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A man is in custody after a break-in at the Leitchfield Animal Shelter. Michael Baker of Falls of Rough faces multiple charges including second degree Animal Cruelty, third degree Burglary, and third degree Criminal Trespass, among other charges, following his arrest Tuesday. The Leitchfield Police Department says officers responded to the animal shelter on February 27 for a reported break-in at the facility. Upon arrival, officers found that multiple dogs were released from […]

Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles says the city is excited to kick off its summer programming with the eighth annual E-Town Wine Fest, which she says will be bigger than ever. “Delicious food, wineries, we will have beer – we’ve got some craft breweries going to set up as well,” said Pyles. “Of course, the Bourbon Spec Yard Bourbon Bar will be available as well, and this year we’ll have […]

North Hardin High School students Michael and Mackenzie Logan need your help, and you can help them by letting them help you. “We knocked on doors, we introduced ourselves, we tried to persuade this message that we are two high school students trying to raise money and we are willing to help you with anything it takes to help you help us,” Michael Logan said. The Logan Siblings are raising […]

Current eighth graders heading to Central Hardin High School for ninth grade next school year will be attending classes at a satellite campus. “Near the beginning of this school year, we shared, through multiple channels, videos and letters to eighth grade families, so current eighth graders, that when those current eighth graders become Central Hardin High School freshmen, that they may have to relocate to a satellite campus in their […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The court approved on second reading the county’s ordinance for the certification of recovery residences in the county, which is modeled after the ordinance recently approved by the City of Elizabethtown. “This ordinance will go into effect, if we approve it today, go into effect July 1, 2024,” said Hardin County Judge-Executive Keith Taul. “We also, at […]

One person is dead following a crash in Hardin County. The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office says at approximately 7:20 a.m. Tuesday deputies responded to the 1600 block of North Pleasant Hill Road following a reported multi-vehicle accident. The preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle driven by Destiny McClawley of Upton was traveling west on Pleasant Hill Road when the vehicle went left of center, striking an eastbound vehicle operated by Taylor […]

Kentucky Tenth District Senator Matt Deneen says he feels good about the progress that has been made as the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2024 session is now past the halfway point. “I think the session has moved at a steady pace,” Deneen said. “We are actually picking the pace up here in this week and the coming weeks, of course, as we now have the budget from the House, and we […]

The Elizabethtown City Council heard two presentations during their work session Tuesday. Silverleaf Sexual Trauma Recovery Services Executive Director Dr. Jillian Carden provided an update on some of the organization’s activities in 2023. Carden discussed the results of the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Abuse Involvement Test which received 66 responses from adult participants in the organization’s services. Carden said the organization did not previously have strong data on substance abuse. “We […]

A multi-state law enforcement effort contributed to the arrest of a LaRue County man. Alan “Brent” French of Upton was arrested Friday on an outstanding warrant for first degree Incest, first degree Sodomy, and first degree Sexual Abuse. The Hodgenville Police Department says their officers were made aware of allegations of a possible abuse case in January involving the 59-year-old French and two juvenile females, a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old. Charges were […]