With Labor Day gatherings still likely to take place today, health officials are reminding residents to practice proper health and safety measures when at an event.
Burgan says all gatherings should be held outside if possible.
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With Labor Day one of the last big grilling holidays of the year, fire officials are offering up reminders about proper grill safety.
Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane says grills should be kept away from a house or residence, especially one with plastic or vinyl siding.
With many fall sports beginning today, Hardin County Schools officials finally released their guidance on attendance policies.
The district’s guidance calls for several health and safety regulations. All attendees will be required to wear a mask during their time at the event. Student-athletes will only have the wear them while not participating in competition.
Social distancing of 6 feet is required, but family members can sit within six feet of each other.
Attendance will be capped at 20% of a venues capacity. As a result, no general admission tickets will be sold for any events. Parents and guardians will be given first priority on tickets, and no sports passes will be honored.
Finally, attendees and student-athletes alike will be screened for covid-19 symptoms prior to entering.
On a perfect September Derby day, a horse is perfect no more.
The Derby favorite Tiz the Law was defeated Saturday, falling in the stretch to Bob Baffert’s Authentic. Baffert is now tied with Ben Jones for most Derby wins as a trainer with 6. Baffert’s second Derby horse, Thousand Words, was a late scratch after rearing up and falling on its back. Training assistant Jimmy Barnes did suffer a broken arm from the incident.
Months after the beginning of the pandemic, the Hardin County Detention Center has seen no positive cases of covid-19 among the inmate population, something Jailer Josh Lindblom says is due to the jail’s health policies.
Lindblom says the jail’s population since the start of the pandemic has decreased, down from over 800 to around 615. Lindblom says the jail did have one positive case, but in a contracted employee.
Lindblom says inmates are tested if they exhibit covid-19 symptoms, but that they are not required. If testing needs to be done, Lindblom says the facility can handle testing capabilities.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated for clarity in regards to testing