BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The last Monday in May is Memorial Day, a day to honor the fallen heroes who fought and died for our country. The American Legion Post 23 holds a Memorial Day ceremony each year, but due to COVID-19, the ceremony this year, it was done a little differently. Cone Funeral Home, a veteran-owned funeral home in…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky . – Memorial Day is Monday, and many people will be gathering over the weekend, but a holiday is not an excuse for ignoring social distancing guidelines. While Memorial Day is a day to get together and remember those who have fought and died for our country, honoring them can still be done safely according to Simpson…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- A local small business is excited to announce their new product that may help slow the spread of COVID-19: thermal body temperature scanners. The product is a new mobile elevated body-temperature thermal imaging scanner, similar to the heat-sensing cameras used to check for energy efficiency in buildings. But those cameras are actually a slightly different device than…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging parents and other adults to plan multiple layers of protection to keep children and teens safe around water this summer. “It can be devastating. On one end it can be as bad as death. On the other hand, I’ve seen cases as bad as brain damage to the point…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man indicted on two counts of murder is now lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail. On Dec. 11, 2018, the Bowling Green Police Department responded to 2108 Rock Creek Drive for an unknown trouble call. When officers arrived they found Deloris Stacker, 62, and Karen Burks, 53, dead. A state medical examiner determined the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Seven additional COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites are opening Friday in Walmart parking lots across the Commonwealth. The Bowling Green Walmart testing location is at the Morgantown Road Walmart near the auto center. The site will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Tests will be a self-administered nasal swab that will…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The American Hotel & Lodging Association is calling on Congress to prioritize relief for hotel workers in the next stimulus package. The April Jobs Report showed the hospitality and leisure industry was the hardest hit during the pandemic, losing 7.7 million jobs. This year is projected to be the worst year on record for hotel occupancy,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Restaurants throughout the Commonwealth will be reopening on Friday, and restaurant owners and Bowling Green city officials are working to make the reopenings as successful and safe as possible. Those openings come with quite a few restrictions including a maximum capacity of indoor seating of 33%. Restaurants are also encouraged to use disposable napkins, utensils and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green City Commissioners met Tuesday online for a special meeting. The commission approved a new mobile ventilation training apparatus for the Fire Department. This training would train firefighters how to ventilate groups safely and on how to get smoke out of buildings safely. Another topic of the meeting, the City of Bowling Green will…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This week is bringing more reopenings to Kentucky in accordance with governor Beshear’s plan. Monday, dog owners rejoiced as the H.P. Thomas Bark Park opened back up to the public. And later in the week, J.C. Kirby and Sons funeral home will be opening Wednesday to accommodate services at one third the normal capacity, according to…
