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UPDATE: Warren County government offices closed Friday

UPDATE: Warren County government offices will be closed Friday. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County government offices will open at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10 amid expected winter weather conditions. Offices will operate on this delayed time due to potential snow in the area, which could impact roads. Officials remind local drivers to be safe tomorrow. You can keep up…

Scottsville police warn public of phone call scam

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – The Scottsville Police Department is warning of a phone call scam. The department says complaints from residents of solicited calls for payments for warrants and missing jury duty. Police Chief Darron Tabor says the department will not call residents regarding missing jury duty and never issue payments or personal information. If you or anyone you know receives…

Units respond to Glasgow mobile home fire

GLASGOW, Ky. – Units responded Wednesday afternoon to a mobile home fire in Glasgow. According to Logan Thomas, assistant chief with the East Barren Volunteer Fire Department, firefighters received a call regarding a structure fire at 3:30 p.m. at the 500 block of Hollow Road. Thomas says the fire was contained by 5:30 p.m. He says a firefighter was injured…

State police investigating death in parking lot in Henry County

CAMPBELLSBURG, Ky. – Kentucky State Police Post 5 is investigating the death of a woman laying in a parking lot. Troopers responded to a 911 call to the Campbellsburg Dollar General on Wednesday morning. Investigators say they located an unresponsive woman at the scene. Rebecca Skeen, 56 of Smithfield, was identified and pronounced deceased by the Henry County Coroner’s Office….

RELEASE: Transportation Cabinet preparing for winter weather

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Jan. 9, 2025) – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 highway crews are preparing to battle another round of winter weather on Friday. The National Weather Service (NWS) Louisville has placed the District 3 area under a Winter Storm Warning until 6 a.m. Saturday. Driving conditions are expected to deteriorate beginning Friday morning and worsen into Friday afternoon….

Team Kentucky urges drivers to be cautious ahead of expected snow

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Transportation officials are asking Kentucky drivers to remain aware of forecasts and road conditions with a potential for snow on Friday. KYTC says the National Weather Service is expecting several inches of snow across most of the Commonwealth that day, with higher amounts near the southern border. While ice is not part of the forecast currently, officials…

Program offering cash assistance to pregnant moms in Metcalfe Co.

METCALFE COUNTY, Ky. – An initiative to help pregnant mothers in Appalachia is available to qualifying moms in Metcalfe County. According to a social media post by Metcalfe County Adult Education, The Bridge Project is a cash transfer program for moms who are 14 weeks pregnant or less in ARC-designated counties within Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. The post says…

WKU set to kick off 2025 indoor campaign at Rod McCravy Invitational

Live results. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Track and Field will kick off the 2025 indoor season with the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational Friday and Saturday January 10-11. The meet will be held at the Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center in Louisville, Ky. and hosted by Kentucky. MEET INFO Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center Friday and Saturday, January…

Local man wins third place in ‘Who Powers You’ contest

Source: Farmers RECC.GLASGOW, Ky. – Following years of teaching students in Hart County, a veteran educator is being recognized for helping them reach beyond the classroom. Steve Kistler saw hard-working and accomplished students face obstacles when it came to their next level of education due to costs, according to a release by Farmers RECC, Because of Kistler’s efforts to combat…

Hilltoppers hire Jason Barnes as WR coach

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football announced the hiring of Jason Barnes as Wide Receivers Coach on Wednesday. Barnes joins the WKU coaching staff after spending the last two seasons at Charlotte, where he served as Wide Receivers Coach in 2024 and as an Offensive Analyst in 2023. He has also had stops at Coastal Carolina as an Offensive Analyst,…