Wolf Country

Area jobseekers are invited to participate in the Kentucky Career Center – Lincoln Trail’s Let’s Talk Tuesdays virtual job fair happening Tuesday. “We have a virtual job fair platform that we use, and we have a virtual job fair every first and third Tuesday of every month, and so that’s a great opportunity for those folks to meet a whole different slew of employers that may be available on that […]

Camping season has begun at most Kentucky State Park campgrounds, although some are closed for upgrades or repairs. Kentucky State Parks says 19 campgrounds operated by the state are open now through mid-November. The state park campgrounds that opened for the season on March 13 are Barren River Lake, Big Bone Lick, Blue Licks Battlefield, Carr Creek, Columbus-Belmont, Dale Hollow Lake, General Burnside, General Butler, Grayson Lake, John James Audubon, […]

Hardin County Public Library Director Laurel Tabaka said it was quite the surprise when she was presented with the inaugural Librarian of the Year Award at the Kentucky Public Library Association’s annual conference. “I was incredibly humbled, incredibly shocked,” Tabaka said. “I still really haven’t fully taken it all on board, but I’m very proud and very thankful for the honor and the recognition.” According to a release, Tabaka was […]

A woman who fell from a cliff in Big Clifty Saturday was declared dead at the scene. West Hardin Fire and Rescue says at approximately 7:48 p.m. on March 14 emergency crews were dispatched to the area of Sonora Hardin Springs Road in Big Clifty for a reported rescue. The initial information indicated “a 26-year-old female had reportedly fallen from an estimated height of two to three stories while near the […]

Saint Patrick’s Day is Tuesday, and state officials are reminding Kentuckians to celebrate responsibly. Ahead of the March 17 holiday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is joining the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and reminding Kentuckians that buzzed driving is drunk driving. The KYTC says Kentuckians who plan on including alcohol in their Saint Patrick’s Day festivities should think ahead by arranging a safe ride or designated driver to keep themselves and others […]

A Kentucky airman has been killed while supporting Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S./Israeli military operation against Iran. The U.S. Department of War has confirmed that 34-year-old Technical Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt of Bardstown was one of the six soldiers who “died on March 12, 2026, in the crash of a KC-135 in western Iraq.” The DOW says Pruitt was assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing based out of MacDill […]

As the City of Vine Grove works towards replacing the recently-closed Otter Creek Road Bridge, the city is receiving funding to replace another. Vine Grove was included in the latest round of the Team Kentucky County and City Bridge Improvement Program. According to a release from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, nearly $6.5 million will be awarded from the program for eight county and two city bridge projects. Nine of the projects are […]