An Indiana man was killed in a collision in Meade County Friday. Kentucky State Police Post Four says at approximately 3:27 p.m. on May 29 troopers responded to a call regarding a fatal collision on Bypass Road near High Street in Meade County. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle operated by 34-year-old Dustin Farmer of Central, Indiana, was heading north on Bypass Road when it crossed into the […]

Area school districts are set to launch their summer meals programs this week. Elizabethtown Independent Schools is offering free meals for children 18 and under at Elizabethtown High School, Morningside Elementary School, and the American Legion Park waterpark Mondays through Fridays from June 1 through July 24, with no meals served June 29 through July 3. Meals must be consumed on site. Parents who signed up for multi-day meal pick-ups will […]

Unemployment rates in the Lincoln Trail District in April saw decreases from the previous month but trended slightly higher than where they were the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in 66 counties, increased in 41, and stayed the same in 13 when comparing April 2026 with April 2025. The state unemployment average for April was 4.2 percent. That’s down from the 4.6 percent average […]

The City of Hodgenville will be looking for a new police chief soon. Current Hodgenville Police Chief James Richardson submitted a letter of resignation to Hodgenville Mayor Jim Phelps Thursday. Richardson’s resignation is effective at midnight on June 8. “My family and I decided that with the current status of the county, with the recent election and how all that turned out, it’s just the arguments and the fights and the things […]

The Hardin County Cooperative Extension Service invites the community to come learn more about what the Extension Office has to offer during their summer Porch Parties, the first of which will be held next week. “Last year, this idea kind of came to fruition,” said Hardin County Extension Family and Consumer Science Program Assistant Cassie Richardson. “I just want to bring people out to our office to kind of learn […]