BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University announced Thursday that Dr. Derick B. Strode has been named Director for Regional Campuses. Strode has worked at WKU for 17 years and has extensive experience in student recruitment, advising, and academic services. He began his WKU career in 2004 as an admissions counselor, later becoming an international student advisor. In 2008, Strode…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Dr. Beckie Stobaugh, professor in Western Kentucky University’s School of Teacher Education, recently spent 15 days in Colombia as part of the Fulbright Specialist Program. Dr. Stobaugh’s project at the University of Colombia in Cartagena centered on two goals: developing asynchronous learning modules to help their university faculty fully implement formative assessment and conducting a training…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – July 8th, 2021 – Bluegrass Dedicated LLC announces the purchase of twenty-five new semi-trailer trucks to further expand its growing fleet and capacity for customers in the area. “We are making over a three-million-dollar investment to further facilitate the growth of our company, and to accommodate the need in our area. Because of the tremendous influx…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Connor Hollis’ 11th inning sacrifice fly proved to be the difference in the Bowling Green Hot Rods (35-19) 2-1 win in extras over the Rome Braves (30-24) at State Mutual Field in Rome, Georgia on Wednesday. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Thursday evening with a 4:00 PM CT first pitch for game-one. The…
On Today’s Sunrise Spotlight brought to you by German American Bank, local author David Bell joins us live in-studio to talk about his new book, ‘Kill All Your Darlings.’ For more info, click here.
The Camaro Fest is back in Bowling Green after a COVID-induced hiatus in 2020. The festival features car shows, drag races and so much more. For details on how to attend different events in the series, click here.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren RECC will be holding its annual meeting Thursday night. The meeting which is normally held at South Warren High School will have a new format this year. Instead of being held at the high school, it will be drive-thru and online. This meeting will also include a director election. The candidates include a nominated candidate…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that $1.5 million in U.S. Department of Justice grants has been awarded to the commonwealth to form the Kentucky State Police Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Investigative Team. To leverage existing investigative resources within the KSP Crime Lab, statewide investigative jurisdiction and existing connections with local law enforcement agencies, three trained investigators…
GLASGOW, Ky. – Police charged a Glasgow man Tuesday with molesting a child. Sgt. Ashley Jones conducted an investigation after receiving information that Gary Lance Jewell, 66, of Glasgow, was accused of sexual activity with a minor, according to a release from Glasgow Police Department. There were numerous allegations of incidents between 2018 and 2021. Jewell was charged with incest-victim…
