Caverna makes trip for first time in school’s history
History of the All-A Classic and Caverna’s key to victory By T. Wampler / JPI Sports The Caverna Colonels basketball team and Coach Steve Barker are headed to the All-A State finals for the first time in the school’s history after knocking off Green County 59–55 in the 5th Region All-A finals. Caverna defeated…
Read MoreRadon: The Silent Killer
By Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart Co. News-Herald A home is supposed to be a place where one can feel safe and secure. But whether you lock your doors or have a home security system, there is one intruder that these safety measures cannot keep out. Radon is known as the silent killer.…
Read MoreAvian Influenza found in waterfowl in Kentucky
By Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart Co. News Herald The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of 2024 has now been detected in Kentucky. On December 18, 2023, two snow geese were found dead at the Sloughs Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Henderson County in the western part of the state. After testing was…
Read MoreBonnieville Fire Department receives nation’s first Mighty Strut lifting device
By Katrina England Hart Co. News Herald The Bonnieville Fire Department recently received a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant. The program began in 2001 to assist firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards. In the grant, FEMA pays 95%…
Read MoreGloria Jean Webb passed away
Gloria Jean Webb, age 74 of Horse Cave, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at the Medical Center of Bowling Green. She was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late Robert Morehead and the late Catherine Cane Morehead. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Webb; one son,…
Read MoreVirginia P. “Gingie” Hurst Hines passed away
Virginia P. “Gingie” Hurst Hines passed away January 18, 2024 at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Florida. She was born July 13, 1937 to George Arthur and Alma Virginia Flener Hurst, and grew up in Morgantown, Kentucky, graduating from Butler County High School in 1955. On April 10, 1958, she married Thomas Collier Hines and…
Read MoreDonald E. “Pure D” Kessinger passed away
Donald E. “Pure D” Kessinger, age 77 of Morgantown, KY passed away Monday, January 15, 2024 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY. Donald was born in Dexterville, KY on Wednesday, August 7, 1946 to the union of the late Otis E. and Nova Pharris Kessinger. He retired from Kellwood Corporation after more…
Read MorePatricia Ann Besau passed away
Patricia Ann Besau, 58, of Bowling Green passed away Jan. 18, 2024 at TJ Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. The Lynwood, CA native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late Bob White and Katherine A. Clark White and the wife of the late Billy Potter. Graveside services will be held at 1:00…
Read MoreZina McDaniel Taylor passed away
Zina McDaniel Taylor, age 58, of Morgantown, Ky. passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 at her residence. She was born on Jan.15, 1966 in Russellville, Ky. She was a homemaker who enjoyed fishing, camping, going to the races, watching UK Basketball, attending yard sales and being with her family, especially her grandkids. …
Read MoreCharles Richard Buford, Sr.
GLASGOW – Charles Richard Buford, Sr., age 75, passed away in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones on Thursday, January 18, 2024. He was born on August 27, 1948, in Scottsville, KY to the late Virgil and Ruth Grooms Buford. In addition to his parents, three brothers, Newgene Buford, David Buford,…
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