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The deaths of two more Kentucky children from influenza have been announced. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services says a total of three children have died from influenza this respiratory illness season after the deaths of a child from the Barren River District and a child from Jefferson County were reported. According to a release from the cabinet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has described this flu […]

The murder trial of a Rineyville man is due to begin this week. The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that jury selection began Monday for the Commonwealth of Kentucky versus Jordan Henning. Henning was arrested and charged with Murder following the June 2023 shooting death of his wife Ashley Henning. “From my knowledge, it was her birthday and they were having a party, and sometime during that […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday evening. Chris Rust with Strand Associates Inc. presented to the council on the stormwater utility fee assessment commissioned by the city. Rust said the study evaluated residential and non-residential properties across the city to determine the number of equivalent residential units. “Basically what that means is what is the average amount of impervious area on one residential parcel,” Rust said. […]

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says despite Kentucky’s population increasing since he took office in 2020, the number of registered voters has actually declined. The Secretary of State’s Office says more than 231,000 eligible voters were removed from Kentucky voter rolls in February in compliance with federal and state laws. The National Voter Registration Act and Kentucky’s equivalent law require a multi-year process to remove inactive voters “unless they die, […]

Job seekers looking for a new opportunity are invited to come to the Kentucky Career Center’s job fair, to be held Thursday, March 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. “It’s actually going to be held at the Kentucky Career Center – Lincoln Trail at 233 Ring Road, Suite 100,” said KCC Center Manager Robin Gooden. “So that’s our Elizabethtown Comprehensive Center, and we are excited. We have about 10 employers that […]

The Kentucky State Police is investigating after a car collided with an Amish buggy in Breckinridge County Thursday. According to KSP Post Four, at around 3:15 p.m. on March 6 the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office requested KSP assistance with an injury collision near the 14,000 south block of KY 259 near the McDaniels community. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that Brenda Aubrey of Custer was traveling south on […]

Elizabethtown Independent Schools is recognizing one of their educators. The district has announced that Panther Academy Special Teacher Megan Goodman is the 2024-2025 recipient of the EIS ExCEL Award. The ExCEL Award, short for Excellence in Classroom and Education Leadership, is sponsored by WHAS-11 and Miracle Playgrounds of Kentucky and Tennessee. The award recipient is chosen based on an application review, classroom observation, and an interview, with individuals from the community […]

Construction begins this week on a new section of the Leitchfield Bypass. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says the new section will connect KY 259 near the Western Kentucky Parkway interchange to U.S 62 and KY 54 on the northwest side of the city. The KYTC says the bypass extension to the west side of town will allow better access to locations along U.S. 62 and KY 54, and will improve […]

The Hardin County Education Association invites all area children and their families to their Read Across America: Celebrating Diverse Readers event, to be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Central Hardin High School. “It is going to just show kids how much fun reading can be,” said Education Association President and North Hardin High School Special Education Teacher Staci Riggs. “It’s going to have activities, coloring things, we […]