BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -Warren County Public Schools recently concluded its local “Stuff the Bus” events across the county by hosting an “Unstuff the Bus” event. This year marked 22 years of the program, which raises school supplies for students throughout South Central Kentucky. Organizers say the event has grown each year, starting with two tons of school supplies and reaching…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Lawless Orthodontics is continuing its partnership with Smiles Change Lives this Thursday for its 16th annual free braces screening event. The event aims to provide free screenings to families who might otherwise struggle to afford orthodontic care. Organizers say the program helps give children more confidence through their smiles. Dr. Jay Lawless spoke about his goal…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Fire Department is celebrating one year of daytime staffing. Officials say this change has made a significant difference for the community and its fire departments. Since launching the program last year, the department has hired over 70 part-time firefighters to work alongside its 16 full-time employees and its volunteers. Officials say the added…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren County Public Schools is preparing to start a new tradition on Saturday, Aug. 8, known as ‘ Back-to-School Facility Full-Court Press.’ The event is scheduled for Saturday to clean athletic facilities and maintain fields at all WCPS middle and high schools, in preparation for the upcoming school year. Facility Full Court Press invites all community…
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. – One man is dead following a motorcycle crash in Letcher County on Wednesday. According to the Kentucky State Police, the collision happened in the Linefork community of Letcher County at approximately 5:37 p.m. Troopers and emergency medical personnel responded to the scene on KY-1103. Authorities say preliminary investigations reveal that Charles Bentley, a 67-year-old resident of…
ALLEN COUNTY, Ky. – The Allen County-Scottsville School District and Scottsville law enforcement partnered Friday for the annual Stuff the Cruiser event. Officers and educators collected school supply donations from Dollar General shoppers across Allen County. Community members donated notebooks and pencils to help ensure every child starts the school year prepared. Organizers explained how the event benefits Scottsville students…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Four members of the Bowling Green Fire Department were honored at a retirement ceremony on Thursday evening at Fire Station 5. Captain Brian Chambers, administrative assistant Buffy Watt, Assistant Chief Shannon Pardue and Captain Michael Cornwell were celebrated for their combined 96 years of service. “The two goals that we have for each addition to the…
RUSSELVILLE, Ky. – The Logan County School System celebrated the retirement of Assistant Superintendent Ben Kemplin. The school system commemorated Kemplin’s 33-year career as an educator, 28 of those being as a Logan County Cougar . Throughout Kemplin’s career he spent five years in the classroom, 16 as a principal of Olstead Elementary, 11 years as Human Resource Director as…
SMITHS GROVE, Ky. – City leaders got their first look at a proposed gateway project that could one day welcome visitors to the community. During Monday night’s city commission meeting, Operation PRIDE representatives presented plans for a monument similar to the gateways located at the entrances to Bowling Green. Officials estimate the project would cost about $425,000, with all of…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A group of Bowling Green community members traveled to Frankfort on July 17 to protest a 4% cut to Medicaid provider reimbursement rates that were set to take effect Aug. 1 through House Bill 500. “When, when everyone got notification that Medicaid would be suffering a 4% reimbursement rate cut, we were all terrified because what…
