BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s not a book of his own writing but one about him and his career. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell visited Western Kentucky University on Tuesday for an event in his honor and a walk down memory lane. Community leaders sat in the Harbaugh Club at WKU for a light lunch, followed by McConnell and former…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County Public Works is currently working on adding a third lane to Beech Bend Park Road in Warren County. The project is expected to be complete by the end of the calendar year as Beech Bend has some events already booked for this coming spring, and with it being a big attraction for car enthusiasts,…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Need More Acres Farm is welcoming in hundreds of elementary schoolers this week as Farm to School Month comes to a close. Bowling Green Independent Schools will be changing things up just a bit this week with their fourth annual trip to Need More Acres as they maximize their funding received from the federal fresh fruits and…
LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – This Saturday in Logan county, a big show is going down. The championship match of the Full Throttle monster truck show will rage on at their newly completed outdoor arena at the Logan County Extension Office. Five monster trucks will be tearing up the track on Saturday, October 19 starting at 5 p.m. Gates open at…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At Hillvue Heights church in Bowling Green, hundreds of people gathered together to say goodbye to Bowling Green legend, Dr. Abraham Williams. Williams was a beloved figure of the community, serving as the executive director of Bowling Green’s housing authority for 29 years. In those years, he touched those he worked with greatly, as well as…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At Western Kentucky University, students slept outside overnight to raise awareness to homelessness. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. came up with this initiative as part of their social action endeavors, an annual event the Sigmas at WKU enjoy putting on every year. This year, they had speakers from the Bowling Green City Commission, Habitat for Humanity…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A raccoon meddling around a substation caused a fuse to blow the morning of Oct. 16, a common occurrence for the area. As we settle into fall, district manager Josh Poston of the Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation said animals moving around and storing food can cause outages and does semi often. Poston estimates 30 to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At the the Barren River Area Development District, staff from long term living facilities and members of the community gathered together to talk about long term care in the BRADD area. The Barren River Ombudsman program held an inaugural forum today to discuss long term living facilities in the area, share information on residents rights and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For World Food Day, St. Teresa’s Ministries gave out over $120,000 dollars to 5 food pantries located in Warren County. St. Teresa’s Ministries Thrift Store serves as a fundraising piece for the organization, all of their proceeds going toward philanthropic endeavors and this year they gave out for the third year in a row, a donation…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Monday, Oct. 15 was a good day for the Core of Scottsville, who is building toward a goal to benefit the whole community. Service One Credit Union gave $25,000 to the construction project and spoke briefly to News 40 about the check presented. Justin Morris, president of Service One, told us that the banking entity is about…
