BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health is finishing its town hall tour at the Sloan Conference Center Wednesday evening. The purpose of the tour is to hear the lived experiences of the people who have had mental health or addiction related law enforcement interactions and/or incarceration. By listening to and learning from these experiences, it…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Holiday shopping is supposed to be a fun search for the best deals, but many experts warn people to be cautious about some of those deals and to take care when having their items shipped to their houses. Many Americans find themselves the victims of scams each year, which Whitney Adkins with the Better Business Bureau…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Fairview Cemetery will be holding its annual wreathing ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 2. The event is meant to beautify the the site and honor the veterans that are interred there. It is open to the public and still accepting volunteers who wish to help. Greenwood High School Students initially started the event and it has grown…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Toys for Tots is holding their annual Hand It to a Hero event this year at the Walmart off of Campbell Lane. The event strives to give every child a happy Christmas. Last year they delivered toys to nearly 23,000 children. Event coordinator Janel Doyle said the event is an important part of the the toy…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Boys & Girls Club of Bowling Green is gearing up for their Christmas adoption program this holiday season. The event allows community members to “adopt” a child for the holiday and either donate the money for the club to purchase them gift or for the sponsor to do the shopping themselves, says BGCBG CEO Liz…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Running Club is gearing up for their 2023 Turkey Trot 5k and 3k walk, set to take place on Thanksgiving morning. The event is one of many national turkey trots that take place on Thanksgiving day and coordinator Harlan Holmes says that it is a great way to spend time with family and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Although Bowling Green has made strides in the past few years to make itself more pedestrian and bike friendly, there is still a great deal of work to be done, and because of this, many roadways with crossings remain unsafe for pedestrians. Harlan Holmes, organizer for the Bowling Green Running Club, gives Bowling Green a low…
BOWLING GREEN Ky. – There is a currently unknown illness affecting dogs that is making rounds mainly in Oregon and some northwestern U.S. states. Though there are not yet any confirmed cases of the new illness in Kentucky as it stands, vets advise caution and recommend not mixing dogs that do not already share the same household. The illness resembles…
BOWLING GREEN Ky. – The International Center of Kentucky recently put the finishing touches on its new multiuse space on the same lot as the original building. Executive director and CEO Albert Mbamfu says this will greatly increase the number of services they can offer and also the number of people they can offer them to. “It’s a feeling of…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Although the Family Enrichment Center in Bowling Green is a great resource for families looking to adopt or that already have adopted, the center cannot do everything for them that they may need day to day. Lee Fowlkes, the director of the center, speaks about building community for and being good neighbors to the families in…
