BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Med Center Health is celebrating the 31st Women in the Arts exhibit this Friday and Saturday! Dozens of art pieces from female artists in the commonwealth will be on display in the WKU Health Sciences Complex from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The pieces include paintings, sculptures, ceramics, works on paper, fiber works and photography. This event is…
WARREN CO., Ky.-The fentanyl crisis is increasing at an alarming pace. “In the past approximately two weeks we’ve had seven overdose deaths,” said Warren County Drug Task Force Executive Director Tommy Loving. “I think this hit our community at a rate that we definitely were not expecting,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Tori Beck Bumgarner. In 2022, there were 28 overdose deaths…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Operation Pride is stepping up in a big way after Friday’s storm destroyed hundreds of trees. They will be giving away $400 tree vouchers to anyone in Warren County. Interested residents will have to fill out an application to qualify. The application will be posted at the end of the week. Operation Pride has worked tirelessly to repopulate…
KENTUCKY- House Bill 470 has passed the House much to the dismay of some, and joy of others. The bill states that gender transition services under the age of 18 by a medical or mental health provider is unprofessional and unethical. “I felt that this bill gets in the way that it’s putting the state between the relationship of physicians…
MAMMOTH CAVE, KY.– The Mammoth Cave National Park Visitor Center, cave tours, Green River Ferry, Mammoth Cave Campground, and all secondary roads will remain closed on Monday, March 6 due to a lack of power and internet service. Staff have been working with Kentucky Utilities (KU) to restore power as quickly as possible. Mammoth Cave Parkway, Cave City Road, Brownsville…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Western Kentucky University student athletes are teaching youth the importance of leadership through sports. On Saturday, elementary school students from Parker Bennett Curry played some basketball…and learned some great lessons at the ‘Pass It On’ event, sponsored by Meijer. The WKU student athletes took the lessons that they’re taught throughout the school year at college, and ‘passed it…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Lots of green, purple and gold…Bowling Green celebrated their first Mardi Gras Madness on Saturday. Dozens of parade floats navigated their way downtown with crowds of community members cheering them on for the Mardi Gras Parade. The fun actually started much earlier in the day at Circus Square Park with a kids parade, puppy parade, food trucks and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Simpson County Tourism held a Johnny Cash and June Carter wedding anniversary pop-up event called ‘Walk the Line’ on Saturday. The couple married on March 1, 1968 at the First United Methodist Church, attendees of the event could take tours of the church and stand right where they said their vows over 50 years ago. The couple’s photographer,…
FRANKLIN, Ky.-The Medical Center of Franklin is hosting a free Community Health Fair on Saturday- anyone is welcome. Med Center staff are offering free admission, free screenings and door prizes….all taking place at the Franklin-Simpson Chamber of Commerce. Attendees can get up to $700 worth of screenings and evaluation including glucose, lipid profile, PSA blood test for gentlemen over 50,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Governor Andy Beshear has ordered a state of emergency for severe weather. “After everything we’ve been through I believe in being overprepared, prepare for the worst, hope for the best,” said Beshear. The most damaging parts of Friday’s storms are the winds. “When we’re looking at winds 50 miles an hour or 60 miles an hour wind gusts,…
