WULF News

As Halloween approaches, transportation officials are reminding Kentuckians that “Buzzed driving is drunk driving.” The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says Kentuckians should plan a safe ride home if their Halloween festivities will include alcohol. With people heading out to celebrate and children heading out to trick or treat, the KYTC says it is critical to watch your surroundings and keep everybody safe. The KYTC’s Office of Highway Safety says last year in Kentucky, […]

More than 100 people were in attendance for the Hardin County Fiscal Court’s Town Hall Forum Monday evening, where the topic of conversation was the possible placement of a Hardin County EMS ambulance unit at the West Hardin Fire and Rescue Station 2 facility in White Mills. The opinion of those who spoke during the event was largely the same: they believe the county needs to find the money to staff a […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday afternoon. Elizabethtown Fire Chief Mark Malone provided an update on the city’s fire department. Malone said year-to-date the department has responded to about 1,560 calls. He said the department has a new pumper truck and brush fire truck now in service with another pumper truck to be in service soon. Malone said Station Four on North Mulberry Street should be occupied by […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College celebrated the beginning of phase one of the $60.5 million renovation of the college’s Occupational Technical Building with a beam signing ceremony Monday afternoon. “The original buildings built for the Occupational Technical Building were constructed in three separate time periods (1966, 1975, and 1985), so even the newest facility is 40 years old, so this two-phase project is really about providing an updated, relevant simulation […]

Baptist Health Hardin Obstetrician and Gynecologist Dr. Shannon Holt says one of her motivations to pitch the PinkDot Project to the Central Kentucky Community Foundation’s Heels Together initiative was when one of her patients asked her to stop her periods because she couldn’t afford the cost of menstrual supplies. After finding other patients were dealing with similar issues, she did more research on how deep the struggle really was. “Of the 71 […]

A Jefferson County man is in custody after a robbery investigation in Hardin County. Charles Austin of Louisville faces multiple charges including Receiving Stolen Property, Robbery, and Fleeing or Evading Police, among other charges, following his arrest Friday. According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, at around 2:29 p.m. on October 24 deputies were dispatched to the 700 block of Star Mills Road after a report came in of a […]

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four will be hosting a public hearing in two weeks regarding the updated environmental assessment of the proposed extension of KY 3005/Ring Road from the Western Kentucky Parkway to U.S. 31W. The KYTC and Federal Highway Administration will be “offering review of the environmental assessment and updated project information regarding the proposed extension” at 5:30 p.m. on November 18 at the Hardin County Extension Office, located at […]

The United Way of Central Kentucky invites area nonprofits to an upcoming training event. The United Way is hosting a grant application training session for area nonprofit organizations to help them access funding for programs that will benefit the region. The session will be held at the United Way’s office, located at 604 North Main Street in Elizabethtown, this Thursday at 2 p.m. According to a release from the United Way, nonprofits […]

The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter, invites the community to a special event at Freeman Lake Park this Saturday morning. “We have the Walk to End Alzheimer’s here in E-Town at the bandstand at Freeman Lake Park, and we’re so excited,” said Alzheimer’s Association GKSI Chapter Executive Director Shannon White. “What a beautiful spot to have this wonderful celebration and event.” There is no fee to register […]