Category Archives: Local News

Republicans will dominate Barren County's countywide primary races
Voters mark ballots inside Barren County High's gymnasium during the 2020 primary election. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - Barren County has shifted toward a Republican dominated electorate, and ...
Kenneth Rizo Feb 08, 2022

Niko Moon appears in concert at Plaza Theatre Feb. 26
Niko Moon appears on a concert flyer describing an upcoming concert at the Historic Plaza Theatre on Feb. 26, 2022. (HELPING THE HARDWORKING) GLASGOW - Niko Moon will soon headline the Historic Plaza ...
Kenneth Rizo Feb 07, 2022

Amber Alert issued for several children
UPDATE (10:30 PM) - The Amber Alert has been canceled. The children were found safe and unharmed, according to Glasgow Dispatch.
Kenneth Rizo Feb 04, 2022

Glasgow Schools will be mask optional beginning February 7
In an announcement on Friday, February 4, Glasgow Schools decided to return to making masks optional inside buildings. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) Story by Jordan Smith, WCLU News GLASGOW -Beginning Monday...
Mark Buckles Feb 04, 2022

Roadways snow, ice covered across Barren County
EIGHTY EIGHT - Many of the roadways across Barren County are snow and ice covered this morning. Rain fell most of Thursday, and it froze overnight. The Friday commute may present problems because a re...
Kenneth Rizo Feb 04, 2022

Juvenile arrested after alleged involvement in deadly shooting
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - A juvenile arrested Thursday was supposedly involved in the shooting death of a man. Bowling Green Police responded to a call for assistance at 436 Dishman Lane Lot 47. Officers w...
Kenneth Rizo Feb 03, 2022

Former jail undergoes demolition, majority of site will remain green space for 3 years
Construction machinery was on site earlier this week at the former Barren County Jail along Ford Drive in Glasgow as it undergoes demolition. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) By Angela Briggs, special to WCL...
Kenneth Rizo Feb 03, 2022

TJ closing facilities early ahead of expected freezing
(FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW - A number of T.J. Regional Health facilities will close early Thursday due to icing potential. All rural health clinics, the Glasgow Family Medicine Center, Dermatology and the o...
Kenneth Rizo Feb 03, 2022

Kentucky braces for ice storm as schools close
(NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ASSOCIATION) FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky is bracing for an ice storm as schools and state office buildings closed. Gov. Andy Beshear is urging motorists to stay of...
Kenneth Rizo Feb 03, 2022

Barren County closes Friday
GLASGOW - Barren County Schools will be closed Friday due to the inclement winter weather forecast. The closure will a NTI day. Students should check Google Classroom and their email for work. "Due to...
Mark Buckles Feb 03, 2022




