Author: Lexi Schweinert

Over 100 dogs rescued from puppy mill in Logan County

LOGAN CO. Ky.-“It was just horrible.” 100 dogs, living neglected inside a puppy mill, are now at the Logan County Humane Society.  “Dogs living in their own feces, just no space stacked on top of each other, I mean some of those dogs we suspect hadn’t seen the light of day in however long they’ve been on this earth,” said…

Local spiritual healer helping efforts in eastern Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-A spiritual healer from Bowling Green is one of the seven Red Cross volunteers from our community helping in eastern Kentucky.  Deane Oliva specializes in helping heal people who are hurting while they are going through tough times.  Oliva is talking to people who just lost everything, trying to calm them down and direct them to the right…

Local businesses, former WKU players collect donations for eastern Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Eastern Kentucky is still hurting.  “The need is massive. There’s not even numbers to calculate what that is yet,” said Gasper Brewing owner Isaiah King.  King has banded together with other local businesses to raise funds for the Eastern Kentucky flooding devastation. A portion of sales, as well as any monetary donations, will go to a relief fund. …

Med Center Health clears up monkeypox concerns

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-With one probable case of monkeypox in Warren County, and cases rising rapidly around the United States, Med Center Health is clearing up some concerns about the disease.  With school right around the counter, Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Lusby says she’s not worried about transmission in schools and kids at this point.  She says that they’re seeing the…

Local organizations help flooding disaster in Eastern Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Nicki Rippy, is living through a nightmare in Virgie, Kentucky.  “It washed away quite a bit of our driveway, it washed away the ends of our yard,” said Rippy.  She is one of the many people impacted by the flooding in eastern Kentucky. She also says she’s one of the lucky ones…her family is alive and their house…

SoKY Fair opens doors early to a special community

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The gates at the SoKy Fair may not open until 6 p.m.… but staff made an exception for some of our special friends today.  “This is why we do what we do. It’s moments like today,” said President of the SoKY Fair Board Jim Maroney.  The Bowling Green Warren County Jaycees and SoKY Fair staff invited the special…

Volunteers help spruce up Historic Railpark during Day of Caring

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- News 40 stopped by the Historic Railpark and Train Museum during United Way’s Day of Caring where a team of volunteers from Service One Credit Union put a little elbow grease into sprucing up popular spaces inside and out of the museum. Volunteers cleaned and organized storage spaces while others cleaned up wood and baseboards on the…

Are we in a recession? What you should worry about

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-“We may already be in a recession,” said WKU Assistant Professor of Finance Jon Handy.  Many people are worried about what’s coming next for the economy. Is a recession looming? A recession is a period of significant downturn in economic activity that lasts at least a few months… the harrowing word takes many of us back back to…

Local kids learn ‘Cinderella’ musical and hold performance in only 6 days

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo….a group of children are practicing to put on a Cinderella performance in just six days!  Xclaim! Inc. Center for Youth Performance in downtown Bowling Green is holding a Cinderella camp for children aged 7 to 16.  During the summer musical performance camp, the kids practice music, perform dance and memorize lines to prepare for a 40-minute musical…

Soapy suds fill Lost River Cave: is it harmful?

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-“You’ll see white foamy soap suds on the surface of the river,” said Lost River Cave Executive Director Rho Lansden. Bubbles of soap in the water at Lost River Cave shut down tours last week.  The cave is now back open and ready for visitors. But as unnatural as the sudsy detergent is in the water, its presence…