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Bowling Green Parks and Recreation hosts Junior Golf Championship
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s an annual event that many look forward to and support every year for the benefit of youth of the community. The Junior Golf Championship is a Bowling Green Parks & Rec event put on every year to introduce kids 12 to 18 both boys and girls to the game of golf. Many business and community members help to sponsor the event which has almost doubled in size from last year in both categories with 69 boys and 39 girls in 2024’s tournament.
Rho Lansden celebrates retirement from Lost River Cave
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local icon associated with Lost River Cave is retiring after years of service to her community. Rho Lansden is stepping away from Lost River Cave after being the CEO since 1999. She was honored at the cave Wednesday for her nearly 25 years of...
Center for Courageous Kids welcomes new Music Garden
ALLEN COUNTY, Ky. – It’s a day of celebration for the Center for Courageous Kids as they cut the ribbon on a new addition to their camp. The music garden was made possible by many donations, like that of the Pan-Oston company located in Bowling Green. CCK has a long history of providing inclusive and accessible fun for campers who come to the site, and this is just another way that kids can enjoy the camp.
Bowling Green man convicted on terrorism charges after working with 2 WKU students to join ISIS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Bowling Green man was convicted on multiple terrorism charges and he was working with two Western Kentucky University students at the time. A federal jury convicted Mirsad Ramic, 34, last month for his involvement with ISIS. Court documents show Ramic and the two WKU students all left the U.S. to support ISIS back in 2014. They purchased one-way tickets out of Nashville and ended up in Gaziantep, Turkey, near the Syrian border, court documents show.
Community Driven: Duffing for Down Syndrome
For this week’s Community Driven, we sat down with Stephanie Morton, the executive director of Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky. She told us all about how this Duffing for Down Syndrome went. Money from this event will go towards supporting the organization as they look to expand their operations.
4 Lady Tops earn WGCA All-American Scholar Team Honors
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Four members of the WKU Women’s Golf team have been named to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team. Lady Topper sophomores Sydney Hackett and Averi Cline were named to the team along with junior Catie Craig and graduate student Sarah Arnold. The prestigious honor was...
Next tennis camp at Kereiakes Park slated for August
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local tennis camp began in June, but there is still time to register for the August camp. Bowling Green Parks and Recreation conduct a summer tennis camp for children and adults. The camp develops beginner and intermediate levels to advance participants’ skill sets.
Smith Recognized by Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and AFCA Good Works Team
NORTHBROOK, Ill.. – WKU receiver Dalvin Smith has been selected to represent the Hilltoppers for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and as an AFCA Good Works Team nominee. The redshirt senior from Glasgow, Ky. was among a record 178 nominees recognized for outstanding service in their respective communities. Smith has...
Battle of the Badges blood drive to take place July 19
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Battle of the Badges blood drive is taking place on July 19. Battle of the Badges encourages first responders and the local community to donate blood to save others. The Bowling Green Police Department and the Bowling Green Fire Department will battle to see...
Man charged with drug possession, theft of license plate
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department arrested a man on drug possession and motor vehicle registration theft offenses on Tuesday evening. According to a citation, an officer patrolled Clay Street and stopped at a business. The officer observed two subjects exchanging something near a motor vehicle.
American Legion post 23 holds pancake dinner fundraiser
BOWLING GREEN, KY.- If you enjoy breakfast for dinner and supporting people around you, then mark your calendars. American Legion Post 23 located in Bowling Green will hold an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast fundraiser to support veterans and their families no matter what they need. Gerald Mounce, the 5th district president...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky offers “Another Way” to help the homeless
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A program born in Louisville has now made it’s way to Bowling Green and is hoping to bring big change to the homeless community. In 2021 a project was started to help aid the homeless population in Louisville which became a big success and now has come down to Bowling Green to hopefully do the same. It’s called the “Another Way” program and gives unhoused people a chance to re-enter the workforce. Team members will go out every Tuesday and Thursday to various encampments and simply ask if anyone would like to make a little money that day.
National Corvette Museum opens temporary exhibit dedicated to 2014 sinkhole. Plan your visit
The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green has opened a limited-time exhibit honoring the 2014 sinkhole that swallowed eight one-of-a-kind vehicles. The exhibit, "Ground to Sky: The Sinkhole Reimagined," is open now through mid-September at the National Corvette Museum, 350 Corvette Dr. in Bowling Green. The sinkhole, which opened in...
Off and on thunderstorms today
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be present early this morning thanks to a passing frontal boundary. Though these storms are not severe, some ponding and minor flooding could occur. Use caution on the commute today!. A few more scattered showers and thunderstorms will pass through...
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