With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, make sure you are taking steps to reduce possible fire risks in your kitchen. “Thanksgiving is the biggest cooking day of the year, and not surprising, it is also the number one day for cooking fires in the United States, and cooking fires are still our main cause of residential fires,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane. He says keep an active eye […]
The Better Business Bureau Serving Greater Kentucky and South Central Indiana is warning residents of a rise in employment scams. The BBB says a decreased hiring rate and recent layoffs mean more people are searching for jobs, which means scammers are trying to take advantage of job seekers. The BBB received several scam reports in October identifying a company operating under the name Northflow Freight and Northflow Couriers. Victims were contacted through […]
There is still time to support area law enforcement agencies’ efforts to spread holiday cheer for area children in need. Donations are still being accepted for Kentucky State Police Post Four’s Shop with a Trooper program. “This program is something that we’ve been doing for a long time,” said KSP Post Four Public Information Officer Master Trooper Bryan Washer. “It’s an opportunity to take kids that would never get a Christmas, never […]
A Hardin County man has been arrested as part of a criminal abuse investigation. Zachary Foster of Elizabethtown was arrested and charged under the Kentucky Revised Statute for Criminal Abuse First Degree – Child 12 or Under. According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, on October 28 detectives with the office’s Criminal Investigations Division responded to a report of suspected physical abuse involving an infant. The detectives immediately began an […]
The Elizabethtown Police Department gave community partners the opportunity to view their new victim interview room during an unveiling event Thursday. EPD Victim Services Specialist Anesha Knott said when Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson hired her, he said she had a blank slate to figure out the best ways to serve victims of crime. “Over the first year, starting from November of 2023 through last fall, we had a couple of incidents […]
The Central Kentucky Community Foundation on Thursday announced the recipients of more than $185,000 in grant funding through the foundation’s Granted Program. “Granted is our annual competitive grant opportunity for nonprofits that serve our nine-county region to apply for funding for various areas to help carry out their missions,” said CKCF President and CEO Davette Swiney. 24 grants were awarded to 22 different organizations in what the foundation says was the biggest […]
As the weather turns colder, Friends of Hardin County Animal Shelter is helping area residents who care for outdoor or community cats. FOHCAS says for the fourth year the organization will be offering free winter cat shelters. The shelters are made of sturdy styrofoam donated by Eurotrol and filled with straw to help outdoor cats get out of the cold. “These are for cats who live outdoors, who may be feral, or […]