Author: Meghann Stamps

Newlywed renters lose Bowling Green home to tornado

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – While new marriages are expected to come with their fair share of hardships, Hannah and Joshua Claussen got more than their fair share. After the couple married this August, they started renting their first home together in Bowling Green… that was until the tornadoes came to town.  “We think was a shingle break through our window…

Drinking on New Year’s? Police say they’ll be on the lookout

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – New Year’s Eve is an exciting holiday, but police say it can be a dangerous one as well. Kentucky State Police said New Year’s has historically been a time where drinking and driving try to mix. Police say they will have checkpoints all across the state to watch out for drunk drivers on New Year’s Eve…

Bowling Green Mother recalls tornado sweeping her into air

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One Bowling Green family who lived in the Whispering Hills subdivion lived through the tornadoes ripping through their once three-story home. Angelique Gwathney and her mother were both swept into the tornado. Angelique’s leg was injured, and her mother had stitches throughout her body, but both are alive. Valeska Gwathney, Angelique is thankful her family, including…

Course designed to prevent farmer suicides and depression

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Farmer’s job is never easy, but with factors like the pandemic and recent tornado, our farming community is susceptible to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide. This is according to The Kentucky Department of Agriculture. To fight this, Western Kentucky University has developed a free course for healthcare professionals designed to prevent farmer suicides. …

Walmarts create Santa’s Holiday Shop at Moss Middle for tornado victims

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hundreds of families thought they’d never have presents under the tree after last week’s tornado. But this week showed a rewritten outcome.  Walmart, Warren County Public Library and a few other’s on Santa’s nice list transformed Henry F. Moss Middle School’s gymnasium into a pop-up Walmart Monday and Tuesday. Every single item was free of charge. …

Candlelight vigil honors for tornado victims

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Seats filled in the Bowling Green Ballpark Monday night as people gathered to mourn and celebrate the 17 lives lost when the EF3 tornado hit the city. Song tribute performer Shera Lindsey said, “What has happened in this community is devastating. Their lives have been shattered.”  Teachers shared memories of their former students. The International Center…

Two people die in Bowling Green house fire

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. –  Warren County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) and Richardsville Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to a  structure fire located at 200 Norris Road. Upon their arrival the house was fully engulfed in flames.  Soon afterwards, two persons were recovered deceased from within the home. The WCSO requested the assistance of the Bowling Green Fire Department Arson Investigations Unit….

PTSD counselors train to help tornado victims

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An urgent need for Bowling Green’s community has already begun to appear with the training of mental health professionals to focus on PTSD specific trauma.  Accelerated Resolution Therapy was already scheduled for a trauma specific workshop before last weekend’s deadly storms.  Now, with the added element of the tornado, the training couldn’t be more timely.  Soon,…