Category Archives: Local News
Emergency food, shelter funding application opens
A car passes by the Barren County Government Center, located inside Glasgow's downtown Square. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - Barren County Government announced Monday the county was selected to ...
Mar 14, 2022
Barren County cleanup week begins March 28
GLASGOW - County-wide cleanup week is scheduled March 28 through April 1, which is a week after Glasgow's city-wide cleanup. County trucks and dumpsters will be at various locations across Barren Coun...
Mar 14, 2022
Fire crews respond to Sunday fire at landfill
A Glasgow Fire official rolls a hose at the scene of a fire in Glasgow in January 2022. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - Fire officials responded to a fire at the local landfill Sunday. The fire wa...
Mar 14, 2022
Subway employee robbed Sunday while emptying garbage
(BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - An employee at a Subway in Glasgow was allegedly hit over the head before he was robbed Sunday. Glasgow Police responded to the restaurant on the Square in r...
Mar 14, 2022
Barren County social worker summoned to court for failure to report abuse, neglect
GLASGOW - A social worker in Barren County has entered a plea of not guilty in connection to the sodomy of one child and abuse of several other children in her Market Street home. Lanita Neal, an empl...
Mar 11, 2022
Hicks recognized for impaired driving arrests, citations
Glasgow Police Major Terry Flatt presents the 2021 Governor's Awards for the 2021 Impaired Driving Enforcement and Occupant Protection Enforcement to Sergeant Wesley Hicks. (GLASGOW POLICE DEPARTMENT)...
Mar 11, 2022
NWS: Snowfall, low wind chills expected this weekend
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW - Winter advisories and watches are in place across most of Kentucky. Here's what we know. The National Weather Service issued Winter Storm Watches and Winter Weather Ad...
Mar 10, 2022
AAA: Record high gas prices causing changes in consumer behaviors
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW - Recent surveys show many Americans are making or plan to make changes to their driving habits and lifestyle behaviors in response to gas prices, AAA reports. New surve...
Mar 10, 2022
Fire crews respond to mid-morning attic fire
(BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - A mid-morning fire in a home along East Cherry Street kept fire officials on scene for about three hours. The Glasgow Fire Department responded to the fire at 105 E...
Mar 10, 2022
Students encouraged to apply for internships with Guthrie's offices
Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) speaks at an event in Glasgow. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) WASHINGTON - Interested college students and recent college graduates are urged to apply for a summer internsh...
Mar 10, 2022