Author: WNKY Staff
Sunrise Spotlight – “Emerging Minds” Webinar
The Bowling Green Junior High School Youth Services Center has teamed up with Dr. Cre Dye for a virtual workshop series for parents of teens. The goal is to help parents and caregivers learn how the pandemic impacts their teens’ brain development, learn simple strategies to relieve stress and how they can help their teen build positive relationships with their…
Phase 1C vaccines open up in Glasgow
GLASGOW, Ky. – T.J. Regional Health is accepting appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine for individuals that fall into the category of Phase 1A, 1B and 1C. Phase 1C has just been expanded to include all persons ages 16 or older with any medical or behavioral health condition or conditions that the CDC reports ‘are’ or ‘might be’ at increased risk of…
High speed chase ends in arrest, attempted murder charge
MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – At about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Edmonson County 911 Dispatch received a call from a Louisville resident who owns property at the 800 block of Brier Hill Road in Mammoth Cave. The caller said his security system showed someone on the back porch of the Brier Hill Road residence. A deputy with the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office, along with…
Gov. Beshear provides update on COVID-19, change to vaccine eligibility
FRANKFORT, Ky– On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 963 new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky and a positivity rate below 4%. “The number of new cases, deaths and the positivity rate all continue to decline,” the Governor said. “While this is encouraging, we need to remain committed to the public health measures that have helped Kentucky curb the number of infections,…
Novelis Announces Leadership Changes at Kentucky Facilities
New Plant Managers Named at Aluminum Plants in Guthrie and Logan
KENTUCKY – – Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced it has named Tom Lilienthal (Right, above) as Plant Manager of its newest automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky. Lilienthal assumes the role after previous Plant Manager, Paul Banks, (Left, above) was named to succeed Ken Perdue as Plant Manager of Logan Aluminum…
Police suspect Molotov cocktails thrown through local business started fire
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green firefighters found two suspected Molotov cocktails inside of Topshelf Shelving after being called to the business Friday for a fire. A retired Bowling Green firefighter saw broken glass and smoke coming from inside the business on Dishman Lane and reported it, according to Bowling Green Police Department records. Bob Sanborn told police he was…
Warrant service leads to felony drug arrests
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – Edmonson County Sheriff’s deputies went to the 2700 block of Ky. 70 North in Brownsville for warrant service on Toni Brown, 40, late Thursday night. Upon arrival, deputies noted the strong odor of marijuana in the garage area. They also reported seeing Brown inside the building with Jason Stanka, 35, also of Brownsville, according to a release…
Commissioner Quarles statement on override of Governor Beshear’s Senate Bill 3 veto
FRANKFORT, Ky.– Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles praised the Kentucky General Assembly for overriding Governor Andrew Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 3, which moves the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund (KADF) from the Governor’s Office to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA). “With Senate Bill 3 now law, we will strive for a smooth and steady transition of the KADF’s functions…
