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Drivers heading south on Interstate 65 this week should be aware of potential traffic due to an event in Bowling Green. 

The National Corvette Museum is celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend, and as part of the festivities the National Corvette Caravan will be arriving in Bowling Green. The museum describes the Caravan as “the world’s largest moving automotive event,” with regional caravans formed by Corvette owners from across the United States convening in Bowling Green.

With so many vintage cars heading for the area, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Three says heavy congestion should be expected in the area around the museum. Interstate 65 around Exit 28, KY 446/Interstate Drive, KY 1402/Porter Pike, and U.S. 31W and U.S. 68/Louisville Road are expected to receive the heaviest extra traffic. The heaviest points of traffic are expected from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, but the event runs through the weekend.

Motorists are encouraged to avoid the high-traffic areas if possible Wednesday. Law enforcement and KYTC personnel are planning on increasing their presence in the area.

Bullitt County residents and drivers are invited to an upcoming meeting to discuss preliminary design plans for improvements along Kentucky Route 44.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Three will host the meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10 at Mount Washington Elementary School. Visitors to the open house-style meeting may drop in any time to review preliminary design plans, get handouts on project information, ask KYTC officials and project engineers questions, and fill out comment sheets. 

The KYTC says the goal of the project is to improve safety and accessibility along KY 44 from Water Street to U.S. 31E. Design alternatives being discussed include “reconfiguring KY 44 to five lanes with a center lane, four lanes with a raised median, or converting the U.S. 31E intersection to a median u-turn crossing to improve signal times and traffic flow.”

An online survey will be posted after the public meeting for anybody unable to attend. Contact KYTC District Three for more information.

The Hardin County Animal Shelter is reminding area pet owners to mark their calendars for their largest annual vaccination clinic.

“Our once a year, great big rabies clinic is coming up Saturday, September 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. out at the Hardin County Fairgrounds’s main pavilion,” said Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt. 

McNutt says the annual rabies clinic is the safest and easiest way to get these services for your cat or dog.

“It’s right after the new licenses go,” McNutt said. “It gives you the rest of the year before you have to worry about it again, so it is the main rabies clinic for Hardin County.”

Only cash or check payments will be accepted and animals must be at least 12 weeks old.

“You can get a rabies vaccination for a dog or a cat for $13.78,” McNutt said. “The Distemper Parvo vaccine will be $13.78 for dogs (Feline Distemper vaccines are also $13.78). Strongid, which is the dewormer we use, is $5.30. That just kills roundworms. The Bordetella vaccine will be $16.96. Microchipping will be $21.20, and of course a $15 license.”

Contact the animal shelter for more information.

Area residents and organizations are invited to review the Lincoln Trail District Health Department’s 2024-2026 Community Health Improvement Plan.

Health Department Public Relations Officer Melissa Phillips says the improvement plan, or CHIP, is the product of the Community Health Assessment that concluded in 2023.

“We have done focus groups, we’ve had community sessions, so this is all the way from national level data, state level data to actually talking to our citizens, boots on the ground folks, and what came to the top we dumped into two different buckets, two different areas of focus, and we called those ‘Connected Communities’ and ‘Behavioral Health and Wellness,’” Phillips said.

“Connected Communities” looks at topics such as safer environments, expanding reach of the health department’s mobile unit, pedestrian safety, and addressing adverse childhood experiences. “Behavioral Health and Wellness” looks at topics such as substance use prevention along with Tobacco Free Community and Recovery Ready Community designations.

Phillips says the health department will need community support to achieve the goals laid out in the CHIP.

“We need partner agencies to buy into this,” Phillips said. “We need our citizens to buy into this, so this tool will just help our community see what the plans are and how they can help.”

Phillips says she encourages organization and business leaders as well as area residents to explore the CHIP.

“There are links to all the data that we use, and it’s broken down by county, and there’s also a resource map in there,” Philips said. “So if you’re wondering ‘where’s the prescription drop box in my community? How do I find a lactation consultant? How do I find out about affordable housing?’ get in there and explore that resource map.”

The CHIP can be found at www.ltdhd.org, and feedback can be submitted by emailing community@ltdhd.org.