WULF News

Unemployment in Kentucky saw a slight increase in July. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for July was 4.7 percent. That is an increase from the 4.6 percent rate reported in June as well as from the July 2023 rate which was reported at 4.2 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average also came in higher in July than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.1 percent. […]

Warm Blessings Executive Director Dawn Cash says the community kitchen has seen demand constantly increasing in recent years. “Back in 2020, during the pandemic, and we never closed during the pandemic, we were open, we served approximately 26,000 meals, and it has continued to steadily rise to the point that by the end of July we are at 114,000 meals,” Cash said. Cash reported on the status of the organization to […]

Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Ryan Quarles says KCTCS is focused on making education opportunities available for everybody. “We’ll take anybody that’s willing to spend their time and invest with us and get a better job on the outset of graduation,” Quarles said. “We’re proud of that, so my vision for KCTCS is very simple. It’s about access for all, affordability, and making sure that we are there for […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. Judge/Executive Keith Taul recognized Deputy Judge/Executive Vicki Meredith, who will retire from the position this Friday. Taul said Meredith agreed to come out of retirement for one year to help Taul as he took office, and she ended up staying a year and a half. “Her background and all the projects, being a county engineer for 15 years, […]

The American Red Cross says the country remains under an emergency blood shortage, with the national supply having fallen by more than 25 percent since July 1. “The American Red Cross continues to stress that blood and platelets are critically needed right now to help support life-saving transfusions,” said American Red Cross Account Manager Tammy Ritchie. “Donors of all blood types are in demand, especially those with type O, and donors giving […]

Today is the first day of classes at Elizabethtown Independent Schools. “We’re really excited about the beginning of the school year,” said EIS Superintendent Paul Mullins. “Our teachers have been receiving some professional development, getting their classrooms ready, and our maintenance crew and our custodial staff have done a wonderful job this summer getting the school buildings ready to receive students, and we’re just looking forward to the beginning of the […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday. City Administrator Ed Poppe asked the council for direction the city would like to take on downtown parking. Poppe said the city has made many attempts over the years to address concerns with parking at and around the public square, and noted that currently no enforcement mechanism is in place. “We’ve had parking meters, we’ve taken parking meters off, we’ve put parking […]

CASA of the Heartland will be taking over for the dissolved Tri-County CASA organization and expanding to cover Breckinridge, Grayson, and Meade counties. “I think the biggest thing for us was just seeing that there was a potential for children to go unserved in terms of having court-appointed special advocates, and we definitely did not want to see that happen, so we saw a need and decided that it would be […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is hosting a public meeting Tuesday night to discuss congestion and safety within the U.S. 62 interstate interchange corridor. The meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Tourism and Convention Bureau, located at 1030 North Mulberry Street. “With continued growth of the area, more traffic, more congestion, this public meeting is going to feature some ideas, alternatives to offset that, and we know […]