Author: Meghann Stamps

Irish pub begins St. Patrick’s Day preparations

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One Irish Pub in Bowling Green is planning to go out all for St. Patrick’s Day, as always. Cliffs of Moher Irish Pub has been preparing for St. Paddy’s Day almost two months now. You can expect live music, food trucks, Guinness on nitro pour, Kilkenny and two other Irish imports. They’ll also have deals on…

Bowling Green woman feeds tornado victims with porch pantry

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One Bowling Green woman has gone out of her way to help her neighbors since the tornado. Kaitlyn Wilkins and her family live one street away from Bowling Green’s tornado damage in Creekwood. The day after the December 2021 tornadoes, Kaitlyn and her husband hosted a cookout in their backyard. Ever since her Facebook invite to…

Warren East High School hosts huge career fair after two year break

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren East High School students got to meet many of our city leaders this morning, and some might have just gotten a look at their future jobs. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors at Warren East met with 54 different organizations at their College and Career Fair.  This is the school’s first job fair in two years due…

Inclusive programs inspire local elementary schooler

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. –  T.C. Cherry Elementary schoolers were in for the rides of their lives right on their very own basketball court.  Bowling Green’s Special Populations Cameron Levis taught the kids how to play wheelchair basketball.   This is part of the city’s Parks and Recreation adaptive sports program to teach school kids across the city the art of wheelchair…

Church fire closes street near WKU’s Cherry Hall

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A fire broke out in one Bowling Green church just feet away from Western Kentucky University. Just after 3:00 p.m., almost 30 rescue units responded to a fire near WKU’s Hall. The Bowling Green Fire Department extinguished fire and black smoke coming from a back window of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Newman Center. No one was…

Brothers talk uncertain future after tornadoes destroy grandfather’s barber shop

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two Bowling Green brothers carried on their grandfather’s barber shop’s name for years. When December’s tornadoes ripped through Bowling Green three months ago today, that all changed overnight. Paul’s Barber Shop stood proud on Bowling Green’s Bypass since 1959, a family run business for over seven decades. Brothers Tyler and Travis Rossi took over the shop when…

WKU Police Department hiring dispatch and more

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The WKU Police Department is looking for people to fill their communication officer positions.  There are three of these open positions in dispatch right now. Western’s chief of police Mitch Walker says this is the perfect way to serve your community while enjoying long summer and winter vacations and discounted tuition perks. “We’re looking for folks…

WKU Volleyball rallies around BG veteran to clean tornado debris

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wendell Strode has worn many hats his lifetime- Vietnam veteran, National Corvette Museum CEO, Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce board member just to name a few.  But, if you ask any Western Kentucky University athlete, they’d probably best identify Wendell as their biggest cheerleader, a lover of all things Hilltopper sports. The December tornadoes damaged Wendell’s…