Wolf Country

The Kentucky Department for Public Health on Tuesday announced the first pediatric death from influenza in the current respiratory virus season. According to the KDPH, the child lived in Kenton County and had not received this season’s flu vaccine. The KDPH says the number of flu cases is increasing across the state, especially among children. Most cases result in mild symptoms, but serious symptoms such as difficult or fast breathing, seizures, […]

The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal Christmas collision in Meade County. According to KSP Post Four, troopers responded to the intersection of Garrett and Brandenburg roads after the incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m. Central on December 25. The KSP says the initial investigation indicates a pickup driven by Kailey Kwiatkowski of Brandenburg was travelling west on KY 144 when for unknown reasons the vehicle crossed the center […]

Hardin County Government is reminding residents to use the county’s recycling trailers properly. Hardin County Government Communications Officer Brian Walker said some of the trailers were inundated with materials after the holidays. “One of the main problems is people do not break down and flatten their cardboard,” Walker said. “Therefore, it takes up so much more space when it gets into the bin. The other thing is when the bins are […]

Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory says the city has taken great strides in 2025. “We’ll start with park improvements,” Gregory said. “I think everybody is going to notice some great improvements at American Legion Park and Freeman Lake Park, and then you go to stormwater and engineering, and the street improvements and the maintenance that we’re seeing all across the city. Then we go to the PD, the police department, the expansion […]

Breckinridge County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter says he is very proud of the growth the district continued to see in 2025. “Our graduation rate was 96.6 percent,” Carter said. “That was one of the highest in the region. The post-secondary readiness rate was 98.3 percent, which was also one of the highest in the region, so we’re excited about that. Our high school earned an overall high rating with state […]

Unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail District in September are down from where they were the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in 116 counties, increased in three, and stayed the same in one when comparing September 2025 with September 2024. The state unemployment average for September was 4.5 percent. That’s a slight increase from the 4.4 percent average in August but is down from […]