WULF News

Thursday is the last day to support Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s Family Scholar House Thanksgiving Meal Drive. “It really supports ECTC students and their families,” said ECTC Director of Philanthropy Chrissie Angell. “You know, it can be a burden for them to have to provide a Thanksgiving meal, and so this just really helps us ease that burden so that they can focus on their coursework, and when they […]

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has issued a ruling in a case involving a company looking to develop a solar farm and agrivoltaics operation in Glendale. According to a decision rendered on October 24, the court vacated and remanded Hardin Circuit Judge Larry Ashlock’s October 2024 order denying CPV Stonecrop Solar LLC’s petition for declaration of rights. According to the decision, Stonecrop obtained option agreements to lease property from several property owners […]

The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday afternoon in Nelson County. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that on November 10 a man called 911 advising that his son was firing a weapon in his residence in a threatening manner. The suspect, 37-year-old Terry Carney Jr. of Bardstown, then left the home in his truck. Deputies with the Nelson County Sheriff’s […]

One person is dead following a collision in northern Hardin County. Hardin County Sheriff John Ward says deputies responded to the 20,000 block of U.S. 31W/Dixie Highway in West Point shortly before 6 a.m. Monday. “The preliminary investigation indicates that Unit 1, a 2004 Ford Ranger operated by Joseph White, age 24 of Muldraugh, was traveling northbound on Dixie Highway,” Ward said. “Unit 2, a 2024 Toyota Camry, operated by Robert […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday afternoon. City Finance Director Jeff Hawkins said city cash funds are up across the board from where they were last year, with the General Fund on September 30 sitting at about $36.2 million, up from $32.9 million at that point last year. Hawkins said the city’s occupational tax collection has grown from $13.6 million in 2015 to $33.2 million last year. “For […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Monday. Hardin County Planning and Development Director Adam King reported on his office’s activities through the end of October. King said 82 plats have been recorded to that point this year, down from 105 to that point last year, but the number of lots is at 170, up from 126 last year. King said the county will be hosting […]

The Kentucky General Assembly has approved a new “straightforward approach to the way license, tag, registration, and permit fees charged by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will be adjusted in the future.” KFW says several key changes approved by state legislators are now in effect. According to a release from KFW, among the changes is a reduced-cost sportsman’s license that is now available for resident first-time buyers. […]

UPDATE: Due to forecasted temperatures, the ceremony has been moved to American Legion Hardin Post 113 (1251 Ring Road, Elizabethtown), to begin at 11 a.m. The motorcade will leave American Legion Park at 10:15 a.m. -- The City of Elizabethtown will celebrate those who served this Tuesday with their Veterans Day motorcade and ceremony. City Events Manager Beth Pyles says this is the second year for the motorcade. “We started it […]

Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland is ramping up efforts to support Kentuckians affected by the ongoing government shutdown. During a press conference at their Elizabethtown headquarters Thursday, the organization discussed the impact of the $5 million Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear ordered to be disbursed to Feeding America’s network of food banks as part of his state of emergency declared on October 31 after the shutdown disrupted SNAP benefits. FAKH Executive Director […]