BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Med Center Health Foundation announced its scholarship application process for 2025. Applications for college scholarships from the Med Center Health Foundation are being accepted through Friday, March 28 for the 2025-2026 academic year. The scholarships will be available for students across South Central Kentucky. Carrel K. Sumner Family Memorial Scholarship For a full-time undergraduate student at…
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU women’s basketball notched a dominant 85-68 win on Senior Day in E.A. Diddle Arena against New Mexico State. The Lady Toppers celebrated seniors Alexis Mead and Mariama Sow and graduate student Destiny Salary after the game. The Lady Toppers (21-7, 12-4 CUSA) pounced on the Aggies (15-14, 8-8 CUSA) early with a big run in…
CAVE CITY, Ky. – A wanted man led Cave City police on a chase on Friday. The Cave City Police Department says it conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Joseph Ridlehoover, 38. Ridlehoover had a warrant with extradition in another state. Officers say they asked Ridlehoover to exit the vehicle….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Baseball defeated Central Michigan 9-4 and 2-0 to sweep the doubleheader on Friday at Nick Denes Field. The sweep moves the Hilltoppers to 8-1, marking the best start WKU has had since the 1974-75 season. The WKU pitching staff allowed just three earned runs in 18 innings, while the Hilltopper offense totaled 11 runs on…
Bowling Green, Ky. – Two home runs, a complete game performance from sophomore right-hander Maddy Wood, and a diving, game-ending catch from junior outfielder Kaytlan Kemp gave WKU the win and the split on Friday. After dropping the first game of the day to Kentucky, 7-5, the Hilltoppers (11-5 overall) posted five runs on six hits, including the first collegiate…
EL PASO, Texas – WKU men’s basketball secured an 80-73 victory on the road over UTEP on Thursday night at Don Haskins Center. The Hilltoppers improve to 16-12 overall and now hold a 7-8 mark in Conference USA play with the win. Thursday’s win saw five Hilltoppers finish with double figures in the scoring column, with Tyrone Marshall Jr. leading…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – It’s time for your Pet of the Weekend, brought to you by Morgantown Bank and Trust, and this weekend, we’d like you to meet Charles. This boy is great with kids and other dogs, and he’s a very friendly and smart puppy. The shelter believes he’s a Lab/Pyrenees mix, and he’s a perfect and clean boy who…
Source: Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky says it will be hosting J.A. Girls presented by Atmos Energy and sponsored in part by German American Bank. The event will take place at SKYCTC on Friday, March 14 in Building F. According to Junior Achievement, around 90 middle school girls from…
HORSE CAVE, Ky. – Caverna Independent Schools has confirmed the death of a sophomore student on Friday. According to district superintendent Amanda Abell, sophomore Elijah Heacock died the morning of Friday, Feb. 28. Abell further stated, “This loss is sure to raise many emotions, concerns and questions for our entire school district, especially our students and staff.” School officials say…
