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Bowling Green Kiwanis Club soap box derby to return for another race

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The green flag will once again wave on the soap box derby this year in Warren County. Today, the Bowling Green Kiwanis Club is celebrating 25 years of racing. They resurrected the soap box derby in 1998 after it stopped in the 1970s. The big race takes place this Friday and Saturday. The winners will go…

Andy Beshear to make stop in Bowling Green Friday at Spencer’s Coffee

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has announced his statewide bus tour, and Bowling Green is one of the stops this Friday. Beshear said he’s kicking off the general election by stopping in multiple locations, including Bowling Green, Lexington and Louisville, among others. Beshear said his tour will stop at Spencer’s Coffee at 915 College St. in Bowling Green…

Allen County man sentenced in drug possession case

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An Allen County man is facing 10 years in federal prison in connection with the possession of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Timothy D. Harrison, 41, possessed with the intent to distribute around 24 grams of methamphetamine on March 26, 2021 in Allen County. Court documents further state Harrison had a revolver in his possession despite…

Warren County Public Schools names new principal of South Warren Middle School

Photo courtesy of Warren County Public SchoolsBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – David Cloyd has been selected as the next principal of South Warren Middle School. A release by Warren County Public Schools says Cloyd has been the principal of Warren East Middle School since 2012 and the assistant principal of WEMS from 2005 through 2012. Cloyd was also a math teacher…

Devore named principal at Barren County Schools’ Hiseville Elementary School

HISEVILLE, Ky. – Jonathan Devore has been named principal of Hiseville Elementary School. According to a release by Barren County Schools, Devore began his career in education in 2006 as a math teacher at Barren County Middle School. From 2008 through 2017, the district says Devore was a high school and middle school math teacher in the Grayson County School…

Police respond to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, confirm absence of active shooting

Image source: WKYTFRANKFORT, Ky. – Authorities have confirmed there is no active shooting, casualties or injuries at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. In a Facebook post, the Kentucky State Police says it received a call around 3 p.m. about a possible subject with a firearm in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Mayo Underwood Building on Mero Street in Frankfort. According to…

Director of marketing and communications named by National Corvette Museum

Photo courtesy of the National Corvette MuseumBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The National Corvette Museum has named Ryan Eichler as director of marketing and communications. Eichler will join the National Corvette Museum beginning May 22. The museum says he brings more than two decades of experience across multiple verticals and brands. The National Corvette Museum says Eichler has has orchestrated programs, piloted…