Wolf Country

The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is celebrating America’s birthday by adding more Americans. The park will host a special naturalization ceremony at 11 a.m. on the Fourth of July as part of the park’s commemoration of the nationwide celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. According to a release from the National Parks Service, the ceremony will take place near the base […]

Nicholas Houck was back in Nelson Circuit Court Friday morning for a status hearing as he faces a Class D Felony Perjury charge. Houck appeared with his attorney, Bardstown-based Michael Ferguson. Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III noted that Ferguson had been retained and had filed an appearance in the case. Houck was previously represented by a public defender at his arraignment after prosecutors said the attorney Houck said he had retained, Patrick […]

ZeroV, Kentucky’s domestic violence coalition, will utilize nearby member programs as part of a temporary services plan for survivors in the Lincoln Trail District. According to a release from ZeroV, a new crisis line for the Lincoln Trail District has been activated at 1-877-949-0515. When a victim calls, an advocate from GreenHouse17 in Lexington “will respond to immediate needs, including safety planning; options for temporary shelter if the safety risk […]

A grant awarded to the Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board will assist workers impacted by layoffs at area industries. LTWDB Assistant Workforce Director Anthony Hellmueller said the state reached out after the announced closing of BlueOval SK to assist in applying for a National Dislocated Worker Grant through the U.S. Department of Labor. “The application was approved and we received a notification of that a little earlier this year, so […]

Elizabethtown Fire Chief Mark Malone said the city’s fire department was ready to retire a 2005 pumper and rescue fire truck, and while it was no longer of use to the EFD he told Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory it could be of use to a Hardin County volunteer fire department. “I approached the (Hardin County) Chiefs Association, and the Stephensburg Fire Department responded and was interested in that donation,” Malone said. […]

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four anticipates a project on U.S. 31E in Hodgenville will be completed in time for the start of the school year. The KYTC says the highway safety and mobility improvement project is scheduled to begin along U.S. 31E/Lincoln Farm Road between Greensburg and Miller roads in Hodgenville on Monday, July 6. Paving, striping and curb work will be taking place with a reconfigured center turning lane […]