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Officials are investigating an area water issue. According to a press release from Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul’s office, the Kentucky Emergency Response Team and the Kentucky Division of Water are investigating to determine the source and substance of contamination of Big Spring in the Upton area. The judge/executive’s office says: “There is confidence that no drinking water is affected, and no public health warnings are in effect.” Concerns about well water should […]

UPDATE 8/20/24: The Elizabethtown Police Department has confirmed that Christopher Elder died Monday evening as a result of injuries he sustained from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a standoff with police.---Two people are dead and another is injured following a shooting in a parking lot across from the Hardin County Justice Center Monday, and the suspect is hospitalized after a vehicle pursuit ended with him shooting himself. […]

A Hart County company was given probation and a fine for environmental violations. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky says Logsdon Valley Oil Inc., also known as Hart Petroleum, was sentenced to three years of probation and fined $100,000 for violating the Safe Drinking Water Act. The U.S. Attorney’s office says court documents show that in 2019 Logsdon Valley Oil discharged brine water from oil […]

An Elizabethtown factory was highlighted during Governor Andy Beshear’s Team Kentucky update Thursday. The governor congratulated LOTTE Aluminum Materials USA for beginning the hiring process to fill 122 full-time jobs at their Elizabethtown facility. Governor Beshear said LOTTE’s commitment to Elizabethtown is a product of the state’s strong relationship with South Korea. He said LOTTE has connections across the globe that can benefit the state. “I got to visit the […]

The staff at the Hodgenville Police Department are enjoying their new digs. “The city had the opportunity to purchase the old DWE building located at 1250 Old Elizabethtown Road at the corner of KY 210 and Northridge Circle here in town,” said Hodgenville Police Chief James Richardson. “It's a big building. We have an administrative portion of the front and a large warehouse in the back along with an impound […]

A late-summer staple in Elizabethtown will return next weekend. “The Heartland Homecoming Parade is Saturday, August 24,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “Step off is at 10 a.m. This will be the 41st event for the Heartland Homecoming Parade. We step off on the square and travel north on Dixie Highway, ending at St. John Road.” The theme for this year’s parade is “Hello Hollywood.” “We are very excited about that, […]

A man wanted by the Hodgenville Police Department since late July is in custody after a multi-week search. Conor Creekmore had warrants out for his arrest for Trafficking a Controlled Substance within 1000 Yards of a School. Hodgenville Police Chief James Richardson said their investigation found that a work detail out on work release from the LaRue County Detention Center came to be in possession of nicotine products and methamphetamine, and the […]

Unemployment in Kentucky saw a slight increase in July. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for July was 4.7 percent. That is an increase from the 4.6 percent rate reported in June as well as from the July 2023 rate which was reported at 4.2 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average also came in higher in July than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.1 percent. […]