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State-mandated furloughs to close Warren government offices

Gov. Steve Beshear’s plan to furlough state employees will soon affect Warren County government. The Warren County Clerk’s and Property Valuation Administration’s offices will be

WKU’s Glasgow campus director retires

Western Kentucky University’s Glasgow campus director, Juanita Bayless, retired this summer after 20 years on the campus. James McCaslin, who has been assistant director for ...

Event sets the stage for Suicide Prevention Week

Western Kentucky University hosted the 2010 Suicide Prevention Week kickoff event Friday, with a focus on methods to help survivors and to increase community involvement. ...

WKU faculty members express frustration

As Western Kentucky University students prepare to begin the new academic year Aug. 30, faculty and academic leaders this week grappled with an agenda of ...

Bristow announces SBDM meeting dates

The Bristow Elementary School Site-Based Decision-Making Council has announced dates for its meetings. The meetings will be Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Jan. 21, ...

Run will close part of Veterans Memorial

Partial lane closures will be in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday on Veterans Memorial Boulevard. A 5-kilometer run and 23K bike ride ...

District taking cost share funding requests

The Warren County Conservation District will accept requests for cost share funding under the Kentucky Soil Erosion and Water Quality Cost Share and Environmental Stewardship ...

State could take action

Results of work being done this week near the CSX bridge over the Barren River, coupled with other tests, could prompt the state to consider ...

A lifetime of giving

Every time someone new entered the celebration for Mary Markham on Thursday at HOTEL INC, they would immediately go speak to the Bowling Green woman ...

Depositions under way in KOA suit

The first testimony has been gathered in the wrongful death suit involving the death of a 4-year-old boy at Bowling Green Kampgrounds of America. Four ...

TV veteran Chuck Barris speaks about daughter’s death

When television veteran Chuck Barris finished his latest book, “Della: A Memoir of My Daughter,” he decided to not embark on a book tour. The ...

Allen students to ride hybrid

When Allen County Schools snagged its 40th school bus Thursday, a crowd gathered at Whayne Supply Co. in Bowling Green to celebrate. After all, it ...

POLICE NEWS

A Bowling Green man was hospitalized Thursday following a motorcycle accident. According to the Kentucky State Police, a 2008 Harley-Davidson driven by Donnie L. Green ...

Coates resigns from agency

Chuck Coates resigned as the vice chairman of the Warren County Downtown Economic Development Authority board earlier this week. He served on the development authority ...

Gatton seniors beat Ky. average

While ACT scores for most local graduating classes of 2010 remained close to the state average, scores for one Bowling Green class soared above the ...

General Motors' turnaround

The General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant’s new leader, Dave Tatman, talked about the company’s future Wednesday just as GM filed its formal intention to ...

Warren Central grad new leader of KSP post in BG

New Kentucky State Police Post 3 commander Capt. Lisa Rudzinski brings a wealth of experience, as well as knowledge of the area that comes from ...

Marksberry criticizes Guthrie’s ties to GOP

Ed Marksberry is hoping Brett Guthrie is a one-term congressman. Marksberry, an Owensboro Democrat, was campaigning for Kentucky’s 2nd District congressional seat Wednesday afternoon at ...

Library announces bookmobile visits

The Warren County Public Library has begun a new fall schedule for its bookmobile. Mondays: Country Living Estates, 5670 Louisville Road, 10 a.m. to 1 ...

Guthrie to host town hall meeting

U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., will have a town hall meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Sloan Convention Center. The ...

Conway floats debate proposal

FRANKFORT — Democratic Senate candidate Jack Conway says he’s willing to debate Republican opponent Rand Paul on two national television news programs. The Lexington Herald-Leader ...

Chestnut Street lane closed Friday

One lane of Chestnut Street will be closed to through traffic between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The Public ...

Looking for the big one

The 33-acre lake at Basil Griffin Park has largemouth bass, white crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, channel catfish, carp and rainbow trout. ...

POLICE NEWS

Antonio Devon Speed, 28, 1020 Old Barren River Road, Apt. 33, was arrested at 7:31 p.m. Wednesday at North Sunrise Drive and Arnold Street and ...

State police to set up 22 checkpoints during DUI campaign

Kentucky State Police will conduct 22 checkpoints along Warren County roads during the “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign against drunk driving. Trooper Charles Swiney ...