BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Bowling Green’s Peanut House will be closing after 47 years of childcare, from circumstances related to the pandemic. Now that parents are working from home, there is less need for childcare. Since 1979, generations of families had been sending their children to the Peanut House. At one point there was even a waitlist for their kindergarten program. …
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Santa is making a very special visit from the North Pole for the first time to the SoKY Marketplace in downtown Bowling Green. Families and friends can hop in their cars and head to the drive-thru Santa starting today. Kids can drop off letters to Santa, write a postcard to Santa from your car, pick up a…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Thanksgiving weekend isn’t always filled with laughter, cheer and full bellies for everyone. But WNKY and Ryan’s Making a Difference Outreach changed that for those in the community who are homeless or have food insecurity. “Our community means so much to WNKY. Local truly matters. And to be able to come out here on Thanksgiving weekend and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Do you have $20 to spare? The Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society is asking for your help. They are asking for $20 in 2020 from the community to help every possible abused, neglected and injured homeless pet that comes into the shelter. The society says they will not give up hope on any pet that is…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- As Kentucky restaurants face the second shutdown since the pandemic, servers are struggling to make ends meet now that they are out of a job or have taken pay cuts. A Kentucky woman, Sarci Eldridge, saw this and took matters into her own hands. She wanted to help her favorite server, and never believed her idea would…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Today kicked off the 34th annual Great Turkey Run in Bowling Green. But it looked a little different this year. Because of COVID-19, the run is virtual. That allows participants to run it any time until Sunday. The race is hosted by the Bowling Green Runners Club, and people can post their times and distance to the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- A World War II hospital army unit car at the Historic Train Museum is about to go under more renovations. The rail park is designing a proposal for the inside of the car. It is one of only four remaining cars of its type in the United States. The car is restored on the outside, but needs…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Kentucky Labor Cabinet announced earlier this week that federal extended unemployment insurance aid for Kentuckians is set to end Saturday, November 28th. The end of this aid will affect around 4,700 Kentuckians. The U.S. Department of Labor told the cabinet on Monday that the number of people receiving unemployment insurance had fallen below the threshold to…
GLASGOW, Ky.- Glasgow Mayor Harold Armstrong has announced that water prices will be increasing in Glasgow. The mayor announced this at the City Council meeting. Glasgow Water Company had asked to increase water rates five times in a six year period. Since the original request, the water prices have been raised only one other time. Armstrong said this is a…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Presents are one thing that kids look forward to every holiday season. But for some, it’s harder to get those gifts than others. That’s where Toys for Tots steps in. At the Toys for Tots North Pole workshop toys are organized according to gender and age. Wednesday at the second WNKY SoKY Gives event WNKY employees helped…
