Baptist Health Hardin halts vaccine sign ups after overwhelming number of calls
No more phone calls.
That’s what officials at Baptist Health Hardin are saying after a flood of phone calls for vaccination sign ups interrupted normal business on Wednesday. The healthcare provider had previously announced on Tuesday that residents 70 and older who wanted to sign up for a vaccine could call a number at the hospital, but Wednesday saw the sign up list filled, booked for the next 2 weeks. Officials ask that residents do not call to schedule a vaccination, and that no walk up vaccinations are taking place at this time.
LTDHD still in Phase 1A
While other facilities are providers may be moving on to the beginning steps of Phase 1B of vaccination in Kentucky, the Lincoln Trail District Health Department says that, while ahead of schedule, are still in Phase 1A.
Lincoln Trail Health spokesperson Terrie Burgan says the reason some facilities have moved on to the next phase might be due, in part, to smaller population sizes or groups in 1A.
LaRue Co. family takes home national honor
A LaRue county family has been honored with a national agriculture award. It was announced yesterday that the Ragland family of Shady Rest Farm in LaRue county were named winners of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award during the virtual american farm bureau federation convention. The family had previously been named 2020 Outstanding Young Farm Family by the Kentucky Farm Bureau. That honor allowed them to compete with other families across the country. And the prize for the win? A brand new Ford truck.
COVID-19 case numbers for Wednesday
Wednesday brought the fourth highest day of new COVID-19 cases for the state of Kentucky. Officials announced 4,560 new cases of the virus, as well as 47 new virus related deaths.
Additionally, the state positivity rate remained the same, hovering at 12.3%. Local counties added cases yesterday, with Hardin recording 74, Meade with 19, and LaRue with 8.
Crews start prep on new Glendale post office
Glendale residents are a step closer to having their own post office once again. Yesterday, the Glendale Lions Club shared the news that crews were on site making preparations for the modular post office structure. When we talked with him previously, club treasurer Dan Linker said the project had been pushed back from its original date.
The office will be located on Jaggers Road adjacent to the community park.
Elizabethtown man charged after alleged assault
An Elizabethtown man arrested Wednesday after an alleged assault in his home. According to arrest citations, police were called to a residence late Tuesday night after the victim said she had fallen down stairs and sustained injuries to her head. An officer on scene asked the victim if she had truly fallen, to which to victim eventually said that she had not, and that the suspect, Charles Powers, had allegedly hurt her. The victim later told investigators that Powers had told the victim to stay inside the residence after she had tried to go outside, at one point dragging her back in and allegedly striking her. The victim alleged Powers had then taken an unknown object and struck her in the head, causing it to shatter and injure her. The victim was able to contact police by using Powers’ phone, as hers had been taken. Powers was arrested and charged with assault 2nd degree, unlawful imprisonment, as well as terroristic threatening.
He was lodged in the Hardin county Detention Center.
