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Disaster benefits available for residents impacted by April flooding and storms

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Kentucky residents who live or work in one of the 13 counties approved for Individual Assistance following April flooding and storms may now apply for disaster benefits.

Residents in the counties are eligible for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, with D-SNAP applications being accepted through May 14.

According to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, “The D-SNAP program offers short-term food help to individuals and families in counties that receive a Federal Disaster Declaration that includes Individual Assistance.” Residents receiving SNAP or D-SNAP benefits in the approved counties may also purchase hot, prepared food at authorized retailers with their benefits until May 31.

Applicants should call the Department for Community-Based Services at 1-855-306-8959. Applications may also be submitted at a DCBS office, including the Hardin County office at 915 North Mulberry Street in Elizabethtown.

The state is also accepting Disaster Unemployment Assistance from individuals in the 13 counties. According to the governor’s office, “In order to qualify for DUA benefits, claimants in eligible counties must show that their employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a direct result of the disaster and that they are not otherwise eligible for regular unemployment insurance benefits under state or federal law.”

Individuals should visit the Kentucky Career Center website at kcc.ky.gov to learn more about filing a DUA claim.

No new cases of CWD detected in Kentucky

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Kentucky Fish and Wildlife has completed its chronic wasting disease surveillance and testing for the commonwealth’s 2024-2025 deer season. 

KFW says after 9,204 samples from across the state were tested, no new cases of chronic wasting disease were found in wild deer.

KFW says about 4,500 of the collected samples came from the the two multi-county CWD detection zones that were established around Ballard County after a wild deer there tested positive in November 2023 and around Breckinridge County after a captive deer there tested positive in October 2024. CWD samples were submitted by hunters via sample drop-off sites, sample mail-in kits, partnering taxidermists and processors, and mandatory check stations. The department also tests roadkill and sick or dead deer found outside of hunting season.

KFW says Kentucky deer hunting generates nearly $2 billion in economic impacts for the state as more than 300,000 hunters pursue the animals during the hunting seasons. The state monitors chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disease that affects cervids such as deer or elk, in order to help preserve the state’s culture, food supply, and economy.

More information on CWD as well as information on Kentucky deer hunting is available at fw.ky.gov.

Furever Friends #347

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This week we get to meet Jack, a 3 year old white and brown Springer Spaniel weighing 65 pounds,  and Splash, a 2 year old tan and white female Shepherd,  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.

On Saturday May 10th  the Hardin County Animal Shelter will be taking part in the 3rd annual LouAdopts event happening at the Kentucky Fair and Expo center from 12-4pm. This awesome event hosts around a dozen different shelters and rescues with their adoptable dogs and puppies. Last year more than 150 pets found their forever homes during this event. So if you are looking for a new furry family member this is the place to be. 

Furever Friends is brought to you by locally veteran-owned, Pet Supplies Plus, at 209 Towne Drive in Elizabethtown.

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Rineyville man sentenced to 20 years for shooting death of wife

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A Hardin County man convicted in the shooting death of his wife received his sentence Tuesday.

Jordan Henning of Rineyville will serve 20 years in prison on the charge of First Degree Manslaughter. The jury that convicted Henning in March recommended that sentence, which was confirmed at the May 6 sentencing hearing.

Hardin Circuit Judge Larry Ashlock said he was adopting the jury’s recommendation of the maximum sentence based on the “violent nature of the offense.” Ashlock noted the impact the home surveillance video that captured the shooting had on him personally. The judge also said the impact of the shooting on the couple’s three children, all of who were in the home when the shooting occured, played a part in the sentencing.

Henning was arrested in June 2023 after he shot his wife, 37-year-old Ashley Henning, five times following a birthday party at their home. Both Jordan and Ashley Henning were active duty service members stationed at Fort Knox at the time of the shooting.