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Elizabethtown opens state’s 7th REAL ID office

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The Real ID Office in Elizabethtown has finally been given the green-light to open. The Kentucky Department of Transportation announced the location’s opening Thursday. While they are limited to only a few services at present due to COVID-19, the regional Real ID office is ready to meet those needs for the public.

Real ID Project Manager Sarah Jackson. The Real ID itself takes care of several needs, which Jackson also elaborated on. 

The office does ask that those interested in the real ID make an appointment to get one, though these appointments are currently booked up in early August.

The office is located in the former Kentucky State Police Post 4 building at 1055 North Mulberry Street, and will be open Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM.

EPD: Man arrested after allegedly threatening officer during medical treatment

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An Elizabethtown man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly threatening an officer while receiving medical treatment.

Officers with the Elizabethtown Police Department were called to the Motel 6 on North Mulberry Street due to Jason Cunningham receiving complaints in relation to being intoxicated

Officer Chris Denham says officers contacted EMS after determining that Cunningham needed medical assistance, being transported to Hardin Memorial. On route to the hospital, Cunningham allegedly threatened officers, even spitting in the face of one. He faces charges of assault, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and terroristic threatening. Cunningham was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.

With Cruisin’ canceled, economic impact for the area expected to take a hit

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The streets of downtown Elizabethtown will look much different this weekend than in years past. With Cruisin the Heartland, events and tourism officials say the area looks to lose around $300,000 in economic impact for the surround area.

Elizabethtown events manager Sarah Vaughn says it’s unclear right now how much the area will lose out on collectively when considering all the events that have been canceled. But, she says, there’s no doubt that the impact will be felt.

Cruisin’ was one of the first major events canceled by the city back in May.

ECTC launches Mobile Information Station

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College will be offering yet another creative way to reach out to prospective students ahead of the 2020-21 academic year. The college will be using a Mobile Information Station for those who would like to meet with college representatives, but cannot get to campus. 

The mobile station will also be at the Elizabethtown-Hardin County Industrial Foundation on August 11th from 7-9 AM and 2-4 PM, as well as visiting various schools around the region. All activity will be outdoors, and face coverings and social distancing will be required. More information and a schedule of where the bus will be can be found at Elizabethtown.kctcs.edu

Work detail fills 5000 bags of trash in July

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After roughly 3 months off due to covid-19 restrictions, Hardin County’s Inmate Work Crew was back out on the road in July, and they picked right back up where they left off, collecting 5000 bags of trash over 400 miles of roadway within the county. Jailer Josh Lindblom says the workers look at the task as a competition between the crews, saying, “it’s like a pride thing for them.”

Lindblom said that the time off also brought collection numbers down just slightly. Officials remind motorists to slow down when driving around work details.