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Nolin Lake State Park set to reopen after closing for flood damage

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An area state park campground is on track to reopen this summer following significant repairs and renovations.

Kentucky State Parks says the Nolin Lake State Park campground is expected to reopen to primitive camping on July 1, with full reopening anticipated for July 15. Visitors to the primitive camping sites will have access to bathhouse facilities, potable water, and the RV sewer dump station. Electrical service to individual campsites and the full set of campground offerings will return with the full re-opening.

Kentucky State Parks says the campground suffered major infrastructure damage following historic rainfall and flooding in 2025 which put much of the park underwater for several weeks. Significant repairs were required for the campground water system, bathhouse, wastewater treatment plant, and lift stations. Refurbishments were required for the beach, playground areas, and other public-use amenities. The Kentucky Department of Engineering and Contract Administration is performing tree removal and other mitigation work. 

Kentucky State Parks Interim Commissioner Mark Kellen said in a release: “The Kentucky State Parks team is working hard to complete these repairs and renovations as quickly as possible, and we appreciate the community’s patience,” said Kentucky State Parks Interim Commissioner Mark Kellen. “Guest safety remains our top priority, and we look forward to welcoming campers back as soon as it is safe.” 

In addition to the necessary repairs, some of the work at Nolin Lake is part of $40 million in campground improvements approved by the Kentucky General Assembly in 2023. Visit parks.ky.gov for project updates and more information.

Body of Grayson County man found after search

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The body of a missing Grayson County man was found after an extensive multi-agency search.

Grayson County Emergency Management said in a Facebook post the body of 83-year-old Eugene Logsdon of Snap was located at approximately 4:50 p.m. on June 18th.

Grayson County EMA said emergency personnel were notified the previous day of a possible water rescue operation in the area of 9700 Grayson Springs Road. Family members of Logsdon told Grayson County Dispatch that Logsdon “had gone fishing near the bridge and had last been seen around 10 a.m.” Logsdon’s vehicle was found at the scene but he could not be located.

Multiple local, regional, and state agencies assisted in the search for Logsdon and faced challenging weather conditions in the search. Grayson County Emergency Management thanked all involved for their assistance and support.

BHH President Ramey says Radcliff facility set to open in September

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Baptist Health Hardin President Rob Ramey says the upcoming facility on Centennial Avenue in Radcliff is an innovative medical solution for residents on the northern end of Hardin County.

“You can come in and remove a little bit of the uncertainty of ‘should I be going to an emergency room or should I be going to an urgent care center?’” Ramey said. “We’re going to help you to understand how sick you are and then we’re going to put you into the appropriate path for care when you’re at this location.”

Ramey was the speaker at the Hardin County Chamber of Commerce’s Business at Breakfast event last week. He said the project is on pace with the original construction estimate, with the freestanding emergency room and urgent care facility set to open in mid-September and the primary care office opening later in the fall. Ramey said Baptist Health is anticipating 60 to 70 new employees will work at the facility.

Ramey said the operations of the Radcliff ER will be of the same level of care as the hospital ER.

“It is a department of the hospital,” Ramey said. “It will have CT. It will have ultrasound. It will have the technologies, many of the technologies, that we have at our hospital emergency department.”

Ramey said the facility is the product of Baptist Health Hardin’s evaluations of what the growing community needs.

“Do I think we’re gonna go from 75,000 patients at our hospital emergency department down to 60?” Ramey said. “No, I think we’re going to continue to be incredibly busy at the emergency department, but as I see the growth within our community, this is critical to continue to meet the changing needs and the continuing escalation of needs of our community.”

An additional ambulance and ambulance crew will be stationed at the Radcliff facility in the event that a patient needs care available at the hospital.

Kentucky unemployment in May down slightly from last year

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May unemployment in Kentucky is down slightly from where it was the previous year.

The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for May was 4.5 percent. While that is slightly above the average reported in April of 4.3 percent, it is down .2 percent from the May 2025 average of 4.7 percent.

Kentucky’s unemployment average for May came in slightly above the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor says at 4.3 percent is even with the rate reported in May 2025.

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 556 people from April to May, bringing the total civilian labor force to 2,097,040 people.

The Government, Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality, and Mining and Logging sectors saw increases from April to May. Numbers in the Educational and Health Services and the Information Services sectors were unchanged. Decreases were seen in the Financial Activities, Construction, Other Services, Manufacturing, and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities sectors.

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