Category Archives: Local News
WKU gets $78,000 for recovery resource centers
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Western Kentucky University recently received $78,000 from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education to support collegiate recovery resource centers. Recovery resourc...
Aug 20, 2025
Child sexual abuse case forwarded to Barren County grand jury
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Barren County child sexual abuse case has been forwarded to a grand jury, which will decide whether to indict the man involved and thus elevate it to a circuit cou...
Aug 20, 2025
New Glasgow city treasurer starts job; RFPs for development property expected soon
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 Glasgow has a finance staff member, and requests for proposals for development of the former Johnson property along Cleveland Avenue may come next week. Tho...
Aug 19, 2025
‘A tremendous benefit’: Barren County magistrates voice support of regional licensing office
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The magistrates of the Administration and Budget Committee voiced their full support for a Barren County regional licensing office. Aside from briefly discussing the...
Aug 19, 2025
Barren County’s planning commission handles light agenda
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The late-night meeting of the Joint City-County Planning Commission members had a light agenda to address during its Aug. 18 meeting. At the meeting, the members app...
Aug 19, 2025
High schoolers encouraged to apply for education council seat
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Applications are now open to apply for Kentucky’s United We Learn Council. The council has 44 members — some of which are from neighboring public school systems...
Aug 19, 2025
Barren County Fiscal Court adopts a 12.6 cents tax rate
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 During the Barren County Fiscal Court meeting Tuesday morning, the seven county magistrates unanimously voted to adopt the compensating tax rate. Magistrate, and cha...
Aug 19, 2025
Netherton takes 3 years of supervised release
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 It was an emotional, and happy, court day for Melissa Netherton, who entered into a guilty plea and a pretrial diversion. Netherton, 42, was arrested by Barren Count...
Aug 19, 2025
Glasgow police continue search for armed robbery suspect
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow conivence store robber remains at large. Glasgow police continue to look for the person responsible for the Aug. 14 armed robbery at the Valero store on th...
Aug 18, 2025
Barren County, Glasgow, Caverna schools earn National Beta merit
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County, Glasgow Independent and Caverna Independent schools have been named 2024-25 National Beta Schools of Merit for offering National Beta to “all el...
Aug 18, 2025