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Covid vaccine required for employees working at Baptist Health Hardin.
Confirmed publicly by Baptist Health Hardin yesterday, all employees will need to be vaccinated by October 31st.
Chief Executive Officer of Baptist Health Hardin, Dennis Johnson, says this move was made based on the fact that 83 percent of their patients are currently unvaccianted.
Employees will need to have their first dose by mid September.
8/5/21 Brandenburg, KY – Brandenburg Police received a call about 5:00 this morning from the Coast Guard stating that a body was spotted in the Ohio River by a barge. Police Chief Brian Hagg says crews responded to the scene and located the body. During the recovery, a second body was discovered. Chief Hagg said they were assisted by other local agencies in Meade County as well as Indiana Fish & Wildlife. Autopsies are scheduled for tomorrow. No other details have been released.
The Hardin County Schools Board of Education officially announced that East Hardin Middle School will begin the school year in-person. All classes are moved back into the former East Hardin Middle in Glendale, Ky.
Students will move into the new building when it is deemed safe and possible.
A Radcliff liquor store and a non-profit organization have teamed up to raise money in support of a local military veteran community.
North Hardin Wine and Spirits and Give 270 donated a check to the Opal’s Dream Foundation, a charity that aims to improve the quality of life for senior citizens in care facilities.
Together, they were able to raise over $6,000 for the foundation.
The Opal’s Dream Foundation has donated more than $13,000 to the Radcliff Veterans Center.
Give 270 has donated $200,000 in the past 5 years.
A trial date has been set for two local men charged for actions in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol back in January.
Kurt Peterson of Hodgenville and Michael Sparks of Elizabethtown were allegedly at the capitol riot that took place on January 6th. According to the District of Columbia’s Attorney’s office, both were confirmed to be there through various tips, pictures, as well as Facebook posts by both men stating that they were there.
Sparks was arrested on January 19th, whereas Peterson was arrested on June 16th. They are both being charged with various counts of destruction of government property, and entering and obstructing restricted areas.
Their court date is set for September 8th. Both have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
