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The suspect in the shooting death of a Radcliff man has been transferred to Hardin County. Chief Deputy David Lee with the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy transported Frescas C. Cruz from Shelby County to the Hardin County Detention Center Tuesday morning. The sheriff’s office received a call shortly after 11 a.m. on March 3 regarding an unidentified body just off the roadway along the 5000 block of […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their first meeting of the month Monday. The council approved an inter-local agreement with Hardin County in which the city’s enforcement officer for recovery residences will serve in the same role for the county. Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said city and county officials met to discuss the creation of the city’s recovery residences certification ordinance, and both entities felt it was important to stay ahead of possible […]

The early voting period begins Wednesday for the special elections to fill vacancies in the Kentucky House of Representatives for District 24, which includes parts of LaRue and Hart counties, and District 26, which includes three precincts in Hardin County. The House District 24 special election will be contested by Democrat Johnny Pennington, Republican Courtney Gilbert, and independent write-in Craig Astor. Republican Peyton Griffee is unopposed in the House District […]

The Fort Knox Area chapter of the Military Officers Association of America encourages eligible students to apply for their merit-based scholarships for graduating seniors. “Our scholarship is available to graduating seniors attending the local high schools,” said Fort Knox Area MOAA Scholarship Chairman Dick Ardisson. “That would be Fort Knox, Hardin, Meade, and LaRue counties, Elizabethtown Independent, Faith Homeschool, and North Hardin Christian School. So we cover all the high schools […]

Baptist Health Hardin recently partnered with area law enforcement and first responders to present a live overdose simulation at area high schools which has been seen by more than 7,000 students. “After the simulation, we then had a panel where education was given to the students, and then after that panel we played a video testimonial because the overdose was based on a Central Hardin student who had graduated and passed […]

The first week of March is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kentucky, an opportunity for residents, schools, and businesses to review plans and prepare for the possibility of severe weather. “Severe weather can occur at any time of the year and brings a variety of hazards and impacts to Kentucky from tornadoes to flooding and high winds, but this is the perfect time to plan and prepare before severe weather strikes,” […]