones as National Work Zone Awareness Week is recognized this week. According to the KYTC, in 2023 Kentucky recorded 1,251 crashes in highway work zones which resulted in 247 injuries and 17 deaths, nearly triple the number of fatalities from the year prior. KYTC District Four Public Information Officer […]

The deadline for Kentucky voters to register for the May 21 primary election is less than a week away. “April 22 at 4 p.m.,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith. “That is the deadline to register to vote to participate in the May primary, so we want to make sure, especially the folks who have newly moved here to Hardin County, and we see that a lot in our growing […]

Federal, state, and local officials celebrated the progress being made at the new Interstate 65-Kentucky Route 222 interchange in Glendale Friday. Planning on the interchange improvement project began more than a decade ago when local officials began preparing the Glendale Megasite for a potential manufacturer, which arrived in 2022 with the announcement of the BlueOval SK plants. The ribbon cutting Friday celebrated “substantial completion” of the interchange. The project realigns Kentucky Route 222 […]