Author: Krista Garrison

Greenview hosts Tuesday blood drive

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Amidst the pandemic, local hospitals are in need of blood donations. In order to fulfill that need, TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital is hosting a blood drive Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The drive will be held in the hospital’s education classrooms. Representatives at the hospital recommend that you eat a good meal, drink additional…

Flu vaccines available at WKU

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It is flu season in the Bluegrass and Western Kentucky University is encouraging their students to get vaccinated. Tuesday, WKU will be providing flu vaccines to the community. The vaccine is 100% covered by all insurance companies, according to the university. You can get your vaccine in the Downing Student Union rooms 1043 and 1044 anytime…

Local shelter receives money for spay/neuter program

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society has received $2,500 to go toward its spay/neuter program. The money was discussed during Warren County Fiscal Court on Friday and comes from license plates residents buy to support the non-profit. The license plates can be purchased at the Warren County courthouse and the money raised goes to the spay/neuter…

Food distribution in Warren County brings out a crowd

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Feeding America: Kentucky’s Heartland, was out at Ephram White Park in Warren County again Monday morning distributing food to families in need. Monday, nearly 500 households received food. Jamie Sizemore, executive director of Feeding America: Kentucky’s Heartland, said the pandemic has made it very challenging for them to get food out to everyone in need. Prior…

Toyota donates car to Toys for Tots

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Toyota of Bowling Green donated a van to Toys for Tots Friday. The donation is meant to help Toys for Tots delivers toys to kids and families all over SouthCentral Kentucky. Before the 2017 Toyota Sienna Van was donated, individuals volunteering or working for Toys for Tots had to donate their own time and milage to…

First BGLEA class graduates, adds 11 new officers to BGPD

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Exciting news for the Bowling Green Police Department as it’s very first law enforcement academy class graduated the academy Friday afternoon. After 21 weeks of training, BGPD now has 11 new officers to the force. According to John-Spencer Smith, one of the new officers, the new academy was a success. “We started six months ago pretty…

Local county clerks talk about election fraud complaints

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Some voters are worried about election fraud throughout the nation. The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has received 388 total election complaints and questions in the Commonwealth for the 2020 General Election. Some of those complaints were made here in South Central Kentucky. Warren County had three questions submitted along with two fraud complaints and one electioneering…

Local law enforcement participates in No Shave November

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s November and you know what that means, you have an excuse to  throw that razor away and grow a beard for a good cause. The Allen County Sheriff’s Office and the Scottsville Police Department are participating in No Shave November this year to raise money for a local charity. That local charity, the Hope Center…

The Railpark’s Polar Express is coming to town

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Historic Railpark and Train Museum is hosting its 18th annual Polar Express this year a little differently than normal. Instead of having story time inside of the train cars, it will be held inside of the grand lobby in order to allow families to gather together but to social distance from other families. Most years,…