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Money still available for water projects

While Kentucky has already obligated its $73 million share of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for water and sewer projects, there is still money

CORRECTION

An article on Page 3A Thursday contained some incorrect information. Griffin Industries will stop collecting dead farm animals April 1. ...

POLICE NEWS: Police respond to various burglary, theft reports

Burglary, theft — An 8-point mounted buck head, a knife, a fishing rod and a rifle were reported stolen Friday from an apartment in the ...

Grade school kids create their own bills as fundraiser

While students learn at an early age not to color on or make copies of a dollar bill, those at Cumberland Trace Elementary School are ...

Commission’s focus will be on Greenways

Considering plans and progress of the Greenway trail system around Bowling Green and Warren County will occupy city commissioners Tuesday, with a general update from ...

Shelter takes in more pets

Workers at the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society’s Hildreth Adoption Center have been caring for dozens of dogs and cats rescued from a recently closed ...

Survey gauges senior needs

Having a hot meal provided for them and transportation services are among the top needs for area seniors. Several hundred surveys were sent out to ...

Lawsuits against city lingering

Two lawsuits against the city, officially under way for months, have not seen any significant action in some time. Halfway house company Keeton Corrections’ suit ...

Sunday ride in the park

Michael Connelly, 5, rides his bike Sunday through Circus Square Park while his dad, Ricky Connelly, and brothers, Ricky Lane, 6, and Christian, 3, chase ...

Indictments: Two indicted on charges of counterfeiting

Two Tennessee men were indicted Wednesday by a Warren County grand jury for allegedly passing counterfeit money at several Bowling Green businesses. Joshua L. Jones, ...

Groups enjoying high-tech facilities

Some Allen County organizations have a new, high-tech home. The Washington Center on South Court Street in Scottsville hosted a ribbon cutting this week. The ...

Water, sewer providers hoping for funds

Kentucky’s utility systems could get $196 million from the federal stimulus package to spend on water and sewer projects. The bulk of that money - ...

Man kills himself after being stopped in Warren

A traffic stop turned tragic Saturday in Warren County when a man killed himself after being pulled over by Kentucky State Police. The incident took ...

Pulitzer Prize winner coming to WKU

Rick Loomis doesn’t just stand on the beach to capture the effects of pollution - the photojournalist takes his camera underwater. By that same token, ...

Jailer, prosecutors say recession fueling increase in crime

More prisoners than ever before are passing through Warren County Jailer Jackie Strode’s custody, an increase he attributes in part to the area’s steady growth ...

Housing decline stretches to region

Nationwide home construction tanked in January, and Bowling Green wasn’t immune. Construction for new homes and apartments dropped 16.8 percent nationally in January. Compared to ...

Hundreds bid for baseball jobs

Terry McClure may not have much of a fastball, but he looks at the Bowling Green Hot Rods and sees opportunity. Poor weather and a ...

Knocking down pins, lifting up kids

Pins were slammed, scattered, set back up and slammed again Saturday at Southern Lanes, and for a good cause: Hundreds of people were taking part ...

Orchestra Kentucky participating in national food drive

Orchestra Kentucky, formerly known as the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra, will participate in Orchestras Feeding America, the first national food drive by America’s symphony orchestras, ...

Chestnut Street to be partially closed on Tuesday

Bowling Green Municipal Utilities will be changing out an electric pole Tuesday on Chestnut Street. The road will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4:30 ...

Service with a smile

Rachel Carson came seeking help. The Bowling Green resident recently took in her 74-year-old mother-in-law after a fire destroyed her home. She also has two ...

St. Jude’s breaks ground on fifth annual giveaway

Participants were digging up more than dirt at the September Lakes subdivision during Friday’s groundbreaking for the fifth annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway - ...

Students find inspiration as FFA president visits

He had on a navy blue, corduroy jacket - just like all the other FFA students at Warren East High School. He had the same ...

Area lawmakers hoping road plan will pass through their districts

When Kentucky lawmakers adjourned for the week on Friday, only a few had gotten a peek at the state’s proposed road plan. “I have seen ...

Jury wants 30-year sentence

RUSSELLVILLE — A 30-year prison sentence was recommended Friday for Russell Glenn Farmer, who was convicted Wednesday on one count each of first-degree rape, first-degree ...