Wolf Country

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, the Kentucky Chamber Foundation, and Fifth Third Bank are hosting a Fair Chance Opportunity Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Goodwill Elizabethtown Opportunity Center, located next door to Quicksie and The Wolf at 243 West Dixie Avenue. “A lot of folks that we assist through our opportunity centers are released from jail with basically nothing to their name,” said Goodwill Industries of […]

The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Grayson County Monday. KSP Post Four says at around 3:30 p.m. on March 24 the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office requested troopers investigate a two-vehicle collision near the 4,000 block of Grayson Springs Road. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates 42-year-old Charles E. Cann of Clarkson was driving a vehicle east on Grayson Springs Road when for unknown reasons […]

The Elizabethtown Planning Commission reviewed several property proposals during their meeting Tuesday evening. A public hearing was held on a zoning map amendment and conceptual development plan for 707 Saint John Road. Requested by property owner Hanna Yun, the zoning would be changed from R-1 Low-Density Residential to R-6 High-Density Multi-Family Residential and C-3 Regional Commercial. Elizabethtown City Planner Aaron Hawkins said the submitted conceptual development plan lays out a mixed-use development. […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a special meeting and work session Monday evening. During the special meeting, the council approved a resolution supporting the Elizabethtown Police Department’s application for Law Enforcement Protection Project funds from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson said the funds will cover the purchase of new tasers. “We learned of some grants through Homeland Security, and they want a resolution to make […]

Hardin County, in cooperation with the Kentucky Division of Waste Management, invites area residents to dispose of waste tires free of charge this week at the old Springfield Road landfill, located at 3870 Rucker Road in Elizabethtown. “This one only comes around every three years, so it’s very, very important for you guys to get all those tires together and get them and bring them out to us because it’s […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking businesses to manage three area campgrounds at state properties. The USACE Louisville District has published notices of availability for two land lease opportunities at Rough River Lake and one at Green River Lake. According to releases from the USACE, the Louisville District is looking to partner with businesses to help transition management responsibilities for the campgrounds, allowing the business to receive a fair profit […]

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and in observance CASA of the Heartland is hosting a Pinwheels for Prevention planting event in each of the five counties the organization serves. “The pinwheels, because they’re very whimsical and fun, represent the healthy and happy childhood that all children deserve, and so we plant a thousand of them in Hardin County to represent all of the children of Hardin County and the fact that […]