BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Over the weekend, dozens of firefighters and law enforcement in the area were vaccinated. The Bowling Green Fire and Police Departments, Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and local volunteer fire departments were able to get some of their responders vaccinated. Many first responders jumped at the chance to take the step. Bob Skipper, the Woodburn Fire Chief,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department is hiring, but this time, instead of police officers, they are hiring 911 operators. The ideal dispatch center employee would be someone who has a servant’s heart and can remain calm in a stressful situation. Anytime someone calls 911 in Warren County, it is automatically sent to BGPD operators who then…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A city fire department spent part of their Christmas morning bringing a little Christmas cheer to children living in apartments through the Housing Authority of Bowling Green. The Bowling Green Fire Department and Toys for Tots are teaming up to bring children toys for Christmas. Santa and the firefighters drove around delivering presents to local children…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If you are planning to sing a sleighing song tonight with your local church, you might be singing from home, along with many others. Many local churches are going online for the Christmas Eve services. A tradition changing for some families in the area can be hard, but Woodburn Baptist Church in Warren County hopes their…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Right now, Warren County volunteer firefighters are training K-9’s for search and rescue. The county government agencies do not own any search and rescue certified K-9’s. But soon, three Warren County firefighters will be handlers for four of them. Meet Atlas, Anubis, Handsome Jack and Hope, four search and rescue K-9’s in training. Atlas is a…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – There has been a string of structural fires in Warren County lately, and on Wednesday morning, another abandoned building caught fire. An arson investigation is underway to see if foul play caused the flames. Early Wednesday morning, a home in Warren County caught fire, just two days before Christmas. The front of the house shows little…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office dropped off food donations to a food pantry in town on Wednesday. The food donation was taken to the Hope House to be distributed to families who may be struggling financially. The donation drive started out as an internal affair, but after the community found out about the drive, locals began…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The first group of frontline workers at TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital have received a COVID-19 vaccine. The five workers were given the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Greenview Wednesday morning just before noon. The Moderna vaccine is a little different than the Pfitzer vaccine because it doesn’t have to be stored at a low temperature, although the…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – On Wednesday morning, crews battled a house fire on Three Springs Road near the Aviation Heritage Park. The Plano Fire Department, Alvaton Fire Department, Browning Fire Department and Woodburn Fire Department responded to the fire. The intersection of Three Springs Road and Smallhouse Road was closed while crews worked to put out the fire. They are…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Law enforcement officials spend most their time interacting with the public, even during the pandemic. And sometimes, that means getting exposed to the virus. Law enforcement officers risk their lives doing their jobs, but during the pandemic, the risk is even higher. Investigators with the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force have had COVID-19 that they…
