An abandoned home sits on top of a hill overlooking the curvy streets of Rineyville, Kentucky, which is located on the outskirts of Hardin County. Photo by Wesley Bacon

Burk-o-ween, to G.C. Burkhead Elementary School, meant kids dressing up in their favorite costumes and trick-or-treating from classroom to classroom. Three-year-old cousins Coleman Pence, dressed as a superhero, and Sara Kate Barnes, a cheerleader, hold hands as they collect candy. Photo by Chris WIlson

Horses feed at DeVore Stables early in the morning along U.S. 31 West north of Upton. Photo by Sam English

Elizabethtown Police Department SWAT team members, from left, Brad Miller, Terry Cox, Richard Dearborn, James Richardson and Dave Wilson train for rescuing hostages and forcing entry into buildings under dangerous circumstances. The empty buildings used for the exercise are scheduled to be demolished. Photo by Kaitlin Keane

The moon shines over the Thomas family farm in Elizabethtown at dusk. Photo by Josh Mauser

The sun glistens off the water around lily pads in the garden pond of Elizabethtown artist Rich Griendling. Photo by Cooper Neill

Dry summer weather put a damper on corn crops in Hardin County off State Route 222 near Glendale. Many crops in the county were harvested early, because they were dying and rain wasn't in the forecast. Photo by Derek Poore

At Sinister Tombs, a haunted house in Eastview, Leah Larsen is snatched into a closet by the monsters while her friends, Erin Owens and Sara Redmon, watch helplessly. Sinister Tombs is one of the few hanuted attractions in the Hardin County area every year near Halloween. Photo by Jessica Seifert

Harvey Minks sits and listens as Robby Walters and Johnnie Simpson chat on the Minks' farm in Elizabethtown. The Minks' family grandchildren have run a pumpkin business for about 10 years. The children plant, harvest and sell the pumpkins as their own project. Photo by Katherine Vance

The moon begins to set before dawn behind the Full Gospel Kentucky Korean Church in Radcliff. Photo by Scott Williams

Chiann Lee plays outside with her younger brother, Avery Lee, as her mother, Susie, watches from the steps of their home in Elizabethtown. Photo by Wesley Bacon

A fire ignited Thursday on the training ranges at Fort Knox near Kentucky's Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff. The aftermath of this fire added a smoky haze to Bullitt and Hardin counties. Cold weather and rain made the smoke linger longer than normal. Photo by Kaitlin Keane

David Thomas works through his daily routine by feeding the calves on his family’s dairy farm. The days seem to run together for David, who has done the same chores around the farm since he could walk. "If this is all there is to life, then ain't much to it," David said. Photo by Josh Mauser

A young mare walks along the ridgeline on Walnutcreek Road in Elizabethtown as the sun begins to sink into the horizon. Photo by Cooper Neill

Hardin "Sonny" Hatfield makes toys out of wood and tin in his Glendale home. He often gives away the figurines, mostly of Mickey Mouse characters, to friends and family members as Christmas gifts. Photo by Derek Poore

A fall moon rises high above the Kentucky countryside in Elizabethtown on Valley Creek Road. Photo by Katherine Vance

A cyclist rides along U.S. 31 West as a forest fire rages near Fort Knox. Photo by Scott Williams

Jack Thomas, 87, has run his family's dairy farm in Elizabethtown for nearly his whole life. He still helps out however he can, while his sons do the work that requires more physical strength. Photo by Josh Mauser