BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Wednesday afternoon, Western Kentucky University’s study abroad program WKU Global celebrated blooming cherry blossom trees and Japanese culture with the Ohanami Festival at Centennial Mall. Numerous on-campus organizations and local businesses were at the festival Wednesday to help students celebrate Ohanami, which in Japan is a celebration of spring under the blooming cherry blossoms. In…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Monday, March 23, The Southern Kentucky Leadership Council, along with BRADD, partnered to drop off 100 recovery backpacks to inmates leaving the Warren County Regional Jail. The bags that are being distributed to inmates reentering society contain simple items that we normally may take for granted that will help them as they come back into…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Wednesday afternoon, the City of Bowling Green signed a proclamation declaring the month of March Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Members of the community, local officials, and members of the Center for Accessible Living gathered to witness the proclamation be signed and put into motion. Declaring March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month helps shine light on those who…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – From March 16-20, all FFA chapters in middle and high schools across the state of Kentucky are celebrating “All in For Ag” Education week. This is the first of two weeks throughout the year of 2026 that all chapters in the state will celebrate. During the week, middle and high school students will attend different field trips…
GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department, along with Glasgow-Barren County Animal Control, are accepting donations for a local city employee and her family who lost their house in a fire over the weekend. On Sunday, the employee’s house caught fire, resulting in extensive damage and the loss of two bedrooms and their cat. Once they identified the assistance the…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Friday afternoon, the Barren County Chamber Foundation received a generous donation from a local business that will provide great support for the Chamber’s Community Leadership Programs. Contemporary Amperex Technology Kentucky, also known as CATK, donated $20,000 to the Chamber Foundations programs to help shape the leaders of the future. The donation will help expand the programs…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Students at Western Kentucky University had the opportunity to meet Kentucky Supreme Court justices and their law clerks during a meet-and-greet and panel discussion held March 11 at Chandler Hall. The meet-and-greet and panel discussion were the culmination of a full day of behind-the-scenes looks at the judicial process. Earlier in the day, students were able…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Monday, March 9, Goodwill Kentucky, along with United Healthcare Community Plan of Kentucky, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Fifth Third Bank hosted the Fair Chance Opportunity Fair at the Western Kentucky University Knicely Conference Center. The fair offered individuals a chance to participate in an expungement clinic and provided them numerous resources for jobs and housing as…
MORGANTOWN, Ky. – The City of Morgantown is preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States with a huge lineup of events in 2026. With the United States’ 250th birthday vastly approaching, Morgantown is planning to pull out all the stops for this year’s coming events. Each Fourth of July, Morgantown puts on the biggest firework show in…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – On Wednesday, Air Method Kentucky Eight partnered with T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow for the fifth annual Battle of The Bases Blood Drive. Each year Air Method bases throughout Kentucky compete to see who can gather the most blood throughout the six different Air Methods in the state. The blood drive was started as the…
