Category Archives: Local News
Jersey Mike's Subs cuts ribbon on newest location in Glasgow
Austin Whetsel, Jersey Mike's Subs franchisee, speaks to a group gathered at his newest location in Glasgow's Barren River Plaza just before a ribbon cutting held Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (BRENNAN CR...
Aug 31, 2022
Woman attacked with machete inside South Lewis apartment
Eddie J. Cooper, 31, of Glasgow, appears in a mugshot taken at the Barren County Detention Center. (BARREN CO. DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - A man was arrested late Saturday after a woman was attacked w...
Aug 31, 2022
Barren Co. Property Transfers - Week of Aug. 22, 2022
GLASGOW - The following property transfers were recorded at the Barren County Clerk's Office from Aug. 22 - Aug. 26, 2022. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances i...
Aug 31, 2022
Battery factory project intentions shift due to market changes
FILE: Maureen Carpenter, president and CEO of the Barren County Economic Authority, speaks to an audience gathered outside U.S. Bank along South Green Street in Glasgow. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) BY B...
Aug 30, 2022
Gov. Beshear orders flags to half-staff for overdose victims
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Wednesday, Aug. 31, in observation of Overdose Awareness ...
Aug 30, 2022
Beshear, Envision AESC break ground on electric vehicle battery factory in Bowling Green
FILE: Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY). BOWLING GREEN - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear, along with state and local officials, joined executives from Envision AESC to break ground on a $2 billion state-of-the-art el...
Aug 30, 2022
Woman arrested after allegedly crashing truck through fence
Lena J. Carver, 71, of Glasgow. (BARREN CO. DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - Authorities arrested a woman Sunday after she apparently crashed a truck. Glasgow Police said they responded to Happy Valley Roa...
Aug 30, 2022
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for Aug. 26 - Sept. 2
BOWLING GREEN - The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area for Aug. 26 through Sept. 2 are listed below. All work is subject to change. Interstate 65 A rehabil...
Aug 29, 2022
Two sides of dorm decorating
BY OLIVIA SANCHEZ, The Hechinger Report Bohemian or cottagecore? Indie or industrial? Retro or preppy? And, does it match what your roommate ordered? Having spent much of the past two and a half years...
Aug 29, 2022
Auditors note one finding on 2021 audit of Barren Fiscal Court
FILE: Jenny Hoffman, Barren County treasurer, appears at a meeting of the Barren Fiscal Court. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - One finding on a federal awards docume...
Aug 26, 2022