Author: Lexi Schweinert

Local businesses celebrate Small Business Week

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -This week is National Small Business Week and the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce just made an exciting announcement.  Bowling Green has been ranked as the 31st best small city to start a small business in the United States.  Bowling Green is the only city in Kentucky to receive this distinction.  Barbara Stewart Interiors on the…

BG refugee reacts to Biden’s increase in refugee cap

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- President Joe Biden has lifted the refugee cap from 15,000 under the Trump administration to 62,500.  Bernadine Shing Lin Naing, is a refugee from Burma. He fled to the United States in 2013 because of conflict and issues within the government.  “A lot of conflicts, especially as a minority, I would say that we are totally forgotten….

WKU provides first glimpse of new WKU First Year Village

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- On Tuesday, Western Kentucky University President Timothy Caboni gave the public the first glance of the new First Year Village.  The new village will house over 600 students, divided into learning community pods of 25.  “We want to make sure every young person finds their anchor at WKU. So instead of entering with 3,000 other first year…

Civil Air Patrol trains for first time since pandemic

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- On Saturday, Civil Air Patrol conducted Aircrew Sustainment Training at the Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport.  Members ages 14 to 18 were able to get up in the air, as Command NCO Cory Felts explains.  “Our goal today is to get as many of our members in the air, which happens to be 23 today, recertified…

New outdoor music venue ‘The Grove’ opens

GLASGOW, Ky.- The new outdoor music venue and event space called ‘The Grove’ is officially open in Glasgow.  They are located right behind Ralphie’s Fun Center. The venue features local and regional independent artists, as well as nationally known acts. Candace Barbee, marketing director and booking agent says they also plan to have pop up events like farmers markets in…

National Female Ride Day Saturday at Big Country PowerSports

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- On Saturday, Big Country PowerSports is celebrating National Female Ride Day with an open house.  They have celebrated this day every first Saturday of May for 15 years now. Zach Sorenson, marketing associate says they’ll be setting up a tent, displaying some units for demo rides, kick off the day with some donuts, and end the day…

Cars and Coffee drives tourists into Cave City.

 CAVE CITY, Ky.- This Saturday, the second Cars and Coffee event will be going on in downtown Cave City.  Old classic cars of every kind will be lined up for people to see downtown from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Cars and coffee events are done all over the world and the small business group called Build Cave City wanted…

PDRA drag racing series gears up at Beech Bend Raceway

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The PDRA drag racing series is rolling into Bowling Green for the first time ever, and Broc Porter, track manager at Beech Bend Raceway, cannot wait. “It means a lot to us that they think enough about Beech Bend raceway that they think we’re worthy enough to host one of their national events and we’re excited to…