WKU Fall 2022 Dean’s and President’s Lists
WKU has released the honors lists for the fall 2022 semester. Full-time undergraduate students with a semester grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.79 are named to the Dean’s List Students with a GPA of 3.8 to 4.0 are named to the President’s List. Their names are marked with an asterisk (*). The entire list can…
Read MoreArnold Lewis Emberton, 84, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away
Arnold Lewis Emberton, 84, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Arnold was born on March 22, 1938, in the small community of Etoile in Barren County, Kentucky. The 4th of 10 children born to the late Emmett A. Emberton and Ruby Irene Nabors Emberton. Arnold was a member of St. Helen…
Read MoreShelby Louise Birge, 84, of Temple Hill passed away
Shelby Louise Birge, 84, of Temple Hill, Kentucky entered into her Heavenly Home on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family at her residence. She was born in Barren County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Carson and Pearl Hale Capps. Shelby was a member of Temple Hill Baptist Church and retired…
Read MoreCaverna Students win grants for innovative projects
By Chris Summers Two Caverna high school students have been awarded grants in the Doctors Mody “Make a Difference” Community Service Competition for Students in Kentucky. Caverna senior Haleigh Dennison won first place for the STLP project Making Elder Connections, which she put together along with senior Brooklynn Rich. The award comes with a $1500…
Read MoreEdgar Thomas Witcher, 74, of Smiths Grove passed away
Edgar Thomas Witcher, 74, of Smiths Grove, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was born August 25, 1948 in Barren County, Kentucky to the late Sydney Edgar Witcher and Estella Isabell Tarry Witcher. Edgar was self-employed and a member of New Beginnings Baptist Church. Survivors include his…
Read MoreE. J. Claywell, 85, Glasgow, passed away
E. J. Claywell, 85, Glasgow, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at the T J Samson Community Hospital. A native of Cumberland County, he was the son of the late Robert and Elva Easter Claywell. He was a retired heat treat operator at SKF and later RBC. He had attended Temple Baptist Church and was…
Read MoreMs. Cindy (Gibson) Ritchie, age 61, of Versailles, Kentucky and formerly of Cave City passed away
Ms. Cindy (Gibson) Ritchie, age 61, of Versailles, Kentucky and formerly of Cave City passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at The University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Cindy was born on July 18, 1961, a daughter of the late Charles Owen and Eva Jean (Geralds) Gibson. She graduated from Caverna High School…
Read MoreDEBORAH KIMBRO
Deborah Anderson Kemp Kimbro (b. October 4, 1952) passed away suddenly at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. She is survived by her husband, Barry Kimbro; her sister Jackie (Phil) Higdon; son, Gabriel (Heidi) Kemp, and their 2 children Parker and Kennedy; son, Will (Kendra) Kimbro, and their son Charlie; son, Scott…
Read MoreJason Turner, 39, Glasgow, passed away
Jason Turner, 39, Glasgow, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023 at T.J. Samson Community Hospital. Born in Conyers, GA, he was the son of Thomas Nightingale and Elizabeth Minnieman Hammons. He is survived by his life companion and the mother of his children Ashley Smith. In life he enjoyed fishing, gardening and carving walking sticks. …
Read MoreWilliam “Bill” Vien, 59, of Glasgow passed away
William “Bill” Vien, 59, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at his residence. A native of Pittsfield, New Hampshire, he was the son of the late Alfred “Joe” Vien and Constance “Connie” Vien. Bill was an avid outdoorsman. He loved fishing, hunting and hiking. He worked his dream job at Yosemite National…
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