BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Students at this year’s Kentucky Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year competition got a huge surprise from AT&T Friday, with all 45 receiving their own personal laptop. The students come from various areas across the state of Kentucky and got this gift from AT&T for being the future of this country. The Youth of…
GLASGOW, Ky. – In Glasgow, two women have set the standard for excellence for the staff at Barren County Nursing and Rehabilitation by not missing a single day of work in 2024. “We were pretty excited to be able to host something like this, to recognize them, to show their dedication to our facility and the company,” Sarah Rowe, an…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – United Way of Southern Kentucky’s annual Feed the Need food drive returns this weekend, so be on the lookout for volunteers at your local grocery stores. When you drop by a Kroger, IGA or Save a Lot, you can pick up a list from a volunteer that contains items that are desperately needed by local food…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and doctors say it’s important to get screened early. Doctors at TriStar Greenview tell us colon cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the US, and the second leading cause of cancer death. Dr. Michael West, a surgeon at Greenview, says the rate he’s seen there is a…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The world of education is rapidly changing, and many are wondering what the future of the field might look like. A professor from Johns Hopkins University came to WKU to address that very issue, talking about new developments in advanced learning at both a local and state level. One of the main topics Dr. Jonathan Plucker…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – At the Scottsville City Council meeting Monday, an ordinance was passed affecting those who like to beautify their yards. What this new ordinance means is that residents can maintain managed natural landscapes on their property, like meadows, prairies or rain gardens. Previously, the city had what was called a weeds ordinance, saying if anything grew over one…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Over the last few days, Governor Andy Beshear has been hard at work, vetoing two bills that he says would hurt Kentuckians. The first is House Bill 398, which would lessen protections on preventing falls or being exposed to toxic substances in the workplace. “We make sure that we have Kentucky specific rules and protections so…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Animal shelters across our area are currently seeing large amounts of intakes recently, leading to a Code Red at the Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society. Shelter staff tell us due to the recent storms we’ve seen, they’ve had to keep their dogs inside, which leads to overcrowding in their kennels. This overcrowding can unfortunately lead…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Simpson County Animal Shelter is looking to build some new kennels to house their dogs, and they need your help. The shelter currently has very small kennels, only 30 inches wide and five feet deep. These don’t allow much wiggle room for the dogs that are able to stay inside. They do have a play yard…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Open Door Community Center with Broadway United Methodist Church began their series called “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” Thursday. The series opened with City of Bowling Green International Communities Liaison Leyda Becker talking about the different international groups that are in Bowling Green. The main topics were not only learning about which groups are here,…
