WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – February 5th to February 9th is School Counselor Appreciation Week and Family Resource & Youth Services Appreciation Week this year, where a little light is shone on people who often work behind the scenes. News 40 spoke to Ben Kirtley, Director of Family Resource & Youth Services at Warren County Public Schools and Amy Osboe, a…
SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY – In partnership with Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College, the Kentucky Electric Cooperatives has been able to set up a scholarship fund at the school. In the latter half of 2023, the KEC started to discuss the possibility of opening a pathway to their new employees. This resulted in a scholarship to SKYCTC for those individuals…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It was an idea created during COVID, and now it continues 4 years later. The Bowling Green Department of Parks & Recreation created the “sweetheart challenge” as a way of providing a way for the community to celebrate Valentine’s Day and maintain social distance. It takes you all around downtown Bowling Green with the help of…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – You can buy them all year round, but from Feb. 1 to Feb. 14, they’re a little cheaper. The Kentucky State Police for many years has been giving out teddy bears to children on scene whenever a trooper has to respond to an incident. Whether it be a collision or something else, typically when law enforcement…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – With tragedies in recent years befalling school systems, the Barren County Sheriff’s Office is trying to help all the students in Barren County limits. The community has in the past asked the sheriff what are we doing to be prepared as a community should an active shooter event come to Barren County, and this year, the…
LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – An eviction notice has been served to the Logan County Humane Society, as 6 months has passed since the Logan County Fiscal Court voted to stop offering financial assistance to the non-profit and terminated the contract betwixt the two to hold the humane society responsible for handling animal control. News 40 spoke to humane society president…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Being a good neighbor to some seems like a lost art, but one man is doing his best as president of his neighborhood association. George Gootee was awarded the Neighborhood Builder’s Mortar Award for 2023 by Bowling Green’s Neighborhood and Community Services Department this month for his efforts to keep his neighborhood tight. Gootee told News…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In the Lisa Rice Branch of the Warren County Public Library, a great new addition is set up right by the juvenile fiction section. KPC Architectural Products brought to life a kid-sized version of the iconic water tower in Bowling Green, and placed it right in the library for everyone to enjoy. So far it’s been…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office along with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce organized an active shooter training today for local businesses and non-profits who wanted to attend. Officer Nick Palomo along with his daughter Kylie came from the Houston area to talk to community members about the potentiality of and what to do in…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A bill relating to maternal health in Kentucky is currently awaiting to hit the House floor. Rep. Kim Moser, along with colleagues, has worked on a bill to help address Kentucky’s maternal mortality rate. The bill seeks to do a few things – firstly, provide access to mental health professionals should the need arise. It’s also…
