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Hardin County Water District No. 2 is cautioning customers about using a third party to make bill payments. “We just want to caution customers to make sure that they know whose website they’re on when they try to make a payment,” said HCWD No. 2 General Manager Shaun Youravich.  Doxo is a third party website and is not affiliated with the water district, but when you search the water district online […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet invites rail users, business owners, or people simply interested in transportation to provide input on the 2024 Kentucky Statewide Rail Plan. The transportation cabinet says the Statewide Rail plan is a “high-level guidance document that provides a snapshot of current operations and opportunities to increase Kentucky’s economic growth and improve quality of life.” The plan will include identified rail needs, opportunities, potential investments, and improvements for both passenger […]

The Campbellsville University student charged with the murder of another student was in court Wednesday morning. Charles E. Escalera appeared via Zoom in Taylor County District Court for a preliminary hearing. Escalera is charged with Murder in the death of 18-year-old Josiah Kilman on February 24. Detective Jeremy Burton with the Campbellsville Police Department was called to testify. Burton said Escalera was interviewed at the police station at around 6:30 […]

One of the suspects charged in the Crystal Rogers investigation is asking the Nelson Circuit Court to dismiss the charges against him. A motion to dismiss was filed with the court on March 5 for Steven Lawson by attorney Theodore Lavit. Lawson is charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence. The filing states that Lawson, by counsel, will “move the court to dismiss these indictments as […]

An impact study conducted by the Kentucky Career and Technical College System shows that Elizabethtown Community and Technical College had a positive impact of $176.5 million on the Lincoln Trail District. “Every dollar that a student spends with us, they get an annual return of $5.90 because of that dollar, and that’s a great annual return on that,” said ECTC President Dr. Juston Pate. “The region actually sees a $10.90 addition […]