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June 23nd – Primary Election Day in Kentucky

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After delaying the initial date, today is Election Day in the state of Kentucky. For several weeks, voters have had the chance to vote absentee via mail-in ballots and in-person. Today will operate more like a normal election day, with one major difference: counties will have one polling location for residents. The follow are the locations for our surrounding counties:

Hardin County – Hardin County Government Building, (150 N Provident Way #314, Elizabethtown, KY 42701)

Larue County – Larue County Courthouse (209 W High St # 3, Hodgenville, KY 42748-1543)

Grayson County – The Centre on Main (425 S Main St, Leitchfield, KY 42754)

Nelson County – Nelson County Fairgrounds (2389 New Haven Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004)

Breckinridge County – Breckinridge County Fairgrounds (217 Fairgrounds Rd, Hardinsburg, KY 40143)

Meade County – Meade County High School (938 Old State Road, Brandenburg, KY 40108)

Bullitt County – Paroquet Springs Conference Centre (395 Paroquet Springs Drive, Shepherdsville, KY 40165)

Those with absentee ballots can still submit them, but they must be postmarked by today or dropped off at ballot boxes at the above locations.

June 22nd – Governor gives weekend COVID update

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In a brief update on Saturday, governor Andy Beshear announced a total of 13,630 of COVID-19 in the state. 183 were newly confirmed, and 3,530 Kentuckians are believed to have recovered from the virus. The governor did, however, confirm two new deaths Saturday, bringing the state’s total to 524. The update was brief, but governor Beshear continued to encourage Kentuckians to follow appropriate health guidelines with the summer weather, and once again urged Kentuckians to fill out their census.

June 22nd – After naming new executive director, CASA calls for volunteers

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CASA of the Heartland is seeking volunteers for their organization, which provides advocacy for children.

“We actually have a wait list right now of over 90 kids that we would really like to have a volunteer in place that we simply don’t have the people,” board chairman Grant Niebuhr explained.

Those wishing to volunteer for CASA can visit the organization’s website or Facebook page. CASA recently announced that Norma Hatfield would be taking on the role of Executive Director for the organization in august.

June 22nd – LaRue County crash leaves one dead

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A crash in LaRue County last week resulted in one death. According to officials, Kentucky State Police responded to a collision early Friday morning on U.S. 31 in LaRue county. When troopers arrived on scene, they found one individual, identified as Miles Boone, deceased. From their preliminary investigations, officials say Boone was driving southbound when he crossed into the northbound lane and lost control of his vehicle. Upon exiting his lane, Boone crossed into the path of a Mack truck, striking Boone’s vehicle. Boone was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

June 22nd – Nolin RECC sees large turnout for drive-thru registration

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Even with COVID-19 disrupting plans for their annual member’s meeting, Nolin RECC reported larger-than-usual numbers for the drive-thru registration. Sarah Fellows with Nolin says the co-op saw just over 2,600 members come to the drive-thru registration event, more than is usually present at the annual meeting. This year’s event took place over a period of 3 days at the co-op’s Elizabethtown office.