Author: WNKY Staff

Health News – Get a booster now or wait until fall?

President Biden continues to have mild symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. Health experts are again stressing the importance of vaccination and boosters to protect against severe disease. But if you’re not up to date on your shots, should you want until variant-specific vaccines are available? Today’s Health News has more on what top U.S. health officials have…

KSP gathers supplies for students at annual back-to-school event

CHALYBEATE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police cruisers were filled to the brim today! KSP helped gather school supplies for students in need as they prepare to go back to the classroom in a few weeks. For fourteen years, the Kentucky State Police have hosted their Cram the Cruiser drive for local schools. If you shopped at Dollar General today in…

Brightview celebrates one year anniversary

GLASGOW, Ky. – Today, BrightView Addiction Treatment Center celebrates their doors opening one year ago today with a “Recovery Rally.” Since beginning operation, Brightview has helped nearly 400 clients with their journey to recover from drug addiction. Brightview said they have facilitated upwards of 3,000 hours of medical treatment, counseling and therapy. In addition, the staff are able to provide…

Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel celebrates completion of expansion

(Source: Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce)BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel LP, a German fabricated metals manufacturer, celebrated the grand opening of its newly-completed expansion on Wednesday. The company originally announced Bowling Green as their new home in 2013 with an investment of $120M and 90 new jobs, according to a release by BG Area Chamber of…

911 line opens back up in Edmonson County

EDMONSON COUNTY, Ky. – Calls to 911 are back open in Edmonson County. The Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office says a widespread outage knocked out the internet and phones, including 911 lines Wednesday. Officials say that all cellphone and landline users should now be able to call into 911 for an emergency. Just in case you cannot connect, you can also…

Yoga and stories combine at the library

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In the Warren County Tennis & Sports Facility, children explored the benefits of yoga while also having story time. Leading up to the opening of the new satellite branch of Warren County Public Library, the library staff has been hosting events every Thursday afternoon from 1 to 2 p.m. Director of Youth Activities, Laura Beth Fox-Ezell,…

Kids on the Block hosts puppet camp

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On July 21, the Kentucky chapter of Kids on the Block held a camp teaching kids how to construct and perform with a puppet. The national organization known as “Kids on the Block” makes it their mission to teach children a multitude of things such as how to deal with child abuse at home, being bullied…