EKU Volleyball hosts “Fan Day” Event
The EKU volleyball team hosted fan day on Saturday. Activities included a maroon/white scrimmage, poster giveaway, and autograph session. The Colonel volleyball team begins their season at home, Friday, August 26 against IUPUI in the Colonel Classic. Start time is schedule for 12:30pm.
Madison school board addresses youth suicides among other items
Story by J.T. ElliottThursday evening, August 11, the Madison County Board of Education held their monthly meeting. The meeting began without any audience member comments concerning agenda items. Though the opportunity was made available. All consent agenda items were passed, including two approved out of state field trips for the Madison Central High School cross country […]
Apollos Pizza owners denied alcohol vote in Madison County
Apollo Pizza co-owner Wesley Browne had filed a letter of intent with the Madison County Clerk’s Office seeking an alcohol vote to place alcohol sales on the ballot in November for the B109 South-Whitehall/Daniel Boone precinct in Northern Madison County where the company’s Apollo Pizza at Little Sack restaurant is located. The company had hoped […]
KSP still on search for missing Breathitt County women
KSP identifies 2 still missing individuals from Breathitt Co flooding The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 13 in Hazard is continuing to search for two individuals out of Breathitt County who have been missing since the historic flooding in eastern Kentucky that occurred on July 28th. Vanessa Baker, a 60-year-old female from the Lost Creek […]
Eastern Kentucky Flood Theme Song released from Berea Singer/Song Writer
The flood of 2022 provides us all with a way to give back to Eastern Kentucky. Today that giving back comes with a song. The team of Kentucky Proud’s, Tree of The Field, requested a theme song for the Kentucky Disaster Relief and Madison County musicians reponded. This is a new song by singer/songwriter Kristi […]
EKU to retain Jane Worthington as Head Softball Coach
In an official release from Eastern Kentucky University today, the athletic department announced the results of the investigative review into the softball program. The decision was made to retain Jane Worthington as EKU’s head softball coach. The investigation, which began immediately following allegations made in a July 4th Twitter post by a former softball student-athlete, […]
EKU Athletics Releases Latest Statement on Softball Situation
After more former EKU softball players have come forward with allegations against current softball coach Jane Worthington and another member of the coaching staff, Director of Athletics Matt Roan released another statement about the Universities investigation. “Less than 72 hours ago, Eastern Kentucky University opened an investigation regarding allegations of misconduct within our EKU Softball […]
ASUN Announces 2023 EKU Conference Schedule
From WBONTV Correspondent and EKU SID Kevin BrittonEastern Kentucky University’s men’s basketball team will play 18 ASUN Conference games during the 2022-23 season, the league announced recently from its Atlanta, Georgia headquarters with the release of the complete conference schedule. The ASUN portion of the schedule includes at least one game against each of the […]
EKU Basketball adds more talent to already loaded recruiting class
Courtesy EKU Sports:David Onanina, a three-star, 6-foot-8 center, will join the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball program, head coach A.W. Hamilton announced today. Onanina has a 247Sports composite three-star rating. He is ranked as the 48th-best center in the nation by 247Sports and as the 13th-best prospect in the state of Virginia. As a senior […]
Berea Tourism looks back on a successful 2021/22
Courtesy WBONTV Correspondent Andy McDonald The 2021-2022 fiscal year has been challenging for the city of Berea Business and Tourism Development Department, but despite emerging from the global pandemic, tourism managed to tally some accomplishments, said officials. During the director’s report at last week’s business meeting, Donna Angel took a moment to reflect on […]
A.W. Hamilton pulling all the right strings with top 65 Recruiting Class
Taelon Martin, a four-star recruit coming out of high school, will join the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball program, head coach A.W. Hamilton announced today. Martin, rated as the 35th best junior college prospect by JUCORecruiting.com, averaged 12.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game as a sophomore at the College of Southern Idaho […]
New Entertainment District coming to downtown Richmond, Vote to take place tonight at Commission Meeting
An ordinance establishing an Entertainment destination center in the downtown area of Richmond is set to be approved tonight by the City Commission tonight in their bi-weekly meeting.The Ordinance will authorize the issuance of an entertainment destination center or EDC. The thought is that this will aid in economic growth of tourism in the city […]
EKU Baseball to host in-state battle between the Lexington Legends and the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes.
Eastern Kentucky baseball will host an in-state battle between the Lexington Legends and the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on April 16 at Earle Combs Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Fans may purchase tickets for the game at this link. Tickets start at just $5 for bleacher seating and $10 […]
New Madison Central Volleyball coach hired
The Madison Central girls volleyball program will have a new coach on the sidelines next season. Janet Thacker has been hired to take over the team in a Twitter announcement the school made earlier tonight. Thacker takes over for Elizabeth Morrow who retired after last season. Thacker has created a mini-dynasty with the middle school […]
Stolen truck recovered after high speed pursuit in Estill
Earlier today WBON-TV9 posted a this picture to assist the Estill County Sheriffs office who was looking for information about the vehicle owner and driver of the featured truck. This truck and driver was being sought for trespassing at a residence on Dry Branch Road in Irvine that has been burglarized several times over the […]
Madison County Sports Hall of Fame announces first class of inductees.
In a story first broke by the Berea Citizen, the first ever class of the Madison County Sports Hall of Fame has been announced. Ten individuals and four special teams have been selected for enshrinement into the Madison County Sports Hall of Fame during the inaugural induction ceremony and dinner that is scheduled in April. […]
Reported meth arrest at Waco Elementary
Today, Saturday January 22, Madison County Sheriffs Deputy Bear and Deputy Kermeen were dispatched to to Waco Elementary School; regarding a suspicious male and a female who were parked near the back of the school. Deputies report the two occupants and identified as Ernest and Elizabeth Isaacs. It was discovered Elizabeth Isaacs had an outstanding warrant for her arrest out of […]
Inside EKU Sports: Season 3 Episode 12
Basketball and computers? It’s an interesting mix on this week’s Inside EKU Sports. Nick Mayo will take fans through the men’s basketball team’s epic 23-point comeback at High Point, including his game-winner at the buzzer. Paige Murphy tells us about transitioning from a softball All-American to a member of the women’s basketball team. Also, learn […]
Deck the Mall is this weekend at The Richmond Mall!
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St. Paul AME Church Back To School Event
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A.W. Hamilton EKU Basketball Camp Information
WBONTV Sports Director, Michael Watkins went out and ask EKU Mens Basketball Head Coach A.W. Hamilton about his basketball camp this year.
UK baseball ends era with its last regular-season series at ‘The Cliff’
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — An era will come to an end this weekend for the Kentucky baseball team. The Wildcats will bid farewell to Cliff Hagan Stadium when the Wildcats play host to Mississippi State for a three-game series, starting Friday. The series concludes Sunday. Several memorable performances have occurred […]
Snell, UK offense ‘destroy’ defense in second scrimmage of spring
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today Benny Snell didn’t mince words when he described Kentucky’s defense following the team’s second scrimmage of spring workouts Friday. “They did horrible,” Snell said. “We destroyed them. I hope they never play like that again because we scored almost every drive… We drove down on them. The other backs did […]
NCAA: Calipari enjoying the journey with maturing Wildcats
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today BOISE, Idaho (KT) — John Calipari is not one to make comparisons, but his current Kentucky squad is steadily becoming one of his favorite teams. Never mind the Wildcats endured a rare four-game slide in February that likely cost the Wildcats the regular-season title in the Southeastern Conference. Kentucky rebounded […]
NCAA: Calipari wants Cats to stay in the moment and not look ahead
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today ______________________________ BOISE (KT) — Kentucky has been perfect in the postseason, but it doesn’t matter if you ask John Calipari. “There’s no one that has a record now and you just go play each game,” Calipari said. “You don’t look out ahead because it really doesn’t matter. You know you […]