Business

 Unemployment rates fell in 91 Kentucky counties between February 2012 and February 2013, while 26 county rates increased and three stayed the same, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. 

 Daniel Risner of Buffalo has joined Make It Happen Realty, LLC, in Elizabethtown, as an agent.

Risner, a native of Hardin County, teaches at Caverna Elementary School. He recently completed his Realtor training.

He and his wife Tasha have a son, Nate.

Risner can be reached at 270-766-9796.

 LaRue County is home to two of the 103 markets across the Commonwealth recently accepted into the 2013 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program: Hinton’s Orchard and Farm Market and Lee’s Garden Center.

In joining the Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program, these markets have committed to offering quality products and service to their customers.

 Twenty sixth-grade students from LaRue and Hardin Counties were awarded the sixth annual Magnolia Bank “Preparing for Success” scholarships.

Students were asked to write an essay telling what would make a great career, and how they plan to pursue that career. 

“The goal of this program is to get kids and their families talking about college early.  We want to help students in our area get off to a good start saving for their future,” said Stefanie Rock, vice president at Magnolia Bank.