BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – February is heart disease awareness month. Heart disease kills one in three women and kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. Lots of families are affected by heart disease. Chances are you probably know someone who’s been affected – maybe a friend or a colleague. Thats the case for us here at News 40….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The CDC shows that over the first year of the pandemic, home births in the nation increased over 20 percent. Here in Southcentral Kentucky, some women are choosing midwives over hospitals. When the pandemic began, midwives here were flooded with phone calls, and it quickly became obvious at home births were on the rise. Lamaze certified…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If any of the recent tornadoes damaged your property, you can act right now to help reduce your tax bill. Property valuation administrators assessed tornado damage in Bowling Green, but they need your help to make the most accurate assessment adjustments. The administration asks property owners to self-report all tornado damages to make sure unseen damage…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Some of you have been wondering if Warren County will receive any of the travel camper trailers designated for families displaced by the December tornadoes. Governor Beshear announced a week and a half ago that 200 trailers would be given to displaced families across the commonwealth. So far, 16 families in towns like Dawson Springs and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tyson Foods, one of the world’s leading protein companies, broke ground Wednesday on its new 400,000 square foot facility in the Kentucky Transpark. This new bacon production facility is a $355 million investment. Governor Andy Beshear said, “This is thrilling. This is the single largest investment in Bowling Green in Warren County ever.” Tyson Foods Group…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – February first marks the start of Black History Month, and Western Kentucky University has plans to celebrate the month-long holiday. Intercultural Student Engagement Center Assistant Director Lamario Moore said, “This is my third year working with the black in audible here at Western Kentucky University, and I love this month because our students are so bought…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With at-home covid tests more readily available now than ever, many are concerned that positive cases aren’t being reported – skewing health data. The CDC says if you test positive to immediately inform your healthcare provider. We spoke with a local epidemiologist who tells us there are other ways for health departments to determine the number…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University professors are calling all Bowling Green lovers to put pen to paper and write about the town. A couple of WKU professors want to collect and publish your poetry about the town online to “Penned To Pin On Bowling Green”. The site launched just this January. Editors publish your BG inspired poems, and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Members of FEMA are set up in Home Depot and Lowe’s in Bowling Green to teach the recovering town about pre-disaster measures. They teach mitigation techniques, or how to prevent so much destruction if another tornado comes through again. FEMA Community Education and outreach specialist John Ortiz said, “That’s the thing that we’re most interested in…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Realtor Association of Southern Kentucky, or RASK, is handing out housing relief funding, from the REALTORS® Relief Foundation, for people affected by the tornadoes – and they want you to apply. Friday afternoon, RASK handed out checks to four local families who’ve struggled with mortgage payments due to the tornadoes. This is money that the…
