Salem, KY

This week, News Reporter Maha Salem talks about the WKU football controversy surrounding Victory Vaka the first week back on the Hill, WKU’s new Associate Professor and Journalism Program Coordinator Jim Rodenbush and the elimination of bus route 3. Salem also discusses Welcome Back WKU and upcoming faculty regent elections. Make sure the follow the... The post Top of the Week: First week back, football controversy appeared first on WKUHerald.com.

SALEM, Ky., (KBSI) — Jim Smith Contracting plans to implement a work zone lane restriction on U.S. 60 at mile point 28.4 in Salem, near the Livingston County Hospital, on Wednesday, Sept. 2 for roadway repairs. This is permitted work. Motorists should expect a single-lane restriction with alternating traffic managed by flaggers from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please use...

Mr. John Thomas Durbin, age 91, of Guston, KY, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026, at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown, KY. John was born on December 14, 1934, the son of John Arvin and Thelma Victoria (Basham) Durbin. John greatest attribute was his faith and trust in his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church since April of 1958. John enjoyed the outdoors. He loved tinkering with his lawnmowers, gardening, and fishing, but loved being around and...

A portion of KY 76 in Russell County’s Salem community will be temporarily closed Tuesday as crews replace a cross drain beneath the roadway. The Kentucky Department of Highways says the closure will be between [...] The post Portion of KY 76 to Close Tuesday in Salem Community first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.