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Unemployment in Kentucky in February came in slightly higher than where it was the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for February was 5.3 percent. That is an increase from February 2024 when the rate was reported at 4.7 percent, but the rate is unchanged from January. Kentucky’s unemployment average also came in higher in February than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department […]

As you clean up around the house this spring, don’t forget to pay special attention to certain appliances such as your dryer. “We remind people to clean the lint filter every time you dry your clothes, but maybe take some time during spring cleaning to pull the dryer out, disconnect the hose or the connection there, take the vacuum cleaner,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane. “You’ll be surprised how […]

A Bullitt County man received an 18-year prison sentence on drug charges related to a multi-agency investigation. The Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force says Dennis Hill was sentenced after pleading guilty to Trafficking in a Controlled Substance following a long-term investigation into methamphetamine trafficking in the Bullitt County area.. According to a release from the task force, Hill’s arrest was part of the task force’s ongoing collaboration with the Appalachia High […]

The judge in the Crystal Rogers investigation cases is allowing for DNA testing of hairs found in Crystal Rogers’s car. Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III on Wednesday issued an agreed order to permit Bode Technologies to test two hairs tape-lifted from the vehicle in order to obtain a DNA profile. According to the order, the hairs were obtained from the vehicle in September of 2016. A hair found in […]

Area residents looking to spruce things up with some spring cleaning have several opportunities to receive help from their communities. Hardin County will be accepting waste tires from all Kentucky residents Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the old Springfield Road landfill, located at 3870 Rucker Road in Elizabethtown. “This one only comes around every three years, so it’s […]

Breckinridge County residents will be able to take advantage of free spay and neuter services in April. The Breckinridge County Animal Shelter, with the support of the Kentucky Humane Society, will be hosting a two-day spay and neuter clinic for cats and dogs at the shelter, located at 498 Glen Nash Lane in Hardinsburg. Services will be available for dogs on Monday, April 21. Dogs must be at least eight […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. Jeff Stone with ESCI presented findings and recommendations from the emergency services study commissioned by the county to evaluate current county services and projecting needs based on anticipated growth in the county, with a primary focus on fire and EMS. Stone said most of the county volunteer fire departments are not currently ready for 24-hour service, the majority […]

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, the Kentucky Chamber Foundation, and Fifth Third Bank are hosting a Fair Chance Opportunity Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Goodwill Elizabethtown Opportunity Center, located next door to Quicksie and The Wolf at 243 West Dixie Avenue. “A lot of folks that we assist through our opportunity centers are released from jail with basically nothing to their name,” said Goodwill Industries of […]

The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Grayson County Monday. KSP Post Four says at around 3:30 p.m. on March 24 the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office requested troopers investigate a two-vehicle collision near the 4,000 block of Grayson Springs Road. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates 42-year-old Charles E. Cann of Clarkson was driving a vehicle east on Grayson Springs Road when for unknown reasons […]