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Nolin River Wildlife volunteer Jerry Mraz says it typically costs about $6,000 a month to run the Hardin County-based wildlife rehab facility, and 2024 was a particularly busy year. “This year has been just… We were overwhelmed with orphans and we had a very long baby season,” Mraz said. “We were receiving baby raccoons, I mean infant/two-week-old raccoons, clear into October.” The late arrivals means those raccoons will need to […]

The National Weather Service in Louisville says confidence is growing that winter weather set to arrive in the area this weekend will be “significant and impactful.” “We're looking for a weather system to move into the area on Sunday with precipitation starting over Central Kentucky Sunday morning,” said NWS Louisville Forecaster Andrea Schoettmer. “That precipitation will likely start off as some snow and then change over to a wintry mix […]

The death of a Kentucky man from rabies has state health officials issuing a reminder to residents. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services says the individual that died was a Northern Kentucky resident who received treatment in Kentucky and Ohio. The source of the individual’s exposure to rabies is unknown at this time and may have occurred during international travel outside the United States. The Kentucky Department for […]

Ownership fees for electric vehicles in Kentucky will see a 5 percent increase as the new year begins. The Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet says beginning January 1 legislation that increases the electric vehicle ownership fee and separate legislation that eliminates the ownership fee for hybrid vehicles went into effect. The new annual ownership fees will be $126 for electric vehicles, $126 for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, $63 for electric motorcycles, and […]

Several area residents are among the most recent appointments made by Governor Andy Beshear to multiple Kentucky boards and commissions. Central Kentucky Community Foundation President and CEO Davette Swiney was reappointed to the Endow Kentucky Commission, which according to statute is “responsible for the planning, implementation, and direction of a strategic and collaborative philanthropic partnership to focus on building endowment funds that will address community needs through community foundations.” Sierra Enlow of […]