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One of five civilians recently appointed as Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army is a familiar face from Fort Knox. During a ceremony at the Pentagon Tuesday, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth swore in five new civilian aides. Among the appointees is former Fort Knox Garrison Commander Retired Colonel Lance O’Bryan. According to a release from the U.S. Amy, civilian aides play an important role in building relationships between […]

Students attending, or planning on attending, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College may now submit their applications for the college’s 2025-2026 scholarships. According to ECTC, students only need to submit one application to apply for more than 50 scholarship opportunities. Some scholarships are available for all students while others are targeted to specific programs. The college says more than $108,000 was awarded through ECTC scholarships last year. The local scholarships are joined by […]

The Heart of Kentucky Chorus is gearing up for their annual Christmas show, titled “Christmastime is Here,” which will be held at the Hardin County Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 8. “I think we have 42 members, right now, that should be on the show,” said chorus director Aaron Dale. “We’ll have some breakout quartets, quintets, and some solos throughout the show.” The chorus says it has […]

Winter homeless shelter Room in the Inn has opened its seasonal doors at 1113 Woodland Drive in Elizabethtown. The shelter offers meals, shelter, and support for those in need. “Room in the Inn is a homeless shelter open to anyone that can follow the rules from December 1, 2024, to February 28, 2025,” said Radcliff Council Member Terry Owens during the most recent Radcliff City Council meeting. “The night shelter’s open seven […]

Constituents of Kentucky State Senator Matt Deneen are invited to provide their feedback.  Senator Deneen is announcing the launch of his annual legislative survey, which he says “aims to gather valuable feedback from constituents of the Tenth Senate District.” The district includes all of Hardin County and part of Jefferson County. The senator is seeking feedback to help better understand the priorities and concerns of Tenth District residents ahead of the Kentucky […]

Area factories are teaming up to carry on one of Quicksie and The Wolf’s favorite traditions as the 33rd-annual Quicksie Toy Factory rolls out next week. “We ask local factories to put up a box in their break room or somewhere in the factory and ask them to ask their employees to bring in new toys and put them in the box, and then we come in on Quicksie Toy Factory Day and we […]

Attorneys made their oral arguments to Hardin Circuit Judge Larry Ashlock in the case of Hardin County Citizens for Responsible Solar versus Hardin County Fiscal Court Monday morning. The Citizens organization, the petitioners in the case, is asking the court to overturn the fiscal court’s decision to approve a zoning change for Stonefield Solar after denial of the change was recommended by the Hardin County Planning Commission. Attorney David Broderick, […]

Hardin County Government is advising county employees to take precautionary measures after a data breach was detected. According to the county’s IT department, the county learned in September that a county employee’s email was being used to send unauthorized spam emails. The county’s investigation found that the email had been accessed in July and was periodically accessed between August 1 and September 26. The contents of the mailbox were found […]