Hardin County Daily Brief: September 17, 2026

Radcliff's Bourbon & Blades duo picks up a mayor's award, plus a hot Saturday downtown and a stolen-goat mystery.

Top of the morning

Red Hill Cutlery and Boundary Oak Distillery take home a Mayor's Recognition Award. The Radcliff businesses are still riding the buzz from last weekend's 6th Annual Bourbon & Blades event, which drew a big crowd to the distillery. (News-Enterprise)

Roktoberfest heats up Main Street in Elizabethtown Saturday. The Quince parking lot at 111 S. Main St. hosts this year's festival. (News-Enterprise)

Around the county

ECTC posts an all-time graduation record. The community college's latest numbers mark its best completion rate yet. (pmg-ky2.com)

Upton Days turns 50 this weekend. Organizers promise retro arcade games, live music, pageants and a nail-driving contest at the milestone small-town festival. (News-Enterprise)

Zonta Club previews its Oct. 3 domestic-violence-awareness event. Members heard from an Elizabethtown Police Department public relations officer ahead of the annual observance. (News-Enterprise)

Hardin County Business & Professional Women's Club meets Sept. 23. (95.3 WKTN)

Weather and alerts

Heat Advisory in effect until 8 PM today. Heat index values could reach 105 across south central and north central Kentucky, including Hardin County. (NWS)

One more thing

A Hardin County couple says an Amazon driver made off with their goat. They're hoping the story gets the delivery service's attention. (WHAS11)

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