The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Monday. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul presented his proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-2027. Taul is proposing a budget of $62,468,098, balanced with $2 million from the annual payout from the hospital sale. “You can see that the revenue is $24 million-plus, with expenses exactly the same, and we end up of course with a balanced budget, and also […]

Members of the public are invited to join the Fort Knox community for a motorcycle ride Wednesday to highlight sexual assault awareness and prevention. The U.S. Army Human Resources Command will host the 11th annual SHARP “Raise the Bars” Motorcycle Ride April 29 as part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The ride is open to Fort Knox soldiers, family members, civilian staff, and the general public. According to […]

February unemployment in Kentucky is down slightly from the previous month and year. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for February was 4.2 percent. That is down from the 4.3 percent average reported in January, and down .6 percent from the February 2025 average of 4.8 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average for February came in under the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor says at […]

A familiar face has been appointed as the Central Kentucky Community Action Council’s Community Services/HEAP director. Samantha “Sam” Ross, who has been serving in the position on an interim basis, was promoted to permanently take over the position, which oversees the Community Services Block Grant and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. “Coming from the Weatherization Assistance Program, I have seen how the services our agency offers impact the communities […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s Toy Box Theatre is set to take its final bow. The theatre company, helmed by retiring Communication and Theatre Professor Katrina Eicher, will present Seuss-A-Rama, a collection of stories by Dr. Seuss, at the ECTC Science Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The cast consists of college students enrolled in the theatre class to gain performance experience and to reach out to the community. Many area elementary schools […]