Menu Close

WQXE NEWS

Baptist Health Hardin hosting sexual assault awareness walk Friday

WQXE News 0 Comments

Baptist Health Hardin invites the community to take a stand against sexual assault during a special event Friday evening.

In observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Baptist Health Hardin Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Forensic Program is hosting the Shine Light on Sexual Assault Awareness Walk, a community walk to raise awareness and show support for survivors.

The walk will be held April 17 at the Healing Garden outside the Baptist Health Hardin Medical Pavilion, located at 200 Cardinal Drive in Elizabethtown. The event will begin with a welcome and opening remarks at 7:20 p.m., with the walk running from 7:30 to 9:30. The event is free and no registration is required.

Participants can choose to walk two laps, representing the two in five women in Kentucky affected by sexual violence, or five laps, representing the one in five women in the United States who have experienced completed or attempted rape during their lifetime. Glow sticks will be provided, and participants are encouraged to wear or bring other glowing items to help “shine light” on sexual violence.

Contact the Baptist Health Hardin SANE/Forensic office at 270-979-7233 for more information.

‘Feed the City’ event benefiting Warm Blessings this Saturday

WQXE News 0 Comments

Tango Charities invites Elizabethtown and Hardin County residents to their “Feed the City” event, to be held Saturday, April 18 at Boombozz Craft Pizza and Taphouse in Elizabethtown.

The event begins at 8:30 a.m., with meal assembly taking place from 9 to 11. Every meal assembled will be donated to Warm Blessings Community Kitchen. Participants are asked to bring the supplies necessary to assemble the meal kits during this “open-source” giving event.

The goal of the event is for each volunteer or family to bring enough of one item to prepare 25 to 30 meals. Items on the supply list include:

-Sliced bread
-Deli meat 
-Yellow mustard
-Tangerines, oranges, or apples
-Granola bars and individual tuna pouches
-Bottled water and Ziploc pouches 

Participants are asked to wear orange to show solidarity in the fight against hunger. Registration is required for all volunteers 18 and up, and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Register online at www.tangocharities.org.

Kentucky set to launch new driver licensing system

WQXE News 0 Comments

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced during Wednesday’s Team Kentucky Update that the state will be launching a new driver licensing system and online portal.

“In June, we will launch the Kentucky Information Network for Driver’s Licensing Computer System, called KINDL for short, to replace the nearly 40-year-old mainframe system we’re using now,” Beshear said. “This secure, easier to maintain system will modernize our driver’s licensing system and provide improved customer service in all of our offices.”

As part of the new system, Kentuckians will be able to create an account through the new myDrive online portal which will enable features such as pre-applying for a license, permit, or ID, requesting a replacement card, and checking current license standing, among other features. The new system will also streamline commercial driver licensing, allowing medical certificates to be accepted directly from approved providers.

In order to accommodate the migration of records to the new system ahead of the June 8 launch, driver licensing offices will close on June 4 and 5.

“Offices will reopen Monday, June 8 under the new system, then walk-in hours will be 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. through June 18,” Beshear said. “While once a month Saturday hours will not be hosted in June, we will offer two Saturday openings in May. That’s May 9 and May 30. Monthly Saturday hours will resume in July.”

If you are among the nearly 55,000 Kentuckians who have a license renewal date in June, don’t let the office closures delay you.

“We strongly encourage Kentuckians with any licensing needs in June to visit an office early,” Beshear said. “If your renewal is June 4 or 5, don’t wait. Go on in. If you need your REAL ID and haven’t gotten it, don’t wait until a trip on June 5 or on June 8. Plan ahead.”

Online and mail-in renewal options will remain available. Visit drive.ky.gov for more information.

Watch for young wildlife, but leave them alone, this spring

WQXE News 0 Comments

Spring is in full swing, and as nature starts to awaken the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is reminding the public to leave young wildlife undisturbed.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife says parent animals often leave their nest or young in a location they consider safe while they forage or hunt. Young animals may appear to have been left alone, but the parent is almost always nearby and will return as needed. Human intervention can cause unnecessary harm to young animals as touching them can transfer human scent, which can draw attention to their location and make the young more noticeable to predators.

KFW says Kentuckians can help baby animals thrive by:

-Observing them from a distance

-Securing trash cans and not leaving food outside

-Keeping children and pets away

-Checking a property or site before mowing or other outdoor projects

Another risk of interacting with wildlife is the potential exposure to rabies. If a person is bitten by a wild animal, contact your medical provider or county public health department immediately for guidance.

Only state-permitted wildlife rehabilitators can care for orphaned or injured animals. A list of approved rehabilitators, and more information on what to do if you find an animal you believe to be injured or abandoned, can be found at fw.ky.gov.

LTADD engineering assists on LaRue County project

WQXE News 0 Comments

The engineering department at the Lincoln Trail Area Development District recently assisted on the completion of an infrastructure project in LaRue County.

According to LTADD, LTADD engineers helped county engineers transform a .94-mile stretch of Wheldon Loop Road using cement stabilization for full-depth reclamation, allowing the county to widen the road to 22 feet to account for heavy industrial and farm vehicle use while keeping it open during construction and minimizing costs by maintaining the existing elevation.

LTADD says the stabilization technique is common on state and federal roadways but is relatively new on the county level. The process allows for “maximum efficiency and cost savings” by utilizing the existing asphalt and undryling base material, mixing the pulverized existing material with cement and water to create a new and improved base layer, and eliminating the high costs associated with hauling in new materials.

LTADD says: “The project, which included widening the lanes and adding two feet of rock shoulder on each side, began in October 2025 and was completed in November 2025. It marked a significant milestone as the first county road in Kentucky where the contractor, Scotty’s Contracting and Stone, implemented the cement stabilization for the FDR process.”

Learn more about services offered by LTADD at www.ltadd.org.