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Area school districts are celebrating new additions to their administrative teams. Elizabethtown Independent Schools has named Wesley Hatfield as the district’s new Curriculum Specialist. The district said in a release: “A dedicated educator with nearly 20 years of classroom experience, Hatfield brings a deep understanding of instructional excellence, collaboration, and student-centered learning to this new leadership role.” EIS also announced Daniel Lockwood as the district’s new Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning. […]

The prosecution continued its case as the trial of Crystal Rogers investigation suspects Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson continued at the Warren County Justice Center Monday morning. The prosecution called Amber Bowman, who was dating Houck’s brother Nick at the time of the disappearance. Bowman testified that the weekend of July 3, 2015, she and Nick Houck were in the process of moving from their home on Glenview Drive to a […]

A Shepherdsville man has been charged with murder as part of a shooting investigation in Bullitt County. According to the Kentucky State Police, the Pioneer Village Police Department contacted KSP Post Four at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, requesting troopers investigate a fatal shooting that occurred at a residence on the 3,000 block of Pioneer Trail. The investigation by KSP detectives indicates that 33-year-old Aaron Welker of Shepherdsville sustained a fatal […]

State health officials are urging Kentucky residents to get immunized against measles as a measles outbreak is declared in Central Kentucky. Kentucky health officials on Friday announced four more cases of measles have been reported, including three from a household in Woodford County and one for a Todd County resident exposed while traveling internationally. None of the four infected were vaccinated against the disease. According to the Kentucky Health and […]

The prosecution continued calling witnesses as the trial of Crystal Rogers investigation suspects Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson continued at the Warren County Justice Center Friday morning. The prosecution called Heather Snellen, who dated Steven Lawson and co-owned a vehicle with him. She testified that Lawson took the vehicle from her in early 2015, and then on July 3, 2015, she spotted the vehicle at the 62 South bar in Bardstown. After […]

Unemployment rates in several Lincoln Trail District counties saw decreases in May. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in 97 counties, increased in 13 counties, and stayed the same in 10 counties when comparing May 2025 with May 2024. The state unemployment average for May was 4.4 percent. That is the same average seen in April of this year and is down slightly from the 4.6 percent average […]

With the Fourth of July holiday comes fireworks, so if you plan on playing with any pyrotechnics this week make sure you are doing so safely. “Make sure you’re away from buildings, vehicles, things like that,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane. “Make sure you have some water available. Make sure that only adults, grown-ups are lighting the fireworks, not children.” Make sure you are properly lighting fireworks on a […]