Increases in unemployment as well as increases in the number of people working were seen across the Lincoln Trail District in 2024. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says annual unemployment rates increased in all 120 of Kentucky’s counties in 2024. The statewide annual unemployment rate for Kentucky in 2024 was 5.1 percent. That was also the reported annual average for the Lincoln Trail District, and four of the eight counties […]

Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul gave a presentation on his proposed budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year during the Hardin County Fiscal Court’s second meeting of the month Tuesday. “It’s difficult because it’s trying to balance out the fact that you’re needing to take and consider growth in the county, but at the same time with limited, very limited funds, so how do you balance that out?” Taul said. Taul proposed […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The court approved an interlocal agreement with Bullitt County, under which Bullitt County Emergency Medical Services will respond to the city of West Point. West Point Mayor Richard Ciresi said that agreement will have a critical impact on the city. “This will reduce our ambulance response time in West Point from somewhere between 20 and 25 minutes to […]

The Elizabethtown Planning Commission on Tuesday re-opened a public hearing on a zoning map amendment for a property on Saint John Road. Elizabethtown City Planner Aaron Hawkins said the March 25 public hearing on 707 Saint John Road was tabled due to a public notice issue. Property owners John and Hanna Yun requested the property be rezoned from Suburban Residential (R-1) to High-Density Residential (R-6) and Regional Commercial (C-3) to accommodate a 114-room hotel, […]

The U.S. Army Human Resources Command will host its tenth-annual SHARP “Raise the Bars” Motorcycle Ride on Thursday, April 24. “This event was created to bring together all of those who are all fighting against sexual assault, seeking to eliminate it, and also as a way to raise awareness of this, and show and encourage survivors, to show that ‘hey, we see you, we hear you, we’re here for you,’” said HRC […]