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Sycamore Farm founder and Executive Director Cindy Crawford says the nonprofit ministry is dedicated to helping women come out of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. “There’s a lot of overlap, so we just try to help them find their next best step, and we offer an emergency home where they can come and get safe and stable, and we also now are able to offer long-term residential programming as well,” Crawford […]

The Lincoln Trail District Health Department will be hosting free naloxone training events Thursday, part of more than 500 events taking place nationwide as part of Save a Life Day. “All 50 states are coming together on September 25 to provide free naloxone and free overdose response education,” said LTDHD Harm Reduction Specialist Twyla Crain. The health department says CDC data shows that after naloxone became available over-the-counter in 2023, opioid overdose fatalities […]

A vehicle stolen by a juvenile in Radcliff was recovered after a pursuit in Jefferson County Tuesday. Kentucky State Police Post Four says at approximately 2:29 a.m. on September 23 troopers were notified by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office of a vehicle stolen from Elizabethtown that was abandoned in a Radcliff neighborhood. The KSP’s investigation revealed a second vehicle had been stolen from a residence in the same Radcliff neighborhood and […]

Another traffic switch is set to take place this week as the U.S. 62/U.S. 31W dual roundabout interchange project progresses to the next phase. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says westbound U.S. 62 traffic will be moved to the outside of the roundabouts to go through, with access to both the northbound and southbound bypass ramps. Eastbound U.S. 62 traffic will continue in the current pattern, with access to the southbound […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The court approved a resolution approving a lease agreement with Flex Financial, a division of Stryker Sales LLC. “It’s for $881,739.46, a seven year lease,” said Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul. “A reminder, this is for six power load systems, ten PowerPro XT cots, and five StairPro stair chairs, and their maintenance for these years.” A public hearing […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a special meeting and work session Monday. The council approved the ordinances setting city property taxes for 2025. The motor vehicle and watercraft rate is 11.6 cents per $100 assessed value while the real and personal property rate is 10.7 cents per $100 assessed value. E-Town Mayor Jeff Gregory noted that the city has maintained or lowered the property tax rate each year since at least […]

Kentucky students pursuing a career in communications are encouraged to apply for the Kentucky Association of Government Communicators’ Scholarship. The KAGC Scholarship is a non-renewable $1,000 scholarship presented annually to a student planning to study or currently studying communications, with possible career paths including journalism, public affairs, and digital content creation. According to the KAGC, the scholarship is open to Kentucky residents who are currently high school seniors or undergraduate […]

Breckinridge County Emergency Management Director Justin Frazier says his office and the Breckinridge County Health Department have been working on developing a community-led recovery group. “Disasters don’t end when the storm passes or the fires are put out,” Frazier said. Recovery is really the rebuilding, and it’s often the longest and the hardest part of the disaster cycle. We want to create a community-led recovery group made up of local churches, businesses, […]

The unemployment rate in Kentucky saw another decline. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for August was 4.7 percent. That is down .2 percent from the month of July, and down .5 percent from the August 2024 average of 5.2 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average for August came in higher than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.3 percent. The Kentucky Education and Labor […]