Category Archives: Local News

TJ Regional Health donates $4K to Community Relief Fund
FROM LEFT: Stacey Janes, a representative of the Community Relief Fund; Dr. Bharat Mody, local philanthropist; an employee of Houchens Grocery; Neil Thornbury, CEO of TJ Regional Health; and Randy Bur...
Kenneth Rizo Sep 02, 2022

Farmers RECC president and CEO announces retirement
Bill Prather, president and CEO of Farmers RECC, announced Friday that he will retire at the end of the year. (PHOTO BY FARMERS RECC) SUBMITTED BY FARMERS RECC GLASGOW - Bill Prather, President and CE...
Kenneth Rizo Sep 02, 2022

SCRTC trustee ballots to be mailed Friday
GLASGOW - Ballots for South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative trustee elections are expected to make their way to mailboxes after Friday. The cooperative said ballots for District 2 (Canmer...
Kenneth Rizo Sep 01, 2022

Man dead, two arrested after crash in Scottsville
SCOTTSVILLE - A man is dead after a Thursday morning crash in Allen County. Scottsville Police responded to an injury accident at the intersection of U.S. 31E and Highway 100 at 8:16 a.m. A 2017 Nissa...
Kenneth Rizo Sep 01, 2022

Authorities investigating single shots-fired incident in Glasgow
Glasgow Police cruisers were parked along Veterans Outer Loop after a suspected road rage incident resulted in shots fired toward at least one vehicle on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (PHOTO SUBMITTED TO W...
Kenneth Rizo Sep 01, 2022

Barren County tourism flourished in 2021, report says
The Barren County Tourism & Convention Commission touts new signage, which was installed this week. The office is located within the confines of the former Glasgow - Barren County Chamber of Comme...
Kenneth Rizo Aug 31, 2022

Jersey Mike's Subs cuts ribbon on newest location in Glasgow
Austin Whetsel, Jersey Mike's Subs franchisee, speaks to a group gathered at his newest location in Glasgow's Barren River Plaza just before a ribbon cutting held Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (BRENNAN CR...
Kenneth Rizo Aug 31, 2022

Woman attacked with machete inside South Lewis apartment
Eddie J. Cooper, 31, of Glasgow, appears in a mugshot taken at the Barren County Detention Center. (BARREN CO. DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - A man was arrested late Saturday after a woman was attacked w...
Kenneth Rizo Aug 31, 2022

Barren Co. Property Transfers - Week of Aug. 22, 2022
GLASGOW - The following property transfers were recorded at the Barren County Clerk's Office from Aug. 22 - Aug. 26, 2022. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances i...
Kenneth Rizo Aug 31, 2022

Battery factory project intentions shift due to market changes
FILE: Maureen Carpenter, president and CEO of the Barren County Economic Authority, speaks to an audience gathered outside U.S. Bank along South Green Street in Glasgow. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) BY B...
Kenneth Rizo Aug 30, 2022




