BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Local man Jon Dial is known for his positivity. “He’s always happy, always happy. always looking to help somebody,” said his brother Jake Dial. So much so that he’s known as ‘Jolly Jonny’ to people in the Bowling Green and Glasgow communities. “We came up with Jolly Jonny because a lot of people said well you’re always…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Research Foundation Symposium at Med Center Health is back to its original format! Over 200 local physicians, nurses and medical professionals attended the event at the Western Kentucky Heart and Lung Center. Attendees heard from leaders in cardiovascular, pulmonary and orthopedic surgery on different topics about the advancement…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Drinking and driving is not an accident. It’s a choice. “These children need to understand that their choices have long term ramifications,” said Greenwood High School teacher Dr. Deanese Jameson. Students at Greenwood High School were reminded of this before prom weekend with a mock crash in their parking lot. Students took part in acting for the crash,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The first class of the U.K. College of Medicine-Bowling Green campus students are graduating this year! The campus was created four years ago. Bowling Green is one of four campuses for the U.K. College of Medicine. They take 30 students per year, with 120 students total. Each student spends two years mostly in classes, one year in clinical…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Amazing news for those whose homes were destroyed in the December tornados. Habitat for Humanity is building 10 homes in 10 weeks. They’re calling it the BG Strong Build Blitz and it starts on July 25th. The extremely affordable homes will be built as two, five-unit townhome complexes. They are estimated to be in the $600 a month…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Last week News 40 told you that two local men in wheelchairs were racing the Boston Marathon. Well now they are back in town! Matt Davis and Mike Sprouse said the best part about the experience was having a full crowd for the first time since the pandemic. They also said the wheelchair athletes had a police motorcade…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Western Kentucky University has announced that masks are no longer required inside Topper Transit vehicles. This was the last place on the campus of WKU that still required a face covering. The mask mandate was made optional on other places around campus at the end of February….but the mandate on the buses had still remained before this…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Bowling Green Parks and Rec is taking an extra step to make sure everyone feels included on the playground. They have introduced a Communication Station at Roland Bland Park. The station sign shows 35 different images that people can point to to communicate, including ‘play’, ‘slide’ and ‘all done’. Roland Blank Park was the community’s first all inclusive…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The Board of Commissioners bi-monthly meeting tends to bring up a variety of captivating issues for the city and Tuesday’s meeting was no different. The most significant decision of the night was the 3-2 vote to approve the increase of the commissioner’s salary to $31,500 from $16,000. Mayor Todd Alcott says that there’s been a discrepancy between what…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Students at Franklin Simpson High School are leaving their mark at the Blackjack Sculpture Park. Welding students have built a giant wind vane out of a glider plane and old light poles from their very own football field. The sculpture stands at 25 feet tall and is made from a 1960s Schreder Airmate HP-9. The junior and senior…
