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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 […]

The Hardin County Schools Board of Education announced a change to the school calendar and approved dates for the district’s high school graduation ceremonies during their board meeting last week. Friday, May 24 will be the final day of school for K-12 students. The district says ending the year on the 24th allows the school year to finish on a Friday and before Memorial Day. The board is excusing three […]

One man is hospitalized and another is in jail following a reported stabbing in Cecilia Friday morning. “The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office responded to 6125 Hardinsburg Road on a report of assault,” said Chief Deputy David Lee with the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office. “Upon arrival, deputies found a 32-year-old white male with an apparent stab wound to the chest. After preliminary investigations, the deputies were able to locate and arrest […]

The suspects charged in the Crystal Rogers investigation all appeared in the Nelson Circuit Court for a pre-trial conference Thursday. Brooks Houck and Steven Lawson appeared in person and Joseph Lawson appeared via Zoom from the Kentucky State Reformatory before Judge Charles Simms III to discuss the status of several motions that have been filed in the case. Special Prosecutor Shane Young said discovery in the case has been completed, […]

Hardin County Schools Community Relations Specialist John Wright says the district takes any possible threat to school safety seriously. “You never obviously want to have to go through anything like a threat to a building or, you know, God forbid a shooter or anything of the sort, but you have plans for those,” Wright said. “We have plans for every event, every tragedy or emergency that could happen.” Those plans were […]

The Hodgenville Police Department is striving to educate parents after a recent uptick in cases involving “sextortion.” “We are going to go live via Zoom on Monday (March 25) at 7 p.m., and what we’re going to do is we’re just gonna talk about: ‘What is extortion? How can I try to keep my kids safer? What do I do if it happens to me or my kids?’” said Hodgenville Police Chief […]