Warren County Public Schools Superintendent Rob Clayton pointed Tuesday toward a mix of in-person and distance learning as the district’s most viable option to reopen schools in the fall during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The House of Harper reopened to clients on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, following Gov. Andy Beshear’s Healthy At Work guidelines. The salon has implemented a new set of safety protocols to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Western Kentucky University’s Board of Regents reckoned Friday with a plan to cut $27 million in spending from the next fiscal year’s university budget, a decision the group is expected to officially weigh next month.
It wasn’t the celebration South Warren High School graduate Braedon Price imagined when he dreamed of collecting his diploma and heading off to college.
Although it might take a full year for the impact to be felt, the downtown Tax Increment Financing district will probably take a significant hit as a result of business closures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
Already buffeted by disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic, some residents venturing out to test the waters of the slowly reopening local economy may face another surprise: sticker shock.
With the expiration of emergency restrictions set by the Kentucky Supreme Court, judicial centers across the state will gradually begin reopening starting Monday.
Acting on Gov. Andy Beshear’s recommendation to suspend in-person classes for the rest of the school year in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, local school districts are weighing their options for students’ last day, as well as the fate of highly anticipated graduation celebrations.
Amilia Hoffman had an idea for an assignment for her third grade music class at Cub Run Elementary in Munfordville.
Food service operations at Briarwood Elementary School will be moved to neighboring schools after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19, Warren County Public Schools Superintendent Rob Clayton announced Wednesday.
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Warren County reached 1,000 on Friday, according to a Barren River District Health Department news release.
The Realtor Association of Southern Kentucky partnered with Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland for the annual Hope for Hunger event Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the Synergy Center on Cypress Wood Lane. The event collected more than 12,000 pounds of food that will be dispersed to family resou…
The City of Bowling Green Parks and Rec. reopened Roland Bland Skate Park on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, along with all tennis courts, open fields, shelters and gazebos with 10 or less people and golf carts with two passengers.
For those on the front lines at The Medical Center at Bowling Green and TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital, battling COVID-19 each day brings new challenges.
Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday that personal data might have been exposed when the state’s unemployment insurance website was breached more than a month ago.
Western Kentucky University released Thursday a draft version of its plan for reopening campus this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, a massive undertaking that will involve moving almost 200 classes away from in-person instruction, efforts to “virtualize” classrooms and many other changes.
A longtime effort to address food insecurity among area children and their families has taken new shape amid the coronavirus pandemic – but its mission might be more vital now than ever.
A sixth person diagnosed with the coronavirus in Warren County has died, according to a news release Wednesday from the Barren River District Health Department.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday in Bowling Green that any future federal coronavirus relief bill would be limited in scope.
Western Kentucky University’s graduating seniors won’t have commencement ceremonies next month because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the school said it is aiming for a makeup date this fall.
In light of low numbers of signups for coronavirus tests this week in Warren County, Gov. Andy Beshear urged people Tuesday to get tested.
Seeking crucial advice about how to plan for the looming school year, Kentucky’s school superintendents peppered state officials Tuesday with questions about how to prevent and manage virus outbreaks in their districts.
With the weight of the federal Defense Production Act behind them, meat processing plants are mostly remaining open during the coronavirus pandemic despite a number of documented virus outbreaks.
It’s the time of year when Brian Jarvis at Tidball’s and Larry Deaton at The Warehouse at Mt. Victor would normally be welcoming an eclectic mix of musicians to those live-music venues.
The next phase of city of Bowling Green park reopenings takes effect Tuesday, but plans remain on hold for generally opening city buildings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Every summer, when the school year ends and things slow down, Dalla Emerson and the other food service staff at Bowling Green Independent School District roll out a summer meals program. It’s a chance to escape the grind and connect with kids, said Emerson, who directs BGISD’s program.
Western Kentucky University President Timothy Caboni announced Friday that he will take a pay cut and forego his performance bonuses amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the money going to benefit WKU’s need-based Opportunity Fund for students.
Speaking to school superintendents through a webcast this week, Kentucky’s interim education commissioner paused to take stock of the experiences high school seniors are missing out on during the coronavirus pandemic, from prom to graduation ceremonies and other rites of passage.
Burger and Bowl manager Goran Omerdic kept busy Friday by wiping down tables and welcoming patrons as they dipped their toes back into a dine-in experience amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Warren Fiscal Court approved Friday on first reading a 2020-21 fiscal year budget of $48.5 million that projects no tax increase and includes a hefty boost to the county’s contingency fund as a hedge against uncertainties created by the coronavirus pandemic.
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Warren County rose above 900 Friday, according to a news release from the Barren River District Health Department.
Two more coronavirus-related deaths in Warren County – the county’s fourth and fifth to date – were announced Thursday by the Barren River District Health Department.
As an experienced thermographer, Bowling Green’s John Harnage knows how to find hot spots in homes and commercial buildings. As a lifelong entrepreneur, he knows how to recognize what’s hot in the business world.
For the first time in more than two months, Living Hope Baptist Church Senior Pastor Jason Pettus may hear an “Amen” this Sunday, albeit one muffled by a cloth mask.
Starting next month, grand juries will be allowed to reconvene, but only with the facial coverings that have become an increasingly common sight during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday that initial reports “seem pretty good” regarding retail businesses reopening for in-person services for the first time in nearly two months.
According to Jill Payne, Executive Vice President of Med Center Health, WKU medical students and staff volunteers have been assisting coronavirus clinical teams
A “permanent” coronavirus test site will open this week in Bowling Green, Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday.
The Bowling Green City Commission approved Tuesday a municipal order allowing restaurants to increase outdoor seating as they reopen, hired a firm to oversee transit in the city and approved spending $740,000 to increase affordable housing.
It wasn’t the way Kiyah Ragland expected to graduate.
Bowling Green High School started its Graduation Week with individual mini-graduations for the Class of 2020 in the BGHS Arena on Sunday, May 17, 2020. The seniors will continue to show up in 10-minute intervals throughout the week to walk through a series of photo opportunities, sign the Cl…
A relatively busy agenda for Tuesday’s Bowling Green City Commission meeting will find commissioners voting on allowing restaurants to increase outdoor seating as they reopen, hiring a firm to oversee transit and spending $740,000 for new affordable housing.
Thanks to Project Mask Maker, Chuck O’Connor has been able to use the sewing skills he learned in the Army and retired educator Marion Napier has continued contributing to the community while rarely leaving her Bowling Green home.
Area residents itching for a night out at the movies will get the chance starting Thursday, when Franklin Drive-In reopens for business – with some changes – after being closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A dramatic decrease in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic has led the Kentucky Supreme Court to institute a statewide hiring freeze across the judicial branch.
Warren County’s rise in coronavirus cases in children is likely the product of more testing – and more families being tested – according to Barren River District Health Department Director Matt Hunt.
Even amid a pandemic, HOTEL INC and Room in the Inn have found ways to continue services for the homeless – both have adapted, keeping their doors open in this era of social distancing.
As the coronavirus pandemic and resulting mandates from state and federal officials continue to take a toll on the economy, the Feeding America regional office in Elizabethtown is again planning extra trips to Warren County for food distribution.
Gov. Andy Beshear added more businesses and industries to Phase II of his Healthy At Work reopening plan Friday and discussed what will be needed to reopen schools this fall.
The news that Western Kentucky University will undergo another round of budget belt-tightening next year has left many faculty feeling anxious, even after President Timothy Caboni announced Friday that proposed salary cuts would be taken off the table in favor of letting campus divisions mak…
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the state travel ban will expire May 22 and that gatherings of 10 people or fewer may also resume that same day.
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