FRANKFORT, Ky. – This week, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted that over 4,000 Kentuckians are expected to receive skills training thanks to support through the Bluegrass State Skills Corp. T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow is one of the recipients, with over 1,100 employees slated to receive workforce training support. BSSC oversees programs attached to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development…
Source: Warren County Public Schools. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Warren County Public Schools teacher is being recognized. The district announced Friday that South Warren High School’s Catherine Poole has been chosen as the New Teacher of the Year. Poole was recently hired to teach agriculture at the school, the district says. Congratulations to Poole on being chosen by the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Staff at the Capitol Theatre in Bowling Green are using a break in scheduling to give the space some noticeable improvements. Crews are hard at work, and they have removed 500 seats to do a floor cleaning, resurfacing and repainting project, according to the Warren County Public Library. The library says this required crews to remove…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department says it is investigating an early morning robbery at Hucks. According to BGPD public information officer Ronnie Ward, two men entered Hucks at 601 Hennessy Way shortly after 2:15 a.m. Ward says the men were armed and demanded money from the employees. The men stole an undisclosed amount of money from…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU men’s basketball has announced its finalized coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season, as made official by head coach Hank Plona on Friday. Hilltopper Basketball will enter the 2024-25 season coming off a highly successful 2023-24 campaign that saw the Tops secure the Conference USA Tournament title and earn an automatic bid to the 2024…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football defensive tackle Hosea Wheeler has been named to the 2024 Lombardi Award Watch List, the Lombardi Award Committee announced this week. The award is presented annually to a college football down lineman on offense or defense or a linebacker who best embodies the values and spirit of legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi. Wheeler was…
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – The Russellville Rural Fire Department has received a grant to help pay for new equipment. According to a Facebook post from the Russellville Rural Fire Department, a new truck is in the works thanks to a grant from the Carpenter Company. The new truck will come equipped with all the usual bells and whistles and have the…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – One person is dead and another was injured following a crash on Interstate 65 Friday morning, troopers say. Kentucky State Police public affairs officer Katan Parker confirmed one person has died, and another was flown to a hospital for treatment after a single-vehicle rollover crash. Troopers say the incident occurred on I-65 northbound at the 49.9…
FRANKLIN, Ky. -The Kentucky State Police and Simpson County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint enforcement detail on Interstate 65 just north of the Tennessee and Kentucky state line. KSP says during the last three months, more than 54 collisions were investigated from the state line to the 20 mile marker on Interstate 65. Each agency joined forces with a focus…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – WKU Soccer dropped a 2-1 decision to Austin Peay in the season opener in Clarksville, Tennessee on Thursday night. Austin Peay (1-0-0) took a 2-0 lead early in the second half, but the Hilltoppers (0-1-0) battled back to get within a goal late in the match. WKU was unable to score an equalizer. HOW IT HAPPENED After…
