Category Archives: Local News

'Government in Action' Youth Tour winners announced
GLASGOW - A group of high school students will head to the state and national capitals this summer as a part of the annual Frankfort and Washington Youth Tour. Farmers RECC announced the winners on Tu...
Mark Buckles Mar 14, 2023

AAA: Gas prices jump in Kentucky
Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are 10 cents higher this week at $3.100, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. This week's average prices: Western Central KY Average $3.100 Average pri...
Mark Buckles Mar 14, 2023

Fieldhouse fire at Barren County High was 'accidental,' GFD says
GLASGOW - A stove fire was extinguished at Barren County High's baseball fieldhouse on Monday. The Glasgow Fire Department said they were called to the scene around 1:12 p.m. Maintenance personnel at ...
Mark Buckles Mar 14, 2023

Prosecutors decline legal action against Barren deputies
Dillon E. Walker, 31, is shown moments before he pointed a gun toward Barren County deputies on this body-worn camera footage obtained by WCLU News. (BARREN CO. SHERIFF'S OFFICE) By BRENNAN D. CRAIN, ...
Mark Buckles Mar 13, 2023

Glasgow man charged in weekend shooting at Adams Place
Kynarious J. Flynt, 21, of Glasgow. (BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - A Glasgow man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly shot at a vehicle near Adams Place. Glasgow police said Kynarious ...
Mark Buckles Mar 13, 2023

All power restored across Farmers RECC service region
GLASGOW - Farmers RECC said Friday afternoon that crews had restored all power across its service region. Over 16,000 people were without power after a severe wind storm impacted the area on March 3. ...
Mark Buckles Mar 10, 2023

Barren Co. Property Transfers - Week of Feb. 27, 2023
GLASGOW - The following property transfers were recorded at the Barren County Clerk's Office from Feb. 27 to March 3, 2023. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances ...
Mark Buckles Mar 08, 2023

Barren Co. Property Transfers - Week of Feb. 27, 2023
GLASGOW - The following property transfers were recorded at the Barren County Clerk's Office from Feb. 27 to March 3, 2023. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances ...
Mark Buckles Mar 08, 2023

30 farms in Barren County to receive tobacco settlement funds
FILE - A series of tobacco plants at a farm in North Carolina. (MARK STEBNICKI/PEXELS) FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Soil and Water Conservation Commission has selected 345 Kentucky farm projects to receiv...
Mark Buckles Mar 08, 2023

Glasgow Water running further tests after train derailments in Ohio
These basins serve as a processing unit at the Glasgow Water Company's water treatment facility near the Narrows in Lucas. The structure down the concrete pathway is the chemical building where water ...
Mark Buckles Mar 08, 2023




