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The Elizabethtown Police Department is inviting area families to an awareness event Wednesday. “In acknowledgement of April being Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Awareness Month, we are hosting a Chalk the Walk event at the police department this coming Wednesday between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. in an effort to raise awareness and put a stop to these heinous crimes,” said EPD Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Citizens will be provided with […]

Two juveniles are in custody after allegedly vandalizing a church in Meade County. The Meade County Sheriff’s Office says on April 9 deputies responded to the Saint Theresa of Avila Catholic Church in Rhodelia in regards to a vandalism complaint. “The deputies met with some of the church staff who were able to provide some videos of two juveniles on the property vandalizing the exterior of the buildings,” said Meade County Sheriff Phillip […]

Baptist Health Hardin CEO Rob Ramey says the recent 2,000-square-foot expansion of the Ring Road Diagnostic Imaging center is part of a $4 million effort to provide area patients with better options. “We’ve now got four imaging centers where we have 3D mammography available for everybody,” Ramey said. “We’ve upgraded and we’re continuing to upgrade our MRIs and our CTs around the entire market. We’re adding additional x-ray capabilities. We’ve added […]

A tip to law enforcement resulted in two arrests in Grayson County. According to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, a citizen called the sheriff’s office on April 9 to report a “wanted person” removing items from a storage building next to a business on west U.S. 62 in Leitchfield. Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins responded to the scene and saw a male subject walk out of the storage building and to […]

The Hodgenville Police Department is teaming up with community partners for a sexual assault awareness event Monday evening. Hodgenville Police Chief James Richardson says tonight’s event expands on the “sextortion” presentation the department gave to the public in late March. “We’re going to give a presentation,” Richardson said. “It’s going to start at 6 p.m. at the Extension Office here in Larue County up on Old Elizabethtown Road, and what we will […]

Breckinridge County Schools is inviting the Irvington Elementary School community to provide feedback as the district looks to hire a new principal at the elementary school. “We invite everyone that’s connected in some form or fashion to our district to participate in it,” said Breckinridge County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter. “You know, in the Irvington Community, Irvington Elementary School is a strong part of our community in Irvington, and we […]

Kentucky Farm Bureau is launching a new initiative aimed at helping maintain ag production on Kentucky farms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in their 2022 Census of Agriculture that Kentucky has lost 17,000 farms and 1.4 million acres of farmland over the last 20 years. In order to help farm families keep their farms in active production, Kentucky Farm Bureau has launched the Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative. KFB says the main goal […]