Category Archives: Local News
Beshear signs ‘sextortion’ bill, increases criminal penalties
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 73 earlier this month, increasing the penalty for those who commit sexual extortion. The law creates a new section ...
Mar 25, 2025
No injuries reported after Glasgow house fire
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 No injuries were reported after a Glasgow house fire on Monday, March 24. The Glasgow Fire Department responded to a house fire call at 117 Cardinal Court, which is ...
Mar 25, 2025
Barren County ATC adds new diesel simulator, ranks top 20 for certifications
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Area Technology Center recently earned national recognition and new training equipment for its Diesel Technology Program. The North American arm of Dai...
Mar 25, 2025
Glasgow entertainment destination center gets council go-ahead
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 Glasgow's city council provided the second of two required approvals to create an entertainment destination center downtown and its first nod to the rezonin...
Mar 24, 2025
Plunk updates Glasgow council on state road projects
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 Though city officials get plenty of calls from constituents about local streets when they need work, the Kentucky Department of Transportation is actually r...
Mar 24, 2025
UPDATED: Four transported to hospital after Glasgow vehicle collision
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Updated as of 9:27 a.m. March 25 Numerous emergency personnel responded to the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and S.L. Rogers Wells Boulevard for a two-vehicle col...
Mar 24, 2025
State police Post 3 welcomes 3 new telecommunicators
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Kentucky State Police announced that three recent telecommunications graduates would be assigned to Post 3, which serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, L...
Mar 24, 2025
Federal education funds at risk due to executive order
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order intended to close the U.S. Department of Education to the "maximum extent appropriate." In the aftermath of...
Mar 24, 2025
Barren County ‘shared-use’ program receives more than $21K
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County was approved for a little more than $21,000 by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board “for agricultural diversification and rural developmen...
Mar 24, 2025
Barren County, city cleanup begins today
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Today, March 24, begins the free countywide cleanup. Barren County Solid Waste Coordinator Marcus Thurman said they are extending the event to two weeks instead of o...
Mar 24, 2025