Author: Tucker Covey

Caveland North Pole light show

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Tony Esters has kept up his yearly tradition of completely lighting up his roughly three acre property and home with Christmas lights. The tradition started a few years ago as a way to bring some Christmas spirit to the area. “Three years ago we decided to do a drive thru. We’ve had the driveway, but just…

Man sentenced for 2021 murder in front of Three Brothers Bar

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local man will spend the next 23 years behind bars for a 2021 murder. Dederic J. Anderson, 32, appeared in court for sentencing Tuesday morning in connection with the shooting death of Tayveon Bibb. According to court documents, Anderson pleaded guilty in October to the fatal shooting. Bowling Green police say Anderson shot Bibb multiple…

Curling at SOKY Ice Rink

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For anyone who wants to find a new winter activity, Bowling Green has its own curling club that is open to anyone who wants to try it at the SOKY Ice Rink. The league takes place on Monday nights and is mostly open for adults though children were present. The curling is a little different from…

BG storm shelters on the horizon

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With the two-year anniversary of the 2021 tornadoes and the recent weather over the weekend, Bowling Green has received grant money from FEMA to design and eventually build five storm shelters inside of the city limits. The shelters will all be located in three different parks, which will lend to the walk up, and especially drive…

Operation Santa Dash

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Santa and the Grinch rode around the city to give love to adults and children in care facilities today. Bowling Green Police Department public information officer Ronnie Ward led the caravan that featured a sleigh and even a firetruck. “This idea started when COVID happened and people couldn’t get out and they came up with this…

Be a Santa to a Senior gives the gift of community to older adults

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Home Instead senior care was successful in their Santa to a Senior donations drive this season, filling all of their needs thanks to people and businesses in the community. The Be a Santa to a Senior drive accepts items such as blankets, socks, candy and other similar items for seniors under the care of Home Instead…

Winter weather preparedness

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With winter upon us and temperatures set for another drop over the weekend, Casey Archey at Warren County Emergency Management says that now is the best time to go ahead and prepare for the worst. “Make sure you get your weather radios. You can get those from Walmart, Lowe’s, any of those places. You know, we’d…

Construction at Romanza Johnson Park

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County Stormwater is preparing to undertake a sizeable construction project at Romanza Johnson Park. The waterway requires lifting part of the upstream portion in order to slow erosion of the soil. This will not only make the waterway more useful for recreation but it will slow the sediments from erosion from flowing downstream which can…

Servicing the unhoused

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With consumer prices remaining high, the last few years have seen many people put in untenable financial situations. This unfortunately leads to homelessness when people can’t keep their heads above water, but addiction and mental health struggles can also lead to the same outcome. It is impossible to point to one single cause for homelessness and…

Holiday memory care for loved ones

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For those who have relatives with memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. At the Memory Café at Lisa Rice Library in Bowling Green, socialization is used as a means to help those experiencing memory loss to find a place to break out of isolation. Jill Steffey, the owner and…