BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Some reassurance is coming to renters during the pandemic. Governor Andy Beshear announced on Monday that he is creating an eviction relief fund, designed to help both renters and landlords. The fund will reimburse eligible landlords for missed rent payments during the pandemic. The goal is to hopefully keep more people in their homes without several months…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hair salons are seeing business slow down despite having reopened after being shut down for more than three months at the beginning of the pandemic. Heather Potter, salon coordinator at Tanglez Hair Studio, says that right when they reopened they were busy, but now things have slowed down. “People aren’t going anywhere, they don’t have a…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Instead of booking a hotel room for a travel vacation, you could book one down the street for work instead. As people are still working from home, some are renting a hotel room or a meeting room as their personal office. Marriott Area Director of Sales Telia Butler lists all the amenities they offer to aid people…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Governor Andy Beshear has requested federal approval for a $400 weekly supplemental unemployment insurance, after the additional $600 from the federal government ended Aug. 1. The application was filed and accepted yesterday, and approval could come in the coming days. This money means something different for Kentuckians than it does for people around the country, as Bowling…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The pandemic isn’t slowing down every part of the economy. Bowling Green developers have seen a large increase in the number of people wanting to build homes. This is following the trend nationwide, as new home construction has increased by about 22%. One reason for this is that “work from home” allows flexibility on where someone wants…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Homeless shelters have adjusted to the new normal. And this new normal means an increase in the number of people they are seeing. This increase is a result of other facilities in the area that have closed or shortened their hours due to coronavirus. Room in the Inn’s program coordinator Sharli Rogers has seen over 60 new…
MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky.- The Green River Ferry and access road in Mammoth Cave is closed until Thursday this week to all car traffic to save many species of endangered mussels. Divers are relocating the mussels over the next few days for the Green River Ferry improvement project. This includes extending the ramp, building a dam and resurfacing pavement, according to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell visited Mammoth Cave National Park Monday morning to discuss the Great American Outdoors Act and its importance to conservation. “It’s by any standard a big deal, a big deal. I’m not hyping it. It was declared by over 800 groups across the country as the single greatest conservation measure in 50…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – “What I can control is my attitude. And if I can control my attitude, and just look positively, then I know I’m gonna be alright anyway.” The power of positivity. That’s what has gotten Jack Barefoot, 18, through the loss of four fingers on his right hand after an accident at work last week. Barefoot had…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Social isolation can be hard on anyone. But especially those patients with Alzheimer’s. “They don’t understand why they can’t physically hug their loved ones,” said Candie Gray, executive director at Arcadia Senior Living. Gray has witnessed firsthand the effect of social distancing on her patients. Alzheimer and dementia patients are used to their family visiting them…
