bright orange traffic cones standing in a row on dark asphaltBy realsportsphotos/envato. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A road improvement project is just days away from beginning in Barren County. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 says the project will impact a nine-mile portion of the Kentucky 90 Happy Valley Road corridor in Barren County. Construction will be done in phases…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the latest round of funding will go to 17 critical bridge projects across Kentucky, including in Barren County. According to a release Thursday, the County and City Bridge Improvement Program is awarding $7.75 million, supporting repairs, replacements and the preservation of multiple Kentucky bridges. Of that funding, the release states Barren…
Source: Buffalo Trace Distillery. FRANKFORT, Ky. – Buffalo Trace Distillery is celebrating tradition and growth with the filling of its nine millionth barrel of bourbon since Prohibition. According to a release by the company, Buffalo Trace Distillery just completed a decade long, $1.2 billion expansion project earlier this year. “The filling of our nine millionth barrel represents a historic chapter…
Photo: The Kentucky League of Cities swore in new officers at its 2025 Conference & Expo in Owensboro on Thursday night. From left are KLC President and Beaver Dam Mayor Paul Sandefur; KLC First Vice President and Berea Mayor Bruce Fraley; and KLC Second Vice President and Mayfield Mayor Kathy O’Nan. Source: The Eric Group. OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Kentucky…
Source: Warren County KY Government. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Drivers traveling through Butler County should be prepared for an upcoming road closure. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3, a project to replace a drainage structure will cause a temporary closure on a section of Kentucky 340 Brooklyn Road in Butler County. Transportation officials say the road is set…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two people have been arrested in connection with a series of shoplifting incidents involving large amounts of laundry detergent. According to Bowling Green police, since Sept. 22, multiple stores have reported thefts of numerous containers of detergent. Through video surveillance, police say investigators identified 50-year-old Jomar Taylor and 54-year-old Donya Taylor, both of Bowling Green, as…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A Bowling Green man faces drug and traffic charges in Scottsville. A Scottsville police officer located Mario Frazier, 25, of Bowling Green, driving on a DUI-suspended license on Old Glasgow Road late Wednesday evening. Frazier allegedly provided the officer with a false name that also had a suspended DUI license. The officer says Frazier then provided his…
OAKLAND, Ky. — On Thursday, Kentucky State Rep. Michael Meredith (R-HD-19) announced he’s endorsing Andy Barr for U.S. Senate. “Farmers, small business owners, and all Kentuckians can trust Andy Barr,” Meredith said. “He’s working with President Trump to expand access to new markets for our cattle farmers, to strengthen our financial system, and to ensure that conservatives, Christian organizations, energy…
GLASGOW, Ky. – An economic expansion is on its way to Barren County. On Thursday, Bluegrass Ingredients, a supplier of flavors and formula solutions to the food and beverage industry, announced the expansion of its warehouse facilities in Glasgow, according to a release by the Barren County Economic Authority. According to the release, the project is an investment that aims…
Source: WKYT via CBS Newspath. VERSAILLES, Ky. (WKYT) – One man is being released following the death of a young child in Versailles. WKYT reports on December 7, 2015, Dean Tipton woke up to find a man attacking his children. The family says Ronald Exantus entered their home and attacked them, ultimately leading to the death of six-year-old Logan Tipton….
