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State health officials are reminding residents of the importance of vaccination after an additional death from whooping cough was reported. The Kentucky Department for Public Health announced this week that two infants have died from pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, in the commonwealth in the last six months. According to a release from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, whooping cough is a very contagious respiratory illness. Symptoms […]

Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said hosting Mayor Lee Wan-Seop and the delegation from Seosan, South Korea, as the two cities sign a Friendship City agreement is the proudest he has been during his time in office. “We can’t wait to see where it takes us, what opportunities arise from it, and we’re just starting today, so lots of things are coming that are going to be fruitful, I think, for both […]

BlueOval SK External Affairs Director Keli McAlister says the company is aware that the EV market has not grown as quickly as originally projected, but with sales seeing an 11 percent increase in Quarter One the company is confident their operation is part of a “growing, emerging market.” “In a nutshell, this year it is estimated that one in four new vehicles that are sold in the United States will […]

The official state outdoor musical of Kentucky returns to the stage this weekend. The Stephen Foster Story will take to the stage at the J. Dan Talbott Amphitheatre this Saturday as the musical kicks off its 66th season in Bardstown. Featuring classic songs such as “Oh! Susanna”, “Camptown Races”, and Kentucky’s state song “My Old Kentucky Home”, The Stephen Foster Story “follows America’s first great composer, Stephen Collins Foster, as he paves the […]

The City of Elizabethtown Events staff kicks off the 2025 Lawn Party at the Lake concert series Wednesday night. The headliner for the show at the Freeman Lake Park bandstand is 94.3 The Wolf’s own Kevin Jaggers. “The band, I don’t get to bring them around E-Town as much as I’d like to, so this is going to be one of those shows that we’re rocking full force, and we’re really excited about […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. The fiscal court approved the county budget for fiscal year 2025-2026. Eighth District Magistrate Kenny Muse said he was voting against the budget because he was frustrated with the use of reserve funds to balance it. “Each year, we say we’re going to do better, and we probably have done better, but we’re still not there with, I […]

The Radcliff City Council met for their first meeting of the month and a work session Monday evening. The first reading was held on the city’s budget ordinance for fiscal year 2025-2026. As read by City Attorney Mike Pike, the budget includes anticipated revenues of $18,361,000 under the general fund, $500,000 under Road/LGEA, and $1,887,300 under the Stormwater Utility Fund. Those are the same amounts listed for total appropriations. During the work […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday. Elizabethtown/Hardin County Industrial Foundation President Andy Games gave an update to the council. He said there are two lots left in the T.J. Patterson Industrial Park, and the foundation has been working on developing a new industrial park at Ring Road and the Western Kentucky Parkway. “That park is officially named the Gil Nicely Sr. Industrial Park, so that is where we […]

WHAS in Louisville says the 72nd annual Crusade for Children was one of the most successful, with the fundraising effort for children with special needs in Kentucky and southern Indiana raising $5.89 million over the weekend, beating last year’s total by more than $189,000. Efforts in Elizabethtown raised more than $154,000, and efforts elsewhere in Hardin County raised just under $146,000. WHAS says the Crusade for Children works to “advance […]