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Hardin County Animal Shelter reminds pet owners to mind their animals in the cold

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When it gets cold outside, animals need special attention. 

With frigid temperatures in the forecast for the rest of the week, Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt has some advice for dog owners.

“A lot of people are under the impression that dogs have fur and they can handle the cold better than humans, and that’s like an old wives tale, and the truth of the matter is that some dogs are built for the cold, you know, your huskies, your thicker-furred animals are built for being out in the cold, but as for just your run of the mill dogs, they are not built to be out in the cold, so the rule of thumb is if you are cold, they are cold,” McNutt said.

McNutt goes on to say if possible, bring your dog into your house or provide it with shelter of some kind. Another way to keep your animal warm is to provide it with straw.

“Straw generates heat,” McNutt said. “We currently have straw vouchers available at the shelter at 220 Peterson Drive, provided to us by the Friends of Hardin County Animal Shelter, so if you need a straw voucher, please stop in and see us Monday through Saturday 12 to 4 p.m.”

The vouchers can be redeemed at Pepper’s Hardin County Milling Company. For more information go to the Hardin County Animal Shelter Facebook page or hcky.org.

Furever Friends #336

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This week we get to meet Banjo, a red and white ticked shepherd/heeler mix who weighs 44lbs, and Peggy Sue, a 6 year old cream colored shepherd with black around her muzzle who weighs 83lbs, two dogs looking for new Furever homes. Free straw vouchers are also available for your outdoors pets.

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 form 12 noon through 4pm. Furever Friends is brought to you by locally veteran-owned, Pet Supplies Plus, at 209 Towne Drive in Elizabethtown.

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More winter weather on the way

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After a brief respite from precipitation Monday, another round of winter weather appears to be on its way to the area.

“We’ve got another snow event coming through, probably in the E-Town area between about 6 and 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, probably somewhere between 4 and 6 inches of snow by Wednesday morning,” said Meteorologist John Gordon with the National Weather Service in Louisville. “It will be a dry snow, and the worst snow will be from about probably 9 p.m. to about 3 in the morning.”

Impacts to Wednesday morning travel are expected, and Gordon said cold temperatures mean freezing is likely for areas still impacted by flooding from the weekend rain.

“We’re going to be very cold during the day on Wednesday,” Gordon said. “Temperatures will be in the teens. Wind chill is in the teens. It’s just kind of an ugly time. There is good news, though, because we’ll be in the 40s by Sunday, Sunday and Monday, so we have to suffer a little but there will be some rejoicing at the end of the week.”

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says area roads were pretreated ahead of the weather on Monday.

Governor Andy Beshear, who declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm, said the White House has approved an emergency disaster declaration for all 120 counties in Kentucky. During an update Monday morning, Beshear said the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund has been activated in order to assist families impacted by the severe weather.

“The help’s needed, because we can now confirm 11 fatalities from this event,” Beshear said. “That number may still grow. That’s an addition of two since last night. Those include an adult male in Hardin County and an adult male in Floyd County.”

State officials say as of Monday morning more than 14,000 customers across the commonwealth are without power, more than 17,000 are without water, and more than 28,000 are under boil water advisories. 344 state highways are closed due to flooding, 14 from mudslides, and three from rock slides.

Radcliff man charged for shooting at car

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A Radcliff man is in custody after a shooting incident in LaRue County.

Anthony Barth of Radcliff was charged with first degree Wanton Endangerment following his arrest Saturday.

According to the LaRue County Sheriff’s Office, on February 15 deputies responded to the Dollar General store in Magnolia following a reported possible shooting. The sheriff’s office says the victim’s vehicle was found to have been struck twice, once in the trunk area and once in the passenger door. Three individuals were in the vehicle that was damaged by gunfire.

Deputies obtained vehicle and suspect descriptions at the scene, and Barth was identified. Barth was located with the assistance of the Radcliff Police Department and placed under arrest.

Barth was lodged in the LaRue County Detention Center, where he is being held on a $50,000 cash bond. He is due to appear in LaRue District Court on Wednesday.

The sheriff’s office says the shooting was an isolated domestic-related incident. Their investigation is ongoing.