This week we meet Calum, an 11 month old brindle and white Boxer/Lab mix weighing 57 pounds, and Roman, a 1 year old short hair cat with solid black fur and pale yellow eyes, 2 pets 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 from noon through 4pm. Furever Friends is brought to you by locally veteran-owned, Pet Supplies Plus, at 209 Towne Drive in Elizabethtown. https://archive.org/download/furever-friends-042826/Furever-Friends-042826.mp4
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Director of Philanthropy Chrissie Angell says the college achieved its goal of exceeding the numbers from last year’s Giving Day.
“Giving Day 2026 was a huge success,” Angell said. “We raised over $33,000 from 160 donors, which is up 5.9 percent over last year.”
ECTC’s Giving Day activities took place the same day other Kentucky Community and Technical College System schools conducted fundraising efforts, with the KCTCS reporting more than $375,000 was donated by 1,389 donors, including 289 first time donors.
Angell said after ECTC hosted their first Employee Giving Day last year, this year the college wanted to put together an event to help students “create a culture of philanthropy.”
“We held an event, and many of our students gave what they could financially, but that really wasn’t our main goal because philanthropy is about more than just giving money,” Angell said. “It’s about giving your time and talents, your resources to improve your community, and we offered simple ways for our students to use their time and talents to say thank you to faculty and staff on campus. We had a great time celebrating with them.”
Giving Day 2026 may have come and gone, but community members looking to support ECTC students can still donate on ECTC’s website. Community members can also volunteer at ECTC through Family Scholar House. Visit the ECTC website for more information.
The Central Kentucky Community Action Council this week recognized support from Hardin County Schools to allow the Radcliff Head Start Center to remain in operation.
The CKCAC Head Start team hosted a celebration on Monday honoring HCS for the swift action the district took after extreme winter weather caused extensive damage to the Radcliff Head Start Center. The district made two classrooms at Radcliff Elementary School available to head start, allowing those students to continue their education without major interruption.
“Our partnership with the Central Kentucky Head Start is strong and we are truly honored to host them for the rest of this school year,” said HCS Superintendent Terrie Morgan. “The Radcliff Elementary School classrooms will provide a safe and wonderful environment for our Head Start students and staff to learn and play and grow together.”
The CKCAC says the ceremony was a chance to thank HCS and recognize the importance of inter-agency cooperation in keeping education accessible for all children.
“This partnership is a testament to what can be achieved when local leaders put families first,” said CKCAC Head Start Director Jennifer Akin. “The immediate response from Superintendent Morgan and Principal Mahone eliminated the hardships our families would have faced if we were forced to relocate outside of Radcliff. This celebration is a small token of our immense gratitude for their leadership during a challenging time.”
The bid process for necessary repairs for the Radcliff Head Start Center is under way. A construction timeline for the repairs has not yet been determined.
Open burning restrictions will be in place for several counties in Kentucky for the next five months as part of Kentucky Ozone Season.
Ozone Season runs from May 1 through September 30, part of efforts by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet to protect families and preserve air quality.
According to the EEC, burning of brush, tree limbs, leaves, or natural growth is restricted in counties that have exceeded the federal air quality standards before and are more likely to have pollution problems in warmer months. Included in the restricted counties is Bullitt County, while Jefferson County has open burning restrictions in effect year-round.
The EEC says ozone is protective in the stratosphere, but on the ground-level ozone is a summertime health risk created when pollutants react in the atmosphere in the presence of heat and sunlight. Open burning contributes to ozone pollution, which can irritate breathing passages and can trigger asthma attacks for the more than 380,000 Kentuckians affected by the condition.
The EEC says burning trash is illegal everywhere in Kentucky year-round, and state law prohibits burning plastics, tires, coated wire, and treated wood. Check your local outdoor burning rules and for possible burn bans in effect. Visit the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s website for more information and guidelines.
