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Butler County voters rejected a proposed 6.3-cent real estate and personal property tax increase for Butler County Schools in the Nov. 3, 2026, vote. The tally was 58.3% against and 41.7% for. The district proposed the increase to pay for building repairs, new school buses and other needs to comply with state requirements.
Greg Davenport says he’s not opposed to progress. But he has serious misgivings when it comes to a proposed 16-inch natural gas pipeline that a public agency wants to run through his family’s Christian County farm, property his family has owned since the 1940s. “Basically, they said, ‘Sign...
LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – Logan County residents voted against a proposed 5.9-cent “nickel tax” to help fund school construction, repairs, renovations and maintenance on Election Day. 4,704 (68.5%) voted against the tax, and 2,164 (31.5%) voted for it. The Logan County Board of Education approved the ballot...
The Commonwealth’s Attorney for Kentucky’s 46th Judicial Circuit, Rick Hardin, has announced his run for Kentucky governor in 2027. A representative from the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office confirmed his filing with LINK nky. He will be the first person to officially file to run for governor.
After 24 years, the city of Clarkson has elected a mayor not named Bonnie Henderson. Tina M. Carby soundly defeated Lisa Pearl 161 votes (64.4 percent) to 89 (35.6 percent) in Tuesday’s election. After 30 years serving the city of Clarkson — six as a member of the city...
KENTUCKY (WFIE) - Voters in places like Madisonville, Morganfield and Muhlenberg County voted in local races for mayor and county judge executive. Incumbent Mayor Kevin Cotton was reelected. He was running against Jacob Adams in Madisonville. Cotton served as a first responder and business owner before he won his mayoral...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Statements are rolling in after Election Day results throughout Kentucky. Statement by Dr. Dan Costellow, superintendent of Logan County Schools:. “On behalf of our Board of Education and school community, I want to sincerely thank the voters of Logan County who took time to learn about this issue, ask questions, and participate in this election. While this was not the outcome we had hoped for, we respect the decision of our voters and appreciate everyone who took part in the process. Our facility needs remain, and we will continue working with our Board of Education to determine the best path forward with the resources available. There will be some difficult decisions ahead, but our commitment to providing the best possible opportunities for our students remains unchanged. Regardless of how anyone voted, my hope is that we will move forward together with a common goal of making our schools the best they can be for our children and our communities.”
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren RECC says power has been restored. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A power outage is currently affecting nearly 1,200 households in the Plum Springs area, according to Warren RECC on Wednesday morning. In a social media post, Warren RECC stated the outage occurred in...
LEWISBURG, Ky. (WSMV) - The Todd County Water District has issued a boil water advisory for customers at these addresses:. The advisory applies to Todd County Water District customers in the affected area and will remain in effect until further notice. The advisory was issued after a main water line...
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — A Bowling Green Navy veteran is bringing a patriotic twist to his family’s holiday light show, with a special Veterans Day display featuring red, white and blue lights synchronized to music. Jason Thomas spent 23 years in the Navy before retiring as a...
TODD COUNTY, Ky. – Firefighters battled a house fire Wednesday morning in Todd County. Trenton Fire Department Chief John Stahl told WEKT Radio that units responded to a report of a two-story house fire. When units arrived, firefighters located the home fully engulfed in flames. No injuries have been...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 5, 2026) — ClearFlow Metalworks plans to invest $28 million in a new aluminum manufacturing operation in Logan County, creating 50 full-time jobs and adding recycled aluminum production capacity to Kentucky’s manufacturing sector. The project will occupy a newly constructed speculative building at Shelton Lane...
POWDERLY, Ky. (WFIE) – A Powderly City Council race ended in a tie between an uncle and his nephew. The uncle then stepped aside. Patrick Tucker and his uncle, Ronnie McIntosh, each received 68 votes in Tuesday’s election. That left them tied for the fourth and final seat on the council, according to unofficial results.
Voters changed the look of the Leitchfield City Council on Tuesday, as two new council members were elected. The leading vote-getter in the six-seat city council race was newcomer Adrian Board, who garnered 12.9 percent (591 votes) of the vote in not only winning a seat on the council, but he will serve as mayor pro tem (his reward for receiving the most votes in the race).
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. — Barry Brown will bring a focus on responsible growth, infrastructure and transparency to Warren County Fiscal Court after defeating incumbent Rick Williams in the Nov. 3 election. Brown received 2,933 votes, or 53.2% of the vote, compared with Williams’ 2,577 votes, according to unofficial election...
In one of the closest local contests of the election cycle, the race for Mayor of Guthrie has come down to a razor-thin margin. According to unofficial election totals released by the Todd County Clerk’s Office, City Councilman Zollie Rose edged out former Mayor Scott Marshall by just 10 votes, leading 159 to 149.
Warren County’s political views were revealed when the midterm election polling stations closed Tuesday at 6 p.m. As the county results swung blue, the state results swung red. Sue Parrigin was voted out for city commissioner by Tom Morris by 383 votes in the Warren County 2026 midterm election....
