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Kentucky’s Pre-K for All Advisory Committee is inviting members of the public and leaders in education, business, and childcare to attend the committee’s town hall forum taking place in Bowling Green Wednesday evening at the Downing Student Union Auditorium at Western Kentucky University. According to the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet, the advisory committee is looking for feedback on the Pre-K for All Initiative, which aims to increase kindergarten readiness for […]

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is set to roll out its first-ever mental health strategy, aimed at supporting the more than 110,000 students attending classes at the system’s 16 campuses. KCTCS says the Mental Health Strategy initiative is backed by partnerships with the JED Foundation, the Healthy Minds Network, and the Council on Postsecondary Education. The new strategy is the result of technical assistance support and consultation from […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The council voted to hold the first reading on an ordinance that would amend the zoning for property located at 2111 Ring Road and 1151 Pear Orchard Road from R-3 to C-3, which would facilitate the construction of a 60,000 square foot VA medical clinic. The Elizabethtown Planning Commission voted 3-2 at their July 8 meeting to recommend that […]

Construction begins Wednesday on the dual roundabout interchange that is being installed along U.S. 62 at the U.S. 31W Bypass in Elizabethtown. According to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four, the ramp from the U.S. 31W Bypass southbound to U.S. 62 along with the southbound U.S. 62 ramp onto the bypass will be closed, with traffic on U.S. 62 moving to one lane in each direction in the vicinity of the […]

Kentucky State Police Post Four is joining a multi-state effort to remind residents to move over and slow down for emergency vehicles. KSP Post Four is participating in the 6-State Trooper Project, a coordinated effort involving state police agencies in Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia running now through July 26 to promote compliance with move over laws and help reduce roadside crashes involving law enforcement officers, emergency […]

An Elizabethtown summertime staple is coming up this week as the annual Cruisin’ the Heartland Festival takes to the streets. “We kick it off on Thursday, July 24, with a movie at the State Theater,” said City of Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “This year we will be showing Smokey and the Bandit, which is a fantastic, classic car movie. I mean, everyone remembers the Trans Ams with the t-tops.” The box office opens […]

The Fort Knox Garrison is under new leadership. Colonel David Holstead replaced Colonel Christopher Ricci as the Fort Knox Garrison commander during a change of command ceremony at the Waybur Theater Friday. According to a release from Fort Knox, Holstead was commissioned as an armor officer and most recently served as the chief of current operations for V Corps Forward in Poznań, Poland. Holstead “will be charged with providing quality […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is warning residents that a scam involving phony texts posing as the cabinet has not gone away. The KYTC says the scam messages warn customers of unpaid traffic tickets and say that a “DMV violation” will be reported and “driving privileges” will be suspended if payment is not sent immediately. The text includes a link that is formatted to look similar to Kentucky government website addresses. […]

Kentucky’s unemployment rate in June was very slightly down from where it was the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for June was 4.9 percent. That is down a tick from both May of this year and June of 2024 when the average was reported at 5 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average came in higher in June than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of […]