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Three Bullitt County applicants receive medical cannabis dispensary licenses

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The results of the second Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Dispensary License Lottery were announced at the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s office Monday.

Following the initial draw on November 26, Monday’s draw awarded four licenses each to the Kentuckiana and Bluegrass regions. Excluded from those draws were Jefferson and Fayette counties, for which two licenses each were awarded.

The businesses that submitted for the lottery were required to submit their application and pay required fees ahead of the random drawing that was conducted by the lottery corporation.

“In developing our lottery process, we considered the best practices used in other states and determined this was the most fair and transparent way to build this new exciting industry in the Commonwealth, and it should be noted that other states are also adopting this approach,” said Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis Executive Director Sam Flynn. “Because our program is rooted in patient access, it is critical that our medical cannabis business licensing framework ensures that this new industry is stable and sustainable, with an emphasis on small business, and provides product growth to meet cardholder demand.”

Three applicants from Shepherdsville were selected in the Kentuckiana region’s draw. Those businesses are DNP-DH KY LLC, KY Pristine Vistas LLC, and Pinnacle Path LLC.

Kentuckians may apply for medical cannabis cards beginning January 1. Visit kymedcan.ky.gov for more information.

Kentucky voter registration sees a post-election bump

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Kentucky saw a wave of new voter registrations following the 2024 General Election.

The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says 17,056 Kentuckians registered to vote following the re-opening of registration after the November 5 election. That number includes 2,470 registrations that were made while the voter rolls were closed from October 11 through Election Day.

The Secretary of State’s Office says 9,901 voters were removed from the rolls in November. This includes 6,924 deceased voters, 1,431 that moved out of state, and 1,015 convicted felons.

Republican registrations rose by 10,096 voters in November, while independent or other registrations increased by 2,839. Democratic registrations dropped by 5,987 voters.

Statewide turnout in the November 5 election was about 59 percent, with about 2,087,000 Kentuckians casting ballots.

You can register to vote by visiting govote.ky.gov or by visiting your county clerk’s office.

Elizabethtown High School team wins STEM competition

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Seven teams representing area schools on Thursday competed in Altec’s fifth-annual Innovation Challenge, an event which the company says “encourages creativity and critical thinking by combining science, technology, engineering, and math in a student-driven, project based competition.” The teams were tasked with developing solutions for real-world problems, with the winning team awarded $10,000 to implement their project in the spring of 2025.

A team of Elizabethtown High School students took home the top prize for their proposal to introduce a state-of-the-art irrigation system and greenhouse at the United Way of Central Kentucky’s Community Garden. The students on the winning team are Johnathan Hall, Landen Childress, Cedric Dennis, Cooper Carmen, and Landen Brown-Cline.

“They have worked every single day since August on this, and so today they were rewarded with their hard work and dedication to this problem in our community, and today they’ve won the funding to solve this with their irrigation system that they have completely designed themselves, and I could not be more proud and happy for them,” said EHS faculty sponsor Missy Mills.

Altec Elizabethtown General Manager Daniel Flory says the Innovation Challenge helps students grow while encouraging growth in the community.

“As the students work through this, they’re learning a lot of new skills,” Flory said. “Public presentation, budgeting, project timelines, also just how to use the whole STEM package, so they’re creating an idea, they’re formulating it, and we like to give students that ability to reach out into that and to have that in their toolbox for later in life and whatever path they choose in the future.”

Educators interested in learning more about the Altec Innovation Challenge can learn more by emailing etowninnovationchallenge@altec.com.

Take care as you heat your home this holiday season

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With the drop in temperature that comes with winter weather, fire officials are reminding residents to have safety in mind as they heat their homes.

“With space heaters, make sure you’re keeping them three feet away from everything, preferably with a tip-over protection so that if they get knocked over by a child or a pet that they’ll shut off automatically, and make sure you’re plugging those space heaters right into the outlet,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane. “Don’t plug them into extension cords or power strips.”

Make sure you have wood stoves, fireplaces, and furnaces checked regularly. Keep the intake on your furnace clean and change filters regularly.

You should also make sure you are using a fireplace or wood-burning stove properly.

“Make sure it’s seasoned, dry wood,” Crane said. “Don’t put green wet wood in there, and they will still build up creosote over time. Make sure you’re cleaning them. We recommend having a professional come in and look at it once a year. Just make sure there’s no cracks in the lining and stuff like that, and the pipes are in good shape.”

If you are gearing up to host your family’s holiday celebrations, it’s a good idea to make sure you and your visitors are prepared.

“Make sure they know about your home fire escape plan,” Crane said. “Where are we going if there’s a fire? How do we get out? Because obviously they don’t live with you all the time, so those are things to consider there.”

If you have not done so already, check the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.