BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – When you come to Beech Bend Raceway, you’re usually there for a few things: loud cars, good food and… pet adoptions? During the Buick GS Nationals from April 29 to May 2, the Butler County Animal Shelter, along with other shelters, have partnered to hold adoptions throughout the event. Richard Lasseter, president of the Buick GS…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- On Monday evening, the Warren County Fire Department celebrated its 2026 volunteer recruiting class for the first since the program ended a decade ago. After nine months of training, 16 recruits from across the county graduated and are now certified volunteer firefighters. Each recruit completed more than 200 hours of training and visited multiple fire stations throughout…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Friday morning, Sheriff Brett Hightower traveled to Oakland Baptist Church to enjoy a lunch and talk about current crime trends, specifically phone and text message scams. There was quite the crowd today for Hightower at Oakland Baptist, including his mother-in-law in attendance. Hightower discussed several topics, such as the yearly budget in the city and some new…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Bowling Green High School gave students an opportunity to learn new things outside of the core curriculum Wednesday, April 22 with their Practical Living Skills day. Students got to spend the day learning and practicing skills, such as financial literacy, car maintenance, health and safety practice and even learning how to tie a tie. The Bowling Green…
MORGANTOWN, Ky. – In Morgantown, a local business owner recently restored the old bank sign that stood on top of their building, which has been around for 146 years. The Old Morgantown Bank has been around since 1880, and last Friday, business owner Laurie Keen finally got the sign put back up after nearly two years of restorations. Keen and…
PARK CITY, Ky. – Barren County High School held its fourth annual Health Sciences Charity Golf Scramble Friday morning at Park Mammoth Golf Club. Participants were on the green early with a 8:30 a.m. shotgun start and stayed on the course until the afternoon to try and win the tournament. The golf scramble was started to help raise money for…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Wednesday afternoon, Kentucky State Police Post Three held its annual Cover the Cruiser fundraiser to help raise money for Special Olympics programs in Kentucky. KSP held the event at the Five Star gas station on Louisville Road, raising money for Special Olympics and the Torch Run that the agency participates in each year. The goal of the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Bowling Green Parks and Recreation’s maintenance crews are hard at work getting Russell Sims Aquatic Center ready for this summer. Though there aren’t any big, new additions to the park, like the bridge added last year, the maintenance team has updated the park’s landscaping, along with the tables, benches and trash cans, making sure the park’s small…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Students across the state of Kentucky were honored on Monday, April 13, at Barren County High School during the annual 2026 Congressional Art Competition Award Ceremony. Over 90 students submitted their artwork to be judged by art professionals with the hopes of one of their pieces being chosen for the first-place prize, which will see their…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – Until April 15, the Franklin Police Department is accepting snack donations to help with this year’s Franklin-Simpson High School Project Graduation class of 2026 snack fundraiser. The class of 2026 started fundraising as early as last summer with various baked good sales, flower sales and auctions. They have recently asked the Franklin Police Department if they would…
