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Voters across the commonwealth headed to the polls Tuesday for the 2024 Kentucky Primary Election. Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary with 131,439 votes, getting 71 percent. Donald Trump won the Republican presidential primary with 214,932 votes, getting 85 percent. In contested races in the area, Hank Linderman (12,508) beat William Compton (9,303) in the Kentucky House District 2 Democratic primary with 57 percent. Stephen Meredith (5,973) won the […]

The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The council approved a franchise agreement between the city and Charter Communications, which operates Spectrum. Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall said he wanted to clarify that the agreement is related to Charter’s operations in the city, not an agreement for citizens. “What that means is that we’re allowing them to use easements, guidelines, stuff like that, telecommunications,” Duvall said. “This […]

With summertime temperatures on their way, Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane says anybody responsible for children should take extra care to not leave children in hot cars, a situation that can turn tragic quickly. “It wasn’t as bad last year, there were only 29 deaths,” Crane said. “That’s still too many, but it is down from 2019 when it was 53. So still, 29, that’s a lot that we could prevent.” […]

Traffic was rerouted at Fort Knox Tuesday after officials found a surprise. South Knox Street was closed in the area of Spearhead Division Avenue for several hours after a grenade was found in the area. While nearby facilities such as Abound Credit Union and the Army Substance Abuse Program were determined to be a safe distance away, Fort Knox Emergency Services responded to the scene while the situation was taken care of. […]

Polls are open for the 2024 primary election. “Election Day is always an exciting day for the county clerk’s office,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith. “Our poll workers have been up long before the sun, setting up our polling locations, getting everything ready for the first voters. Voting begins at 6 a.m. and it runs through 6 p.m., and if you’re in line at 6 p.m., you’ll get a […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their second meeting of the month Monday. A public hearing was held on the city’s Municipal Road Aid funding. The city is slated to receive $619,000 in Municipal Road Funds and $15,000 in Local Government Economic Assistance Funds. No comments were made during the public hearing. The council approved a zoning change for 1121 and 1131 Alex Drive from C-3 to R-6, and approved an annexation […]

Hardin County Schools is taking advantage of increased state funding to reward district employees. “Our board unanimously approved a 6 percent raise for all certified and degreed employees, and some classified folks,” said HCS Superintendent Terry Morgan. “However, with the classified system, individuals will have a $1 to a $4 raise.” That’s HCS Superintendent Terry Morgan. She says the raises were approved to help HCS stay competitive with other school districts […]

The Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division will be targeting unsafe driving behavior that can lead to crashes involving commercial vehicles and passenger cars as they participate in Operation SafeDRIVE this week. The “DRIVE” in Operation SafeDRIVE stands for “Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement.” The KSP will be participating in the national law enforcement effort Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. KSP commercial vehicle inspectors will open scale facilities to ensure commercial drivers […]

Two juveniles are in custody after attempting to break into vehicles in Elizabethtown. Hardin County Sheriff John Ward says deputies received a call at around 4:30 a.m. Saturday regarding a group of suspicious individuals attempting to break into parked cars in the Tunnel Hill Road area. “When they arrived, they noticed two vehicles that matched the description, and when they made contact, the vehicles fled,” Ward said. “At the time they […]