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Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman made a stop at the Towne Mall in Elizabethtown yesterday afternoon, touring the vaccination facility of Baptist Health Hardin.
Coleman spoke with local government and healthcare leaders before departing for Campbellsville to tour another vaccine site. Baptist Health Hardin officials say they’ve seen an increase in registrations, with phone lines open Tuesday through Thursday, 9am to 4 pm.
Initially slated for the auction block, the Whistle Stop has instead been sold. Owners Mike and Lynn Cummins made the announcement this week, saying they had instead sold the acclaimed restaurant to a new owner. The couple did say Thursday afternoon that the new owner is local, but did not disclose the identity of the new owner. The Cummins’ bought the restaurant from original owners James and Idell Sego 16 years ago. The restaurant has won numerous awards over it’s 44 year history, and has become a cornerstone of the Glendale community.
1,175 new cases of Covid-19 were announced for the state of Kentucky yesterday afternoon.
Governor Andy Beshear did include 33 new virus-related deaths in his brief video update. Locally, Hardin County saw 32 new cases for Wednesday. Additionally, Meade county reported 7 and LaRue reported 4.
As of February 25th, Lincoln Trail District Health Department has vaccinated 4.3% of their population with the first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. That might not seem like a lot, but the amount grows when doses provided to residents by other providers are factored in.
Baptist Health Hardin announced earlier that staff at their locations has provided over 5,500 vaccinations since giving out the first in December of 2020.
A traffic stop Tuesday resulted in the seizure of nearly 30 tabs of Fentanyl from a vehicle and the arrest of 4 people. Kentucky State Police conducted a traffic stop late Tuesday night near the 93 mile marker. Troopers made contact with the driver and passengers, Willie Sanders, Jamal James, Tiera Matthews, and Curtis Haynes, who stated they were heading from Atlanta to Milwaukee. Troopers said they detected the smell of marijuana, and conducted a search, finding a handgun, as well as a clear plastic bag containing 29 tablets of Carfentanil, which the Trooper says was packaged to look like Ecstacy. Another handgun, this one reported stolen, was found in the back seat. All four were arrested, with Sanders being charged with trafficking in a controlled substance, importing Carfentanil. Both were lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.
