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As Kentuckians hit the road for spring break, Kentucky State Police troopers are hitting the road to keep Kentuckians safe. Now through March 17, the KSP is participating in the nationwide Operation C.A.R.E. initiative to help keep roadways safe. According to the KSP, C.A.R.E. stands for Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort. The nationwide initiative is “designed to reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities through proactive enforcement and public education.” As part of the […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County Planning Director and Building Official Adam King provided his report on January and February activity. King said 200 total permits were approved in the first two months of the year. “Looking at single family dwellings, things got off to a slower start in January with five but we rebounded really well in February with 11, so […]

The Breckinridge County Public Library will be hosting a ribbon cutting for the new story walk at the Hardinsburg Main Library (308 Old State Road 60, Hardinsburg)  this Friday. “It’s on our walking trail that we’ve had for a few months now, and what a story walk is is boards that have where you can put out a picture book, and the kids and their parents can walk around to the different […]

New regulations will require permits for the use of shooting ranges managed by, leased by, or affiliated with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. KFW says an amendment to state regulations establishing a permit requirement for shooting range users completed the legislative process this week. The rule requires an annual or one-day shooting range permit to use firearms or archery equipment at KFW ranges. According to KFW, the permit is free for […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their first meeting of the month Monday. The council approved on second reading an ordinance that closes a portion of Sutton Lane. The rest of the street will become part of Commerce Drive as part of development around the outdoor music venue project. The council approved a municipal order which denied a zoning change for 707 Saint John Road from Suburban Residential (R-1) to High-Density Residential […]

The City of Vine Grove has closed the Otter Creek Road Bridge after an inspection of the bridge found significant deterioration. Vine Grove Mayor Pam Ogden said the inspection was part of the city’s process for applying for state and federal grant funding to repair the Otter Creek Road, Saint Andrews Drive, and Creekvale Drive bridges. “We found out that the Otter Creek Bridge that we just closed wasn’t on […]

Construction is getting under way this week on a roundabout at the entrance of the new Kroger development located off of Ring Road in Elizabethtown. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says grading and pipe installation was scheduled to begin Monday. KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie says the roundabout is the responsibility of the project’s developers. “Construction of the roundabout is going to feature three different traffic pattern changes […]

The U.S. Department of War has confirmed the identity of a soldier killed in Saudi Arabia as that of a Hardin County man. According to a release from the DOW, 26-year-old Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington of Glendale “died of his wounds on March 8, 2026, from injuries sustained during an enemy attack on March, 1, 2026, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.” The DOW says Pennington was assigned to […]

The United Way of Central Kentucky has announced the 10 area organizations that will be receiving a total of $400,000 as 2026 funded partners. “In Hardin County, we have CASA of the Heartland, Helping Hand of Hope, Warm Blessings Community Kitchen, New Hope Family Life Center, Legal Aid and Salvation Army,” said United Way of Central Kentucky President and CEO Christa Shouse. “In our outside counties, in Grayson County, we have […]