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Kentucky State Police Post 3 offer traffic safety checkpoint reminder

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Bowling Green, KY– The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways. Our agency strives daily to ensure the safety of the motoring public. Some of these proactive measures include various traffic safety checkpoints and saturating known problematic areas in the district through general patrol tactics. The Kentucky State Police utilizes traffic safety…
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ELPO Law continues legal diversity pipeline project in local high schools

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley, LLP (ELPO Law) created a program in the fall of  the 2017/18 school year to help mentor students who would like to enter the field of law, with a  particular focus on underrepresented and diverse populations. The goal of the program is to help  diversify the field of law by ensuring…
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Micheels and Jacobsen earn weekly awards

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — A pair of WKU Soccer student-athletes have earned awards this week. Sophomore Brina Micheels was tabbed the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week and was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week. Fifth year senior Avery Jacobsen was named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week. The duo helped lead WKU to…

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WKU receives NSF grant for new telescope at Bell Observatory

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University has been awarded a $312,294 grant from the National Science Foundation, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced Tuesday. WKU has been awarded this grant to replace their decades-old telescope and control system with a modern telescope and control system at the university’s Bell Observatory. The new instrument will be the largest optical telescope in…

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Metcalfe County Schools awarded $665,000 literacy grant

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EDMONTON, Ky. (August 31, 2021) – The Kentucky Department of Education has awarded Metcalfe County Schools a $665,726 Kentucky Comprehensive Literacy (KyCL) grant. KyCL is a federally funded program that focuses on strengthening teacher practice in reading and writing. It also provides family training and funding for literacy assessments and interventions. Metcalfe County is one of 19 districts awarded the…

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