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Kentucky unemployment average sees drop in August

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The unemployment rate in Kentucky saw another decline.

The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for August was 4.7 percent. That is down .2 percent from the month of July, and down .5 percent from the August 2024 average of 5.2 percent.

Kentucky’s unemployment average for August came in higher than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.3 percent.

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet says the state’s civilian labor force, which includes people currently employed and people actively searching for work, saw a decrease of 2,963 people from July to August, bringing the total civilian labor force to about 2,115,000.

The Education and Labor Cabinet says the Leisure and Hospitality, Government, Professional and Business Services, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Financial Activities, and Construction sectors saw increases from July to August. Numbers in the Mining and Logging sector saw no change. The Information Services, Manufacturing, Other Services, and Educational and Health Services Sectors saw decreases.

Visit the Kentucky Center for Statistics website for more about unemployment figures and labor market information.

Quicksie and Wolf go head-to-head in Red Cross blood drive Wednesday

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American Red Cross Account Manager Tammy Ritchie says the need for blood donations remains high.

“The need for Type O, O-positive and O-negative, is in an emergency need right now,” said Ritchie. “Transfusions are happening when needed, but because that is the most common blood type, it is also the most needed, and in an emergency situation, that is what’s going to be transfused until we know that patient’s blood type.”

You can contribute to the cause and take part in a friendly rivalry this Wednesday during the Quicksie Versus Wolf Blood Drive, to be held at the Pritchard Community Center from noon until 5 p.m.

When you come in to donate, let the Red Cross know which of the two stations you wish to support. As an added incentive, all donors from September 22 through October 19 will receive a $10 Amazon.com gift card.

Schedule your appointment by visiting www.redcrossblood.org and entering sponsor code quicksievswolf.

Road rage incident lands man in jail

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An incident outside of Central Hardin High School Thursday prompted a soft lockdown of the school campus and resulted in an arrest.

Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer John Thomas said the incident began on Ring Road and ended on Leitchfield Road, where officers responded at around 2:22 p.m.

“An investigation revealed that a suspect, identified as Jeremy Yates, age 50 of Eastview, engaged in a confrontation with two adult victims in a Ford Maverick after allegedly cutting them off,” Thomas said.

Thomas said a verbal altercation resulted in Yates brandishing a baseball bat and deploying bear spray on the victims.

“Yates pursued the victims further on the Leitchfield Road, again confronting them and ultimately discharging a firearm twice, striking their vehicle,” Thomas said. “Fortunately, no injuries were reported.”

Following the police’s investigation, Yates was placed under arrest and charged with two counts of first degree Wanton Endangerment.

Hardin County Schools Community Relations Specialist John Wright said nobody at Central Hardin was injured in the incident.

Law enforcement investigating thefts from area cemeteries

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The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging anybody with possible information to come forward following reports of vandalism and theft at several area cemeteries.

“We received information about a theft at Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens off one of the memorials: a large-size bronze plaque with the images of two children that were killed within 11 days apart,” said Hardin County Sheriff John Ward. 

That report was followed by others.

“Radcliff Police also have an investigation ongoing,” Ward said. “They’ve recovered quite a bit of bronze that’s been busted up to try to sell. We also have another investigation from Saint Clare Cemetery.”

Ward says the sheriff’s office is actively investigating. Local metal recyclers have also been notified.

“I mean, how much lower can you go, to desecrate a grave like that?” Ward said. “And what people don’t realize is that’s a class D felony, punishable by one to five years in prison.”

Anybody who notices theft or vandalism at any cemeteries in the county is asked to file a report with the sheriff’s office by calling 270-765-5133.