McLean County News

The McLean County News is a weekly broadsheet publication located in Calhoun, Kentucky, and caters to the McLean County region in the northwest part of the state. It covers various communities within the area, including Calhoun, Sacramento, Livermore, Beech Grove Island, and Rumsey. Additionally, this newspaper can be found at a convenience store in Utica, a nearby community in Daviess County, which is just south of McLean County's border.

Local

English

Newspaper

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#217650

United States

#48201

News and Media

#2068

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Strong storms sweep through Island, Sacramento

2 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Matt Miller

A sudden and intense thunderstorm struck McLean County on the evening of June 18, leaving significant damage in the towns of Sacramento and Island. The storm arrived swiftly and without a formal warning, catching many residents off guard as it brought down trees, knocked out power, and littered neighborhoods with limbs and debris. Though the area was under a tornado watch, no tornado warning or severe alert was issued before the storm hit.
'Reclaim the River' raises thousands for flood relief

2 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Matt Miller

OWENSBORO — More than 2,200 people gathered on June 20 at O’Bryan’s Bar & Grill for "Reclaim the River," a flood relief benefit concert aimed at supporting McLean County residents still recovering from April’s historic flood. The all-evening event featured live music, food trucks, and a shared commitment to help neighbors in need. The concert was headlined by Sons of Habit, a Kentucky-based band that’s been gaining momentum across the region.
Takeaways from the Trump-dominated NATO summit

2 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Lorne Cook

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — NATO’s summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday has been described as “transformational” and “historic.” “We’re witnessing the birth of a new NATO," Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said. The 32 members of the world’s biggest security organization endorsed a plan to massively ramp up defense spending, “back to the defense expenditure levels of the Cold War,” as Stubb put it, driven by U.S. President Donald Trump and fears of the security threat posed by Russia.
Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling

3 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Cheyanne Mumphrey

Nearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships resigned Wednesday in protest of what they call the Trump administration’s meddling with the selection of award recipients for the international exchange program. A statement published online by board members said the administration usurped the board’s authority by denying awards to “a substantial number of people” who already had been chosen to study and teach in the U.S. and abroad.
Coalition: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will result in ‘deep’ safety net cuts

4 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Melissa Patrick

A coalition that works to meet the basic needs of Kentuckians provided an update last week on state and federal policies that impact the state’s safety net programs, with much of the discussion focusing on how the U.S. House-passed budget reconciliation bill would harm such programs.
Columbia protester Khalil freed from immigration detention

1 week ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Sophie Bates |Philip Marcelo

JENA, La. (AP) — Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ’s clampdown on campus protests. The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday. He is expected to head to New York to reunite with his U.S. citizen wife and infant son, born while Khalil was detained.
Iran threatens 'more devastating' response to Israel's attacks

1 week ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Menna Zaki

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of a "more devastating" retaliation should Israel's nine-day bombing campaign continue, saying the Islamic republic would not halt its nuclear programme "under any circumstances". Israel said on Saturday it had killed three more Iranian commanders in its unprecedented offensive, while Foreign Minister Gideon Saar claimed the campaign had delayed Tehran's alleged progress towards a nuclear weapon by two years.
US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts

1 week ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Matthew Lee |Albee Zhang

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for government review. The department said consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile to the United States, its government, culture, institutions or founding principles.
This Louisville CWS run was special, like the first in 2007

1 week ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Mark Mathis

The University of Louisville baseball team lost its opening game, but still managed to club its way to the final four of the College World Series this week in Omaha. The Cardinals were eliminated 11-3 by Coastal Carolina on Wednesday. This trip could be the return to something bigger for the team that Dan McDonnell has coached since 2007. Just so happens, that was the first year Louisville made it to the College World Series.
Mbappe discharged from hospital. No timeframe on when Real Madrid star will play at Club World Cup

1 week ago | messenger-inquirer.com | James Robson

MIAMI — Kylian Mbappe was discharged from the hospital Thursday after experiencing an acute case of gastroenteritis, and it was not known when he will be able to play for Real Madrid at the Club World Cup. Mbappe missed the Spanish giant's opening game of the tournament — a surprise 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabian team Al Hilal in Miami — because of a fever. Coach Xabi Alonso said the France international was in “rough shape” and hadn't been able to train for days.