The City of Vine Grove has closed the Otter Creek Road Bridge after an inspection of the bridge found significant deterioration. Vine Grove Mayor Pam Ogden said the inspection was part of the city’s process for applying for state and federal grant funding to repair the Otter Creek Road, Saint Andrews Drive, and Creekvale Drive bridges. “We found out that the Otter Creek Bridge that we just closed wasn’t on […]

Construction is getting under way this week on a roundabout at the entrance of the new Kroger development located off of Ring Road in Elizabethtown. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says grading and pipe installation was scheduled to begin Monday. KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie says the roundabout is the responsibility of the project’s developers. “Construction of the roundabout is going to feature three different traffic pattern changes […]

The U.S. Department of War has confirmed the identity of a soldier killed in Saudi Arabia as that of a Hardin County man. According to a release from the DOW, 26-year-old Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington of Glendale “died of his wounds on March 8, 2026, from injuries sustained during an enemy attack on March, 1, 2026, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.” The DOW says Pennington was assigned to […]

The United Way of Central Kentucky has announced the 10 area organizations that will be receiving a total of $400,000 as 2026 funded partners. “In Hardin County, we have CASA of the Heartland, Helping Hand of Hope, Warm Blessings Community Kitchen, New Hope Family Life Center, Legal Aid and Salvation Army,” said United Way of Central Kentucky President and CEO Christa Shouse. “In our outside counties, in Grayson County, we have […]

Independent or other voter registration outpaced Democratic and Republican registration in Kentucky in February. The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says voter registration saw a net increase of 2,606 voters in the month of February. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Republican registration in February increased by 1,174 voters, and independent or other registration increased by 1,643. Democratic registration decreased by 261 voters. Republican registration makes up 48 percent of […]