HORSE CAVE, Ky. – Horse Cave Mayor Randall Curry confirmed that the city’s fire chief, Donnie Parker was suspended following an investigation by the Kentucky Fire Commission. He said that the fire commission told him this issue has been passed on to the state attorney general’s office for review. A spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said their office does…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Chaney family has been milking cows for 81 years. As June marks the beginning of National Dairy Month, the owner of Bowling Green’s Chaney’s Dairy Barn, Carl Chaney, said that the dairy industry is facing a lot of uncertainty in 2021. He said consumers are buying less and less milk from cows, which hurts their…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky transportation has big plans for its highway safety improvement project. Construction workers are building dual turning lanes from Scottsville road to Cave Mill Road and then from Cave Mill Road to Scottsville Road. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesman Wes Watt says the goal is to finish the construction later this summer. Businesses in the area are…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Barren River Drug Task Force arrested a man after task force detectives said they intercepted a parcel of $9,000 in cash that the man was attempting to ship to California to pay for marijuana and marijuana-related items, according to a release from the task force. James Dylan Lacy, 23, was charged with trafficking marijuana eight…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Currently, Warren County waste haulers begin trash collection at 6 a.m., but starting next week, Warren County residents will need to have their trash ready for pick up before 5 a.m. The days of the week will remain the same. Warren County Magistrate Doug Gorman said this schedule change tends to happen around summertime to help…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A vandal struck the Public Theater of Kentucky over Memorial Day weekend. PTK is located on Arts Ally, which includes Tidball’s, Pie House Studio and the House of Harper spa and salon. All of these locations have been vandalized recently. Tidball’s just painted over their own vandalism from last week, and owner Brian Jarvis believes the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -The Russell Sims Aquatic Center re-opened Sunday, May 30. Many families thought it would be the perfect place to spend their Memorial Day. People of all ages can come enjoy the park’s 50-foot pool, splash playground, their two water slides and their diving boards. The aquatic center’s hours are Sunday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 6…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Saturday, May 29, the Bowling Green Fire Department opened Station 7 next to the Lovers Lane Soccer Complex. Station 7 will cover the soccer complex, The Hub apartments and retail in the area. The station has three to four firemen working at a time along with one firetruck and their mobile prevention education trailer. The firemen…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Nashville International Airport’s numbers of Memorial Day weekend passengers are up about 500 percent from the same weekend last last year. Hotels and airports are seeing a major increase of people compared to this time last year. Anderson Hospitality Group’s Telia Butler says in 2020, Bowling Green hotel occupancy for Memorial Day Weekend was only 10…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Parks and Rec is hosting New Adventure Camp for adults with disabilities this week. The camp is a free day program for adults ages 18-35 who have intellectual or physical disabilities. The campers spent the earlier part of the week touring Western Kentucky University, tie-dying, playing with robots, making pottery and more. They will…
