The 2026 primary election is coming up on Tuesday, May 19, and several important dates ahead of the election are just over a month out. “April 4 is the first day to request an absentee ballot,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith during last week’s Hardin County Fiscal Court meeting. “It’s easy to request at govote.ky.gov or you can call the election line of our clerk’s office at 270-765-6762. April 20 is the […]

Several area students are among the nominees for U.S. Service Academies recently announced by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. Nominations for service academies are submitted by senators and congressmen, and on Thursday Paul announced 55 nominations of individuals from across the commonwealth. Included in Paul’s nominations are: -Brayden Anthony Roberts of Rineyville for the United States Air Force Academy -Chance Avery Barlog of Sonora for the United States Merchant Marine Academy […]

Shelbi Saylor says a day does not go by that she does not feel the loss of her mother, Rhonda Aebersold, in every part of her life. Saylor says Aebersold loved the Meade County community, and her family needs that community’s help. Shelbi Saylor, daughter of Rhonda Aebersold, speaks to the media during a press conference regarding the homicide investigation into her mother’s death at the Meade County Courthouse Friday. […]

The prosecution on Thursday presented their arguments against the defense’s motion to remove consideration of the death penalty from the case against Dustin Caudill, the Elizabethtown man charged with killing two men and then setting fire to the Henon Lane residence they were in in October 2024. The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office called Hardin County Detention Center psych nurse Lisa Puckett to the stand. Puckett testified that the morning after Caudill […]

The Lincoln Trail Area Development District announced “a significant new investment in regional safety and resilience” Thursday with their new partnership with DARCI, Disaster Awareness and Ready Communities. According to LTADD, Breckinridge County successfully implemented the program, and LTADD’s expansion to include Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, and Washington counties creates a “unified, disaster ready corridor in Central Kentucky.” “By partnering with DARCI, we are ensuring that our region […]