# Hardin Local

> Community-focused podcast and social platform covering Hardin County, Kentucky — Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Vine Grove, West Point, and the rest of the county. Free, non-partisan local coverage of civic life, business, food, housing, events, and the people who make the county what it is.

Hardin Local publishes the Hardin Local Weekly Podcast every Wednesday and runs ongoing coverage of Hardin County elections, housing market, restaurants, business openings/closings, and community events. We are the established Hardin-County-specific local-news source for residents of Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Vine Grove, West Point, Cecilia, Glendale, Sonora, and the unincorporated parts of the county.

## Core pages

- [About Hardin Local](https://hardinlocal.com/about/): The team, mission, contact info, and links to every platform we publish on.
- [Sponsor Hardin Local](https://hardinlocal.com/sponsor/): Episode + segment + standalone sponsorship packages for businesses.
- [Linktree](https://hardinlocal.com/links/): All Hardin Local links in one place — podcast platforms, social, sponsor inquiry.
- [This Week](https://hardinlocal.com/this-week/): What's happening in Hardin County this week — events calendar pulled from the weekly podcast.
- [Housing Market](https://hardinlocal.com/housing-market/): Hardin County housing market data — weekly updates from the Heart of Kentucky MLS.

## Section feeds

- [Podcast](https://hardinlocal.com/podcast/): Every episode of the Hardin Local Weekly Podcast (recap + full video).
- [Events](https://hardinlocal.com/events/): Weekly events guides for Hardin County, by Jon O'Brien.
- [Business](https://hardinlocal.com/business/): Business Buzz — openings, closings, expansions, ownership changes in Hardin County, by Nate Bryan.
- [Housing](https://hardinlocal.com/housing/): Weekly housing-market updates, by Rachel Brantingham.
- [Food](https://hardinlocal.com/food/): The Experienced Eater — Hardin County restaurant reviews on a 10-point scale, by Britten + Michele McDowell.
- [News](https://hardinlocal.com/news/): General news, special guest interviews, and community stories.
- [Civic](https://hardinlocal.com/civic/): Election coverage, government meetings, and civic content.

## 2026 election coverage

- [2026 election hub](https://hardinlocal.com/elections/): All candidate interviews + the find-your-ballot tool.
- [Find your ballot](https://hardinlocal.com/elections/find-your-ballot/): Two-click precinct + party picker → personalized sample ballot.
- 174 per-precinct ballot pages at `/elections/your-ballot/<precinct-code>-<party>/` (one per precinct × party combination).
- 12 per-area pages at `/elections/area/<area>/` (Radcliff, Elizabethtown, Vine Grove, West Point, Magistrate Districts 1-8).
- 8 per-race interview pages: [Sheriff](https://hardinlocal.com/elections/sheriff/) · [PVA](https://hardinlocal.com/elections/pva/) · [Magistrate](https://hardinlocal.com/elections/magistrate/) · [Mayor of Radcliff](https://hardinlocal.com/elections/mayor-radcliff/) · [Mayor of Vine Grove](https://hardinlocal.com/elections/mayor-vine-grove/) · [Radcliff Council](https://hardinlocal.com/elections/radcliff-council/) · [State & Federal](https://hardinlocal.com/elections/state-federal/) · [Results](https://hardinlocal.com/elections/results/)

## Where we publish

- Website: https://hardinlocal.com/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/HardinLocal (Wednesday livestream + full segment videos)
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@HardinLocal (full episodes, segment videos, long-form interviews)
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/HardinLocal (reels, clips, stories)
- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@HardinLocal (short-form clips)
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/HardinLocal (real-time updates)
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/hardinlocal (business news + professional updates)
- Podcast — Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iKtcBkdpYvEAs9dMSYHMk
- Podcast — Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hardin-local-weekly/id1837215060
- Podcast — iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/312180127
- Podcast — Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/93ece374-9823-4dfa-a11c-034fe63d260f/hardin-local-weekly

## Contact

- General: contactus@hardinlocal.com
- Sponsorship: contactus@hardinlocal.com
- Messenger channel: https://www.messenger.com/channel/hardinlocal
- The team: https://tr.ee/HLteam

## Coverage area

- Primary: Hardin County, Kentucky (Wikidata Q484522), centroid 37.7041 N / -86.0247 W.
- Cities + communities covered: Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Vine Grove, West Point, Cecilia, Glendale, Sonora, Rineyville, Big Clifty, plus the unincorporated parts of the county.
- Adjacent context: occasional coverage of Meade County, Larue County, and metro Louisville when relevant to Hardin County residents.

## Editorial policy

Free, non-partisan, transparent. Sponsorships are clearly disclosed and never influence editorial decisions. All AI-generated summaries use original interviews and primary-source local data — no scraped/repackaged national news. We retain full creative control.