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ECTC and WKU announce new human resources degree partnership

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College and Western Kentucky University are expanding their partnership with an expanded academic pathway.

ECTC Provost Dr. Telly Sellars and WKU Gordon Ford College of Business Dean Dr. Evelyn Thrasher formally signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday which added a new Bachelor of Science in Management: Human Resource Management at WKU in Elizabethtown.

According to a release from WKU, the new educational pathway begins at ECTC where students will earn their Associate’s Degree. The students will then transfer to WKU to complete the Bachelor’s Degree. The program’s curriculum is aligned with “the world-leading Human Resources Society’s standards” and WKU’s Gordon Ford College of Business is accredited through AACSB international.

The new degree program combines online and face-to-face coursework to allow students to complete their degree closer to home while gaining practical, career-ready skills. WKU says U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that “employment in human resources-related fields is projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations in the coming years.”

Registration for the Fall 2026 semester is open. Visit ECTC’s website for more information on enrollment and the WKU in Elizabethtown website for more information on degree programs.

Furever Friends #397

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This week we meet George, 6-year-old grey labradoodle weighing 50 pounds, and Haggard, a 3-year old white and brown bulldog mix weighing about 64 pounds, 2 dogs 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.

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Hardin County Fiscal Court approves 2026-2027 budget

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The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday.

The court approved the adoption of the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget on its second reading. The budget ordinance was approved on a 7 to 1 vote, with Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul voting no as he said he was still not happy with changes made to his proposed budget.

“I believe that these cuts will reduce the quality of our services,” Taul said. “We’ll have higher turnover and continuous training of new employees, and then we also have this lack of support for fire services improvement for some future objectives here.”

Fifth District Magistrate Aaron Pennington said he thinks the idea that the magistrates do not care about fire services is “extremely inaccurate.”

“I think we believe in common sense, and I think we believe in coming up with a proper plan for how we’re going to take care of things, and blindly just throwing money left and right hoping you’ll fix something is not the proper way to do it,” Pennington said. “It’s not the way to do government. It’s not the way to spend your money personally or professionally.”

In other meeting news, Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt said 44 dogs were adopted out in May, bringing the year to date total to 546. McNutt said the shelter is hovering just above a 90 percent live release rate, which would qualify the shelter for no-kill status, which he said is an important goal for the staff at the shelter.

Taul recognized three Hardin County EMS technicians and paramedics for their quick work in helping to deliver a baby during an ambulance run, joining what is known as the “Stork Club”.

“On May 24, EMT Rea Daugherty, Paramedic Kimberly Holcomb, and Paramedic Logan Savage successfully delivered a baby while on call for service, and it was discovered that while they were doing this that the umbilical cord was wrapped around the child’s neck, and the crew quickly addressed this and delivered the child without any further complications,” Taul said.

The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet June 23.

One-lane roundabout to be implemented at Ring Road and Shepherdsville Road intersection

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The next traffic pattern shift for the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Ring and Shepherdsville roads is scheduled to begin Wednesday night.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says assuming weather is favorable and concrete pours reach the required curing levels, traffic will be placed into a one-lane roundabout at the intersection. When the roundabout is implemented, the traffic signal at the intersection will be turned off.

Traffic on both Ring Road and Shepherdsville Road will be reduced to one lane on the approach to the intersection. This one-lane configuration will be a temporary pattern until the full roundabout is implemented.

Crews will be working in the center of the circle and in the middle of all four approaches. Motorists should pay close attention to work zone signage, workers, and equipment as the work will take place very close to traffic.

The roundabout is part of the larger Shepherdsville Road widening project.

“Of course, the widening and safety Improvements project north of Ring Road has been going on now for a while,” said KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie. “It’s ongoing, and the roundabout portion of the project was specifically kind of set for a summer construction phase so that work would be going on after school’s out and before school starts this fall. The roundabout piece of the project has to be complete by August 1.”

Follow KYTC District Four on social media for updates.