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Hardin Local
Aug 17
Off The Clock's Grand Opening Is Friday: The Rooftop, the Vault and the Bourbon Lockers
Off The Clock's grand opening is Friday, Aug. 21, on the second floor of The Assembly above the Social Food Hall. GM Caleb Powers walked us through the whole space first: the rooftop nobody knew was there, the private tasting room, the bourbon lockers, and the entrance you will get wrong.
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Hardin Local
Aug 13
Four Missing Hours and an Unapproved Plan: What the Records Show About the Wawa Spill
Public records obtained by Hardin Local reconstruct the night of the July 20 fuel spill at Elizabethtown's new Wawa: who was told, who was not, and the state's rejection of the plan for the fuel work. The full investigation is free to read with a Hardin Local account.
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Hardin Local
Aug 12
Hardin Local Weekly E33: White Mills Days & Off The Clock
Six hosts, White Mills Days at 51, a rooftop bar nobody knew about, an 87 percent jump in contracts, and the premiere of our new statewide show.
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Hardin Local
Aug 12
Bourbon Local: Hardin Local's New Statewide Kentucky Show
Hardin Local's statewide sister show has launched. Bourbon as the thread, not the whole subject, with Jessica Zimlich, Jon O'Brien and Phil Taul.
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Hardin Local
Aug 6
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Bullies
Don't panic. A back-to-school field manual for Hardin County parents, including emergency swirly procedures.
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Hardin Local
Aug 12
White Mills Days 2026: Full Schedule, Duck Race & Parade
Jon O'Brien walks through all of White Mills Days, plus a Michter's tasting at Cavern Club and a free Jake's Day for kids 16 and under.
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Hardin Local
Aug 4
Cecilia Days & Sunflower Festival Finale: Hardin County Events
Cecilia Days takes over Friday and Saturday, the Sunflower Festival wraps its final weekend, and Hardin County heads back to school. Jon O'Brien has your week.
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Hardin Local
Jul 28
Cruisin' the Heartland 2026: 2,000+ Classic Cars in E-town
Jon O'Brien's week: Cruisin' the Heartland brings 2,000-plus classic cars downtown, the Voices of Change Back to School Bash, a rodeo, a memorial 5K, and dollar wings at Duff's.
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Hardin Local
Jul 22
Beardmerica & This Week's Hardin County Events — July 21-27
A charity beard competition headlines the week: Beardmerica returns to the American Legion Saturday, with touch-a-truck, kickball, 3-on-3 soccer, and more across Hardin County.
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Hardin Local
Jul 14
Glendale Summer Fest 2026: Your Stacked Hardin County Saturday
Glendale Summer Fest anchors a Saturday so full you could build an entire day around it — plus the USSSA World Series and the first back-to-school event of the season.
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Hardin Local
Aug 4
Snow Dogs Food Truck: Fundraisers That Give 20% Back
Steve Ames wanted a snowball. Now his food truck donates 20% of gross sales to Hardin County schools, churches, and ball teams. The full Business Spotlight.
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Hardin Local
Aug 4
'Against Hyperscale Data Centers': E'town's Rules Reach City Council
Elizabethtown's data center zoning rules got their first reading at City Council on August 3. The mayor explained why the city chose regulations over a moratorium. The adoption vote is still ahead. Here is what was said, in their own words.
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Hardin Local
Jul 30
The Cameras Already Know Your Car. So We Asked the People Watching Them.
At least 67 license plate cameras are watching Hardin County roads. We sat down on camera with the police chiefs running them and asked every uncomfortable question, including what happens when one of their own abuses it.
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Hardin Local
Jul 22
White Mills Days 2026: 51st Annual Festival Guide — Aug 14-15
Laura Nall walks through all of White Mills Days' 51st year — Friday's touch-a-truck and husband calling contest, Saturday's parade and duck race, and the quilt worth bidding on.
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Hardin Local Weekly E33: White Mills Days & Off The Clock
Six hosts, White Mills Days at 51, a rooftop bar nobody knew about, an 87 percent jump in contracts, and the premiere of our new statewide show.
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White Mills Days 2026: Full Schedule, Duck Race & Parade
Jon O'Brien walks through all of White Mills Days, plus a Michter's tasting at Cavern Club and a free Jake's Day for kids 16 and under.
More events →Off The Clock's Grand Opening Is Friday: The Rooftop, the Vault and the Bourbon Lockers
Off The Clock's grand opening is Friday, Aug. 21, on the second floor of The Assembly above the Social Food Hall. GM Caleb Powers walked us through the whole space first: the rooftop nobody knew was there, the private tasting room, the bourbon lockers, and the entrance you will get wrong.
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'Against Hyperscale Data Centers': E'town's Rules Reach City Council
Elizabethtown's data center zoning rules got their first reading at City Council on August 3. The mayor explained why the city chose regulations over a moratorium. The adoption vote is still ahead. Here is what was said, in their own words.
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Flock cameras crack a car-theft ring, the American Legion hands out $25,000, and a strong storm is tracking through the county this morning.
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