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HCS asks parents to help protect funding by filling out Meal Participation Form

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Hardin County Schools is asking all parents to fill out the district’s Meal Participation Form for their students. 

“This is formerly the document known as the Free/Reduced Lunch form, and even though every child in all of our schools receives a free breakfast and a free lunch the district still asks all parents to share the information that we gathered on that form on this Meal Participation Form” said HCS Community Relations Specialist John Wright.

Wright says the district needs all parents to fill out the form. 

“All parents, no matter income level, need to fill out this form,” Wright said. “We truly appreciate if they would do that because the fact is the data that’s collected on that form is used by the Kentucky Department of Education, the United States Department of Education, and other agencies to provide critically-important grant dollars to the district.”

Those grants support curriculum, staff, and school initiatives, and HCS says schools run the risk of losing essential funding if the form is not submitted. 

The form can be found under the Parents tab at www.Hardin.kyschools.us. Parents with questions can call the district’s Child Nutrition Department at 270-769-8877.

Easing appliance use can help ease burden on electric grid during summer heat

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Summer heat means increased use of air conditioners, and increased air conditioner use means increased strain on the electric grid. 

Sarah Fellows with Nolin RECC says the typical peak hours for energy demand in the summer are from 3 to 7 p.m., but increased temperatures can change that.

“Home cooling systems are having to work overtime, and because home cooling systems are one of the biggest users of energy in our home, that results in a higher peak demand than normal,” Fellows says.

Fellows says there are several ways residents can help their electric provider “beat the peak.” 

“Running appliances later in the evening, maybe setting them to run overnight, washing your dishes later, maybe not running a load of laundry as often and doing that after dark when the cooling system is not working quite so hard, and if possible raising the thermostat a few degrees,” Fellows says. “That can actually make a really big difference.”

More energy saving tips are available at www.nolinrecc.com.

Sheriff’s office investigating after body found in creek bed

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Law enforcement is investigating after a body was found just outside Radcliff city limits Tuesday.

“We received a call of a possible dead body (Tuesday) morning on Homestead Avenue,” said Hardin County Sheriff John Ward. “Deputies responded to the area. It was a somewhat remote area. It wasn’t really close to a house. They found what appears to be a deceased male in a creek bed. At this time, it’s a death investigation, pending the results of an autopsy.”

The sheriff’s office is conducting the investigation with the assistance of the Hardin County Coroner’s Office. Anybody with possible information on the incident may contact the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office at 270-765-5133.

Radcliff officer recovering after getting dragged by vehicle

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An officer with the Radcliff Police Department is recovering after being dragged by a vehicle he attempted to pull over Monday.

“At about 11:15 p.m., one of our officers, Officer Ryan Boyd, made a traffic stop down on Centennial Avenue over on the west side of Dixie Avenue near the intersection of Centennial and South Wilson Road,” said Radcliff Police Chief Jeff Cross.

Officer Boyd had pulled the vehicle over for speeding. Cross says the driver of the vehicle, a 17-year-old male, allegedly became nervous, and Boyd sensed this.

“He had the door open, trying to get the subject out of the vehicle, and the subject started it up,” said Cross. “The officer reached in across him to try to shut off the ignition, and he took off.”

The vehicle continued, with Boyd hanging on, through the intersection and east on Centennial. The vehicle left the roadway and went into the parking lot of an appliance parts store.

“He hit a mailbox, a UPS box, struck a small tree, and hit a pillar on the building and threw the officer out of the vehicle against the pillar,” Cross said.

The driver fled the scene on foot, but was apprehended a short time later.

Cross says Boyd was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital, and was scheduled to be released Tuesday afternoon.

Roundabout construction at KY-251 and Poplar Street starts Thursday

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Work is set to begin Thursday on Elizabethtown’s next roundabout.

According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, construction at the intersection of KY-251 and Poplar Street will result in motorists experiencing varying traffic patterns throughout the scheduled 30-day construction period. The intersection will remain open with one lane as work progresses.

Motorists should pay close attention to work zone signs and be aware of their surroundings as they approach the intersection.

The construction is part of 10 roundabouts being installed in Elizabethtown. Project information can be found at www.transportation.ky.gov.