Author: Michael Ridgeway

Bowling Green to celebrate Harvest Festival this weekend

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green is gearing up for its fourth annual Harvest Festival this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Over at the Neighborhood and Community Services building, community engagement coordinator Emily Angel has her hands full with decorations for this coming weekend. “Most of what I do, we have this mindset of ‘8/80 city’, so if…

Farm to School Month event kicks off at Need More Acres Farm

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – At Need More Acres Farm, Bowling Green Independent School District elementary school students are getting a look at where their food comes from. With October being “National Farm to School” month, events are going on all across the country to promote local farming and food education. To celebrate, BGISD is taking their elementary schoolers over to Scottsville…

2nd annual Safety Softball game

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tonight on October 10, first responders responded to a call from the field at WKU. Bowling Green’s Fire and Police Departments, alongside WKU Police and the Warren County Sheriff’s Office got together to play a friendly game of softball and raise money for a good cause. While the policemen and firemen played softball this evening, it…

“Boos and Brews” comes to downtown Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN – Ky. – A new event came to town on the evening of October 7, called “Boos and Brews”. Preston Green, who’s voice you may know from radio stations WUHU and The Beaver, gave birth to the idea through his love for horror, film, and the Capitol theater. Green said he is quite the movie buff and spends…

Bowling Green Natives Release New Book

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On the evening of October 6, 2022, Bowling Green natives unveiled and signed their newest book. Don Pierson and David Dorris, both hailing from Bowling Green have staked hundreds of hours and several months into their new book titled “The Twelve Sisters”. The book is about a woman who obtains a degree in Italian Renaissance Art,…

Antique Tractor & Engine Club Show in Woodburn, Kentucky

  WOODBURN, Ky. – In Woodburn, the Antique Tractor & Engine Club is having a show to support the Woodburn Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 8. The Woodburn Cemetery does not receive any state or federal funding, so the local club is using this free entry show to raise funds for the cemetery’s maintenance fund. Mark Crump, president of the club,…

“Sleep out for the homeless” at WKU

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Western’s campus collegiate organization Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. held their annual sleep out for the homeless event. “Sleep out for the homeless” is a national initiative by the fraternity to raise awareness for those who struggle with day to day life on the street. Students who participated in the event camped out on south…

BGFD gives out fire safety tips

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Following the house fire this week in Russellville, News 40 swung by the Bowling Green Fire Department for some needed advice in consideration of the weather. Public Information Officer Katie McKee told us in her interview that during the cooler months, important things to remember are to not leave lit candles unattended, if you’re using a…

WKU gets national attention from Military Times Magazine

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This week, Western Kentucky University received national recognition for the 10th year in a row from Military Times magazine.  This comes from surveys the magazine conducts ever year at institutions that review various things such as, the number of military students, retention rates, and programs to see how the schools benefits military students that are both…

Bowling Green and Warren County win “Beautify the Bluegrass”!

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In Frankfort today, Warren County and Bowling Green won an award from the Governor’s office for “Beautify the Bluegrass”. This award is given yearly to a community that creates a project to engender pride in their town. Per contest rules, a Kentucky utility company nominates someone to represent their respective area, the project is then voted…