BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Director of Athletics Todd Stewart has announced the hiring of Marc Rardin as the new head baseball coach of the Hilltoppers. Rardin, who has spent the past 20 seasons as the skipper at Iowa Western Community College while making 12 JUCO World Series appearances and winning three NJCAA Division I National Championships, will become the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and Just Love Coffee Café helped out the cause. All funding gathered today at the event hosted by The Barren River Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program will help prevent elder abuse within assisted living and nursing home settings. If you were able to contribute, you’ll automatically enter Just Love’s raffle…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Barren County Judge Executive Micheal Hale and other county officials are facing a lawsuit after a Christian County family claims their horses were illegally seized. According to court documents, Greg and Brittany Turner who operate BG stables, claim that several Barren county officials conspired to seize nine of their horses. Back in September of 2019, the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The City of Bowling Green is warning of an upcoming road closure tomorrow. On Thursday, June 16, the section of Middle Bridge Road between Shive Lane (Ken Bale Boulevard) and Fruit of the Loom Drive will be closed to traffic while contractors complete work related to a corridor improvement project for Shive Lane/Ken Bale Boulevard. Motorists…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – Multiple agencies battled a fire at a CBD facility that caught fire Tuesday on Reasonover Drive in Franklin. According to Bob Skipper, a fire chief for Woodburn Fire Department, several fire crews began responding shortly before 5 p.m., including Bowling Green Fire Department, Auburn Fire Department, Woodburn Fire Department and Franklin-Simpson Fire and Rescue. Skipper said he is…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Tuesday on several drug charges. Early Tuesday morning, Warren County deputies received a drug tip that led them to Christopher Bessinger, 51, of Bowling Green. According to police, Bessinger was found with 11 pounds of marijuana and over $2,500 in cash. Bessinger was arrested and charged with trafficking…
When Nazi Germany made its last offensive attack on the Allies in World War 2, that assault became the largest and bloodiest battle of the war. One local veteran, Elmo Lincoln Martin, fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He shares his story of combat and survival on this week’s Voices of Honor. — And you can check out…
On today’s edition of What’s Happening SoKY, we sit down with Bob Pitchford of the Aviation Heritage Park to discuss their upcoming Hangar Party. For more information, click here.
Millions of Americans suffer from alopecia areata. It’s an autoimmune skin disease which causes hair loss. But the FDA has now approved the first ever treatment for the disorder, and it treats the entire body, not just a specific bald patch. Today’s Health News has more on what this means for those who struggle with this disease.
