Author: Krista Garrison

How to drain your pool safely

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The City of Bowling Green’s Public Works is reminding pool owners of how to properly and safely drain their pools.  Pool owners should allow 10 days for water to sit uncovered since the last time chemicals were added so that it can naturally dechlorinate with help from the sun.  Then, test the water to make sure…

Hope House hosts prayer day open house

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hope House held an event Thursday where it allowed people to come and sign or write Bible verses in the new ministry center building. This is phase 2 of the Hope House Capital Campaign.  The center will provide classes, counseling, supervised visitation, offices, computer lab, chapel space and more.  The campaign is still awaiting $900,000 but…

Hart County Civil War Days weekend begins Friday

MUNDFORDSVILLE, Ky. – The Hart County Historical Society will be hosting Civil War Days over the weekend.  The event has been held annually since the 1960s and starts Friday morning and continues through Sunday afternoon. The Hart County square will host vendors and food trucks. Saturday at 10 a.m., there will be a parade on the square as well. Then,…

Camp for medically complex kids receives $1.5 million of state funding

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Center for Courageous Kids, a nonprofit medical camp that is free for children with disabilities and lifelong illnesses, received $1.5 million from the state general assembly Tuesday morning. This funding was the largest of its kind for the CCK ever.  State Sen. Max Wise and State Rep. Shawn McPherson presented the state funding to The…

Local EMS director helping connect KY’s healthcare system through shared app

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky is moving forward with an app, called Pulsara, that will unite EMS and hospital staff, urgent cares, nursing homes, testing clinics, standalone emergency departments, and more to connect all members of the care team, regardless of location, organization, or position. Pulsara is expected to create a more connected, coordinated healthcare system across our hospitals, EMS…

Warren County sold delinquent property taxes to collectors

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wednesday morning, the county sold delinquent property taxes to collectors in order to recoup tax money that has gone unpaid. If you own a home, you have a real estate property tax that’s on your home every year.  Warren County starts collecting in November, and those bills are collected by the sheriff’s department until April. Then,…

Imagination Library seeing influx of donations locally following death of Dolly Parton

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – People across the world are honoring Dolly Parton’s legacy, and one major part of her legacy is her Imagination Library. The United Way of Southern Kentucky runs the Imagination Library for Warren and surrounding counties.  The program, started by Dolly, mails a book right to your mail box once a month.  “She started the Imagination Library…

Community leader, Howard Bailey, laid to rest Tuesday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hundreds gathered Monday and Tuesday to mourn the loss of Howard Bailey, a pillar in our community, who was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon in Bowling Green. Howard Eugene Bailey died on Tuesday, Aug. 18 after spending most of his life focused on students and rallying for what he believed was right. Bailey was a founding…