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As the news broke this week of Ford Motor Company’s decision to end operations at BlueOval SK and replace it with a battery energy storage systems operation, area officials offered their reactions. “With impending layoffs of an announced 1,600 co-workers, Judge Taul has announced his main focus is to do whatever is possible to help the impacted citizens have the support and resources they need to find new jobs,” said Hardin County Government Communications […]

Community members are invited to an afternoon of food, fellowship, and community spirit at the second Free Community Stone Soup Dinner, to be held Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at North Hardin High School. “There’ll be spaghetti, salad, pizza, sweets, popcorn, and fried chicken on the menu, all made possible through the generosity of local businesses,” said Radcliff resident Pete Countryman at Tuesday’s Radcliff City Council meeting. Saturday’s dinner […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College recognized the accomplishments of students during commencement ceremonies for the Summer and Fall semester. About 200 students walked across the stage before hundreds of guests Tuesday as the college hosted commencement at Severns Valley Baptist Church. According to ECTC, two ceremonies were held Tuesday to honor students who completed their academic programs in the summer and fall. The college expects to award graduates approximately 500 degrees […]

If you decorate your home with a live Christmas tree, you can close out the holiday season by giving Kentucky Fish and Wildlife a gift this year. You can give your used Christmas tree another life after the holiday season and donate it to the KFW “Christmas for the Fishes” tree recycling program, through which donated evergreens are used to create underwater habitats that help fish thrive. KFW says the donated […]

Interested or continuing students at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College still have time to apply for available scholarships. “ECTC already has the lowest tuition in the state, and thanks to many very generous donors, we have so many scholarships that can help make that even lower,” said ECTC Director of Marketing and Public Relations Sarah Berkshire. “We have more scholarships than ever before, and that’s why we’re really trying to […]

The Radcliff City Council met for their final meeting of 2025 Tuesday. The council approved an ordinance updating the city’s code of ethics for city officials and employees. The council also approved an ordinance that rezones 238 Oak Drive in Vine Grove from Commercial to Residential-4, a “high-density residential and single family duplex zone”. That is the last rezoning requested by Silver Gate Properties for their development at the property. The council […]

Heartland Medical Cannabis Health and Wellness owner, and family nurse practitioner and licensed medical cannabis practitioner, Marlena O’Neal says the opening of the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary (The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam) this past weekend shows the progress medical cannabis continues to see in Kentucky. “I believe that soon to follow will be Kentucky Alternative Care, which is located up on Bardstown Road in Louisville,” O’Neal said. “I […]

With the temperature dropping in the winter, if you use alternative heating sources to warm your home make sure you are taking steps to use them safely. Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane says you should get fireplaces or stove pipes cleaned and inspected regularly. “A lot of times what happens when we go on fire runs involving chimneys and wood burning stoves is there is a lot of radiant heat, […]