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South Warren’s Sisson signs with Hanover

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. Dalton Sisson officially put pen to paper with the Hanover College baseball program. Sisson has played a crucial role throughout his career batting 343 in 216 at bats, as well as a 1.72 era from the mound in his years as a Spartan. This team isn’t done yet punching their ticket to the state tournament earlier this week….

WKU Soccer Schedule Set for 2023

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The 2023 WKU soccer schedule has been released by head coach Jason Neidell, who is in his 23rd season with the Lady Toppers. The slate includes a total of 19 matches with two preseason exhibitions and 17 regular season games. The Lady Toppers will take on a pair of NCAA Tournament teams and a pair of teams…

A pathway to repair: Bowling Green expands greenway to Jennings Creek

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A new project to repair a Warren County area affected by the 2021 tornadoes is now underway, but its rebuild serves a much larger purpose than before. After receiving tornado recovery grant money, the Rotary Club, along with several Bowling Green city departments, decided to not only repair the damaged stream bank near Jennings Creek Elementary,…

Lt. Gov. Coleman, Kentucky State Police pay tribute to fallen officers, K-9

Photo source: Kentucky State PoliceFRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky officials joined law enforcement this week to honor those lost in the line of duty. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman gathered with troopers at the KSP academy in Frankfort Wednesday, where they recognized 37 law enforcement officers during an annual memorial ceremony. In addition to the fallen officers, officials honored a KSP German…

Span Tech, LLC celebrates grand opening of new facility in Barren County

Photo source: Span Tech, LLCGLASGOW, Ky. – Span Tech, LLC has opened a new 142,000-square-foot facility on Hilltopper Way in Glasgow. The result dates back to December 2020, when Span Tech unveiled plans to expand their plastic chain conveyor system manufacturing facility in Glasgow, according to a release by the company. Span Tech then relocated operations on Cleveland Avenue to…

$1.2 million in awards to benefit Allen and Barren counties

GLASGOW, Ky. – Barren County and Allen County have been awarded $1.2 million to support law enforcement, tourism, flood control and nonprofits. Gov. Andy Beshear made the announcement Thursday in the community of Glasgow. Over $88,000 will be used to help better protect police officers, and $530 million will support travel marketing and promotions in both counties. If approved by…

Logan County Humane Society, animal control to operate as separate organizations

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – The Logan County Fiscal Court has decided the Logan County Humane Society will no longer operate the county’s animal control service. The decision to create two separate organizations and allow the county to operate animal control was made at Tuesday’s fiscal court meeting. In a post on Facebook, the humane society says they received a letter from…

Sunrise Spotlight: Thrive Summer Camps

For today’s Sunrise Spotlight, we met with Leah Spurlin and Laura Beth-fox. They told us all about how the Warren County Parks and Recreation and the Warren County Public Library are teaming up to create some unique summer camps! The two organizations have organized five family camps for you to enjoy during the camping season. The first camp is the…

Living Well: Summer Swimming Safety

Memorial Day weekend will mark the unofficial start of summer, a time many families spend at the pool or beach. But drowning is a leading cause of death for children in the U.S. In today’s Living Well, brought to you by Springhill Pharmacy, News 40’s Morgan Hoover has more on how to keep kids safe in the water as the…