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The Hardin County Public Library invites kids, teens, and adults alike to participate in their 2025 Summer Reading Program, which runs now through July 26. The theme for this year’s Summer Reading Program is “Color Our World”, which focuses on the arts. “I’m offering on Mondays a lot of artistic programs,” said HCPL Children’s Librarian Amy Rivera. “Some of them are going to use paint sticks, and so we’re going to paint […]

Summertime is in full swing, so as the temperature gets hot make sure things don’t get too hot as you take steps to practice summer fire safety. Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane said make sure to take precautions when you bring out the grill for a cookout. “If you are going to use your grill, make sure you’re at least 10 feet away from your house, your overhangs, anything like […]

The deadline for Kentuckians impacted by April storms and flooding to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance has been extended. The registration deadline for disaster survivors in all counties designated for Individual Assistance has been extended to until July 25. This includes Kentuckians living or working in Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, LaRue, Meade, and Nelson counties. According to a release from the governor’s office, “In order to qualify for DUA benefits, claimants […]

Hardin County Schools and Elizabethtown Independent Schools are partnering this summer on “Mother Goose on the Loose,” a summer program for parents of children entering kindergarten or younger to help children recognize the sound, rhyme, and rhythm of words. The school districts asked community leaders and local elected officials to record nursery rhymes to play on the districts’ social media pages. Families are invited to come find nursery rhymes attached […]

Fort Knox is advising its neighbors that the cicadas are not the only thing making some noise this summer. The installation is advising that military training set to take place now through June 19 may result in increased noise and vibrations. According to a post on the U.S. Army Fort Knox Facebook page, “Exercises involving aircraft, maneuvers, and weapons firing in daytime and nighttime hours are an important aspect of maintaining […]

The Hodgenville Police Department and the Livin’ Well LaRue Coalition are partnering with local pharmacies to give area residents the opportunity to safely dispose of expired or unneeded medications. Hodgenville Police Chief James Richardson said making pharmacies available as a drop off site is less intimidating for some residents. “We’ve always had a pill return,” Richardson said. “I’ve been here for 12 years, and it was here before I got here, so […]

Five days after a jury in Warren County found him guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence, lawyers for Steven Lawson are asking for a new trial. Lawson’s defense attorneys filed a “motion for new trial and judgment notwithstanding the verdict” with the Nelson Circuit Court Wednesday. The motion states that Lawson should be granted a new trial or granted a judgement of acquittal after he was […]

Human remains found in Brandenburg last month have been identified. The Brandenburg Police Department says the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office contacted the department Wednesday with a positive identification on the remains. The person was identified as Cheryl Smalarz of Brandenburg. The BPD says Cheryl Smalarz was the listed victim in a missing person’s case the department was investigating. She was identified through dental records obtained as part of the investigation. The BPD […]

A plume of smoke could be seen over the 300 block of Ring Road Wednesday as emergency crews responded to a fire at the Akebono Brake Corporation just before 3 p.m. “On arrival, heavy fire was showing from the roof,” said Elizabethtown Fire Chief Mark Malone. “A piece of machinery had caught fire inside and extended to the roof. We started operations on both the roof and ground floor, and quickly […]