E-Town planning director highlights Downtown Master Plan

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, and a boardwalk area for Valley Creek. Hawkins said the […]

April 20, 2026

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January unemployment sees decrease in Lincoln trail counties

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. Hardin County’s unemployment rate for January came in above the […]

April 20, 2026

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Voter registration deadline ahead of May primary is Monday

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 do that. They can call the county clerk’s office, they […]

April 17, 2026

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Baptist Health Hardin hosting sexual assault awareness walk Friday

Baptist Health Hardin invites the community to take a stand against sexual assault during a special event Friday evening. In observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Baptist Health Hardin Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Forensic Program is hosting the Shine Light on Sexual Assault Awareness Walk, a community walk to raise awareness and show support for survivors. The walk will be held April 17 at the Healing Garden outside the Baptist Health Hardin Medical Pavilion, located at 200 Cardinal Drive in […]

April 17, 2026

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‘Feed the City’ event benefiting Warm Blessings this Saturday

Tango Charities invites Elizabethtown and Hardin County residents to their “Feed the City” event, to be held Saturday, April 18 at Boombozz Craft Pizza and Taphouse in Elizabethtown. The event begins at 8:30 a.m., with meal assembly taking place from 9 to 11. Every meal assembled will be donated to Warm Blessings Community Kitchen. Participants are asked to bring the supplies necessary to assemble the meal kits during this “open-source” giving event. The goal of the event is for each […]

April 17, 2026

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Kentucky set to launch new driver licensing system

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced during Wednesday’s Team Kentucky Update that the state will be launching a new driver licensing system and online portal. “In June, we will launch the Kentucky Information Network for Driver’s Licensing Computer System, called KINDL for short, to replace the nearly 40-year-old mainframe system we’re using now,” Beshear said. “This secure, easier to maintain system will modernize our driver’s licensing system and provide improved customer service in all of our offices.” As part of the […]

April 16, 2026

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Watch for young wildlife, but leave them alone, this spring

Spring is in full swing, and as nature starts to awaken the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is reminding the public to leave young wildlife undisturbed. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife says parent animals often leave their nest or young in a location they consider safe while they forage or hunt. Young animals may appear to have been left alone, but the parent is almost always nearby and will return as needed. Human intervention can cause unnecessary harm to […]

April 16, 2026

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LTADD engineering assists on LaRue County project

The engineering department at the Lincoln Trail Area Development District recently assisted on the completion of an infrastructure project in LaRue County. According to LTADD, LTADD engineers helped county engineers transform a .94-mile stretch of Wheldon Loop Road using cement stabilization for full-depth reclamation, allowing the county to widen the road to 22 feet to account for heavy industrial and farm vehicle use while keeping it open during construction and minimizing costs by maintaining the existing elevation. LTADD says the […]

April 16, 2026

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Defense and prosecution to discuss possible mediation in Escalera case

The former Campbellsville University student accused of killing another student in his dorm room two years ago made a court appearance Tuesday. Charles “Zeke” Escalera appeared via Zoom from the Taylor County Detention Center before Taylor Circuit Court Judge Kaelin Reed for a pretrial conference. Reed said a records request to Oklahoma, Escalera’s home state, returned a “report of no records.” Defense attorney Samantha Costello said Escalera’s defense was requesting more time to discuss with the prosecution whether a potential resolution […]

April 15, 2026