WULF News

Students in the Hardin County Water District No. 2 service area are encouraged to apply for a scholarship opportunity. The Burton and Barbara Langley Family Foundation and Hardin County Water District No. 2 are making $30,000 in scholarships available through the family foundation’s scholarship program. According to the water district, the scholarships are available to high school seniors and college or trade school students that receive their water service from District No. […]

Two juveniles were killed and two juveniles were injured in an early-morning crash in Hardin County Saturday. According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 2:20 a.m. on March 29 deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash involving injuries on the 3,700 block of Saint John Road. The sheriff’s office says the preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was traveling east on Saint John Road when the driver lost control. […]

An area law enforcement officer is facing charges. The Meade County Sheriff’s Office says Muldraugh Police Officer Jay R. Burke faces charges of Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving following his arrest Thursday. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the sheriff’s office and the Kentucky State Police were asked by Muldraugh Police Chief Tim Jackson to assist with an investigation into Burke allegedly being impaired while on duty. Burke […]

Two of the suspects in the Crystal Rogers investigation are agreeing to the testing of hairs found in Rogers’s vehicle, while the special prosecutor in the case says one suspect is raising objections. Nelson Circuit Court Judge Charles Simms III issued an agreed order Thursday between the Commonwealth and Joseph Lawson allowing for the testing of two hairs tape-lifted from the vehicle in September of 2016. The order is the […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, the Hardin County Chamber of Commerce, the Lincoln Trail Area Development District, Kentucky Career Center – Lincoln Trail, and the Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board are partnering to host “Back in Business – Women Re-Entering the Workforce,” a three-day conference to be held May 1, 8, and 22 at Severns Valley Baptist Church. ECTC Director of Philanthropy Chrissie Angell says the conference is for all […]

Unemployment in Kentucky in February came in slightly higher than where it was the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for February was 5.3 percent. That is an increase from February 2024 when the rate was reported at 4.7 percent, but the rate is unchanged from January. Kentucky’s unemployment average also came in higher in February than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department […]

As you clean up around the house this spring, don’t forget to pay special attention to certain appliances such as your dryer. “We remind people to clean the lint filter every time you dry your clothes, but maybe take some time during spring cleaning to pull the dryer out, disconnect the hose or the connection there, take the vacuum cleaner,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane. “You’ll be surprised how […]

A Bullitt County man received an 18-year prison sentence on drug charges related to a multi-agency investigation. The Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force says Dennis Hill was sentenced after pleading guilty to Trafficking in a Controlled Substance following a long-term investigation into methamphetamine trafficking in the Bullitt County area.. According to a release from the task force, Hill’s arrest was part of the task force’s ongoing collaboration with the Appalachia High […]

The judge in the Crystal Rogers investigation cases is allowing for DNA testing of hairs found in Crystal Rogers’s car. Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III on Wednesday issued an agreed order to permit Bode Technologies to test two hairs tape-lifted from the vehicle in order to obtain a DNA profile. According to the order, the hairs were obtained from the vehicle in September of 2016. A hair found in […]