WULF News

The Hardin County Schools Nutrition Department is once again offering summer meals to children 18 and under. “We will have three stationary locations, one at each of our high schools, that go from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each weekday, except for the Fourth of July,” said HCS Community Relations Specialist John Wright. “We also have eight mobile locations that are located throughout the county, for the northern part of the county […]

Kentucky residents who live or work in one of the additional counties approved for Individual Assistance following April flooding and storms may now apply for disaster benefits. Residents in the eligible counties are eligible to apply for the Disaster Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, with D-SNAP applications being accepted through May 29. According to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, “The D-SNAP Program offers short-term food help to individuals and […]

Baptist Health Hardin President Robert Ramey says the Baptist Health ER and Urgent Care Radcliff facility set to open in the fall of 2026 is an example of the company’s commitment to community collaboration. “When our business leaders come together, when you look at our community leaders, when you look at the different businesses, the different industry that’s coming, the special thing about this community is we work together, and by […]

The Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area is now under new management. The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Wednesday to transfer the deed to the property to the Meade County Fiscal Court. “We partnered with Meade County Fiscal Court a year or so ago to take over the campground,” said KFW Director of Wildlife Ben Robinson. They’ve done a phenomenal job with that and the operations of that campground, and […]

West Point Mayor Richard Ciresi said improving ambulance response times to the city was potentially a matter of life and death. “We had a 20 to 25 minute response time, and that just seemed unacceptable, long story short,” Ciresi said. That response time has been cut down to six minutes thanks to an interlocal agreement between Hardin and Bullitt counties, under which Bullitt County EMS will take over emergency medical […]

Breckinridge County School District Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter says the 2024-2025 school year, which wrapped up with graduation last Saturday, had its challenges, but the students, faculty, staff, and families pushed through. One such challenge was weather, including storms that resulted in flooding and one of the more chaotic winters in recent years. “It's really hard when you have winters like this because you miss some school here and there […]

The Stephen Foster Story is set to kick off their 2025 summer season with a special performance. The Stephen Foster Drama Association will host their Lights Up! production of The Stephen Foster Story on Friday, June 13, with pre-show festivities at 6:30 p.m. and the performance at 8. The Lights Up! production takes place during the final dress rehearsal for the show and is specifically tailored for children and adults […]

The West Point City Council met for a special meeting Monday evening. West Point Mayor Richard Ciresi made a final pitch to the council for the city to maintain its lease on the former West Point School Building. The council voted during their March meeting to not renew the current lease with Hardin County Schools for the building at the end of May, but Ciresi said he felt it was in the best […]

John Hardin High School Agriculture Teacher and FFA Adviser Jeremy Hall says his students saw the devastation caused by storms that recently hit Laurel County and other areas of Kentucky last week and immediately wanted to take action. “I’m very blessed that I’ve got a group of kids that just want to help,” Hall said. “As soon as we started seeing, especially Saturday morning, all the devastation, my kids were […]