WULF News

Elizabethtown Fire Chief Mark Malone said the city’s fire department was ready to retire a 2005 pumper and rescue fire truck, and while it was no longer of use to the EFD he told Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory it could be of use to a Hardin County volunteer fire department. “I approached the (Hardin County) Chiefs Association, and the Stephensburg Fire Department responded and was interested in that donation,” Malone said. […]

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four anticipates a project on U.S. 31E in Hodgenville will be completed in time for the start of the school year. The KYTC says the highway safety and mobility improvement project is scheduled to begin along U.S. 31E/Lincoln Farm Road between Greensburg and Miller roads in Hodgenville on Monday, July 6. Paving, striping and curb work will be taking place with a reconfigured center turning lane […]

After announcing two weeks ago that “the loss of funding and inability to secure sufficient resources to sustain shelter and outreach operations” would force them to close June 30, SpringHaven Inc. instead announced Tuesday the organization would remain in operation. According to a release from SpringHaven, the organization announced “increased capacity, integrated care, and continued 24/7 support for survivors” through a strategic nonprofit partnership with Caritas Care Solutions. SpringHaven says the […]

Temperatures are hot, so make sure you are bringing water and planning accordingly, but Bernheim Forest has many events on their July calendar. One of the early highlights is the Independence Day celebration coming up this Saturday outside the visitor’s center. Bernheim Director of Marketing and Communications Lynette Cox says it’s a great day to bring out the family. “Bring a picnic blanket or a picnic basket,” Cox said. “We’re going to […]

If you are looking to make a career change, you can go the route of Mulder and Scully, Dale Cooper, and Clarice Starling. The FBI Louisville Division is hosting a recruitment event in Louisville at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15. According to the Louisville Field Office, the event is “a unique opportunity to connect with FBI employees from a variety of professional and personal backgrounds, learn more about careers […]

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued an Extreme Heat Warning, which is in effect  for much of the area until 9 p.m. Thursday. “We have a very strong ridge moving in that’s already overhead over Tennessee,” said NWS Louisville Meteorologist Brian Foster. “It’s only going to be building stronger throughout the week, so we’ve got a lot of hot temperatures in store. Our heat index values are going to soar […]

The Lincoln Trail District Health Department this week is celebrating the anniversary of the off-side Women, Infants, and Children program at Fort Knox. “They increased their participation monthly and at the end of the year we had just under 100 participants, so that’s awesome,” said LTDHD Public Relations Officer Melissa Phillips. WIC is a federal supplemental nutrition program that serves women, infants, and children up to age five, and the health department […]

Grayson County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director April Spalding said an upcoming anniversary provided the organization with an occasion to make a new, fresh start as they moved into a new office this month. “Our 75th year is next year, so we wanted a new office location for our members and basically just for the Chamber,” Spalding said. The new Chamber office is located in the heart of Leitchfield on the […]

If you are planning on heading out on any of Kentucky’s waterways this Fourth of July weekend, make sure you are doing so responsibly. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is stepping up patrols as part of Operation Dry Water, a nationwide boating safety initiative coordinated by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators that “brings together Kentucky game wardens and law enforcement agencies to increase awareness, enforce boating laws, and reduce […]