BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Covid-19 has left most of the outside world silent. At construction sites. the sound of equipment means business as usual. Many construction projects are still on track to be completed on time. Construction is considered essential under Governor Andy Beshear’s stay at home order. The president of Stewart Richey Construction in Bowling Green, Roddy Grimes said he feels…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Modeled after similar volunteer match programs in Louisville and in Elizabethtown, an online COVID-19 Community Action Center for Bowling Green and Warren County launched Thursday. Using geographic information systems (GIS) to help find and arrange matches between elder or high-risk residents requesting assistance and low risk volunteers who can help, this project is a collaboration between WKU…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- The coronavirus pandemic caused the cancellation of the 13th annual Hughes and Coleman Easter Egg Hunt this year. In response, the Bowling Green firm hatched up a new plan. “The Easter egg hunt is something that we look forward to each year. Since we weren’t able to do that, we wanted to find another way to give…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-There are 5 elementary schools in the Bowling Green Independent School District, all of which are receiving 100-dollar donations for their family resource youth and services centers, in this time of need. The donations are coming from the Bowling Green Masonic Lodge. Potter Gray Elementary Principal Keith Brown said he’s thankful. “With us going into our NTI days,…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- Covid-19 has made once lively places like Mammoth Cave National Park and various city of Bowling Green parks, silent. While Mammoth Cave isn’t offering cave tours to visitors, the walking trails remain open for the community to enjoy. “Throughout the national parks, where it is possible by state, federal and local public health guidelines to leave our…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-The effect Covid-19 has on the respiratory system can be devastating, and around the country, healthcare professionals on the front line are struggling to find enough equipment. In Warren County, the Medical Center at Bowling Green can now breathe a sigh of relief. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College came to the rescue, lending the hospital 13 ventilators….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. Reading to elementary students is a common practice at schools like Rockfield Elementary in Warren County. Even with the children away from classrooms, the pages are still turning through the Rockfield Read Alouds program. The live Facebook broadcast program was started in order to keep the lives of the students as normal as possible during a time…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-In South Central Kentucky, there’s talent in every corner. Josh London is the bassist for a local band called The Josephine’s. He enjoys making music for crowded rooms from a stage, but Covid-19 has silenced him and so many other musicians. “We were on the road when everything started to hit the fan. We didn’t know exactly what…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-American Legion Post 23 in Bowling Green turned into a makeshift fast food restaurant Tuesday morning. The veteran’s organization, along with the Good Deeds Club came together to set up a drive thru. “This week, we decided we would work just with the community, and provide food free to anyone in the community that wants to come get…
GLASGOW KY.- The threat of the ever spreading Covid-19 has caused plenty of closures. However, for first responders and health care workers, the work doesn’t stop. On Monday, the Barren County Family YMCA rolled out a program called emergency child care camp, specifically for children whose parents work in those essential fields. “Us being able to support them means the…
