BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren County Public Schools has released a letter to families of Rich Pond Elementary School regarding concerns about a threatening message. The following letter sent on Monday from principal Derick Marr provides further details: “Dear Bulldog Families,” “The Warren County Public Schools (WCPS) district strives to be a community that is safe and nurturing for all…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Beech Bend Park is announcing a special heroes offer for the final weekend of the 2024 season. From Saturday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Sept. 22, Beech Bend Park & Splash Lagoon Water Park will have free admission for Heroes including police officers, firefighters, EMTs, hospital workers, teachers, all school staff and school district employees. The event…
GLASGOW, Ky. – A community mass casualty drill is scheduled on Wednesday, Sept. 18 in Glasgow. According to T.J. Regional Health, the exercise has been planned for months and will test readiness for large-scale emergencies. This is a joint effort between T.J. Regional health, local first responders and emergency services. The drill will take place at T.J. Samson Community Hospital…
SIMPSON COUNTY, Ky. – Simpson County judge executive Mason Barnes has issued an order lifting a county-wide burn ban. Barnes posted the update to Facebook on Monday morning. Previously, the burn ban was issued on Thursday, Sept. 5 due to dry weather conditions. Source: Simpson County judge executive Mason Barnes. Other burn bans in place remain for multiple counties, including…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football quarterback Caden Veltkamp was one of eight quarterbacks recognized as Manning Award “Stars of the Week,” the Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced Monday. College football fans can vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend HERE. After voting closes on Wednesday at 9 a.m. CT,…
Photo Credit: WKU AthleticsBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football quarterback Caden Veltkamp has been named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. The award marks the first CUSA weekly award of the 2024 season for WKU. CUSA’s weekly awards are voted on by a panel of the league’s media. Veltkamp was also named to the…
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ky. – Christian County Public Schools released a statement to Facebook Monday saying there was no credible threat to Christian County High School and Christian County Middle School. The district says it worked in collaboration with local law enforcement to investigate an online threat, which was determined not to be credible. “All schools have been deemed safe, and…
METCALFE COUNTY, Ky. – The superintendent of Metcalfe County Schools shared a statement Friday afternoon following recent safety concerns regarding area schools. Superintendent Josh Hurt stated, “As a dad with two students here in Metcalfe County Schools, I want to tell you that every single child, every single student, yours, mine, every single one are our highest priority. As are…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – South Warren High School and South Warren Middle School have been released from a lockdown Monday morning. The following letter by superintendent Rob Clayton is the latest message released by the district: “Dear Spartan Families,” “As a follow-up to the letter we just distributed to our families earlier today, we have now received notification from local…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football quarterback Caden Veltkamp has been named to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 for Week 3, the Davey O’Brien Foundation announced Monday. Veltkamp came off the bench in WKU’s 49-21 victory over “100 Miles of Hate” rival Middle Tennessee on Saturday at Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to replace injured starter TJ…
