After a contentious race, the Democratic challenger for Senator Mitch McConnell has finally been decided. After counting all votes, retired Lieutenant Colonel Amy McGrath defeated her challenger, Kentucky state house member Charles Booker. McGrath won the tightly-run race by over 15 thousand votes state-wide. In the end, McGrath won all but 5 counties, with Booker taking both Jefferson and Fayette counties. Locally, all surrounding counties except Jefferson were won by McGrath.
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COVID-19 cases around the region are on the rise. The Lincoln Trail District Health Department announced yesterday the presence of 18 new cases of the virus within their service area. Of the counties within the health department’s service area, a spike in cases has been observed specifically in Hardin county. Since last Friday, the county has seen 23 cases, 8 reported Monday and 15 on Tuesday. With 161 total cases so far, that means over 14% of the county’s cases have come in the past two reporting days. As such, public health officials reminding the public that the pandemic isn’t over yet, and to wear their masks and practice social distancing. Governor Andy Beshear announced 282 new cases Tuesday, as well as 5 new deaths.
An Indiana man was arrested last week after leading several law enforcement agencies on a high-speed pursuit. According to arrest citations, Vine Grove Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle early Friday morning. When the vehicle fled Vine Grove, additional agencies, including Radcliff Police and the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office joined. The pursuit, which reached speeds over 100 miles per hour, stretched from the intersection of Dixie Highway and Joe Prather to US-62, when the vehicle continued, eventually crossing into Grayson county. The vehicle finally came to a rest in Grayson county. When officers approached the vehicle, they found the driver, Dylon Tindle, impaired. As he was being booked in the Hardin County Detention Center, Tindle was also found to be in possession of marijuana. He was arrested and charged with criminal mischief, wanton endangerment, fleeing or evading, and promoting contraband, among other charges.
After almost a week of waiting, the full picture of how Hardin Countians voted should be known today. The County Clerk’s office is expected to release absentee ballot results. Hardin county clerk Debbie Donnelly says that the reason results have not been released yet is due to the fact that absentee ballots were tabulated up until this past Saturday. Other counties around Kentucky, including Jefferson and Fayette, are waiting until results are certified tomorrow by Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams.
Kentucky’s Healthy at Work reopening schedule hits it’s final reopening phase today. Groups of 50 or less people can congregate, bars can reopen, and youth sports can partake in extended activities. Public swimming and bathing facilities can also reopen; however, both the cities of Radcliff and Elizabethtown have already announced that their pools will not open this year, citing costs as one of the main reasons the facilities will remain closed this summer. The reopening schedule for the state has been ongoing since its inception in early May.