Wolf Country

The Hardin County Clerk’s Office has announced an initiative to assist mobility-impaired voters by making a wheelchair available at all county voting locations. “We have come up with an idea of utilizing wheelchairs and some assistance so that walk from your handicap-accessible parking place to the poll booth is going to be a whole lot easier for folks,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith. The clerk’s office is asking residents with […]

A man is in custody after an investigation into a shots fired call in downtown Elizabethtown. Deadrick Jackson of Elizabethtown is currently incarcerated in the Hardin County Detention Center following his arrest Sunday. According to the Elizabethtown Police Department, on August 24 officers responded to the Cherry Alley parking lot off of North Main Street to follow up on a shots-fired call initially reported at around 3:30 a.m. Responding officers […]

Work is progressing on the dual roundabout interchange along U.S. 62 at the U.S. 31W Bypass in Elizabethtown, with the next phase of traffic changes going into effect Tuesday. According to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four, the ramp from the northbound bypass lanes to U.S. 62 will be closed along with the U.S. 62 ramp onto the bypass northbound. One-lane traffic in each direction will continue on U.S. 62. The […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a special meeting Monday. After a brief closed session, the council approved a municipal order authorizing the transfer of property in a purchase agreement with 117 Properties LLC “for the transfer of 2.889 acres of properties along South Main Street and College Street to the city and the sale and lease agreement of the property at 200 West Dixie Avenue to 117 Properties LLC.” […]

Unemployment rates across much of the Lincoln Trail District ticked slightly higher in July. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in 73 counties, rose in 35 counties, and stayed the same in 12 counties when comparing July 2025 with July 2024. The state unemployment average for July was 5.6 percent. That’s an increase from the 4.9 percent average in June, but it is down slightly from the […]

A joint investigation between Kentucky and Kansas law enforcement agencies has landed a man in jail on child sex crime charges. Justin R. Bevitt of Topeka, Kansas, is currently incarcerated in Shawnee County, Kansas, pending extradition to Kentucky. According to Kentucky State Police Post Three, troopers received a call from a family reporting that a juvenile had left their home with a 41-year-old male. Troopers began investigating and found that […]