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A fire at the BlueOval SK Battery Park Sunday sent a plume of black smoke high above the Glendale facility. According to a statement from BlueOval SK, the fire occurred at around 5 p.m. on April 28 “in an unmanned, exterior building on the southwest side of the Kentucky 1 plant at BlueOval SK Battery Park.” The facility’s emergency procedures were activated and the BOSK emergency response team responded to […]
The White House on Friday approved Governor Andy Beshear’s April 11th request for a Major Disaster Declaration, which included individual assistance for Kentuckians in 13 counties including Hardin County. According to a release from the governor’s office, Hardin County residents and business owners who sustained losses in the flooding may now begin applying for assistance at disasterassistance.gov, by calling FEMA at 1-800-621-3362, or by using the FEMA app. When applying for […]
Unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail District were up slightly in March from where they were the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates increased in 112 of the state’s counties in March. The rates were the same in four counties and decreased in four. The state unemployment average for March was reported at 5.5 percent. That is a slight increase from the average seen in March 2024 when […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration will team up with more than 4,400 law enforcement partners for their 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this weekend. The DEA will host Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, offering communities across the country a safe, convenient, and anonymous way to dispose of unneeded prescription medications. The DEA says take back day aims to reduce the risk […]
The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Nelson County Tuesday. According to KSP Post Four, at approximately 6 p.m. on April 22 the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office requested the KSP investigate a two-vehicle collision near the 800 block of KY 509 in Coxs Creek. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle operated by Jonathan Hood of Lawrenceburg was traveling east on KY 509 when […]
Increases in unemployment as well as increases in the number of people working were seen across the Lincoln Trail District in 2024. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says annual unemployment rates increased in all 120 of Kentucky’s counties in 2024. The statewide annual unemployment rate for Kentucky in 2024 was 5.1 percent. That was also the reported annual average for the Lincoln Trail District, and four of the eight counties […]
Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul gave a presentation on his proposed budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year during the Hardin County Fiscal Court’s second meeting of the month Tuesday. “It’s difficult because it’s trying to balance out the fact that you’re needing to take and consider growth in the county, but at the same time with limited, very limited funds, so how do you balance that out?” Taul said. Taul proposed […]
The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The court approved an interlocal agreement with Bullitt County, under which Bullitt County Emergency Medical Services will respond to the city of West Point. West Point Mayor Richard Ciresi said that agreement will have a critical impact on the city. “This will reduce our ambulance response time in West Point from somewhere between 20 and 25 minutes to […]
The Elizabethtown Planning Commission on Tuesday re-opened a public hearing on a zoning map amendment for a property on Saint John Road. Elizabethtown City Planner Aaron Hawkins said the March 25 public hearing on 707 Saint John Road was tabled due to a public notice issue. Property owners John and Hanna Yun requested the property be rezoned from Suburban Residential (R-1) to High-Density Residential (R-6) and Regional Commercial (C-3) to accommodate a 114-room hotel, […]
