Author: Krista Garrison

Non-profit donates goody bags to foster kids

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local non-profit, Phoenix Rising, has been delivering Christmas goody bags to foster care organizations to brighten the day of kids and families in the area. Foster children were chosen to receive these Care Kits for Kids because, according to a 2013 study discovered that 90% of kids involved in sex trafficking were at some point…

Law enforcement gives gift cards to people in the community

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Over the weekend, local law enforcement officers delivered Meijer gift cards to people in the community. Most years, the Bowling Green Fraternal Order of Police delivers Holiday Family Food Boxes to people, but this year, they decided gift cards were more COVID friendly. Saturday morning, 70 families in Bowling Green received $70 each in order to…

Baby Jesus stolen out of nativity scene

SMTIHS GROVE, – People steal money, or valuable items all the time, but at a church in Warren County, baby Jesus was stolen right out of his manger. Smiths Grove Police are searching for whomever took the Jesus figurine from the nativity set displayed outside of Smiths Grove United Methodist Church. While the church is asking for the safe return…

Elementary schools host drive through Christmas parades

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Local elementary schools held Christmas drive through parades for students and teachers to wave to one another in person over the past few days. Friday afternoon, Warren Elementary teachers made signs and dressed up for Christmas, lining part of the parking lot. Then, parents and students rode in cars through the row of teachers to wave…

Bowling Green rolls out Text to 911 option city-wide

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The City of Bowling Green is excited to announce a new 911 contact tool, texting. This tool, going live Friday, is another tool the citizens can utilize to contact emergency services if they need it. To use it, you will simply text 911 instead of placing a call. The goal of the new Text to 911…

Buddies at the Buddy House paint a mural

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Buddy House, which serves Down Syndrome of Southcentral Kentucky is getting a new mural painted by its very own buddies. With last minute funding approval, the Buddy House in Bowling Green is getting a little more colorful. On the side of the building, a local artist, Andee Rudloff, painted a black and white outline recently,…

Spate of structural fires have some county firefighters suspicious of arson

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A spate of structural fires in the Richardsville, Hadley, Barren River and Browning Volunteer Fire Department service areas have some firefighters questioning if the fires are the result of an arsonist at work. Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a significant increase in fires in Warren County. Some firefighters are chalking it up…

Security team helps provide blankets, clothing to homeless

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An area security company is working to gather donations to help locals in need. Signal 88 Security in Bowling Green is collecting donations of clothing, blankets and toiletries to distribute to homeless people in the area. After joining the security team, Jonathan Cole, began to notice people who were cold or dirty and in need of…

Warren County Sheriff warns of package thefts

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s that time of the year again where online shoppers need to be watchful of packages being delivered to their homes. Porch pirates, the nickname for people who steal packages from your porch, are out in the area. This is an issue every year, but this year, with the large number of people ordering online, the…