Wolf Country

Area communities are among the recipients of the latest round of Kentucky Trail Towns grant funding from the state. Governor Andy Beshear on Thursday announced that more than $540,000 in funds were awarded to 19 Kentucky cities for recreational projects such as trail development and maintenance, project enhancements, and marketing efforts. “These grants will help improve, enhance, and promote projects that boost the quality of life in local communities while attracting visitors […]

Area law enforcement agencies are reminding Kentuckians to celebrate responsibly as they don their green and head out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The Kentucky State Police is participating in Operation CARE now through March 17. Short for Crash Awareness Reduction Effort, this national enforcement initiative from the International Association of Chiefs will feature increased patrols and a focus on traffic violations such as impaired or distracted driving, speeding, and failure to […]

The City of Elizabethtown is inviting members of the public to a public engagement session regarding historic preservation and the downtown area, to be held at the WesBanco Gallery at the Historic State Theater on Wednesday, March 19 at 6 p.m. “We started this discussion last month and I had mentioned at that time that the council had directed us to look into potentially expanding the Historic Preservation District downtown due to a […]

Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate saw an increase in 2024. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state’s annual unemployment rate for 2024 was 5.1 percent. That is up from the 4.3 percent annual rate for 2023, and trends higher than the national annual unemployment rate of 4 percent. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the Kentucky civilian labor force saw an increase in 2024 of about 37,000 people. The […]

Friday is the deadline for area residents to provide their input to the Twin Lakes Skatepark Project as they work with Hunger Skateparks on the design of the planned skatepark in Grayson County. “We want to know ‘what do you want to see?’” said Twin Lakes Skatepark Project Chairman Casey Keown. “We don’t want to just put together a park based off of what we think it should be, right? ‘Unity through […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County Water District No. 1 General Manager Jeff Metz and Hardin County Water District No. 2 General Manager Shaun Youravich gave the court their respective companies’ annual presentations. Metz said despite lower than anticipated revenues, District 1 was able to keep expenses under control and finished 2024 with a positive margin. Metz noted several projects which expanded […]

The deaths of two more Kentucky children from influenza have been announced. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services says a total of three children have died from influenza this respiratory illness season after the deaths of a child from the Barren River District and a child from Jefferson County were reported. According to a release from the cabinet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has described this flu […]