WULF News

The deadline to register for the winter Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is approaching. Registration for winter LIHEAP subsidies runs from now through March 31 or until funds are depleted. “It covers heating, so it will cover electric, gas, propane, kerosene, and wood, however you heat,” LaRue County Community Action Coordinator Renna Miller said. “It’s income based, so depending on their income and how many people they have in their household.”  Applicants […]

Students have returned to class and school activities at Rineyville Elementary School after a threat was made against the building this morning. “We received a threat somewhere before 10 a.m., just a threat to the building, and so we immediately contacted law enforcement,” said Hardin County Schools Community Relations Specialist John Wright. “The Kentucky State Police and the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office have looked through the building, they have looked […]

A Bullitt County man was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison this week on a felony weapon charge. Following his jail time, James Nott will serve three years of supervised release. Nott was convicted for Illegally Possessing a Firearm after Having Been Convicted of a Felony Offense. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky says Nott was found to be in possession of an […]

Hosparus Health affiliate Care Guide Partners will be hosting a community open house at its new William B. and Janet B. Schmidt PACE Center, located at 109 Buffalo Creek Drive in Elizabethtown. Care Guide Partners says the open house will be an opportunity to share more information on the mission of PACE and to offer tours of the facility. When discussing the PACE Center at the Hardin County Chamber of Commerce’s […]

Bourbon consumers should be advised of ongoing scam attempts targeting the area. The Better Business Bureau serving Greater Kentucky and South Central Indiana says local consumers have reported websites that appear to be legitimate and claim to offer high-end beverages such as bourbon and wine at low prices, but the deal turns out to be too good to be true.  Consumers have reported after making a purchase products were not received, consumers […]

The Radcliff Police Department is investigating a Wednesday morning incident that resulted in a shooting death. “This morning at about 4:24 a.m. the Radcliff Police Department responded to the apartment complex located on Knox Boulevard in regards to a disturbance,” said Captain Willie Wells with the RPD. Upon officers arrival, they discovered that a subject had been shot.  “We do have one person in custody for the shooting, and the […]

Eligible voters cast ballots in special elections Tuesday to fill vacancies in two Kentucky House of Representatives districts. Republican Courtney Gilbert won the race to complete the term in House District 24 with 1,025 votes. Democrat Johnny Pennington received 372 votes and independent write-in Craig Astor received 244. Pennington is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for District 24, which contains parts of Green, Hart, and LaRue counties. Ryan Bivens and Asa […]

The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The council approved an ordinance amending the city code concerning flood damage procedures to name the city’s contracted engineering firm QK4 as the city’s floodplain administrator. The first reading was held on an ordinance adopting certification and enforcement procedures for recovery residences in line with ordinances recently passed by the City of Elizabethtown and the Hardin County Fiscal Court. […]

Spring has sprung, and as you spruce up your yard or garden and enjoy the nicer weather be sure you are taking care of your bird feeders.As bird feeders are high-contact areas for multiple birds, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife says it is important to keep them clean in order to help reduce the spread of disease in the bird population. To help keep birds healthy, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife […]