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Coming soon: the 400-mile Sale
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The annual 400-Mile second hand sale is coming back to Bowling Green in the first week of June. From June 6-8, businesses, nonprofit organizations, churches and field farmers along Route 68 can register to host a sale site. The sites stretch from Paducah to Maysville...
Kentucky woman uses unlikely defense mechanism against an intruder, reminding residents to protect their homes
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - One local woman is reminding people to lock their doors after a frightening encounter. Thursday night, Bowling Green resident Pamela Lessenberry was enjoying dinner from the comfort of her sofa, when around 8:30 p.m. she heard a sound come from her kitchen. “I heard the...
Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society issues Code Red, $25 adoption fees
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - The Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society (BG/WCHS) launched a reduced, $25 adoption fee event today following a large influx of new surrenders over the week. Marketing Manager Kate Holmes said they have received over 200 new surrenders since Monday. “Yesterday (Thursday) alone we had over...
Kentucky health system to acquire 7th hospital
Bowling Green, Ky.-based Med Center Health will acquire Logan Memorial Hospital, effective July 1, the health system said in a May 29 news release. Logan Memorial is a 75-bed acute care facility in Russellville, Ky., that serves a population of about 45,000. The acquisition also includes three medical office buildings on the main campus as well as rural health clinics located in Russellville, Auburn and Elkton, Ky.
Cumberland Trace Road reopens after storm damage
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Cumberland Trace has reopened after storms swept through the area Sunday. Bowling Green Municipal Utilities said the road reopened Wednesday afternoon. This follows several downed poles and lines that caused the road to shut down, impacting traffic for several days. News 40 will continue to...
BG/WC Humane Society offering emergency $25 adoptions
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - The Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society is once again offering $25 adoptions, this time in an emergency state. The shelter has had almost 200 intakes since Monday, according to Kate Holmes, the Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society Marketing Coordinator. The large number of intakes have...
Duncan Hines Days: the history of Duncan Hines in BG
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Duncan Hines Days are back again this year!. If that name sounds familiar, you may have seen it on cake boxes in the baking section of your local grocery store, but few may know that Duncan Hines was a real person who lived in Bowling Green.
Kentucky Center for Leadership names president and CEO
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky– The Kentucky Center for Leadership, a nonprofit organization with a mission of developing next-level leadership announces the appointment of Greg Coker as its president and CEO. Coker, a former corporate executive and government regulator, an accomplished author, workshop leader and nationally known speaker, brings a wealth...
Sunrise Spotlight: The Wall That Heals comes to Russellville
For today’s Sunrise Spotlight, we sat down with Denise Shoulders with the Logan County Honor Group. She told us all about The Wall That Heals stop in Russellville. The Wall That Heals exhibit includes a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a mobile Education Center. The Wall is going to 31 communities across the United States and has already stopped in 12 locations. It spans 375 feet wide and 85 feet deep, standing at stands 7 1/2 feet tall.
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