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The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday evening.
The city recognized employees who recently completed certifications. Two employees completed their Playground Safety Inspector certifications, which Elizabethtown Parks and Recreation Director Seth Breitner said is one of the most challenging programs to complete. 19 Elizabethtown Police Department officers completed certification to become Alcoholic Beverage Control inspectors.
“Really, we wanted this to be just supplemental, and another tool in the toolbox is what I like to say for them, and we want to be good partners with our businesses and continue to keep our citizens safe, and we feel this is another way to do this,” said City Clerk and ABC Administrator Jessica Graham.
City Stormwater Director Rita Davis provided the council with an update, providing statistics on 2025 activity.
“We had 153 new erosion control permits issued, 25 private water quality units were inspected, we had 12 illicit discharge investigations in 2025, and 38 plan reviews,” Davis said. “We had 176 stormwater requests. A lot of those are from all the rain we had last year.”
Davis said the department completed an audit with the Kentucky Division of Water for the city’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program, and received a rare 100 percent inspection rate.
Also meeting for a work session Monday was the Radcliff City Council. The council received information on the single bid received for the former FFO building and property located at 987 North Dixie Boulevard.
“In this case, the bid amount for the building was $508,500,” said Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall. “We did have a reserve of $500,000, so it did meet the reserve of that, and the 10 percent earnest money was also included in that, which was $50,850.”
Members of the council expressed their support for the bid, noting the many attempts the city made to find a use for the property after it was gifted to the city.
The Radcliff and Elizabethtown city councils will both host their next regular meetings on February 17.
Hardin County EMS is receiving some special recognition.
“Hardin County EMS just received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Gold Achievement Award,” said Hardin County Government Communications Officer Brian Walker. “Last year we were ranked as silver. This is in response to heart attacks, strokes, and lifesaving measures that ultimately help people to stay alive before they can even get to the hospital.”
Hardin County Government says the Mission: Lifeline EMS initiative aims to “advance the system of care for patients with high-risk, time-sensitive disease states” and helps to reduce barriers to proper treatment, starting from when 911 is called.
Walker said the award is a testament to the hard work of the county’s EMS crews.
“We just have an outstanding group of people that work for our Emergency Medical Services Office,” Walker said. “We’ve got those different locations around the county, and we’re always looking at ways to improve, upgrade equipment, do more training, and there’s just so much that goes on behind the scenes that people just don’t know, the constant chance to step up and to do better and to do more.”
Learn more about the award and the initiative on the American Heart Association’s website.
This week is your last chance to take advantage of reduced ticket prices for the tenth annual E-Town Wine Fest, returning to Freeman Lake Park on Saturday, May 9.
“It is a wonderful opportunity to visit Freeman Lake Park,” said City of Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “You can taste several different wines from, I think this year we have 16 different wineries that will be coming to join us. It’s a great event to come if you are a wine connoisseur or if you’re just now getting into wine. You can try some varieties that maybe you’ve seen on the shelf or haven’t even heard of and just get a little sip of those, and find the ones that you like.”
The wine may be the featured attraction, but bourbon and beer options, along with non-alcoholic options, will be on tap, and Pyles says a full evening of entertainment is on the schedule.
“We have two bands that will be headlining the bandstand, which we are super-duper excited about,” Pyles said. “We have a vendor village that will consist of several commercial vendors and craftsters that have anything to do with wine, anything that ladies would love.”
Tickets are $25 through the end of the Uncorking Sale this Sunday, February 15.
“That ticket that gets you entry into the festival, and it gives you 10 tasting tickets that will let you taste wines from all over Kentucky,” Pyles said “You also get some swag, which is fantastic, and you get the E-Town commemorative Wine Fest glass.”
Applications for wineries and craft or commercial vendors are still being accepted. Find more information, and purchase tickets, at www.etownevents.com.