WULF News

Elizabethtown’s 31st Annual Christmas in the Park is now open. “We count over 40,000 cars. I do want to encourage local folks to go during the week, Monday through Thursday, especially to save on a little traffic. The weekends are pretty crazy and pretty packed. It is completely free, but we do welcome all donations that go to help the maintenance and the upgrades and the cost of the lights. So come on out to our 31st annual Christmas in the Park,” stated City Events Coordinator Sarah Vaughn.

The park is open daily from 6 to 11 p.m. nightly until January 1st.

One Elizabethtown family is giving thanks today for the special gift of adoption.

November is National Adoption Month, and Bethany and Travis Vaughan have adopted both internationally, and domestically. 

“I’ve always felt a call in my life to adopt, it’s been something I’ve wanted to do since I was 15 years old. I am so thankful for the way adoption has completed our family. Our children are just a blessing from God,” Bethany stated. They now have three children: Lydia, Isaac, and Anna. The adoption process was long for both Isaac and Lydia, but through prayer and support from friends and family, they knew they were doing the right thing. 

“God chose Isaac and Lydia for us. Isaac was in South Korea, and we had to go get him. Lydia was in Arkansas, and we had to go get her,” Travis noted.

The Vaughans are grateful that through adoption, they have found their complete forever family. 

Hardin County Schools has learned of the passing of Hardin County Schools Special Education Consultant Denise Emberton. Ms. Emberton has helped special needs students, from across the district, meet and exceed educational goals for nearly thirty years. She developed relationships with students, families and staff that will always be cherished. She was student-centered and gave all she had to ensure each student’s goals were achieved.

The Eric and Joe Show wrapped up 3 nights of shows at the State Theater in Elizabethtown over the weekend. Proceeds from the sketch comedy are going to Helping Hand of Hope’s Affordable Christmas Program.

Immediately following last night’s show, crew member and photographer Andrew Johnson was struck by a vehicle.

“Shortly after 7 p.m.on Sunday evening, we were called to the area of West Dixie in reference to a serious motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. The pedestrian, who was an adult male, was transported from the scene by Hardin County EMS to the University of Louisville hospital with critical, but non life-threatening injuries,” stated Public Information Officer Chris Denham. Denham noted the driver involved in the accident was not charged.

A crash in Elizabethtown left one dead this morning. 

Around 7 a.m., Elizabethtown Police were called to the 2400 block of Ring Road in response to a motor vehicle collision. 

“Our preliminary investigation indicates a Toyota passenger car being driven by 29-year-old Devyn Vittitow of Elizabethtown, attempted to make a left-turn from the parking lot of the Valero gas station to go eastbound on Ring Road. He crossed into the path of a westbound SUV and was struck. Mr. Vittitow was pronounced deceased at the scene. All three adult passengers in his vehicle were injured, and as a result, were transported for medical care. The driver of the SUV, an adult female, was a lone occupant and sustained non life-threatening injuries,” stated Public Information Officer Chris Denham.

The crash remains under investigation.