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All welcome to attend Paws United Pet Expo

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Come out and support animal rescues and shelters during the 11th annual Paws United Pet Expo, to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 26 at the Southland Bingo Hall, located at 2855 Centennial Avenue in Radcliff.

“It’s an educational event,” said Radcliff City Council Member Toshie Murrell during Tuesday’s city council meeting. “It’s about 50 vendors and 15 to 20 different rescues from around the state with dogs, cats, rats, bunnies, lots of different animals.”

This year’s event will feature a Derby Pet Parade, registration for which opens at 8:30 a.m. the day of the expo, along with live demonstrations for families with dogs of all pedigrees.

“Please bring your pets,” Murrell said. “If you don’t have a pet, come and adopt one. There’s going to be a lot of vendors there. It’s a lot of fun. It’s free, however we are asking for donations of pet food that we can distribute, or cat food or cat litter, to the community.”

All are welcome to attend. If you bring a furry friend, they must be on a leash. Find more event information, including contact information for interested vendors, on the Paws United Pet Expo Facebook page.

Goodwill offering vouchers for Kentuckians impacted by flooding

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Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is offering support for residents impacted by flooding across the commonwealth through vouchers available at their stores and opportunity centers.

“If you are near an opportunity center and have the need for vouchers, which you can use for clothing and wares at Goodwill Industries of Kentucky stores (there are 66 stores statewide), we urge you to find your nearest store or opportunity center and obtain those vouchers,” said Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Communications Coordinator Kyle Williams. 

The vouchers are also available at Community Action Kentucky offices.

“They’re valued based on need for items in our stores,” Williams said. “They can be used at any store. We do ask that the full amount be used at one store, and an ID is required to obtain a voucher.”

The vouchers are part of Goodwill’s efforts to support communities in crisis.

“While we are not a disaster relief agency, we obviously see the tremendous need for some things that we can offer, so we step in in ways that we find necessary,” Williams said.

Visit the Elizabethtown Goodwill Opportunity Center at 243 West Dixie Avenue. To find your nearest Community Action Kentucky office, visit www.capky.org.

KSP launches Cover the Cruiser campaign to benefit Special Olympics Kentucky

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The Kentucky State Police invites the public to join their annual effort to support Special Olympics Kentucky.

The KSP is hosting their annual Cover the Cruiser campaign, which runs now through April 25. Troopers across the state will be stationed at local businesses as they invite the community to help them completely cover their cruisers in special icons.

When you donate a minimum of $1 at each participating site, you’ll receive a custom icon featuring the Special Olympics Kentucky and KSP logos which you can personalize with your name or a message. You’ll then tape it to the police cruiser, with every icon a show of support and every dollar going directly to Special Olympics Kentucky and their efforts to support athletes across the commonwealth.

All 16 of the KSP’s posts as well as the state headquarters will be participating. KSP Post Four will be hosting an event at the FiveStar located at 501 Ring Road in Elizabethtown from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.

Visit Special Olympics Kentucky on the web for more information on their mission.

Gala raises more than $60K for Nolin River Wildlife

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Nolin River Wildlife hosted their third annual Born to be Wild Gala this past weekend, and Nolin River Wildlife board member Jerry Mraz said the event did even better than expected.

“We came in at raising just a little bit above $60,000, and that is all free and clear,” Mraz said. “All of that money goes directly to the operations of Nolin River Wildlife.”

Mraz said there is no better acknowledgement of the community’s generosity than the success of the gala.

“It’s a great opportunity to not just raise money, but it raises awareness for our local wildlife, for our local mammals, and it gives us an opportunity to recruit volunteers and tell people just in general the kinds of things that we do at Nolin River Wildlife,” Mraz said.

All proceeds from the event will go directly towards Nolin River Wildlife’s mission of helping injured wildlife heal and grow.

“We have veterinary bills,” Mraz said. “Some of our animals come to us injured, and so there are vet bills that may come up and run up to unknown amounts of money. We can’t really guess that part, but between food and vet bills, that’s the lion’s share of what normally costs between $6,000 to $8,000 a month to operate.”

You can learn more about Nolin River Wildlife and find ways to contribute to the organization by visiting their website or Facebook page.

Public comments being accepted on area workforce development plans

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There’s still time to contribute feedback on workforce development goals in the Lincoln Trail district.

The public review and comment period for the Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Local Plan for program years 2025 to 2028 runs through April 24.

The U.S. Department of Labor says the WIOA “is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.” The local plan provides the framework for the Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Area which is comprised of Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, and Washington counties.

Public comments are also being accepted on the WIOA Regional Plan, which was created as a collaboration between the Lincoln Trail board, the Northern Kentucky Workforce Investment Board, and the Bluegrass Workforce Innovation Board. The regional plan “outlines a strategic vision of, and goals for, how the workforce development system will achieve the purposes of WIOA.” Comments on the regional plan will be accepted through April 22.

Both the local and regional plans may be reviewed on www.ltadd.org. Contact the Lincoln Trail Area Development District for more information.