Category Archives: Local News
City strikes down West Main property sale, PDB to meet Wednesday
FILE: Barren Circuit Judge John T. Alexander speaks with attorneys during a court hearing. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - An effort by the Barren Fiscal Court to pu...
Aug 23, 2022
AAA: Gas Prices Slightly Lower in Kentucky
Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are a penny lower this week at $3.381, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. This week's average prices: Western Central KY Average $3.381 Average price...
Aug 23, 2022
Park spearhead skeptical of potential West Main property sale
Wes Simpson, the spearhead for a project to place a park downtown, inspects a design proposal submitted to the city of Glasgow by Scott, Murphy & Daniel Construction last fall. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHO...
Aug 22, 2022
Two arrested after multi-county pursuit ends in Adair County
GLASGOW - Police arrested last Thursday two people in connection to a pursuit that led authorities from Barren County to Adair County. Glasgow Police said the pursuit started after an officer attempte...
Aug 22, 2022
Barren man arrested after drugs found in car
CAVE CITY - A man was arrested Tuesday after police say he had fentanyl-laced methamphetamine inside his vehicle. Lawrence T. Carter, 49, was allegedly driving a vehicle along Old Munfordville Road. P...
Aug 18, 2022
Jury finds 72-year-old Barren woman guilty of sodomy
In this booking photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, Shirley Vickery appears after she was found guilty by a jury in Barren County for the sodomy of a child in July 2019. Vickery is set for final sen...
Aug 18, 2022
Barren Co. Property Transfers - Week of Aug. 8, 2022
GLASGOW - The following property transfers were recorded at the Barren County Clerk's Office from Aug. 8 - Aug. 12, 2022. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances in...
Aug 18, 2022
PHOTO: Glasgow native serves aboard USS Chancellorsville
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Stack) SUBMITTED BY NAVAL OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PHILIPPINE SEA - Fire Controlman 3rd Class Tyler Milsten, from Glasgow, Ky., c...
Aug 18, 2022
Dept. of ABC expected to issue fines in local vaping sting
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - Citations issued to employees of local vaping retailers last month were redirected last week from Barren District Court to the state Dep...
Aug 17, 2022
Entertain Glasgow announces return of 'Groove and Glow'
(PHOTO SUBMITTED BY ENTERTAIN GLASGOW) GLASGOW - Entertain Glasgow announced this week that its second annual hot air balloon event will take place Saturday, Sept. 17. Groove and Glow is scheduled aga...
Aug 17, 2022