2 to join WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni during Homecoming 2025
2 to join WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni during Homecoming 2025 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. –Two dedicated and proven leaders from the fields of education and health care will join WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni this fall. George Nichols III and Connie Moreland Smith will be honored during WKU’s 2025 Homecoming Celebration. The 34th class of…
Read MoreKinsli Grace Bowles
Kinsli Grace Bowles, age 9, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Norton’s Children’s Hospital. She was born February 8, 2016, to Cory Bowles and Mindy (Smith) Bowles. Kinsli was a ray of sunshine, embodying joy and laughter in everything she did. With her bright smile and infectious giggles, she brought light into the lives…
Read MoreFrances Elaine Wray
GLASGOW – Frances Elaine Wray, age 77, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2025, at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond, KY. Born on May 13, 1948, in Burkesville, KY, Frances was the daughter of the late Jessie James Bow and Euldean Bessie Bow. She spent most of her life in Glasgow, where she was…
Read MoreHarold Kenneth Ballard
TOMPKINSVILLE – Harold Kenneth Ballard, 60, formerly from Willow Shade, KY, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the Monroe County Medical Center in Tompkinsville surrounded by his family. He was born March 20, 1965, in Glasgow, KY, the son of the late Kenneth and Rachel Huff Ballard. He was a retired welder with Stephens…
Read MoreTraceable Communications Law
The following statement, posted June 20, 2025, is being shared from the Metcalfe County Board of Education. Dear Hornet Families, As many of you are aware, effective June 27, 2025, a new law, Senate Bill 181, passed during the 2025 legislative session, requires school boards to adopt a traceable communication system that “shall be…
Read MoreKeeping Your Cool
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News When temperatures soar into the high 90s and beyond, it’s crucial to take steps to ease the strain on your home’s air conditioning system. Prepare for extreme temperatures in the spring by scheduling annual air conditioning maintenance and repairs before summer begins. This can help prevent outages during…
Read MoreIntroducing Lindsey Wilson University
By Duane Bonifer After serving Kentucky as Lindsey Wilson Training School, Lindsey Wilson Junior College, and Lindsey Wilson College, Lindsey Wilson University reflects the school’s distinguished work in undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education. July 1, 2025, is the first day of Lindsey Wilson University. After more than 120 years of service as a training school,…
Read MoreMichael Thomas Killebrew
August 6, 1954 – July 5, 2025 Mike was born in Hopkinsville, KY, to Hulan Killebrew and Bobbie Jean Combs. Mike loved to be outdoors. Throughout his 32 years of marriage to Cynthia Killebrew, they took many camping and horseback riding trips. Mike also enjoyed farming, gardening, playing guitar, stone masonry, watching hummingbirds, and woodworking.…
Read MoreJ. W. Gassaway
GLASGOW – J. W. Gassaway, 84, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. A native of Metcalfe County, he was the son of the late Roy Edward Gassaway and Nellie Frances Whitlow Gassaway. J. W. was a retired employee of FRECC, where he had worked as a lineman and…
Read MoreBeulah Mae Minor
CAVE CITY – Beulah Mae Minor, 82, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025, at the Colonial Center in Bowling Green. She was the daughter of the late Calvin A. Hart and Mossie Lee Glass Hart. She was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by three grandchildren, Brandi Harper (Matthew), Heather…
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