Multiple agencies assisted with a fire in Sonora Thursday evening. According to a Facebook post from Upton Fire and Rescue, shortly before 11 p.m. on February 6 firefighters were dispatched to a residence on Ford Road in Sonora to assist the Sonora Fire Department with a reported structure fire. The Glendale Fire Department was also dispatched to the scene for mutual aid. Upton crews arrived 12 minutes after dispatch and […]

The Kentucky Department for Public Health on Friday announced the first pediatric death from influenza in the current respiratory virus season. The death comes a month after the first pediatric death from COVID-19 of the season. The KDPH says most influenza and COVID-19 infections result in mild illnesses, but hospitalizations and emergency department visits related to flu have been increasing across the state. Serious symptoms such as difficult or fast […]

Kentuckians have a new tool to help them follow along with the 2025 General Assembly session. “It’s important for everyone to know how much any bill cuts or impacts the state budget, so in our commitment to transparency and making sure you know how much legislation costs, today we’re announcing a new website where we will post fiscal notes on proposed legislation to make sure that the public can stay […]

Kentuckians will see a reduction in their income tax rate next year after Governor Andy Beshear on Thursday signed House Bill One into law. “The bill lowers the income tax to 3.5 percent next January without cutting any of the state programs that Kentuckians are dependent on,” said Kentucky House District 25 Representative Steve Bratcher. “Economists estimate the cut will leave $718 million in paychecks and pocketbooks in the first […]

Hardin County Chief Deputy Coroner and Quick Response Team Supervisor Shana Norton says with the area seeing a spike in overdoses, now is a good time for a reminder of the resources the QRT can connect community members with. “Whether it’s housing, or you need to get your driver’s license, or maybe you need to try to find a job, or you need a car, or you need tattoo removal, or you […]