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Breckinridge County is receiving support from the latest round of funding from the Kentucky Product Development Initiative. “The Breckinridge County Fiscal Court and the City of Hardinsburg will be extending sewer and water lines in the Breckinridge County Commerce Park,” said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear during his Team Kentucky update Thursday. “The project was approved for nearly $332,000 in state support.” The KPDI provides funding for local communities to invest in […]

Slight increases were once again seen in unemployment rates for counties in the Lincoln Trail District for February.  The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates rose in 112 counties from February 2023 to February 2024, with the state unemployment average for February 2024 reported at 5.1 percent. Six counties in the Lincoln Trail District saw February unemployment rates increase from the year prior. Meade County, with a rate of […]

Hosparus Health affiliate Care Guide Partners held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday celebrating the opening of the William B. and Janet B. Schmidt PACE Center, which is designed to provide easily accessible care for area seniors and their families. Hosparus Health President and CEO David Cook said Wednesday’s opening was a long time coming. “At two years, we’ve been working from the idea to getting the facility up and running, working […]

Radcliff residents looking to tidy up can take advantage of the city’s Spring Clean Up Days, which run April 1 through April 30. Items authorized for pick-up include no more than 10 gallons of paint in its original container, no more than 10 used tires, metal items, household appliances with freon removed by a certified tech, used motor oil, and small household items not normally picked up by waste management […]

The City of Elizabethtown will assist residents with the disposal of junk and debris during the annual Spring Clean Up days which run from April 1 through 30. Elizabethtown Public Works Director Don Hill says the guidelines for collection can be found on the city’s website. “We ask that you place the items near the street, not in the street, and within 10 feet of the back of the curb […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court heard updates from department heads during their second meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County EMS Director Mark Peterson reported on January and February activity, with 1,623 calls responded to in January. Peterson said data may change for county EMS as Baptist Health Hardin’s EMS service went live for transfers in February. “We were kind of curious to see how that’s going to impact us,” Peterson said. […]

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System has established a FAFSA Rapid Response Task Force that is working on expanding communication with students as the college system deals with delays in getting FAFSA information. The delay stems from an overhaul that was meant to simplify the FAFSA application process, but the rollout of the new system delayed the application opening date from the typical October 1 launch to a limited […]

Nolin RECC is accepting applications for the next round of grants from its Operation Round Up program. The co-op says the program is a non-profit run by a local board of directors that accepts and reviews applications to determine which programs and organizations receive funding. Local dollars in the past have gone to organizations such as Family Scholar House, Helping Hand of Hope, and Shepherd’s Pie Food Pantry. Nolin RECC […]

A heavy fall mast harvest of nuts and acorns combined with a mild winter means ample opportunities for hunters looking to take advantage of Kentucky’s spring wild turkey hunting season. Kentucky’s youth-only turkey season open to hunters ages 15 and younger will run the weekend of April 6 and 7, with the general season running from April 13 through May 5. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife tracks the […]