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Unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail District were up in December from where they were the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates increased in all 120 of the state’s counties in December. The state unemployment average for December was reported at 5.1 percent. That is a slight increase from the 4.9 percent average seen in November, and it is up from the 3.9 percent average that […]

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said there is still work to be done, but Kentucky highways were statistically safer in 2024. “We lost fewer people in 2024 on our highways than we did in 2023, so the positive news is that deaths in highway crashes dropped 14 percent last year as compared to 2023,” Beshear said. “Right now, the transportation cabinet believes we are at a 10-year low, and in even […]

Kentucky drivers with vehicle renewals in January may have forgotten about their due date following an error with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Kentucky Department of Revenue. “On the 14th of this month, I was in a meeting with transportation cabinet officials,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith during last week’s Hardin County Fiscal Court meeting. “We were told on the 14th, two weeks ago, that the notices would […]

The prosecution in the Crystal Rogers investigation cases wants to ensure the trial for Steven Lawson sees no further delays. Special Prosecutor Shane Young on Friday filed a notice of victim’s invocation of rights pursuant to Section 26A of the Kentucky Constitution. The notice states that the family of Crystal Rogers is invoking their right to a trial without unreasonable delay, as established in a 2020 amendment to the state […]

The City of Elizabethtown says a major development for the community is ready to move forward. “We’re excited to announce that we have started construction on the Buffalo Lake corridor, which will include connecting Commerce Drive from Sutton Lane all the way to Springfield Road, and then also clearing out the space that ultimately the outdoor concert venue is going to be located,” said Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory. The city asks drivers […]

The Elizabethtown Police Department has some alerts for area residents. The EPD is reminding area drivers to slow down, especially in construction zones. “We’re receiving numerous complaints about speeders in the St. John Road construction zone, and as a result our officers will be increasing patrols and enforcing the speed limit,” said EPD Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Just remember, the workers in these zones are someone’s child, parent, or friend, and […]

CASA of the Heartland Executive Director Michelle Kail says if she had to pick one word for the organization in 2024, it is “growth.” “At the start of 2024, we were serving in two counties,” Kail said. “We had picked up LaRue County as part of our service area in August of 2023, and then in 2024 we picked up three additional counties to include Meade, Breckinridge, and Grayson counties.” Kail […]