WULF News

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a regular meeting Monday. The council approved two ordinances on their second readings. The first amended the city’s ordinance concerning signage on scenic parkways to replace Miles Street with Saint John Road. The second approved amendments to the city’s Natural Gas policies, which includes fee and rate increases. “I do want you to take away though, just like when we talk about sewer, we’re still lower than […]

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on Monday announced a reallocation of funds to maintain the Senior Meals program maintained by the state’s area development districts after previously budgeted funds for the program were exhausted. “From this appropriation, we are moving $9.1 million in funding to Senior Meals,” said Beshear during media availability regarding the funding Monday. “My state budget director transferred these funds today after we discussed plans with the General Assembly leadership […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is now accepting nominations for their Distinguished Alumni and Lifetime Achievement awards. According to ECTC, the Distinguished Alumni program is now in its 20th year and has celebrated the accomplishments of 162 former students and graduates. ECTC says nominees for the Distinguished Alumni Awards must have completed a credential from ECTC or have been enrolled as a student at least five years ago. Self-nominations are […]

October is the month for spooky season, but it is also Fire Prevention Month, and residents are reminded to make sure the little goblins and ghouls in their life are safe this Halloween. “A lot of those costumes are made of plastics and things like that, and they have polyester and stuff in them, so just make sure they’re not getting around candles or anything,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy […]

Kentucky is joining a national effort this week to encourage parents to talk to their young drivers about safe behaviors on the roadways. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is spearheading National Teen Driver Safety Week, which runs now through October 25. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Highway Safety, over the past three years there were more than 48,000 crashes involving a teenage driver in the commonwealth. The […]

Volunteers are gearing up to support Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child, which will be collecting shoebox gifts at nearly 5,000 drop-off locations across the country November 17 through 24. According to Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need since 1993. The operation supports children who are suffering from war, poverty, disease, and disaster. All are welcome to contribute a shoebox, information on […]

Work on the dual roundabout interchange being installed at U.S. 62 and the U.S. 31W Bypass is progressing. A traffic switch took place in the construction zone this week, with eastbound traffic being placed into the roundabout configuration. With this change, both roundabouts are now fully operational for traffic on U.S. 62, with access for ramp traffic to and from the U.S. 31W Bypass. The Nicholas Street connector remains closed […]

A fall staple for the Hardin County community takes place this Saturday as the Glendale Crossing Festival rolls in for the largest one-day festival in the commonwealth. “It's mainly an arts and crafts festival, so you're going to see a lot of things that people have been making for years and they perfected their craft, and you're also going to see a lot of fall food,” said Glendale Crossing Festival […]

Plans for an AI data center in Meade County are not moving forward. After hundreds of residents showed up for a special meeting of the Meade County Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday, the commission voted to recommend a zoning change for property located in Ekron along Joe Prather Highway and Garrett Road from Agricultural to Light Industrial be denied. Later that evening, the Meade County Fiscal Court voted to deny the zoning […]