Elizabethtown Local News – Thursday, May 22nd, 2025

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Thursday, May 22nd, 2025

Good morning, Elizabethtown. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 22nd of May.

COMMUNITY NEWS

➤ This week we feature Molly—a 6-month-old brown tiger and calico kitten with green eyes—and Coco—a 5-month-old hound mix weighing 31 pounds—available for adoption at Hardin County Animal Shelter at 220 Peterson Drive in E-town, which is open Monday to Saturday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. but will be closed on May 26 for Memorial Day. Quicksie 98.3

ECONOMY NEWS

➤ U.S. tariffs on imported flowers and nursery products are expected to drive up prices—providing local flower farmers with new opportunities to sell more crops. WKYU-FM

HEALTH NEWS

➤ The FDA announced a recall of cucumbers from Bedner Growers grown between April 29 and May 19 after 26 people, including some in Kentucky, became ill with salmonella and nine were hospitalized. Stores, restaurants, and consumers are advised to discard the affected cucumbers + clean any surfaces they touched. WKYU-FM
➤ Baptist Health Hardin will hold its first Memorial Day Wreath Ceremony on Friday, May 23rd—providing a time of prayer and reflection to honor the men and women who gave their lives. The News-Enterprise

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