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Hardin District Court Division III provided an update on two cases involving solar energy that are working their way through the court. According to a release from the court, the court last week dismissed a complaint from CPV Stonecrop Solar LLC against the Hardin County Planning and Development Commission. Stonecrop requested a declaratory judgment that their proposed “agrivolatics” operation should receive zoning as an agricultural use, while also arguing their proposed […]

More than 15,000 Hardin County residents took advantage of in-person early voting opportunities ahead of the November 5 general election. The Hardin County Clerk’s Office says after more than 4,800 early in-person no-excuse ballots were cast on both Friday and Saturday, the grand total for in-person no-excuse absentee voting was 13,887, with 8,118 ballots cast at the main clerk’s office in Elizabethtown and 5,769 cast at the Colvin Community Center in […]

Area residents in need of financial assistance for heating their homes can, beginning Tuesday, apply for the fall Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program’s subsidy. “The LIHEAP program is a program that helps right now with the electric,” said Hardin County Community Action Coordinator Julie Arney. “You cannot be disconnected. You have to be current, and we can help people that need assistance.” Registration for the fall runs from November 5 through […]

CASA of the Heartland recently received a grant to support their efforts as they expand their services to three more counties. The organization was awarded a $33,665 Volunteer Recruitment Grant from the National Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad litem Association for Children. According to a release, the grant will allow CASA of the Heartland “to strengthen its efforts to recruit additional volunteers, enabling the program to increase the number of children […]

Hardin County communities have several special events happening this weekend. The City of Vine Grove will be hosting their Veterans Day parade this Saturday. “That is the most important event that we do in Vine Grove, in my eyes, it is,” said Vine Grove Mayor Pam Ogden. “We are thanking our veterans. Our parade starts at 10 a.m. If you want to join us in the lineup, just talk to me and […]

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officials have scheduled a public meeting to discuss the recent implementation of a chronic wasting disease surveillance zone after the disease was discovered on a farm in Breckinridge County. KFW will host that meeting at the Breckinridge County Cooperative Extension Office, located at 1377 South Highway 261 in Hardinsburg, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7. During a special meeting of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife […]

Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith said more than 2,100 voters cast ballots in Elizabethtown and nearly 1,600 voters cast ballots in Radcliff on the first day of early voting ahead of the November 5 general election. Smith says if you are looking to avoid lines on Election Day, all registered voters are welcome to vote early at either of Hardin County’s early voting locations. “November 1 and 2, 8 a.m. […]

The man arrested following a Wednesday morning fire in Elizabethtown appeared for an arraignment hearing in Hardin District Court Thursday morning. Dustin Caudill of Elizabethtown faces multiple charges including two counts of Murder then individual counts of first degree Arson, first degree Robbery, first degree Wanton Endangerment, Tampering with Physical Evidence, and Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon following his arrest Wednesday. The Hardin County Attorney’s Office requested a […]

It’s Halloween, and as the little goblin or ghouls in your life get ready to head out in search of treats this evening, keep safety in mind.  The Kentucky State Police is offering several tips to help make sure Halloween is scary but safe. Drivers should stay alert for increased pedestrian and bicycle traffic, especially in neighborhoods. Slow down and give kids extra time to cross the street, and be on the […]