BUTLER COUNTY, Ky. – The Butler County Animal Shelter is making strides toward expanding its facilities, with its first step, being a spay and neuter clinic. News 40 spoke to shelter Director Ruby Fooks, who said they’ve been working at a brand new shelter for a while but it will still take a lot of time and funding to pull…
METCALFE COUNTY, Ky. – Metcalfe County schools recently announced a new school board member and renewed the contract for the current superintendent next term. News 40 spoke to Superintendent Josh Hurt who said he’s looking forward to continuing to serve Metcalf County Schools and overcoming the adversary that public education is seeing in the Commonwealth. News 40 also spoke to…
MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – In Munfordville, Animal Rescue Kare recently held their 10th annual Dawgy Dash, a highly anticipated community event. The event started off as a fundraiser for ARK in order to help raise money for Hart County’s first animal shelter, and since then it has continued every year. News 40 spoke to Susan Row with ARK, who told us…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – It’s their sole fundraiser for doing great work around the community to fight food insecurity in Barren County students. Barren County Reads and Feeds is a nonprofit that the school started to help out hungry kids, a need that seems to grow every year. The “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes” event is to raise money…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – He’s worked just about every job at the district, and now he’s taking what staff say is a well-deserved break. News 40 spent some time Friday at the Barren County Board of Education office to speak to superintendent Bo Matthews and staff as he approaches retirement this spring after 13 years in his current position. Matthews…
BOWLING GREEN, KY. – April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and in Kentucky, we’re all mandatory reporters, Health and Family Services tells us that if you see something concerning then definitely make that call. News 40 spoke to Eric Friedlander, the secretary for Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services who said that numbers have gone down but are still…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Southern Kentucky Career & Technical Community College is throwing its second annual “Spring Cha-Ching” event at their main campus in Bowling Green, encouraging sophomores, juniors and seniors to come out and get some needed info on those next steps after high school. News 40 spoke to Holly Basham, a financial aid specialist at SKYCTC about the…
MORGANTOWN, Ky. – Fifty new jobs will soon be available in Morgantown and Butler County. Gracious Living, a Canada based company is coming to south-central Kentucky, bringing some serious economic development to the Morgantown area. According to Gracious Living’s website, “Gracious Living is a leading Canadian manufacturer of resin furniture, outdoor accessories, storage solutions, housewares, resin recreational products…” meaning there…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Barren Inc. held an award ceremony Tuesday recognizing impactful individuals in the community, handing out awards to three big names that many in the community are familiar with. The chamber gave out the Magnolia Award, meant to highlight a Barren County woman for her dedication to the community, along with a Small Business Person of The…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Valor Oil catching fire March 27th was an unexpected event for all of Bowling Green, but a worse day was avoided thanks to a lot of teamwork. News 40 spoke to three of people who responded to the fire that lit up Valor Oil, two of whom happened to play an instrumental part in containing the…
