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There’s still time to contribute feedback on workforce development goals in the Lincoln Trail district. The public review and comment period for the Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Local Plan for program years 2025 to 2028 runs through April 24. The U.S. Department of Labor says the WIOA “is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the […]

The hard work of emergency dispatchers to respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render lifesaving assistance is being recognized now through April 19 during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, often just called Dispatch Week. “It’s a time for recognition, a time to raise awareness, and a time to give support,” said Hardin County E-911 Deputy Director Michelle Bowen. “It’s also a chance to say thank you to the […]

More Kentucky students took advantage of dual credit opportunities last school year. The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is observing Dual Credit Week now through April 18, celebrating the valuable academic advantage high school students can get through the courses, which count for both high school and college credit. KCTCS says more than 36,000 high school students enrolled in dual credit courses during the 2023-2024 academic year, which is a 12.5 […]

The Radcliff City Council met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. The council approved the annexation of three tracts of land along South Dixie Boulevard between East Lincoln Trail Boulevard and Terrace Drive. The rezoning of all three properties from Hardin County R-1 to Commercial was also approved. An update to the Radcliff Police Department’s policies and procedures concerning vehicle pursuits was approved. Radcliff Police Chief Jeff Cross said the […]

An investigation by the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force has landed an Elizabethtown man in jail. Marvin Brookins faces multiple charges including three first degree counts of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance following his arrest Friday. According to a release from the task force, on April 11 members executed a search warrant on a residence on Bardstown Road east of Elizabethtown. Officers located 17 pounds of crystal meth, 54 grams of […]

Lawyers for Crystal Rogers investigation suspect Steven Lawson told Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III that testing hairs found in the victim’s car is part of Lawson’s due process, while Special Prosecutor Shane Young said testing the hairs does nothing but unnecessarily delay Lawson’s trial. The two sides were back in Nelson Circuit Court Monday morning to argue the defense’s desire to see the hairs tested despite Young withdrawing his motion […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday evening. City Natural Gas Department Director Matthew Hobbs provided a report on his department. He said the department is fully staffed with 14 employees, and the department comes into 2025 with a “solid budget.” “The biggest ticket item that we’ve got on that is a ‘de-hy,’ so that’s basically a unit that’s drying your gas as you’re pulling it out of the […]