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Construction is getting under way this week on a roundabout at the entrance of the new Kroger development located off of Ring Road in Elizabethtown. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says grading and pipe installation was scheduled to begin Monday. KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie says the roundabout is the responsibility of the project’s developers. “Construction of the roundabout is going to feature three different traffic pattern changes […]

The U.S. Department of War has confirmed the identity of a soldier killed in Saudi Arabia as that of a Hardin County man. According to a release from the DOW, 26-year-old Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington of Glendale “died of his wounds on March 8, 2026, from injuries sustained during an enemy attack on March, 1, 2026, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.” The DOW says Pennington was assigned to […]

The United Way of Central Kentucky has announced the 10 area organizations that will be receiving a total of $400,000 as 2026 funded partners. “In Hardin County, we have CASA of the Heartland, Helping Hand of Hope, Warm Blessings Community Kitchen, New Hope Family Life Center, Legal Aid and Salvation Army,” said United Way of Central Kentucky President and CEO Christa Shouse. “In our outside counties, in Grayson County, we have […]

Independent or other voter registration outpaced Democratic and Republican registration in Kentucky in February. The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says voter registration saw a net increase of 2,606 voters in the month of February. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Republican registration in February increased by 1,174 voters, and independent or other registration increased by 1,643. Democratic registration decreased by 261 voters. Republican registration makes up 48 percent of […]

Hardin County Government is reminding residents to use the county recycling trailers properly. “Piles of pallets have been dumped at our recycling trailers pretty much weekly, most often at the site adjacent to the Hardin County Farmers Market,” said Hardin County Government Communications Officer Brian Walker. Walker said it is clearly posted at each recycling trailer what items are accepted. “That would be rinsed plastics No. 1 and No. 2, rinsed […]

It is time once again to spring forward. Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 8, meaning at 2 a.m. clocks will jump to 3 a.m. Daylight Savings Time runs through November 1. As you reset the clocks on your stove and microwave, Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane says this is also a good time to check on your smoke detectors. “Make sure that they are 10 years old or newer,” […]

The Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet is alerting Kentuckians to the possible impact federal changes could have for anybody who files their taxes between April 1 and April 15. Governor Andy Beshear said during Thursday’s Team Kentucky Update that federal changes at the United States Postal Service mean the postmark on your mailed tax return may no longer match the day you dropped it off at your post office. As […]

Local and state officials are reminding Kentuckians to be wary of several ongoing scam attempts. In their latest newsletter, the Kentucky Stop Scams team says with the United States semiquincentennial coming up this summer, the U.S. Mint is unveiling new designs for the dime, quarter, and half dollar, along with special collectible coins and medals. On the heels of this, scammers are attempting to take advantage and are putting phony […]