WULF News

April 7 through 13 is National Library Week, and the staff at the Hardin County Public Library are excited to participate. Hardin County Public Library Head of Adult Services Rebecca Akers says visitors to the library during each day of National Library Week will have the chance to come home with a prize by answering the daily question. “Any patron that comes in and answers the little question, they get […]

The Hodgenville Police Department has released details on several cases their officers investigated last week. On April 1, HPD officers conducted several controlled buy attempts of vapes to underage informants. In these investigations, underage informants go into a store and attempt to purchase vapes or vape products. Jennifer Timmer, a clerk at the Hometown Mini Mart on Lincoln Farm Road, was charged with Unlawful Transaction with a Minor. Hodgenville Police […]

Sarah Windmuller said her friend Kimmie Albrecht, who was killed in a car accident in October 2023, was loving, giving, and passionate, qualities that shined brightly in her efforts to care for animals in need. “She did animal rescue on her own, and alongside her husband,” Windmuller said. “She would take care of animals that were vulnerable that most people would be like ‘Ah, that's kind of too hard of […]

The City of Brandenburg is dealing with some unwanted guests. Brandenburg City Hall is advising residents of their efforts to chase off a flock of vultures that have taken up residence in the city recently, with the city concerned with the potential damage the birds can cause to homes, vehicles, and city facilities. According to a post on the Brandenburg City Hall Facebook page, the vultures were originally roosting in City […]

Graduation for Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s spring semester is coming up on Monday, May 6, and to support the upcoming grads the college has created the Gowns for Grads initiative. “To support the grads, you can go to our website, and we have a Day of Giving link where they can pick just the Gowns for Grads,” said ECTC Director of Admissions and Assessment Judy Akers. “$50 gets a […]

If you are looking for an opportunity to support Warm Blessings Community Kitchen, Warm Blessings Board Chair Tim Hahn says an exciting way to do so is coming up on April 20. “We’ve got a disc golf event with Heartland Disc Golf in Radcliff,” Hahn said. “It’ll be at the Radcliff City Park. There’s actually a whole disc golf course there, and they’ll be helping us sponsor that as a […]

2024 is a major election year in Kentucky, and Secretary of State Michael Adams is asking students for help creating the state’s next “I voted” stickers.  The contest is open to all Kentucky students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Participating students are asked to create their best sticker design, and the winner will see their design distributed to Kentucky voters during the 2024 general election. Students have until May 17 to send […]

A storm system this morning brought high winds and thunderstorms across the area, with thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings declared in Breckinridge, Grayson, Meade, Hardin, Nelson, and LaRue counties between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. That storm system resulted in a tornado touching down around Chaplin in Nelson County. “We sent out a team, they went out and did a survey on it,” said Meteorologist Kevin Farina with the National […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is advising anybody planning on traveling to view the April 8 solar eclipse to expect congested highways and limited parking at rest stops the closer you are to the path of totality. The KYTC is lifting restrictions in select work zones and informing commercial drivers of expected traffic increases in order to help the flow of traffic. Sections of Interstate 65 in Bullitt and Hardin counties […]