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94.3 the Wolf Country That'll Make You Howl!
The American Red Cross says the ongoing national blood supply crisis deepens “an emergency shortage that threatens the availability of lifesaving blood for patients across the country.” “We like to keep at least a three-day supply on hand,” said Red Cross Account Manager Lou Zimmerman. “At one point on Os, we got down to a half-day supply, so basically one-sixth of what we need on hand.” The Red Cross says […]
A former Kentucky State Police Post Four trooper who was in charge of Trooper Island is accused of stealing funds from the youth camp located on Dale Hollow Lake. According to an indictment from Clinton Circuit Court, Jonathan M. Biven was indicted by a grand jury on August 6 on a charge of Class C Felony Theft by Unlawful Taking or Disposition, more than $10,000 but less than $1 million. The indictment […]
The lawyers in the Nicholas Houck Perjury trial have agreed on a new location. The Nelson Circuit Court Clerk’s Office on Tuesday provided an agreed upon order from the 10th Judicial Circuit Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office and Houck’s defense attorney Michael Ferguson, with the sides in agreement to move the November 9 trial to Owenton, KY, located about 80 miles northeast of Bardstown Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III will need […]
The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt provided an update on July activity for the animal shelter. “We adopted 49, which was significantly down,” McNutt said. “We returned 34, which was up.” The live release rate at the shelter for July was 93 percent, with the cat live release rate at 96 percent. McNutt said animal […]
The Team Kentucky Stop Scams team is alerting Kentuckians to scams involving jury duty and cryptocurrencies making the rounds again. According to the Stop Scams team, scammers pretending to be a law enforcement officer will call the intended victim and claim that they missed jury duty. They will then direct the victim to pay a fine via a cryptocurrency kiosk to “resolve the situation” but the money instead goes directly […]
Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said the city did not release information on a July 20 fuel spill at the upcoming Elizabethtown Wawa gas station because there was no imminent threat to the public and the incident happened on privately-owned property. “It was under control,” Gregory said. “Our folks did a good job. We’re not the investigating agency. The state is, and we expected the state to cut a press release because […]
The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday evening. City Stormwater Director Rita Davis provided an update on work being planned for Henry Street. Davis said the city is in the process of acquiring 54 easements necessary to complete the work, and asked for the council’s opinion on lawn remediation for property owners. “We’ve bounced around ideas as far as that can be part of the contractor’s responsibility to get […]
Independent or other registrations saw a jump in July. The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says voter registration saw a net increase of 4,981 voters in the month of July. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Republican registration in July increased by 2,483 voters, while independent or other party registration increased by 2,530. Democratic registration decreased by 32 voters. Republican registration makes up 48 percent of the state electorate, Democratic registration […]
With area schools back in full swing, drivers should remember a new school bus law is in effect in Kentucky. “There is an amendment to the statute concerning school buses in Kentucky,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Drivers traveling both directions are required to stop for a bus when the stop arm is extended, even on four-lane roads, unless the roadway is divided by a physical barrier or […]
