Category Archives: Local News

First Presbyterian distributes money to local resource centers
Charlie Evans, the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Glasgow, presents a check to the staff of the Barren County Middle School Family Resource Center. (SUBMITTED TO WCLU NEWS) STORY SUBMITTED TO ...
Kenneth Rizo Dec 08, 2022

Area students among Congressional App Challenge winners
FILE: Congressman Brett Guthrie, KY-02, speaks at a roundtable event held at the Barren County Board of Education in August 2022. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two Barren County High Sc...
Kenneth Rizo Dec 08, 2022

FBI, police investigating threat made to some area schools
BOWLING GREEN - Schools in Warren and Allen counties are on alert after an apparent threat was received online sometime Wednesday evening. Warren County Schools Superintendent Rob Clayton issued a sta...
Kenneth Rizo Dec 08, 2022

Kentucky officials add construction management scholarship
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky officials have introduced a construction management scholarship for students to attend any of five state schools. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the scholarshi...
Kenneth Rizo Dec 07, 2022

AAA: Gas prices continue to fall in Kentucky
Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are 13 cents lower this week at $3.011, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. This week's average prices: Western Central KY Average $3.011 Average pric...
Kenneth Rizo Dec 06, 2022

Glasgow Fire continues tree dipping services through holiday
A Glasgow Fire engine sets parked at the scene of a fire along Smiley Court in Glasgow in January 2022. (WCLU FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW - The Glasgow Fire Department will continue to dip Christmas trees thr...
Kenneth Rizo Dec 05, 2022

Magistrates-elect hear from county government leaders about ongoing matters
Tim Durham, magistrate-elect for Barren County's third magisterial district, looks onward as Sherry Jones, fiscal court clerk, discusses upcoming matters the new court will handle in the new year. Dur...
Kenneth Rizo Dec 05, 2022

Barren Co. Marriage Licenses - Week of Nov. 28, 2022
GLASGOW - The following marriage licenses were issued at the Barren County Clerk's Office from Nov. 28 - Dec. 5, 2022. Nov. 28, 2022: Malinda A. Hostetler, 21, of Smiths Grove, and Adam H. Schrock, 20...
Kenneth Rizo Dec 05, 2022

Barren Co. Property Transfers - Week of Nov. 28, 2022
GLASGOW - The following property transfers were recorded at the Barren County Clerk's Office from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, 2022. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances i...
Kenneth Rizo Dec 05, 2022

Ferry operation upgrades complete in Monroe County
FILE: The ferry at Turkey Neck Bend in southeastern Monroe County recently underwent upgrades. Two new tugboats have been added to the operation. (KYTC DISTRICT 3) BOWLING GREEN - Efforts to upgrade f...
Kenneth Rizo Dec 05, 2022




