WULF News

Area residents now have an additional option for applying for or renewing their driver’s license.  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet this week opened the 33rd Driver Licensing Regional Office in the state in Bardstown. KYTC Vehicle Regulation Commissioner Matthew Cole says the transportation cabinet is excited to bring services to the Bardstown location, located at 860 West Stephen Foster Avenue. “We bring what everybody sees as just drivers licensing, but it can be […]

The fun continues today at the Hardin County Fairgrounds as the 2024 Hardin County Fair rolls on. Friday will feature the Gaited Horse Show, which will be held at 7 p.m. at the English ring.  In addition to great food at the restaurant and from vendors, adorable animals at the petting zoo, and exciting rides at the midway, Friday will feature the 2024 Ms. and Mrs. Hardin County Fair Pageant, which will […]

The Lincoln Trail Area Development District is looking for feedback on its annual assessment survey for older adults. LTADD Home Care and In-Home Services Supervisor Tabitha French said the response window is divided into two periods. “A random sampling of 2,800 people were actually chosen,” said French. “They received some information in the mail to complete that survey. There’s actually a link on there, but there’s a paper form that can […]

An accident on the Western Kentucky Parkway closed the westbound lane for several hours Tuesday. According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 123 mile marker on Western Kentucky Parkway westbound at around 6:45 p.m. on July 9 for the report of a three-vehicle injury collision. Accident reconstruction from the sheriff’s office indicates that prior to the collision the first unit, a passenger car operated by William Nelson […]

The fun continues today at the Hardin County Fairgrounds as the 2024 Hardin County Fair rolls on. Thursday will feature the Dairy Cattle Show, which will be held at 6 p.m. at the livestock pavilion.  In addition to great food at the restaurant and from vendors, adorable animals at the petting zoo, and exciting rides at the midway, Thursday will feature the 2024 Little Miss and Mister Pageant, which will be held […]

You can help sustain the Kentucky wild turkey population by being an extra set of eyes for the state’s biologists. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife asks anyone who spots wild turkeys in July and August to report them through the Summer Turkey Online Survey Portal. KFW says data collected through the survey helps the department better understand turkey population trends over time. Data from the survey is used to […]

The Kentucky State Police is investigating after a pedestrian was killed in Nelson County Monday. Troopers from KSP Post Four responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at approximately 10:45 p.m. July 8. Troopers arrived at the scene of the accident, located near the 4,000 block of Louisville Road just north of Bardstown. The KSP says the preliminary investigation shows a vehicle being operated by Langleigh Winters […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four Chief District Engineer Brad Bottoms and Branch Manager for Construction and Maintenance Bow Warren presented on the county roads that will receive maintenance using funds from the state’s Rural Secondary Road Program. Warren said 22.2 percent of the state’s Motor Fuel Tax receipts go to the program, with the funds allocated to the counties […]

Former Kentucky Department of Agriculture Chief of Staff Keith Rogers says Hardin County has a proud history of producing many of the state’s agriculture leaders, something he has personally benefited from. “Presidents of the Kentucky Cattlemen Association, presidents of the Kentucky Pork Producers, the list can just go on and on,” Rogers said. “I’m very thankful to those that opened those doors and got those things, those opportunities because it […]