BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – The Edmonson County Lions Club is proud to host their 67th county fair, a staple in the community since 1955. Starting next Friday morning, kids are out of school to celebrate the first day of the festivities, beginning with their traditional parade at 9 a.m. This year’s 67th fair celebrates “New beginnings”. The fair’s theme is an…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -Over 500 Special Olympics Kentucky athletes are packing their cleats, because this Friday, The State Softball Tournament returns to Bowling Green. 30 teams and three skills teams will hit the fields at Michael O. Buchanon Park to compete in the State Tournament and Team Skills Competition Friday and Saturday. You can cheer on the athletes beginning Friday…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – One autistic, Barren County Middle school student won statewide recognition for his creativity, all thanks to his teacher going the extra mile. North Jackson 6th grader Bobby Kidd is an exceptional ‘Kidd’ – diagnosed with autism and tested to qualify as ‘gifted and talented’ in creativity. Bobby’s Exceptional Child teacher, Mrs. Emma Taylor nominated him for…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Labor Day travel numbers are expected to spike 22 percent higher than last year. AAA predicts about ⅓ of Americans will hit the hottest destinations for Labor Day weekend. This summer, many of you watching have experienced first hand the numerous flight cancellations and hours-long delays. That, combined with still-lowering gas prices is why AAA says…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Adaptive sports have climbed to new heights in recent years, this Saturday, you can, too! Bowling Green’s Vertical eXcape reached out to Catalyst Sports, a rock climbing group for people with physical disabilities. Thanks to a handful of local business sponsors, around twenty adaptive climbers will bring special gear and scale these walls this Saturday for…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University spent Wednesday morning officially dedicating their $30 million dollar renovation project. City leaders joined the proud Hilltoppers for a ribbon cutting to celebrate four years of work perfecting The Commons at Helm Library. WKU President Tim Caboni shared his pride and thankfulness, joined along with others speakers who spearheaded this building redesign. “What…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Some Eastern Kentucky students are finally starting up school again, but a few school kids are returning to water destroyed libraries… all traces of books completely washed away. Letcher County schools posted pictures of their flood damaged libraries. Two elementary schools and one middle school together lost over 25,000 library books; that’s not to mention damage…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – Reach in your closet and dust off your derby hats, because horse race season is here. Over in Franklin, they want you to check out their thoroughbred action. The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs is proud to present their Fanduel Meet. Next week, Thursday, September 1st, kicks off their opening weekend. This year, they’ll have seven…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The nation is anxiously awaiting more information from President Joe Biden explaining his student debt cancellation for millions of Americans. News 40 spoke to Western Kentucky University Thursday, their official statement reading, “…The plan would certainly have implications for some of our recent graduates and current students….” WKU told us Friday the information they have is…
CAVE CITY, Ky. – The National Park Service turns 106 years old Thursday. The NPS conserves over 420 parks in the U.S. Many of those spots in nature are a huge draw for Kentuckians who love the outdoors. Our Commonwealth is home to a national park, two national historic parks, a national battlefield, and a national river and recreation area,…
