Author: Carlyle Coppins

Free ice cream for pajama donations at Bruster’s Ice Cream

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Wearing your PJs will be a whole lot sweeter this weekend for you and several children across South Central Kentucky. CASA and Bruster’s real ice cream are coming together to support foster children and giving away free ice cream and free pajamas. This is more than just free clothes for children. These pajamas will help the children…

Eastern Elementary is sharing the love to the National Guard over seas

BARREN COUNTY, Ky.- What started as penny wars to help three members of the National Guard, grew bigger than Eastern Elementary School could imagine. The elementary school and the community are donating and creating care packages for the national guardsmen who are overseas. The opportunity to create and give back, gave the students a chance to learn and understand the…

Change your smoke detector batteries during Daylight Saving

ALLEN COUNTY, Ky.- It is that time of year, and as daylight saving time approaches, fire departments are encouraging everyone to change the batteries in their smoke detectors. If your smoke detector is constantly beeping, that might be your sign to replace the batteries or get a new smoke detector. Many stores sell smoke detectors that last up to ten…

Gearing up for spring bee season

BARREN COUNTY, Ky.- In 2023, several beekeepers across the country lost 50% of their bee population, and this spring is crucial to the entire bee population. Re-populating will not only impact the bees, it will also impact the production of our flowers fruits and vegetables Keith Kauffman, a beekeeper who experience a major loss of bees last year shares how…

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month

WARREN COUNTY, Ky.- March is Colon Cancer Awareness month. Kentucky is number one in colon cancer incidents, and number four in mortality. Colon cancer can be caused by consuming foods that aren’t good for gut health, but preventing colon cancer starts with knowing your body, recognizing the symptoms and getting your colon screened to save your life. Avinash Bhakta, M.D….

Mardi Gras Madness returns to Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Mardi Gras Madness was back this weekend, and it was bigger and better than before at the NCM Motorsport Track. The Bowling Green Kiwanis Club brings out the south central Kentucky community together every year this offers a wide variety of parades and raffles with all the proceeds going to benefit children.  Cassie Lain Duchess of Lain…

Woodburn Fire Department hosts annual Pancake Breakfast

WARREN COUNTY, Ky.- On Saturday, people from all over Warren County showed for a $5 pancake breakfast that supports local volunteer firefighters.  Dozens of people got together to fellowship and enjoy the annual Pancake Breakfast at the Woodburn Volunteer Fire Department. Not only did the fundraiser help the fire department, people enjoyed pancakes sausage biscuits and gravy. Chief Bob Skipper…

Seasonal spring allergies sprout

BOWLING GREEN, KY.- The seasons are always changing, and it’s common for different pollen to pop up creating many problems for people with allergies. There are three different types of seasonal allergies summer fall and spring and three different major pollen that come with the change in seasons.  From trees in the spring grass in the summer to ragweed in…

New K9 officers in Southcentral Kentucky

SOUTHCENTRAL, KY.- A few police agencies are facing four-legged changes, and this new season brings Niko and Bronzon, two new K9 officers  to the Glasgow and Bowling Green Police Departments and the two dual-purpose K9s that are ready to hit the ground running. It’s a common misconception that when you think of police dogs, everyone conjures up these images of…

Warren County tire waste collection

WARREN COUNTY, KY.- A waste tire collection event has Warren County on a roll this week. Warren County Solid Waste is partnering with the Kentucky Division of Waste Management to help people dispose of the tires on their property. Jenny Carr, the Environmental Scientist for the State of Kentucky tells us, not only is this a good resource for the…