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Jerianne Strange, Tonya Wigglesworth, and Elaine Alicna each experienced their own type of loss, and Strange said they recognized that the kind of loss has an impact on the grieving process.

“It’s very different if you are grieving the loss of a friend, if you are grieving the loss of an adult child, if you are grieving a loss due to a death by suicide, so manner of death comes into it, the relationships come into it,” Strange said. 

The three are organizing grief support groups, and to gauge interest and see what kind of groups are needed they are hosting an informational meeting this weekend.

“Everybody’s invited,” Strange said. “It is open to the public. There is no charge, it is just informational.”

The informational meeting is Saturday, January 13 at 2 p.m. at the Central Kentucky Community Foundation building, located at 200 Jim Owen Drive in Elizabethtown.

The groups will meet twice a month for twelve weeks. Strange says the groups will have closed meetings with smaller numbers.

“We’ve set a limit of no more than 12 participants in any one group,” Strange said. “When you get any larger than that it’s not a good ‘feedback’ kind of environment, and so the whole purpose of the support nature of the group doesn’t quite work.”

The new KAVIS software program for Kentucky vehicle registrations debuted this week, and things at the Hardin County Clerk’s Office are slowly but surely coming together after experiencing some bugs with the system earlier in the week.

“The team there at KAVIS is trying to fix those as we go along, but we are experiencing slower transaction times and longer lines at the clerk’s office,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith. “That’s not something we ever want to see. We want folks to be able to come in, do their business, and get right back on the road. Unfortunately, we are just dealing with a system that isn’t perfect.”

He said the clerk’s office has also been communicating with clerk’s offices in other counties on their experiences with the system. Some people may be able to avoid the line and go online to drive.ky.gov, but not everybody.

“If you have back-due taxes on any of your vehicles you may not be able to proceed, or there may be an issue where an old vehicle remains on your record,” Smith said. “You may have sold it a couple of years ago. You;ll need to get that straightened out with the PVA, but we can help point you in the right direction.”

Smith has high praise for his staff and gratitude for the public.

“I’m very, very proud of the clerk’s office staff,” Smith said. “They’re adapting to this very quickly. I want to say a huge ‘thank you’ to the Hardin County Public. They have been very, very patient with us, for the most part, as we work through this.”

Smith is posting updates as they become available to the Hardin County Clerk’s Office’s Facebook page.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Evan Webb says another round of winter weather may be on its way to the area this weekend.

“An unusually strong storm system that’s going to bring rain, strong winds,” Webb said. “It’s possible that another Wind Advisory will be issued at some point late in the week, and then some much colder air behind that system over the weekend.”

With winter weather in the forecast, the U.S. Postal Service is asking customers to help mail carriers by clearing snow and ice from sidewalks, stairs, and mailboxes.

Uneven surfaces, wet pavement, and snow and ice can pose a threat to postal service employees, so maintaining a clear path to the mailbox will help letter carriers maintain consistent delivery service. Customers that receive curbside delivery should remove snow piles to maintain access to mailboxes.

Additionally, post offices will be closed Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Regular operations will resume Tuesday.