Source: Feeding America. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County families now have a stronger fight against food insecurity. REALTOR Association of Southern Kentucky and Feeding America partnered to host Hope for Hunger, a yearly effort to gather food donations for those in need. This year, the group says it collected 295,960 servings for the local community. Donations were brought to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Men’s Golf junior Stephen Warren was named to the CUSA All-Academic Team the league announced on Friday afternoon. Warren is one of five golfers on the team. The Owensboro, Kentucky native is a biology major and chemistry minor at WKU and has maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA. Warren is no stranger to academic achievement as…
Photo source: Kentucky Department of AgricultureBARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board has approved $5.8 million for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across Kentucky. Of these projects, Barren County is receiving as much as $178,753 for the construction of a livestock facility at local high school, according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. This will join Temple…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Flags will be at half-staff Saturday. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear issued the order for Saturday, April 20 from sunrise to sunset to honor a Winchester police officer who suffered a medical emergency following an arrest. William “Marty” Jackson, age 73, former chief and current sergeant with the Winchester Police Department, died Sunday, April 14. Jackson suffered a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Hart County is among the communities in Kentucky receiving funding from agricultural loans for projects. According to a release by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, eight agricultural infrastructure loans were approved totaling $1,426,167. Of those funds, Hart County will receive $71,667, officials say. The department of agriculture says this portion of funding can be used for projects…
A warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, about dangerous counterfeit versions of botox. After 19 women from nine states reported “Harmful Reactions” following botox injections from those who are unlicensed or untrained. In today’s Living Well, news 40’s Morgan Hoover talks to a doctor about how to bypass counterfeit botox.
Bowling Green, Kentucky – Brock Jones secured a three-hit game, including an inside-the-park-home run that helped the Bowling Green Bootleggers (8-4) collect a 13-4 win over the Winston-Salem Dash (3-9) in a rain shortened game on Thursday at Bowling Green Ballpark. The Bootleggers scored the first runs of the game in the bottom of the third off Dash starter Peyton Pallette. Jhon…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Some Auburn and South Union residents lost power Thursday evening. Warren RECC reported 862 power outages due to storms in the area just before 9pm. Crews responded to the outages and were able to restore most of the service area around 10pm. Warren RECC continues to work on outages in smaller areas of the service territory….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police arrested a wanted man Thursday who is charged with multiple offenses, including rape. According to court records, 20-year-old Terron Lamar Hopson was wanted in another county on an active warrant of arrest on indictment, which was issued on April 11. Court records state Hopson is charged with first-degree rape (incapable of consent/physically helpless),…
Earth Day is April 22, but you can start celebrating the planet as early as Friday. Here is your guide to local Earth Day events in south-central Kentucky: Friday, April 19 WKU Earth Day Celebration from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Centennial Mall. More here. Saturday, April 20 Mammoth Cave National Park Volunteer Clean-up for Earth Day from 8…
