BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green VFW Post 1298 served as a donation drop off when the tornado struck. Now once again, local VFW, American Legion and AMVETS members are stepping up to serve Kentuckians in need. You can drop off donations at Bowling Green’s VFW Post as a part of the organizations’ “Flooding Eastern KY with Love”. AMVETS Bowling…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This week is National Clown Week, and Bowling Green’s very own Broadway the Clown has been serving up smiles for 50 years. Broadway the Clown is a performer, a jokester and an artist loved by his hometown, but the man behind the face paint is even more magical. “I like to tell people I’m a laugh merchant….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Friday and Saturday nights wrap up the 2022 SOKY Fair – a fair that’s been a bright spot in Bowling Green for decades and decades. Families and friends have enjoyed the Southern Kentucky Fair for over 70 years- a huge staple, especially in its more humble beginnings, for the region’s agricultural folks. SOKY Fair Board President…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Lost River Cave has shut down their tours, a huge part of their summer revenue, all thanks to one foamy anomaly. Just this week, News 40 investigated this white, soapy substance coating Lost River Cave. Now, Wednesday’s thunderstorm multiplied the patches of suds into a full out detergent overflow. Lost River Cave Executive Director Rho Lansden…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky Alpaca association is celebrating this month after the commonwealth’s 200 plus alpaca farmers received statewide recognition. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture signed a proclamation naming July Kentucky Alpaca Fleece and Fiber Month. Kentucky’s 4000 alpacas reel in agritourism in places just like Bowling Green’s Alive N’ Fuzzy Alpaca Farm. Retired veterinarian Dr. Elaine Painter…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Beating the summer heat is hard enough for anyone, but our loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer’s are some of the highest candidates to suffer stroke and dehydration. Med Center Health’s Director of the Cal Turner Rehab and Specialty Care Center Jacqueline Woodward said, “Try to engage that individual inside if at all possible. That loved…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Parks & Recreation sponsored and hosted their 57th Annual Junior Championship. Thanks to them and a handful of local businesses and generous folks in the community, 22 young golfers ages 11 to 18 spent their Wednesday playing at the Paul Walker Golf Course free of charge. South Warren High School’s Ainslee Cruce said, “I’ll…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At the height of the pandemic, from Summer 2020 to summer 2021 Lifeskills’ patient numbers dropped 18 percent from the year prior. This in spite of the Warren County coroner report showing overdoses have increased 100 percent from 2020 to 2021. But why? Lifeskills says the pandemic left many who needed mandated treatment without care. Lifeskills…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The United States Golf Association chose The Club at Olde Stone to host the 73rd U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. 11 to 18-year-old prodigies have flown in from across the world to tear up the Bowling Green fairways – a massive honor yielding international exposure. Olde Stone Director of Golf Kevin Childers said, “We’ve hosted events over…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If you grew up anywhere around Bowling Green’s Shake Rag Historic District, you know all about The Southern Queen – a hotel and safe haven for black Americans when segregation was at its peak. 88-years-young Curtis ‘Smoke’ Cosby grew up in Bowling Green’s Shake Rag Historic District. “It was in the Green Book, and it was the…
