Author: WNKY Staff

Gov. Beshear provides update on COVID-19 vaccinations

FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,708,318 Kentuckians have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. “We’ve reached another milestone in the 2.5 million vaccine Team Kentucky Vaccination Challenge,” said Gov. Beshear. “Now, fewer than 800,000 Kentuckians 16 and older need to sign up to receive their shot of hope in order for us to…

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for April 23 through April 30

The District 3 area serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd and Warren Counties

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (April 23, 2021) – The expected traffic impacts in the District 3 area for April 23 through April 30 are listed below. All work is subject to change. Interstate 65 A major pavement rehabilitation and resurfacing project is underway between the 13 mile marker and 25 mile marker. The roadway is down to two travel lanes in…

WKU students perform Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Students from the WKU Dance and Theatre Department put on a special performance of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” outdoors on Thursday night at WKU’s iconic Kissing Bridge. It was the department’s first performance with a live audience since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Performers were masked while the audience was socially distanced. “I really…

Gov. Beshear: 2 new regional vaccination sites coming to Eastern, Western Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky– On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear said the Federal Emergency Management Agency will stand up two new regional vaccination sites soon in Eastern and Western Kentucky. The Governor said the state’s largest vaccination site, UofL Health’s Cardinal Stadium location, can now vaccinate up to 6,000 Kentuckians per day. To sign up, visit UofLHealth.org. Kentuckians should visit vaccinemap.ky.gov to find a COVID-19 vaccination…

Joan Romano Shifflett, winner of 2020 Warren-Brooks Award, to give Book Prize Lecture at the annual meeting of the Robert Penn Warren Circle

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Joan Romano Shifflett, winner of 2020 Warren-Brooks Award for her book Warren, Jarrell, and Lowell: Collaboration in the Reshaping of American Poetry, will give a lecture at the annual meeting of the Robert Penn Warren Circle. The virtual lecture will take place at 12:30 p.m. Friday on Zoom. Warren, Jarrell, and Lowell: Collaboration in the Reshaping…

Historic Wigwam Village No. 2 neon sign lighting and open house

CAVE CITY, Ky. — Historic Wigwam Village No. 2 in Cave City will host a celebration and relighting of the 84-year-old motel’s landmark neon sign, which is just back from a months-long restoration. Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. and are scheduled to conclude at 8:00 p.m.. The hotel’s new owners, Keith Stone and Megan Smith will deliver remarks at 7:00…