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Heartland Medical Cannabis Health and Wellness owner, and family nurse practitioner and licensed medical cannabis practitioner, Marlena O’Neal says the opening of the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary (The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam) this past weekend shows the progress medical cannabis continues to see in Kentucky. “I believe that soon to follow will be Kentucky Alternative Care, which is located up on Bardstown Road in Louisville,” O’Neal said. “I […]

With the temperature dropping in the winter, if you use alternative heating sources to warm your home make sure you are taking steps to use them safely. Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane says you should get fireplaces or stove pipes cleaned and inspected regularly. “A lot of times what happens when we go on fire runs involving chimneys and wood burning stoves is there is a lot of radiant heat, […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their final meeting of 2025 Monday. The council approved three municipal orders related to Downtown E-Town. Downtown Redevelopment Grants were approved for 109 South Main Street for $20,908.15 (Hub Haus LLC) and 127 North Main Street for $30,490.27 (Elizabethtown Renaissance Associates). A lease agreement for 226 South Main Street with Logistics Solutions LLC was also approved. City Attorney Ken Howard said the city is negotiating to […]

The Grayson County Health Foundation has awarded CASA of the Heartland a $25,000 grant “in support of its mission to provide trained volunteer advocates for children who have experienced abuse or neglect.” According to a release from CASA of the Heartland, the grant will support the organization’s capacity to serve children in Grayson County while enhancing ongoing expansion and outreach efforts across the region. CASA of the Heartland expanded their […]

Four days after the announcement that Ford and SK On would be dissolving their joint venture for battery factories, the Detroit automaker announced a shift in focus that will result in a new operation at the Glendale facilities and the loss of 1,600 jobs. In a release published by the company Monday, Ford announced “a series of actions to sharpen its Ford+ plan, executing a decisive redeployment of capital to meet customer […]

Aaron Taylor came on board as the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center’s technical director in 2005, but he will be moving into a different office soon as HCS has announced Taylor as the PAC’s new director. Taylor said getting selected was “extremely humbling.” “I’ve been here for 20 years, and I knew from the second that I walked in here, before I even worked here when I used to […]

Fifteen teams from area schools put their creativity and critical thinking to the test Thursday during the sixth annual Altec Innovation Challenge, held at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. According to Altec, participants in the challenge are tasked with “developing innovative solutions to real-world problems that positively impact their communities.” “The idea for the Innovation Challenge was really to just continue to spur the idea around technology and STEM in […]

The Kentucky Governor’s Office is recognizing the contributions of community volunteers across the commonwealth. Nominations are now being accepted for the Governor’s Service Awards, which honor Kentuckians whose dedicated service is improving the lives of others. Now in its 30th year, a special ceremony is held to publicly honor the recipients and others who have served their communities “through volunteering and service without expectation of reward or commendation.” According to […]

After a delay due to the government shutdown, the Kentucky Center for Statistics has released the state’s September employment report. The center says the state unemployment average for September was 4.7 percent. That is unchanged from the month of August, and is down .6 percent from the September 2024 average of 5.3 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average for September came in higher than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported […]