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The Hardin County Animal Shelter and the Hardin County Public Library are partnering on an event that benefits animals and kids alike. Registration is available for Waggin’ Tales, a chance for kids to practice their reading with dogs at the animal shelter. Slots are available on July 11 and July 18. The shelter says many of the dogs housed there are nervous and worried, and reading to them helps calm them down and show […]

Tuition at colleges across Kentucky will see a slight increase this school year. The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education approved tuition and mandatory fee proposals submitted by six public universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System during their June business meeting Friday. The approved tuition increases are: -KCTCS: 1.6 percent-Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, and Western Kentucky University: 1.9 percent-Murray State University and Northern Kentucky University: 2 percent-University of […]

You can help support the 1 in 5 children (55,710)  within the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland service area that are facing food insecurity while enjoying great food from two area eateries as the organization participates in the second annual Pasta Bowl campaign. “We surveyed our kids that are in some of our programs, and two of the favorite foods that rose to the top were macaroni and ravioli,” said FAKH Marketing and […]

Area business owners and executives are invited to attend Tuesday as Magnolia Bank hosts their Business Succession and Transition Seminar. “We see a lot of businesses, whether you’re talking about just a mom and pop shop, a big business, a farm, any of the business aspects, getting that game plan set aside of what happens next,” said Magnolia Bank Vice President and Relationship Manager Dustin Hayes. “Are you going to pass this […]

An officer with the Elizabethtown Police Department is being recognized for her efforts. “Lieutenant Madison Kuklinski recently graduated from the FBI National Academy,” said EPD Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “This is a renowned training environment for law enforcement leaders from all over the world. We are proud of her and excited to have her back within our ranks.” Kuklinski graduated from the 290th session of the FBI National Academy, which included […]

Unemployment in Kentucky remained steady going from April into May.  The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the May 2024 unemployment rate was 4.6 percent. That rate is the same as what was reported for April 2024, and is .5 percent higher than the rate reported for May 2023. The commonwealth’s civilian labor force saw an increase in May, with 6,621 individuals joining the labor force from April. While the number of unemployed […]

Nolin RECC officials recapped the electric co-ops activities and business figures from 2023 during their annual membership meeting Thursday afternoon. Nolin District 3 Director Rick Thomas said the co-op ended 2023 with 36,814 active accounts. “If you’ve kept up with that the last few years, that number’s been going up and it’s pretty obvious,” Thomas said. “Part of it, you’ll see new houses and things going up, but right now the […]

An online law enforcement operation has landed a Bullitt County man in jail. 23-year-old Blake Nathaniel Hoots of Mount Washington was charged with seven counts of Distribution of Matter Portraying a Sexual Performance by a Minor Under 12 Years Old, a Class C felony, following his arrest Tuesday. According to the Kentucky State Police, Hoots was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation. The […]