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Snow and ice out of the forecast, but cold temperatures remain

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The National Weather Service in Louisville says the winter storm is over, but the area will still see impacts from cold temperatures the rest of the week.

After some communities in the area saw more than five inches of snow along with additional levels of rain and ice from Sunday into Monday, precipitation is out of the forecast for the time being, but the NWS says air temperatures will remain below freezing through at least Thursday night. The minimum wind chill forecast for Elizabethtown now through Thursday night goes to 21 degrees at its highest and 2 degrees at its lowest.

During an update on conditions across the state Monday, Governor Andy Beshear said emergency responders had a busy couple of days.

“KSP dispatchers have reported more than 170 car accidents, 27 accidents with injuries, and over 280 stranded motorists have been helped,” Beshear said. “KSP dispatchers have answered 1,450 calls for service. That means when you get out there in your vehicle, there’s a decent chance that you’re going to end up sliding off the road and needing help, so again, if you can stay home today, please do so.”

KYTC District Four said Monday afternoon that solar leak through the cloud layer Monday allowed for some melting, and crews worked hard to clear and treat roads as much as possible ahead of any overnight re-freezing. Drivers should still use extra caution on the roadways. Slow down, allow extra time for traveling and extra distance for braking, and give highway crews and emergency responders extra space.

Nolin RECC crews see multiple outages due to winter storm

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Nolin RECC crews have been busy the last two days as winter weather impacts their service area.

The co-op says more than 1,700 members were impacted by more than 50 separate outages as service lines were bombarded with snow and ice.

The co-op continues to urge members to take precautions.

“We encourage our members to stay weather-aware and to keep devices charged,” said Nolin RECC Communications Manager Sarah Fellows. “It’s also really important that if a member or their loved one relies on electricity for a necessary medical device that they have their backup plan ready to go in the event that they lose power. A reminder that all residents should stay away from downed power lines or low hanging lines. Never try to knock anything off or remove anything that might be touching a line. If you see a hazard on our system, report it on our website. We have an outage center page with ways to report hazards like that.”

With cold temperatures in the forecast this week, remember to use caution when using devices like space heaters and generators.

“If residents are using a generator, be sure to keep it far away from your home and never plug it into your home system as it can back feet onto our system, and that creates a potentially harmful situation for our linemen,” Fellows said.

Follow Nolin RECC on social media for more updates.

Kentucky price gouging laws activated for winter storm

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As part of the state of emergency declared by Governor Andy Beshear, the state’s price gouging laws have been activated.

Governor Beshear said when he declared the state of emergency Saturday that the state’s price gouging laws would be activated in order to protect Kentuckians from overpriced goods and services as they clean up and recover from the winter storm.

Any Kentuckian who suspects price gouging is encouraged to report it to the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office’s price gouging hotline, available on the AG’s website or by calling 1-888-432-9257. Price gouging under Kentucky law is “a grossly excessive charge – more than 10 percent above the price prior to the emergency declaration – that is not related to higher costs to the seller.” Goods and services included in the state price gouging law include food, gasoline, shelter, transportation, emergency cleanup, and repair or reconstruction services.

The attorney general’s office says a report to the price gouging hotline is reviewed by a team of attorneys, investigators, and staff with the Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection to determine if price gouging has occurred.

Additional counselors available for students after death of North Hardin senior

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Hardin County Schools is mourning the death of a student.

According to a statement from HCS Superintendent Terry Morgan, the district was informed of the death of North Hardin High School student Rico Doyle.

The statement from Morgan states: “Rico was a senior at NHHS. He was an energetic and fun-loving young man who was well-liked by his fellow students. He made an impact on all with whom he made contact. We ask that you keep his family, his friends and classmates and the north hardin high school family in your thoughts in the days, weeks, months, and years to come.”

HCS says additional counselors will be available for students in need of support. In the event that inclement weather prevents students from getting to school, HCS encourages students and families to reach out to additional counseling agencies in the area including:

  • Brighter Futures Counseling (270) 982-9292, 1002 North Mulberry Street, Elizabethtown
  • Communicare (270) 769-1304, 1311 N. Dixie, Building D, Elizabethtown
  • The Next Step (270) 765-2335 (current clients only), 1106 Tunnel Hill Road #100, Elizabethtown
  • Lincoln Trail Hospital (270) 351-9444 (ask for intake department), 3909 S. Wilson Road, Radcliff
  • Fort Knox Child & Behavioral Health Services (502) 626-9884 (9885), Building 871, 200 Brule, Fort Knox, KY *for children of active duty military only

Elizabethtown Partners in Counseling (270) 360-1222, 204 N. Main Street, Elizabethtown

Hardin County residents reminded to recycle properly

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Hardin County on average collects more than 50 tons of recyclable materials a month from the seven trailers set up around the county, proving the trailers are put to good use.

Hardin County Solid Waste Coordinator Stepanie Givens, however, says citizens must do more to ensure the recycling program is able to continue.

“If it is overflowing and it is falling out of the trailer, when we do go to clean that up, anything that is touching concrete on the outside of the trailer ends up at the landfill anyway, so all of that energy and effort you put in to do in the right thing, if that’s what your plan was, it still ended up at the landfill,” Givens said.

People not using the trailers properly has resulted in overflowing trailers, and if more people do not adhere to the guidelines the county risks losing the program. Efficiency is also important in order to make things easier for the Meade County Recycling Center, which is where Hardin County’s recyclables are processed.

“That recycle center can only process as fast as they can get them emptied and get them back to us, so the problem is if I take them over there and they’re already emptying out two or three of our trailers, they still can’t get to the third one or fourth one until they get something emptied,” Givens said..

Visit the Recycling page on the Hardin County government website for more information. Givens also encourages anybody with questions to contact her directly.