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Kentuckians are being reminded during National Motorcycle and Bike Safety Month to watch out for each other as warmer weather brings more people out on the roadways on two wheels. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Highway Safety says that in 2023 there were just under 2,000 crashes involving motorcycles and about 350 involving bikes in Kentucky. Those crashes resulted in more than 1,700 injuries and 127 deaths. Motorcycles and bikes have […]

The Elizabethtown-Hardin County Industrial Foundation is under new leadership, but it is a familiar face. The foundation’s board of directors has announced the promotion of Vice President Andy Games to president and COO, which was finalized by a vote of the board Tuesday. Games has served as vice president since 2021. Games said he is looking forward to continuing to push for new opportunities for the region with the foundation’s partners. “It’s […]

The City of Elizabethtown Parks and Recreation Department is still accepting registrations for its annual Summer Day Camp Program. “The Summer Day Camp Program, this will be our fourth year running that program,” said E-Town Parks and Rec Programs Coordinator Adam Case. “It’s always our most popular out of the lineup each year, so it usually sells out pretty quickly.” The program is for kids ages 6 to 11, with six individual […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is announcing the results of the 57th annual North Central Kentucky Spelling Bowl, which was sponsored by Abound Credit Union and hosted at ECTC on April 19. Students from schools in 12 counties competed across three age ranges. The Primary Match was for students in first and second grade. Harrison Baker of Heartland Elementary took home first place, followed by Theo Crawford from Bardstown Elementary in […]

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife asks that as you head out to enjoy the outdoor recreational offerings of the commonwealth you help to keep wildlife wild. KFW says you should leave young wildlife undisturbed, even when they appear alone or abandoned, and is reminding property owners to watch for vulnerable wildlife when working on their properties. Well-meaning people often attempt to rescue a baby animal they believe to be abandoned when in […]

A report released by the Lincoln Trail Area Development District Monday looks at the potential return-on-investment the area would see with the implementation of a funding model to make childcare more affordable. “We have over 2,000 parents, mainly females, that want to work but can’t because of childcare,” said LTADD Executive Director Daniel London. “Think of the impact on them personally and professionally, that they want to get involved in the workforce […]

Unemployment rates for 2023 in the Lincoln Trail District landed mostly where they were in 2022.The Kentucky Center for Statistics says annual unemployment averages in 2023 went up in 80 counties, went down in 22 counties, and stayed the same in 18 counties compared to 2022. Hardin County’s unemployment average for 2023 was 4.1 percent. That’s a slight decrease from the 4.2 percent average for 2022. Hardin County’s combined labor force […]