This week, Hardin County Schools will not require masks.Per the procedures put in place on August 10th, when the incidence rate is below 50, masks will not be required but highly recommended.The Hardin County Covid-19 incidence rate was 43.6 on Thursday, October 7th.
Additionally, those involved with athletic programs are now able to participate in Test to Stay protocols.
Hardin County Schools has announced the new East Hardin Middle will be ready and open to students starting Monday, October 18, 2021. In order for teachers and other staff to prepare for this transition, EHMS students will have a “learn at home day” on Friday, October 15, 2021.
It is important to note that phones or email may not be available on that Friday as staff members will be preparing the classrooms and other areas to use on the following Monday.
The “learn at home” day will be for East Hardin Middle School students only.
Students will have the opportunity to tour the new school on Thursday, October 14th.
On Friday, the CASA of the Heartland was awarded the Kentucky CASA Network Program of the Year at the conclusion of Kentucky CASA week.
Their recruits work to train and support volunteers in the community who stand up for abused and neglected children within the family court system.
CASA of the Heartland serves children in Hardin County and Fort Knox. It is one out of 24 current programs across the state.
Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer can attend the next virtual class beginning November 4th. Any questions can be emailed to CASAstaff@Heartland.CASAHeartland.org.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Highway Safety is partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to promote National Pedestrian Safety Month.
According to NHTSA, approximately 17 percent of people killed in roadway-related incidents are pedestrians.
Staying alert is crucial as the end of Daylight Saving Time approaches and it gets dark earlier.
For information on how to share the road safely, visit www.walksafeky.com.
Baptist Health Hardin now offers two Covid-19 testing sites. Bluewater Diagnostic Laboratory opened a new drive-thru testing site earlier this week. The site is located at the Towne Mall in Elizabethtown, on the former Sears site. Appointments and a doctor’s order is not required for testing.
The other site is located at 108 Financial Drive, and requires a doctor’s order for testing.
The new testing sites are available for those who are asymptomatic or need testing to travel, return to work or school, or for any other reason.
