Category Archives: Local News
Former jail undergoes demolition, majority of site will remain green space for 3 years
Construction machinery was on site earlier this week at the former Barren County Jail along Ford Drive in Glasgow as it undergoes demolition. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) By Angela Briggs, special to WCL...
Feb 03, 2022
TJ closing facilities early ahead of expected freezing
(FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW - A number of T.J. Regional Health facilities will close early Thursday due to icing potential. All rural health clinics, the Glasgow Family Medicine Center, Dermatology and the o...
Feb 03, 2022
Kentucky braces for ice storm as schools close
(NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ASSOCIATION) FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky is bracing for an ice storm as schools and state office buildings closed. Gov. Andy Beshear is urging motorists to stay of...
Feb 03, 2022
Barren County closes Friday
GLASGOW - Barren County Schools will be closed Friday due to the inclement winter weather forecast. The closure will a NTI day. Students should check Google Classroom and their email for work. "Due to...
Feb 03, 2022
Crews prepare to handle ice concerns as rain freezes
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Highway crews from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 3 area remain on alert and have worked on last-minute preparations for snow & ice response deployment wh...
Feb 03, 2022
AAA advises motorists to prepare for inclement weather to avoid deadly situations
Snow and ice covers Hereford Lane in Glasgow during a winter storm Feb. 17, 2021. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - Wintry weather is predicted to impact our area in the coming days, and AAA East Ce...
Feb 02, 2022
Man threatens ex-wife with arson while drunk, trespassing
Robert Stinson, 44, threatened to ignite his ex-wife's home early Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. (BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER) TEMPLE HILL - A man allegedly threatened to ignite his ex-wife's home after an...
Feb 02, 2022
Barren County Emergency Management prepares ahead of winter weather
Tracy Shirley, Director of Barren County Emergency Management, speaks to a crowd gathered inside the University of Kentucky Extension Office located in Barren County. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW...
Feb 01, 2022
Froedge issues departure letter as he leaves Glasgow EPB
DT Froedge, a former member of the Glasgow EPB, attends a political event Oct. 27, 2021. Froedge's reappointment was voted down by the Glasgow City Council in early January. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) ...
Feb 01, 2022
Father indicted in connection to abuse, neglect of autistic son
(BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - A Barren County man was indicted in connection to abuse and neglect of his autistic and non-verbal adult son that occurred days before his death last Septemb...
Jan 31, 2022