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The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Nelson County Tuesday.
According to KSP Post Four, at approximately 6 p.m. on April 22 the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office requested the KSP investigate a two-vehicle collision near the 800 block of KY 509 in Coxs Creek.
The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle operated by Jonathan Hood of Lawrenceburg was traveling east on KY 509 when for unknown reasons the vehicle crossed the center line, crossing into the path of a vehicle operated by a 17-year-old juvenile.
A passenger in the juvenile’s vehicle, 18-year-old McKinzi Raisor of Bardstown, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Nelson County Coroner’s Office. Hood and the juvenile driver were both transported to the University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
The KSP’s investigation is ongoing. KY 509 was closed for several hours after the collision to allow for accident reconstruction.
Increases in unemployment as well as increases in the number of people working were seen across the Lincoln Trail District in 2024.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says annual unemployment rates increased in all 120 of Kentucky’s counties in 2024.
The statewide annual unemployment rate for Kentucky in 2024 was 5.1 percent. That was also the reported annual average for the Lincoln Trail District, and four of the eight counties in the district had annual rates lower than the statewide rate.
Breckinridge and Grayson counties had the highest annual unemployment rates in the district at 5.8 percent. Washington County had the lowest rate in the district, and tied for the third-lowest in the state, at 4.2 percent.
Hardin County’s annual unemployment rate for 2024 was 5.2 percent. That’s up from 2023’s annual rate of 4.3 percent.
The Center for Statistics says: “The increased unemployment rates across Kentucky’s counties were often due to people entering the labor force rather than people losing jobs. While the annual unemployment rate increased in all counties, the number of people employed increased in 91 counties.” This was the case in all of the Lincoln Trail counties except for Grayson, which saw a decrease of 55 workers.
Learn more about unemployment and other labor market information at kystats.ky.gov.
This week we get to meet Barton, a 10 year old tri-color beagle, and Roscoe, a 5 ½ year old White shepherd mix, two dogs looking for new Furever homes. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to the shelter at 270-769-3428, visit their Facebook page at Hardin County Animal Shelter – Elizabethtown or stop by in person at 220 Peterson Drive in E-town, Monday to Saturday form 12 noon through 4pm.
The Rabies clinic will be Saturday at 2855 Centennial Avenue from 10 AM to 2 PM. All Dogs must be on a leash. All Cats must be in a carrier. Furever Friends is brought to you by locally veteran-owned, Pet Supplies Plus, at 209 Towne Drive in Elizabethtown.
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