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Eligible households are encouraged to apply for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program spring subsidy. According to the Central Kentucky Community Action Council, applications for LIHEAP are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Benefits are paid directly to the household’s electric vendor. Receiving assistance through other LIHEAP cycles does not affect eligibility. When applying, all applicants must provide all required documentation which includes proof of Social Security number or a permanent residence […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a regular meeting Monday. The council approved a resolution to add the Downtown Master Plan to the city’s Comprehensive Plan. “The Downtown Master Plan in its entirety is endorsed and adopted to be utilized by the Planning Commission and City Council to identify and develop programs and projects to enhance public spaces, improve mobility, walkability, and foster unique mixed-use cultural districts in Downtown Elizabethtown,” said City […]

Early donations are being accepted for Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s Giving Day 2026, which will be held Wednesday, April 22. “We are just really excited about the way our community has always come together to support our students, and last year we had 159 donations on Giving Day, and this year we really hope to beat that,” said ECTC Director of Philanthropy Chrissie Angell. ECTC says Giving Day is […]

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is currently accepting applications to fill game warden positions in several counties. KFW says game wardens “are sworn law enforcement officers with statewide jurisdiction who enforce all laws of the commonwealth. Their primary mission is to enforce hunting, fishing, and boating laws to help conserve Kentucky’s fish and wildlife resources for present and future generations and to ensure public safety for the state and its waterways […]

Prep work ahead of the summer closure of Interstate 65 through downtown Louisville has more overnight restrictions in place this week. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Five says the ramp from northbound I-65 to eastbound I-264, and Preston Highway to the eastbound I-264 on ramp near Durrett Lane, will be closed Tuesday night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Southbound I-65 between Exit 131B of westbound I-264 and the on ramp […]

United Way of Central Kentucky is once again partnering with co-op students from the Altec Reach Higher Committee to support an area non-profit. UWCK Director of Development Brianne Smith says the two organizations will be working this week to enhance the outdoor space at Project L.E.A.R.N., a learning center for mentally handicapped adults. “We’re bringing in some concrete to create a handicapped, accessible walkway, and then we’ll have a concrete pad that […]

City of Elizabethtown Director of Planning and Development Aaron Hawkins told the Elizabethtown City Council last week that the Downtown Master Plan, which the planning department has been developing over the last year, consists of a developmental toolkit and an action plan which features three major projects: redesigning the downtown Public Square, a flex street on South Main Street to connect the new city hall complex to the Public Square, […]

Unemployment rates in the Lincoln Trail District in January saw increases from December, but are down compared to the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in all 120 counties when comparing January 2026 with January 2025. The state unemployment average for January was 4.4 percent. That’s up from the 3.5 percent average reported in December and down from the January 2025 average of 5.2 percent. […]

The primary election in Kentucky is coming up on May 19, and if you have not yet registered to vote, time is running out. “Monday is the deadline to register to vote,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith. “We want people to go ahead and register to vote if they’ve not already, or update their address and any other changes they want to make. They have until April 20 to […]