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The Radcliff Fire Department, in partnership with the Radcliff Police Department, is hosting a free child car seat event Tuesday at the Radcliff Walmart.
“From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., we’re doing a car seat check where you can come and get your car seat checked,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane. “So if you’re a grandparent or whether you’re a mom or dad that you just want somebody to double check it, or maybe you got a new car seat and you’re just trying to make sure that you put it in correctly, we just want to make sure everybody’s riding safely.”
All are welcome to attend, and it is as simple as just driving up.
“There’s no charge,” Crane said. “It’s free to the public. We just want to make sure to get the information out, get the opportunity out there for people that are stopping in to do their shopping. Just give us about 20 minutes of your time and we will go over everything with you and double check everything and you’ll be good to go.”
Crane said following all of the proper instructions for installing a car seat is critical for child safety.
“One of the things that we find a lot is that the car seat itself is not supposed to move very much when it’s in the seated position there, when it’s strapped down, and a lot of times we find that they’re loose,” Crane said. “That extra movement could cause extra injury to the child in the event of an accident, and also the correct seating direction. Make sure that the child should be rear facing until at least about two years old.”
All are welcome to attend this free event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Radcliff Walmart parking lot.
The Hardin County Animal Shelter and the Hardin County Public Library are partnering on an event that benefits animals and kids alike.
Registration is available for Waggin’ Tales, a chance for kids to practice their reading with dogs at the animal shelter. Slots are available on July 11 and July 18.
The shelter says many of the dogs housed there are nervous and worried, and reading to them helps calm them down and show them that people can be trusted. The dogs then offer great moral support for the readers.
Find the Waggin’ Tales flier on facebook to access the registration link.
Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt previously told Quicksie and The Wolf that the animal shelter is in dire need of adopters.
“If you’re ready to make a commitment to an animal, please come see us,” McNutt said. “We have zero space on the adoption floor. Animals are coming in at an alarming rate, and it’s this way across the nation.”
The Hardin County Animal Shelter is open Mondays through Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. at 220 Peterson Drive in Elizabethtown. Contact the shelter or visit their Facebook page for more information.
Tuition at colleges across Kentucky will see a slight increase this school year.
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education approved tuition and mandatory fee proposals submitted by six public universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System during their June business meeting Friday.
The approved tuition increases are:
-KCTCS: 1.6 percent
-Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, and Western Kentucky University: 1.9 percent
-Murray State University and Northern Kentucky University: 2 percent
-University of Kentucky: 2.2 percent.
The council says the University of Louisville was granted a delegation of authority, which allows the council president to approve a tuition increase submitted by the university under council parameters, as Louisville’s board meeting to discuss tuition was scheduled for after the council’s meeting.
Undergraduate tuition increases at public four-year institutions are capped at no more than 5 percent over two years or no more than 3 percent in any one year.
Materials and other information from the June business meeting can be found on the Council on Postsecondary Educations’ website.