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The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The fiscal court approved a resolution to set the county’s property tax levies for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. “The recommendation is to adopt the real property tax rate at the 4 percent increase, and this results in a tax rate of 11.1 cents per $100 valuation for real property,” said Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul. “This actually ended […]

After lower temperatures were seen across the area the past few weeks, the heat appears to have returned with a force. “It sure did rebound here in the opposite direction,” said Meteorologist Mike Kochasic with the National Weather Service in Louisville. “Strong high pressure over the area has resulted in temperatures around 10 degrees, 13 degrees above average, and near record-setting here for the next couple of days.”  Kochasic says the […]

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife has resources available to help hunters prepare for fall hunting seasons that are set to open in the coming weeks. KFW says the fall dove hunting season and the early Canada goose season in the western goose zone open on September 1. For the doves, hunters can begin searching for birds at 11 a.m. on opening day, although KFW says they will likely wait until cooler afternoon […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday evening. City Public Works Director Don Hill gave an update on projects the city’s Public Works Department has been working on. Hill said investment from the city has helped with efficiency in the Sanitary Sewer Department, which completed several installation projects. “On the sewer construction side, they installed 985 feet of sanitary sewer line, they installed 500 feet of water line at […]

Time is still available for area residents in need of assistance paying their electric bill to apply for help. “The LIHEAP program is a program that helps right now with the electric,” said Hardin County Community Action Coordinator Julie Arney. “You cannot be disconnected. You have to be current, and we can help people that need assistance. It goes until September 13. Right now, that’s what we have money that we can […]

Drivers heading south on Interstate 65 this week should be aware of potential traffic due to an event in Bowling Green.  The National Corvette Museum is celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend, and as part of the festivities the National Corvette Caravan will be arriving in Bowling Green. The museum describes the Caravan as “the world’s largest moving automotive event,” with regional caravans formed by Corvette owners from across the […]