BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Warren County Emergency Management has been given the green light to purchase 11 more severe weather/tornado sirens. On Monday, the Warren Fiscal Court magistrates approved their request to purchase the Community Outdoor Warning Sirens (COWS). Most of the $330,000 cost is hoping to be covered by a hazard mitigation grant. Warren County currently has 33 warning sirens…with 11…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-U.S. Senate hopeful Democrat Charles Booker was making his rounds in Bowling Green Monday. He met with the Warren County Democratic Women’s Club at the Warren County Public Library downtown where he is discussing his campaign to unseat Republican Senator Rand Paul. “A big part of my campaign is coming to communities that often get taken for granted…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Bowling Green Fire Department just increased the cool factor thanks to a donation from the Corvette Plant. Monday morning, firefighters gathered to receive the 2022 bright red Corvette at the National Corvette Museum. The Corvette will be raffled off at their 9th annual Fireman’s Ball later this year. The proceeds from the raffle tickets will go…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Parents in our community are taking to social media to voice concerns over a baby formula shortage. Savannah Pratt, Client Service Coordinator in The Center for Pregnancy says she thinks the low supply is due to a couple of reasons. First, the pandemic had a major impact on the supply chain for over a year now. Additionally, when…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- A little rain didn’t stop hundreds of disc golf players from traveling to town for the 43rd annual Bowling Green Open Disc Golf Tournament. “It’s just great for our community because we get to bring in all the outside people and we get to focus money back into our community,” said organizer Chris Westray. Disc golf is…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Not many 10 year old’s are entrepreneurs. Meet Bowling Green native Olivia Johnson, the owner of Sassy Snaps Jewelry. “Olivia’s been interested in running a business since she was probably five,” said her mom Jamie Johnson. This year she decided she was going to start a business selling jewelry. “The money to buy my business I saved up…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Catching you up on a story News 40 has brought you before…the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee met to discuss the energy crisis. News 40 talked to Representative Brett Guthrie, who was at the meeting. He says democrats requested the meeting to question oil and gas executives about price gouging as Americans face high prices…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Representative Brett Guthrie recently helped introduce a bill to help people overcome substance abuse. It’s called the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services Block Grant Act of 2022. The grant will go to aid programs that are specific to each state. 20% of the grant will go to substance use prevention and the other 80% will…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Primary elections are quickly approaching and we have the details on when and where you can vote. Early voting is from May 12th to May 14th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There are five locations for early voting: Ephram White Park 885 Mt Olivet Rd. Bowling Green, KY 42101 Living Hope Baptist Church 1805 Westen St. …
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Sheldon’s Express Pharmacy is now offering the second Covid booster shot. At each of their locations, people can receive the Pfizer or Moderna Covid boosters. Johnson and Johnson is not included. Sheldon’s pharmacist Courtney Sheldon says the booster is available for certain immunocompromised individuals or those aged 50 and older. If you received an initial booster shot…
