Category Archives: Local News
County political redistricting postponed to 2023
By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) - Legislation to postpone redistricting in county fiscal court races until next year was signed into law Friday by Gov. Andy Beshear. While state law m...
Mar 01, 2022
Council approves maintenance, training facility construction
Harold Armstrong, Glasgow mayor, speaks at an earlier meeting of the Glasgow City Council. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - A training and maintenance facility will soon be constructed near the Gla...
Mar 01, 2022
Man arrested after fails to comply with sex offender registration
Torrance Porcha, 39, was arrested in Glasgow Sunday after police realized he had allegedly failed to comply with the state sex offender registry. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - Police conducted a...
Feb 28, 2022
State 'ag tag' renewals to generate longer lines at clerks' offices
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW - County clerks across the state are expecting longer than normal lines this March during the annual tag renewal for agriculture licenses plates. A voluntary donation is...
Feb 28, 2022
Cincinnati man dies following Sunday interstate crash
CAVE CITY -An Ohio man died in a Sunday afternoon crash along Interstate 65 in Barren County. State Police said they responded to a reported single vehicle injury crash about 3:20 p.m. The crash happe...
Feb 28, 2022
Metcalfe receives emergency road aid funds to repair flood damage
EDMONTON - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet today announced Metcalfe County Fiscal Court will receive $32,000 in County Road Aid Emergency Funds for flood damage repair on Jack Sparks Road. "The Tr...
Feb 28, 2022
Kentucky AG: Opioid settlement will help heal communities
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Attorney General Daniel Cameron says Kentucky will receive $483 million from nationwide settlements with four companies over their roles in the opioid addiction crisis. Cameron s...
Feb 28, 2022
Barren Co. Marriage Licenses - Weeks of Jan. 31., Feb. 7, 14, 21
GLASGOW - The following marriage licenses were issued in Barren County between Jan. 31 and Feb. 22, 2022. Jan. 31, 2022: Kathleen F. Perkins, 58, and David J. Perkins, 59, both of Austin. Feb. 3, 2022...
Feb 25, 2022
Kenton County man, considered armed and dangerous, wanted for murder
Shannon V. Gilday, 23, is wanted for murder and attempted murder in connection with a home burglary in Madison County Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. In photos provided by state police, his image and the car ...
Feb 25, 2022
Barren Co. Property Transfers - Week of Feb. 14, 2022
GLASGOW - The following property transfers occurred from Feb. 14 to Feb. 18, 2022. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances include foreclosures, master commissioner...
Feb 25, 2022