Author: Meghann Stamps

Chaney’s Dairy Barn planning huge expansion! Ice cream lovers, rejoice!

Catch them at the Kentucky State fair through Sunday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – You might have heard by now that Chaney’s Dairy Barn brought home a plaque for their gold medal award at the Kentucky State Fair – a prize for their best premium ice cream. News 40 caught up with the 4th generation owner Carl Chaney who will serve 500 tubs of ice cream throughout the course of…

Glasgow/Barren sees record breaking hospitality amidst pandemic

GLASGOW, Ky. – Glasgow and Barren County are home to several outdoor adventure spaces and peaceful landscapes… which is what many folks craved while being shut indoors during the height of the pandemic. In 2021, the county’s tourism industry generated nearly 900 jobs and can boast more than $100 million in visitor spending. 2021 was a record year for the…

Bowling Green 12-year-old with down syndrome celebrates 10 years cancer free with entire school

Grabbed our hearts last year with John Cena surprise

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -One young Bowling Green superhero, Asher Lewis, captured our hearts this time last year when he got a surprise visit from his hero, pro wrestler John Cena. Monday. Lewis celebrated 10 years of a cancer free diagnosis, supported by all of his school friends.   If you get the chance to tell him congrats on his cancer free…

RailPark’s Haunted Lantern Tours & Unseen BG want you

Historic RailPark & Train Museum

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Historic RailPark & Train Museum wants you to be a part of two of their spooky, upcoming events.  Haunted Lantern Tours are back again this year. And you can be a part of another exciting Witches & Warlocks themed tour season. The character line up will feature the most infamous witches and warlocks delving into…

BG Ballpark hosts baseball card trade show

Kids say new hobby sparks joy and friendship

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If you attended this weekend’s Hot Rods game, you might have walked away with some legendary baseball cards. Thanks to the Hot Rods’ support, young card traders set up shop in the BG Ballpark.  The young entrepreneurs put their best cards on display, swapping and trading cards ranging from your everyday find all the way to mint…

Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation golf scramble success

Crosswinds Golf Course

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation hosted the first of their two KLEMF golf scrambles this month. KLEMF hosted their annual golf scramble Monday at Bowling Green’s Crosswinds Golf Course. The nonprofit organization’s tournament proceeds will benefit Kentucky Law Enforcement families through emergency assistance funds, educational scholarships for dependents and benefit their annual memorial service. Through…

Shake Rag natives remember BG’s black history

George Washington Carver Center

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Over the weekend, people around the Shake Rag community gathered to celebrate and remember the community’s history. Longstanding Bowling Green community members flooded the historic George Washington Carver Center to hear guest speakers pass on memories of the town’s rich black history. Speakers, including local legends like Don Offutt, Ref. Carl Whitfield and Curtis Cosby educated…

Red Cross teams with up Nashville Preds: urgent donations needed

Save Lives and win Preds prizes

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – When July’s deadly storms flooded Eastern Kentucky, over 400 trained Red Cross disaster workers immediately provided almost 500 residents shelter. They have since helped the Eastern Kentucky community recover. Now, the Red Cross desperately needs help. The Nashville Predators have teamed up, once again, with the American Red Cross in the hopes of more blood donors…

1000 nationwide African American Corvette owners flood BG

Cultural Awareness Corvette Weekend meetup revs up

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – African American Corvette enthusiasts from all across the U.S. are gathered here in Bowling Green for what they hope will be their first annual Culture Awareness Corvette Weekend. In fact, so many Corvette lovers signed up for this meetup that they had to cut off the number of attendees at 1000 due to capacity constraints. Thursday,…

BG FOP ‘Shop with A Cop’ at Meijer; 40 students spend $100 each

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wednesday night, a handful of Warren County elementary school and middle school students went home with all new school supplies – thanks to Shop with a Cop. Bowling Green’s Fraternal Order of Police spent their evening at Meijer shopping alongside hand-picked children from Warren County Public Schools and Bowling Green Independent Schools. Thanks to local donations,…