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Radcliff Police Department supporting area school kids with annual backback giveaway

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The Radcliff Police Department invites area families to help their students start the new school year prepared and confident with their third annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway.

“It’ll take place on August 3 at the Colvin Community Center here in Radcliff from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. or until supplies last, so hopefully they go quick and we we get a decent crowd to come out and collect these backpacks,” said event organizer RPD Sergeant Jamaal Wilson.

Participating families just have to come to the Colvin Community Center to participate.

“This year, we’re going to allow the kids to pick out whichever backpack they want and actually kind of go through the different supplies and things that we have and actually get to pick out the things that they want,” Wilson said. “We’ll have pizza there, some music going on, so hopefully it’ll make it a good time.”

Some of the backpacks were donated to the RPD by area businesses, while others were bought using money donated by RPD officers. Visit the Radcliff Police Department Facebook page for more information.

Applications being accepted for arts program grant

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The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications for the Arts Access Assistance Grant, which supports arts and health programming.

Grants of $2,500 or $5,000 are available through the program, which is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kentucky General Assembly. The program is designed to support the use of art-based strategies to enhance the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

The theme for this year’s grant cycle encourages organizations to explore how the arts can support public health, strengthen connection, and improve quality of life. Funds are also available to serve healthcare workers, patients, caregivers, and their families, as well as to engage community members in creative activities.

Kentucky-based arts and cultural organizations and nonprofits partnering with professional artists or arts organizations are welcome to apply. The application deadline is August 24. Visit artscouncil.ky.gov for more information and the application.

Bernheim Forest ready to celebrate with annual Connect event

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Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest invites you to come out for Connect, their annual summer festival of art, music, and nature.

“It’s a great evening event,” said Bernheim Forest Director of Marketing and Communications Lynette Cox. “We’re going to have six bands playing on two stages. We’re going to have an illuminated art trail. We’ve got Louisville Silent Disco coming in, and hands-on activities. There’s really something for everyone at Connect.”

The annual celebration will take place along Bernheim’s Lake Nevin Loop on Saturday, August 15.

Cox said the shift from day to night makes Connect an event unlike any other.

“You bask in the glow of the sunset as the forest opens up for the night,” Cox said. “We have great activated art and musical performances, just got enchanting experiences, spontaneous art. We’ll have light and sound and movement displays of artists.”

Other featured activities include the family area at the start of the event and the Astronomy Alley with Dark Skies Kentucky after the sun goes down.

Tickets are available at www.bernheim.org or at the gate on August 15.

One dead, one injured after Hardin County domestic incident

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A man is dead and a woman injured after an alleged domestic incident Monday.

Hardin County Sheriff John Ward says at approximately 6:25 p.m. on July 27, deputies responded to a residence on the 75 block of Battle Drive in Elizabethtown for a reported domestic disturbance.

“As deputies arrived on the scene, they heard a single gunshot coming from inside the residence,” Ward said. “A short time later, an adult female exited the home, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest.”

Deputies rendered aid and secured the area, and the recently-formed Hardin County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team was activated for the first time. After making entry and searching the home, team members located an adult male suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“The female victim was transported for medical treatment and was later released.,” Ward said. “The male was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

The incident remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office’s Criminal Investigations Unit.

Hardin County Fiscal Court meets

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The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.

The first reading was held on an ordinance amending the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget, which Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul said primarily concerned purchases for Hardin County EMS.

“The biggest one of which is around $900,000 for some new cardiac monitors that replace some old ones that have reached the end of their life,” Taul said.

Hardin County EMS Director Mark Peterson said crews made 1,417 dispatches in June, and responded to 16,394 calls in fiscal year 2025-2026. That number is down about 300 from the previous fiscal year, continuing a general decline over the past five years.

Hardin County E-911 Director Mike Leo said dispatch answered 4,566 calls in June. For fiscal year 2025-2026, 25,390 calls were answered, up from 24,784 the previous fiscal year.

Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith said the Hardin County Election Board approved the addition of a new polling site.

“That still has to go through state approval, but with the state’s approval, which we anticipate, we’ll have an additional location for the three days of early voting and that same location will be available on Election Day,” Smith said.

Smith said he will announce the polling site once it is approved by the state.

The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet August 11.