Ashton Jones
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Ashton is a part-time MMJ/Reporter for WBKO 13 News.
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"I wish everyone could meet Carmen. She is an 11-year-old girl that is battling cancer like a straight-up warrior."
"It was a little sad having that last first day them but otherwise, we were super pumped."
US 68 was the area’s biggest closure according to Wes Watt with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
“I think there’s a pent-up desire for live, in-person performances," says CEO Jeff Reed.
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Travis Keller with the BG Rotary Club says the organization had been looking for a good place to donate money, specifically one that helps kids.
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Whitlow says her passion for community service stems from her family and late mother."
The honorees included Derek Hayes, Adria Whitlow, Jared Carpenter, and Jamale Carothers.
Fortunately, she says they know what to do and are prepared.
Report flooded roadways to 270-393-4000 in the City of Bowling Green or 270-842-16333 for the county.
Senator Mitch McConnell announced Friday Kentucky’s colleges and universities were allocated a total of $269,307,632.
Vaccination phase 1c officially begins Monday. According to the Medical Center, its goal is to vaccinate 800 people per day.
Childcare providers join first responders, 70 And older and k-12 personnel as a part of the current round of vaccination.
"What was supposed to be a fun filled snow day turned very tragic for us quickly."
For WKU students, you can contact Student Financial Assistance by email at fa.help@wku.edu.
For now, this only applies to non-certified facilities such as assisted living, personal care and independent living centers.
“They’ve just all been so cooped up so it was nice to see a smile on their faces, something else to kind of help them through being stuck through this quarantine," explains the Resident Service Director.
The Med Center Health vaccine clinic is closed Monday and Tuesday, but you’ll still get your turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
"For our 24th anniversary, we decided to come axe throwing,” explains customer Steven Burrow.
According to MCH, the appointments will be rescheduled as soon as it’s safe to do so. The details are to be determined.
Roads and sidewalks may become hazardous according to the university.
The shooting took place on Galloways Mill Road Sunday afternoon.
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“We’ve spent 99% of our time together, whether it be dating, married or employed,” Mickey says.
“Many people have had to dip into their 401(k) because of the pandemic."
"Usually, they’re slower, but today, we’ve already been busier than in the past years,” says one manager.
"It’s a way to socialize, get away sometimes, hang out, compete a little bit. But the majority of it’s just to have fun," says the owner of the Flip'N Axe.
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The Aviation Heritage Museum started going up in November of 2020. The steel frame of the building has just finished.
The Bowling Green Fire Department is using the partially-demolished building on Chestnut Street for rescue drills.
“As we get older and want to hang around longer, we need to take care of ourselves," says one senior, eager to get the vaccine.
"I share my experience because my experience may very well help the quality of life of another one."
The department treats the main roads first, so the rural areas may be slicker, especially during the early hours.
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"We didn’t even think we would make one facility and now we’re on to our fourth."
“I think it’s very important to be having this kind of conversation, bringing awareness about refugees in our communities," says one WKU student and refugee.
“So now here it is January or February... we see an increase in the number of families coming to us looking for food.”
”As we stood at attention... it was very quiet. You could only hear the flags rustling in the high winds that day."
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Tinesha Simmons says Covid restrictions are hard on the residents of senior living communities, and the loneliness can cause a decline in mental health.
“I’m thankful they’ve put the extension on not having to pay them right now... it’s kind of hard to do that right now while being a full time college student.”
“So what better way to honor Martin Luther King Jr. than to have a service day event in serving others?"
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"The whole time that we were gone, it was just eye-opening to see for yourself what you’ve been hearing about," Rev. Whitfield says about his first time really being away from home at 17.
”I try to get to know them and know their interests. I try to build that relationship with them."
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Pastor Carl Whitfield talked about the impact Deacon Vontress had on the congregation.
The virtual celebration consisted of student performances and key note speaker Nikita Stewart, a journalist at the New York Times.
“Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved working with children regardless of special needs or general education kids," explains one PREP student.
"Nursing is a calling, and we’re hear to take care of people, but it’s been very hard," says one healthcare worker.
“It’s going to be hard... But it’s going to be very important," Bob Skipper says in response to ongoing covid-19 precautions on campus.
According to Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services, there were 206 incidences of human trafficking against a minor in 2020.
"It’s not just a ten or 20 thousand dollar impact. We’re talking hundreds of thousands of dollars that’s impacted their business,” says Dawn Johnson with the BG Chamber of Commerce.
"We’re hoping with one more week, we will start seeing those numbers decline, people coming out of quarantine, and we’ll be able to go the 19th."
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Ten-year-old Bristol Butler has been playing football for three years.
Sandra joined KSP in 1977, upon starting the academy. She graduated in January of 1978.
"If the unemployment came through, it’d still be hard. It just wouldn’t be like, okay, are you going to get kicked out of your house?"