BOWLING GREEN Ky.- With a growing Latino student population at South Central Kentucky Community and Technical College in Bowling Green, the school is stepping up to show Hispanic students where to go to find vital information. The Hispanic resource fair was a free event Wednesday where agencies such as Kentucky Legal Aid, Farmers National Bank and the Barren River District…
BOWLING GREEN Ky. – For student musicians, it’s time to shine. The Kentucky Music Educators Association competition took place on the campus of Western Kentucky University Wednesday, where students performed for a panel of judges, in addition to also performing an impromptu piece to be scored. This is called sight reading. For those who take it on, music is more…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- In the United States, suicide is not only a major public health concern, but it’s also the second leading cause of death among youth ages 10 to 18. In a report released Monday by The Journal of the American Medical Association, suicide attempts or suicidal ideation-related visits to the emergency room nearly doubled from 580,000 to 1.12…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- Kentucky ranks first in child abuse incidents. According to the Child Maltreatment report from the Children’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Kentucky had 22,410 victims of child abuse in 2017. Executive director of Court Appointed Special Advocates Jana Sublett said the numbers are overwhelming, but she’s not surprised that Kentucky holds the…
AUBURN Ky.- A sidewalk project funded by the Transportation Alternatives Program is the most recent development in Auburn getting the downtown moving in the direction of redevelopment. Mayor Mike Hughes explained the importance of having a walkable route to allow residents safe passage from point A to point B. “The primary benefit I think safety to school,” Hughes said. “We…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Smart Start Child Care is a day care center with three locations in Bowling Green. The owner, Paul Isenberg, was recently named the 2019 Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year. Isenberg calls the recognition is an hono and says he could not have done it alone. “It’s definitely very humbling. One of the biggest things when I…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- Out of the 387 confirmed cases of Measles in the U.S. so far this year, two cases have been confirmed in Kentucky, specifically, the Barren River Health District. Both individuals made full recoveries. Some of the other states that have reported cases to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention are New York, Arizona, California. Bethany Kinney…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- Hope Harbor in Bowling Green is a sexual trauma recovery center, and with it being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, representatives are spreading the word. On Tuesday, Hope Harbor set up an event called Nacho Fault at South Central Kentucky Community Technical College, where students could come to a safe space and learn more on how to help…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- Monday marked the first day of Theater Therapy Camp at the Phoenix Theater in Bowling Green, where kids diagnosed with Autism learn valuable skills. To start off the day, the kids read through lines and received feedback from their instructors and friends. Some of the areas that are looked at include voice projection, eye contact, and emotion…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.- The night many have been waiting for is finally here. Different Western Kentucky University campus organizations came out to the Preston Center to make sure all was ready for Dance Big Red, a dance-a-thon from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. to benefit Norton Children’s Hospital and its sister organizations in Louisville. This included setting the entire stage,…
