Category Archives: Local News
Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas hardest
by Scott S. Greenberger, Kentucky Lantern March 17, 2025 Working-age adults who live in small towns and rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid than their counterparts in cities, creatin...
Mar 17, 2025
Barren County court to discuss contracts, Mt. Pleasant Road bid
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Contracts, bids and mowing are key items on the March 18 Barren County Fiscal Court agenda. There are three contracts up for possible approval Tuesday morning. They ...
Mar 17, 2025
Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas hardest
by Scott S. Greenberger, Kentucky Lantern March 17, 2025 Working-age adults who live in small towns and rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid than their counterparts in cities, creatin...
Mar 17, 2025
Barren County qualifies for public assistance
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Governor Andy Beshear recently announced that Barren County was one of the 30 counties approved for public assistance. Earlier this month, Barren County Emergency Ma...
Mar 17, 2025
Cell phone, social media bill heads to governor’s desk
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A bill aimed at addressing cell phone and social media use by students in schools is one step away from becoming law. Kentucky Representative Josh Bray, who is joine...
Mar 17, 2025
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Glasgow
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Two Hart County residents were arrested in Glasgow on Sunday after a traffic stop on N. L. Rogers Wells Blvd. A vehicle driven by Jessie Jackson was stopped on the boulevar...
Mar 17, 2025
Saturday morning Tornado Watch
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for a large part of Southern Kentucky including Glasgow and Barren County. The watch is in effect until 9am Saturday morning. A tornado watch me...
Mar 15, 2025
Arthur Hatfield Benefit: Concert event to help longtime Barren County banjo maker
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 A concert event this weekend will benefit Arthur Hatfield, a Barren County musician who has been making and repairing banjos for over 40 years. His business, Hatfield Ba...
Mar 14, 2025
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises caution over holiday weekend
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Team Kentucky is reminding everyone that buzzed driving is drunk driving this St. Patrick's Day and encourage those consuming alcohol to plan ahead by designating a ...
Mar 14, 2025
Flags ordered to half staff in honor of fallen soldier
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Why are flags at half staff today? Governor Andy Beshear ordered that all flags in “state office buildings” be lowered from sunrise to sunset on Friday, ...
Mar 14, 2025