Author: Tucker Covey

Hotel INC. remembers lost members of unhoused community

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – HOTEL INC. held their annual remembrance ceremony for those in the unhoused community of Bowling Green and Warren County that were lost this year. The somber ceremony represented many of the only family a few of these individuals had, adopted family members that took time out of their own lives to care for those in great…

How to prevent frozen pipes

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Winter weather can be devastating to the water pipes inside your home. There are, however, many ways to prevent this damage. For starters, Brad Evans from On Target Cleaning and Restoration recommends opening up the cabinets in your home when the weather is coldest. This allows the ambient air temperature in the home to warm the…

SOKY weather trends

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In recent years, south-central Kentucky has experienced three major weather events that resulted in a great deal of pain and suffering. For many who study meteorology or follow local weather closely, certain models have begun to show a shift in the traditional location of tornado alley. The area which has typically resided inside of Kansas, Oklahoma…

New downtown parking maps to be added soon

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Neighborhood and Community Services has finished sifting through the data they gathered this summer during their parking survey and they have begun taking action. New maps will soon be available that will allow visitors downtown to park with purpose and confidence that their cars will not be towed from city lots. Telia Butler with Neighborhood and…

Norton Children’s talks social media medical advice

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Dr. Heather Felton, like many doctors, has been taken aback in recent years by the amount of medical misinformation that is floating around online. So, she decided to do her part as a pediatrician to do something about it. Rather than fighting it, she chose to lean into the practice. She took to Instagram and TikTok, producing…

Community Cat Program aims to better local cat population

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society took on the responsibility of managing community cats in 2019 with the creation of the Community Cat Program. Community cats, often considered feral or stray, though workers prefer to call them un-owner or semi-owned cats, often breed uncontrollably and can be detrimental to local songbird populations. They can also take…

Montessori School of Bowling Green Christmas Caroling

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Students and teachers from the Montessori School of Bowling Green traveled around downtown today to spread some Christmas cheer at local businesses including WNKY’s office. This was part of what teacher Michelle Brown says is a 15 year long tradition that the school takes part in. “Every year we have our kindergartners and we practice and…

Orchestra Kentucky plays at the Inauguration

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Orchestra Kentucky is back from the biggest performance in their 25 year history. The group of professional musicians was able to play at the gubernatorial inauguration of Governor Andy Beshear this past Tuesday, December 12. Director Jeff Reed was very happy with their performance and the ability to play in such a special place, the capitol…

Edmonson County Schools closed until Monday

EDMONSON COUNTY, Ky. – Due to many cases of Stomach Virus, Flu A and B as well as a few COVID-19 cases, Edmonson County Schools will be closed for the remainder of the week. Superintendent Brian Alexander says that this will allow students and the faculty members who began to be absent in greater numbers to get well before the…

Med Center Health sees rise in RSV and flu cases

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Flu cases and RSV are continuing to rise in the area. This year the strain of RSV has some physicians concerned due to the lingering nature of the disease which normally tapers off in mid-November. Flu is more of a typical but still concerning story, influenza can cause a number of problems for the immunocompromised and…