BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-One breast cancer survivor, who has been through it all, is helping other patients one ‘pouf’ at a time. “I ended up having 17 rounds of chemo, 25 rounds of proton therapy which is radiation.” Leslie Newsome was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in July 2020. She realized there’s a lot of things you need along the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-For the first time ever, the Sky Arts Film Festival is taking place at the Capitol Theater downtown. The festival is showing dozens of films over the next couple of days ranging from narrative features to documentary short films to music videos. They had nearly 100 submissions from nine different countries, selecting 55. The films are from all…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Right now, Lions Project for Canine Companions puppy raiser Teresa Hart has three generations of service dogs under her roof. “These dogs become somebody’s eyes, legs or ears,” said Hart. Maevan is retired, Trevor V is about to be a full time service dog and Dale IV is a puppy. She has been training Trevor for the past…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Today is the 54th anniversary of a local Vietnam Veteran going to war…and this past weekend he was celebrated on an honor flight. Johnny Montgomery attended the honor flight with 77 other Veterans…all Vietnam Veterans except one Korean Veteran. The day trip starts early in the morning, flying out from Lexington to Washington D.C. The veterans got to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Warren County Public Schools have taken a huge step to make sure everyone is included. “This will be a game changer for her.” Bristow Elementary is unveiling their brand new adaptive, accessible, and inclusive playground equipment. “I’m holding back tears. I’m excited. I’m overjoyed that now she’ll be able to play with her friends and be able to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-How many pieces of pumpkin pie could you eat? Local man Bartley Weaver can eat 43 slices, aka 10.75 lbs. in just eight minutes…. Weaver just finished fourth in the country in the 2022 World Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest in Ohio. He said last year he ate 37 slices, or 9.25 lbs., so he was determined to eat…
SOUTH CENTRAL, Ky.-If you like to carve pumpkins, it might be a bit harder to get your hands on one of them this year. “Especially in the fall season this is really rare,” said Ruby Branch Farms owner Laney Snider. With no sign of rain for nearly a month, it’s greatly affected fall crops, including the Halloween favorite. “We feel…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-A Red Cross volunteer from Bowling Green has been helping with hurricane recovery efforts in Ft. Myers. Deane Oliva, a spiritual healer, arrived in southwest Florida about a week ago. She said hundreds of people have been displaced from their homes either immediately, or second hand from black mold. Oliva said they’re serving nearly 30,000 meals a day…and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Bowling Green East Little League has lost an icon. Rick Kelley served the community for over four decades, the team making it to the little league world series three times in the last eight years. Former players, parents and coaches remember the impact Kelley left on the sport. “There’s one constant always with BG little league and that…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Meet bubbly, 2-year-old Sebastian. “I would describe Sebastian as the sweetest little boy that you will ever meet, he is perfect just the way he is and just like any other little boy he loves to play ball, he loves to swing he is just perfect,” said Sebastian’s mom, Emily Johnson. …
