Author: Josh Shortt

Hart County Schools announce in-person start date

MUNFORDVILLE, Ky.- The Hart County schools have announced when they will be returning to in person learning. Schools in the county will return to in person learning Monday, with virtual learning still being offered. Half of the in-person students will attend on Mondays and Thursdays while the other half will attend on Tuesdays and Fridays. Wednesdays will be virtual learning…

Local animal shelter in need of homes for felines

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Local animal shelters are attempting to get the word out when it comes to adoption, especially with cats. The Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society is no exception to this. As of now, there are a high number of cats and kittens still in need of forever homes. According to shelter staff, September is normally when intakes would taper…

T.C. Cherry Elementary receives grant to upgrade playground

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-A local elementary school will be making some upgrades that the students are sure to enjoy. T.C. Cherry Elementary has received a $20,000 grant from the WHAS Crusade for Children. The money will be used to upgrade the school’s current playground to make equipment handicapped accessible. The new equipment will ensure that all students can enjoy the playground…

Covid impacts Halloween 2020

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Some say Halloween of 2020 has the perfect setting – a full moon, and a Saturday. There’s just one problem, Covid-19. That problem catches the attention of Bowling Green resident John Ezell, who decorates his house for Halloween each year, even inviting people in for a haunted tour. Ezell begins decorating for Halloween in July. “At…

Barren County School District to offer childcare

GLASGOW Ky. — The Barren County School District has made the decision to move to virtual instruction on Fridays for all Barren County students as of October 12. For this reason, multiple Barren County elementary schools will be opened as childcare facilities on the days when there aren’t in-person classes. While there, students will be given time to complete any…

Metcalfe County receives $461,505 school safety grant

EDMONTON, Ky.– The Metcalfe County Schools Police Department has been awarded a $461,505 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The school safety grant will expand the district’s partnership with the Edmonton Police Department and Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office in a comprehensive School Violence Prevention Program. Superintendent Josh Hurt says school safety and…

Roots and Ramble successfully opens during pandemic

GLASGOW Ky.-A new apparel shop recently opened its doors to the public in Glasgow during this pandemic. Betsy Tracy is the owner of the Roots + Ramble clothing shop in downtown Glasgow. The shop was online only for years but opened as a brick and mortar shop in late August. Tracy says the pandemic helped her form a business model….

WKU sees records in freshman class growth and quality

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Despite the pandemic’s impact on education, Western Kentucky University has seen some encouraging numbers involving the class of 2024. WKU announced a record in the growth of the freshman class, that’s according to enrollment data released to the Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education. The freshman class grew by 16.4% over fall of 2019. That’s a 446-student increase specifically,…

People gather to show support for veterans battling depression

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-A group showing support for veterans gathered in Bowling Green Wednesday afternoon. Staff of the Bowling Green VA Clinic along with other volunteers gathered to bring attention to the 20 veterans lost a day to suicide. While there, participants held signs with quotes like “I care” and “I will listen.” Attendees then read off their signs and spoke…