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More information has been made available regarding a student injured in a fall at Lincoln Trail Elementary School Monday.
Hardin County Schools in a statement on Tuesday said an incident involving a student occurred at the school at approximately 12 p.m. on August 17. HCS said “The school’s administration immediately contacted 911. Emergency personnel arrived and made a decision to request a helicopter to transport the student to seek additional medical assistance. The student was released after medical evaluation.”
Hardin County Government Communications Officer Brian Walker said in a statement Thursday that Hardin County EMS Squad 11 and the on-duty supervisor dispatched to the school “on the report of an 8-year-old male that had fallen through a ceiling.” Upon arrival the EMS crew was directed to a 7-year-old male being cared for by school staff. Walker’s statement said “Because of the height of the fall, the patient’s age, and initial complaints, the EMS crews requested the assistance of Air Medical for prompt transport to Children’s Hospital in Louisville.”
All emergency units cleared the school at approximately 12:51 p.m.
July unemployment in Kentucky is mostly in line with from where it was the previous year.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for July was 4.7 percent. That number is unchanged from the rate reported in June, but is up .1 percent from the July 2025 average of 4.6 percent.
Kentucky’s unemployment average for July came in above the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.1 percent. That’s down from the June average of 4.2 percent and the July 2025 average of 4.3 percent.
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 an increase of 6,183 people from June to July, bringing the total civilian labor force to 2,103,837 people.
The Manufacturing, Educational and Health Services, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Financial Activities, and Mining and Logging sectors saw gains from June to July. Decreases were seen in the Professional and Business Services, Information Services, Other Services, Government, Construction, and Leisure and Hospitality sectors.
Visit the Kentucky Center for Statistics website, kystats.ky.gov, for more about unemployment figures and labor market information.
The City of Elizabethtown is excited to welcome residents from E-Town and area communities to the 43rd annual Heartland Homecoming Parade this Saturday.
“We celebrate not only Elizabethtown,” said Elizabethtown Events Program Manager Beth Pyles. “It is here in Elizabethtown, but it’s the whole Heartland community as we know it. We are a large county, but I feel like we’re all part of the Heartland. We just make up a little piece of it.”
The parade will step off at the Public Square at 10 a.m. and run north on West Dixie Avenue to Saint John Road, ending at approximately noon. The theme for this year’s parade is “Party in the U.S.A.” in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Pyles said the grand marshal for this year’s parade is the American Soldier, inspired by the impact of Fort Knox on the surrounding community.
“We are celebrating not only those that are serving currently, but those that have served in the past, the veterans,” Pyles said. “We appreciate them, so we will have a huge presence from Fort Knox. We’ll have several antique military vehicles. It’s just a great day to come downtown to celebrate.”
All are welcome to attend. Nearly 80 entries are registered to participate in this year’s parade. Find more information at www.etownevents.com.
The deadline for teachers in Hardin and LaRue Counties to apply for Nolin RECC’s Operation Round-Up Be a Light Teacher Grants is approaching.
According to Nolin RECC, certified teachers in kindergarten through 12th grade in Hardin and LaRue counties are welcome to apply. $200 grants will be awarded to forty eligible teachers. Twenty grants will be awarded to elementary school teachers, ten to middle school teachers, and ten to high school teachers.
“The Operation Round-Up board established these grants as a way of honoring and recognizing local teachers and everything they give back to our community,” said Nolin RECC Communications Manager Sarah Fellows.
Money from the grants comes from Operation Round-Up, which is a voluntary program for co-op members who choose to have their bill rounded up to the nearest dollar amount each month, with the rounded-up money going into a fund to make a direct impact in the community. The board launched the Be a Light Teacher Grants in 2022.
The deadline to apply is August 31. Visit www.nolinrecc.com or visit the co-op’s office to complete the application.