Category Archives: Local News
Ford to invest $1 B in new paint shop at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville
By Lantern staff Kentucky Lantern September 10, 2026 The Ford Motor Co. will build a new $1 billion paint shop at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, breaking ground by the end of the year, Gov. A...
Sep 10, 2026
Glasgow free hazardous waste and shredder day at Beaver Trail Park
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow residents are being invited to a free Household Hazardous Waste and Shredder Day offering safe disposal of dangerous materials and secure document destruction. Acco...
Sep 10, 2026
Cave City police, family search for missing man
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Cave City police and the family of 61-year-old John Adwell are asking for the public's help as the search for the missing man reaches its eighth day. Investigators say Adwe...
Sep 10, 2026
Federal appeals court sends Barren County jail injury lawsuit back to U.S. district court
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new review of a lawsuit over a 2020 attack inside the Barren County Detention Center, saying a lower court applied the...
Sep 10, 2026
Kentucky’s worst measles outbreak in 35 years includes five cases in Barren County
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Kentucky health officials say the state is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in 35 years, and five of the reported cases are in Barren County. According to state data...
Sep 10, 2026
Barren board of ed to vote on tax rates, facilities plan
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Board of Education is preparing to take up school tax rates, long-term facility needs and the budget at its next meeting. According to the meeting agenda,...
Sep 9, 2026
INTERVIEW: Gov. Andy Beshear talks to Todd Steenbergen
Governor Andy Beshear was in Glasgow at the Barren County Family YMCA on Tuesday, Sept. 8. He took a few minutes to talk to Todd Steenbergen. Listen to interview below. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com...
Sep 9, 2026
Burgin city council member walks out to stop a vote for a proposed data center project
By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern September 9, 2026 BURGIN, Ky. - A city council member for a small Mercer County community walked out of a meeting Tuesday evening, stopping a vote that could have res...
Sep 9, 2026
Food Lion employees volunteer to rebuild, restock Boys and Girls club food pantry
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Food Lion associates from three regional stores volunteered to rebuild and restock the food pantry at the Boys & Girls Club of Glasgow-Barren County as part of the com...
Sep 9, 2026
Glasgow police warn of “fake” EPB employees
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Glasgow Police Department has issued a warning about people impersonating Glasgow Electric Plant Board employees. The police department stated that there are people goi...
Sep 9, 2026