Author: Josh Shortt

WKU student stepping in to make a difference during pandemic

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-With the impact this pandemic has had on the world of education, one local Hilltopper is stepping in. Western Kentucky University junior Shikira Tunstill is starting an initiative called College Covid Recovery Questions on the Hill. From Jan. 22 through Jan. 29, Tunstill will be seeking out random students willing to speak on how COVID-19 affected them, and…

Warming Our Veterans project to give veterans warm winter clothes

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- With a cold winter coming up, a service project just kicked off to serve those who have served our nation. The Warming our Veterans project held by the NAACP is a service that is seeking out donations of cold weather clothes like coats, sweaters, hats and gloves just to name a few. The project started Friday and…

Warren County Schools Martin Luther King event to go virtual

BOWLING GREEN Ky.- An annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day event is planned for Saturday with changes because of the pandemic. The Warren County Public Schools holds a Martin Luther King Day event each year at Warren Central High School. To make sure the event still goes on, it will be virtual for 2021. Starting at 4 p.m. Saturday,…

Metcalfe County High School updates aerospace lab with new gear

EDMONTON, Ky.-  Students at a local school district are getting the chance to take to the skies, all from inside the walls of a classroom. Metcalfe County High School has recently received some new gear for the aerospace lab. These new simulation stations give students the chance to get some hands-on work when it comes to flight. This new layout…

Students return to in-person instruction

GLASGOW, Ky.- Monday was a big day for many area schools, as they welcomed back students for a hybrid style of learning. School staff in the Barren County District, for example, were awaiting this day for quite a while. Throughout the Trojan Academy, balloons with the school colors along with celebratory decorations were scattered throughout the building. The hybrid schedule…

Family Video announces company wide closure

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-It’s the end of an era, again. While movie rental stores began shuttering years ago as the growth of online streaming services proliferated, one business, Family Video, clung to life like James Bond to the side of a helicopter in flight. Tuesday, Family Video released a statement that after 42 years of business, the video rental chain will…

2021 US Bank Celebration of the Arts exhibit going virtual

BOWLING GREEN Ky.- The time is coming for artists of Kentucky to show off their talent. The 2021 US Bank Celebration of the Arts exhibit is moving to a virtual format this year. Here’s how it’ll work. Anyone wishing to participate will email a picture of his or her work. This work can range from painting, ceramics and glass, watercolor,…

Allen County School district safely welcomes students back

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky.- Tuesday marked the return of in-person instruction in another local school district. The Allen County Schools welcomed back the students through a hybrid learning model, meaning not all students learning in-person will be in the buildings at one time. The district will follow the AB schedule rotation that was used before Thanksgiving. Tuesday was a B-day. Each Monday…