WULF News

Five area students will be heading to Washington D.C. this June as part of Nolin RECC’s Washington Youth Tour. Central Hardin High School students Heaven Carpenter and Regan Raifsnider, Elizabethtown High School students Grant Shearer and Anna sumrall, and homeschool student Samuel Teipen will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the nation’s capital that will include visits to sites such as the Smithsonian Institute, Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Capitol, and […]

Attorneys for Brooks Houck have filed a motion for a change of venue. In a motion submitted to the Nelson County Circuit Court Thursday, lawyers for Houck are requesting the trial be moved to either Boyd County or Daviess County. Houck is charged with Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence following his arrest in the investigation into the disappearance of Crystal Rogers. The motion states that Houck cannot obtain a […]

The Hodgenville Police Department is asking parents to have a chat with their kids about behavior following an after school incident at the Hodgenville McDonald’s. “There’s not a lot for our kids to do after school, and all the schools except for the ALES (Abraham Lincoln Elementary School) right down the street are all basically in that corner, so that’s a real popular place for the kids to go hang out after […]

Excavation and ground clearing work has begun on the new connector between U.S. 31-W and Kentucky Route 218 in Horse Cave. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the connector will help relieve issues with truck traffic at the intersection between the two roads in downtown Horse Cave and the adjacent KY 218 railroad crossing. The connector will also provide better access to and from Interstate 65 and industrial facilities, will reduce the potential […]

Hardin County Water District No. 2 is cautioning customers about using a third party to make bill payments. “We just want to caution customers to make sure that they know whose website they’re on when they try to make a payment,” said HCWD No. 2 General Manager Shaun Youravich.  Doxo is a third party website and is not affiliated with the water district, but when you search the water district online […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet invites rail users, business owners, or people simply interested in transportation to provide input on the 2024 Kentucky Statewide Rail Plan. The transportation cabinet says the Statewide Rail plan is a “high-level guidance document that provides a snapshot of current operations and opportunities to increase Kentucky’s economic growth and improve quality of life.” The plan will include identified rail needs, opportunities, potential investments, and improvements for both passenger […]

The Campbellsville University student charged with the murder of another student was in court Wednesday morning. Charles E. Escalera appeared via Zoom in Taylor County District Court for a preliminary hearing. Escalera is charged with Murder in the death of 18-year-old Josiah Kilman on February 24. Detective Jeremy Burton with the Campbellsville Police Department was called to testify. Burton said Escalera was interviewed at the police station at around 6:30 […]

One of the suspects charged in the Crystal Rogers investigation is asking the Nelson Circuit Court to dismiss the charges against him. A motion to dismiss was filed with the court on March 5 for Steven Lawson by attorney Theodore Lavit. Lawson is charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence. The filing states that Lawson, by counsel, will “move the court to dismiss these indictments as […]

An impact study conducted by the Kentucky Career and Technical College System shows that Elizabethtown Community and Technical College had a positive impact of $176.5 million on the Lincoln Trail District. “Every dollar that a student spends with us, they get an annual return of $5.90 because of that dollar, and that’s a great annual return on that,” said ECTC President Dr. Juston Pate. “The region actually sees a $10.90 addition […]