Category Archives: Local News

Deputies allege woman crashed vehicle into church while singing hymns
A vehicle appears crashed into the side of a church in Center, Ky., after Kristen L. Matthews, 21, allegedly drove the car into it several times on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (METCALFE SHERIFF'S OFFICE...
Kenneth Rizo Jul 21, 2022

Food Lion recognizes local employees for 30 years of service
Leasa Moore, a 30-year veteran employee of Food Lion in Glasgow, poses for a photograph at the store. (PHOTO SUBMITTED) SALISBURY, NC - Food Lion announced nearly 300 associates will celebrate over 30...
Kenneth Rizo Jul 21, 2022

Kino-88 Road closed near low water ford due to high waters
Kino-88 Road in Barren County is closed until further notice due to high waters and damage to a low water ford, county officials said. (OFFICE OF BARREN CO. JUDGE/ EXECUTIVE) GLASGOW - A portion of a ...
Kenneth Rizo Jul 21, 2022

Barren officials hopeful more voting centers will be available in fall
FILE: Helena Birdwell, Barren County clerk, participates in an election drawing with candidates early this year ahead of the primary election in Kentucky. BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - The ...
Kenneth Rizo Jul 20, 2022

Glasgow Ind. superintendent announcement delayed to Aug. 1
Reggie Hayden, a member of the Glasgow Ind. Schools' Board of Education and appointed board representative on a search committee charged with overseeing the naming of a new superintendent, examines a ...
Kenneth Rizo Jul 20, 2022

Park City native receives scholarship to aid in study
Meredith Hennion, a student at Morehead State University and Park City native, received a $2,500 scholarship for next school year. The announcement was made by Essity, a health and hygiene company wit...
Kenneth Rizo Jul 20, 2022

Barren Co. Marriage Licenses - Week of July 11, 2022
GLASGOW - The following marriage licenses were issued at the Barren County Clerk's Office from July 13 - 15, 2022. July 13, 2022: Maria M. Milla-Martinez, 23, and William R. Wick, 32, both of Glasgow....
Kenneth Rizo Jul 20, 2022

County moves to secure property needed for judicial center
Barren Magistrate Mark Bowman (District 5) contemplates a pending vote and ongoing discussion during an earlier meeting of the Barren Fiscal Court. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU ...
Kenneth Rizo Jul 19, 2022

Wood family finds hope, peace from community after home fire
Dorothy Wood gasps as she explains her family's gratitude for a $5,000 check presented to them after a fire consumed their Smiley Court home on Jan. 19, 2022. Members of her family, including her husb...
Kenneth Rizo Jul 19, 2022

Barren Co. Property Transfers - Week of July 11, 2022
GLASGOW - The following property transfers were recorded at the Barren County Clerk's Office from July 11 - 15, 2022. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances includ...
Kenneth Rizo Jul 19, 2022




