The Berea Citizen

09/05/2026

Friday Night Football: Madison Central 42, Madison Southern 0

09/02/2026

https://thebereacitizen.com/stories/accidental-death-at-astemo-wednesday-morning,87649?

Authorities have confirmed that a worker died Wednesday morning at Astemo. Bradley Clouse, 33, of Richmond, was pronounced dead after authorities received a call around 6:50 a.m. of an injured …

09/02/2026

https://thebereacitizen.com/stories/strong-and-getting-stronger-every-day,87652?

Unspent city revenues should be used to build an indoor recreation community center, Berea Mayor Bruce Fraley said at the culmination of his “State of the City” address last week. “I …

09/02/2026

https://thebereacitizen.com/stories/berea-college-launches-financial-freedom-pledge-creating-a-fully-funded-degree,87353?

Berea College is revolutionizing the economics of higher education through its Financial Freedom Pledge, a bold commitment that will provide every enrolled student with a fully funded degree …

09/02/2026

https://thebereacitizen.com/stories/water-retention-non-retention-discussed-byberea-city-council-,87646

Two big topics at Tuesday’s meeting of the Berea City Council dealt with water—one the retaining of it and one ensuring it isn’t retained where it shouldn’t be. Councilman Jerry Little, …

09/02/2026

https://thebereacitizen.com/stories/astemo-announces-112-million-expansion,87650

The temperature was hot, but the announcement was even hotter. On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear helped announce a more than $112 million expansion project at the Astemo Americas Berea plant, …

09/02/2026

The boil water advisory for Brown St. in Berea, KY, is lifted as of 11:40 a.m. today.

09/01/2026

BOIL WATER ADVISORY: Due to a water main leak repair, Berea Municipal Utilities has issued a Boil Water Advisory for portions of Brown St. in our service area. Please refer to the attached map for specific locations. Customers in the affected area will be without water service for approximately 2-3 hours beginning at 9:30 a.m. today, 9/1/2026, while BMU staff make the repair. Once service is restored, customers in the affected area should boil their water for 3 minutes at a rolling boil as a precautionary measure until the advisory is lifted. Please monitor our page for the most up-to-date information on the advisory. An email will be sent to this group once the advisory is lifted.

08/30/2026

08/28/2026

Thanks to all who attended the Citizen's Best of Madison County event. It was great seeing everyone, and follow the link to see all of the winners:

Best of Madison County shines a spotlight on what makes the area special but also strengthens the local economy and fosters community pride.