Concerned Citizens of Logan County is a council of local citizens dedicated to enhancing the quality of living for all citizens in Russellville and Logan County.
In efforts to be properly prepared for this type of severe weather, city commissioners have approved a $1,086,756 grant to the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management for the Kentucky Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to build two new tornado shelters in local parks.
The Logan County Public Library is running a program aimed at detecting the unseen threat of radon gas in community homes. Radon gas is colorless, odorless, and is a potential link to lung cancer.
Western Kentucky University’s fall athletic programs had an economic impact of over $3.5 million on the Warren County community from August to November 2023.
Shelley Lowe, Marketing Coordinator for Bowling Green Municipal utilities, recommends keeping your thermostat at 68 degrees, or even a few degrees lower, during the winter to help save a bit.
Hughes & Coleman Hometown Hero: Stan Logsdon is a preschool bus driver for Bowling Green Independent School District who not only drives them to and from school; he is their guardian angel when they are away from home.
During his arrest and transport, Holleman stated to units that he “is going to be on the news” and proceeded to threaten a Sheriff’s Deputy with bodily harm.
It’s no secret pets are a lot of work, but Adoption Counselor Katlyn Hare, said it’s something people don’t always take into account when gifting an animal.
Additional funding has been requested and approved for the construction of a Public Safety Training Facility on Porter Pike. Originally, bidding for the project stood at an estimated $16 million with $50,000 in contingency. However, the additional fees that were requested add up to $900,000 and account for karst conditions and sink holes discovered during construction that were not considered for in the initial bidding.
In a new initiative to support the homeless community, JourneyPure of Bowling Green has partnered with It’s a Southern Thing Catering to bring warmth and comfort to those in need.
Toys for Tots has partnered with the Boyce community for the past decade, taking part in the annual Boyce Community Christmas Parade to bring the community together as well as encourage people to donate toys.
After a short investigation, officers located marijuana in the front compartment and 72 stolen vehicle batteries in the back compartment along with burglary tools.
Panhandling has been an issue in Bowling Green for years. The city is calling for residents to not partake in panhandling and instead donate to charitable organizations.
Fields was first elected to a six-year term as Barren Circuit Court clerk in 2006, becoming the clerk after a stint as a Glasgow city councilperson and magistrate of the Barren County Fiscal Court.
According to the CAIR release, the woman was also “subjected to an unnecessary full-body strip search that was filmed on a security camera and projected on a TV screen for all those present in the jail lobby to see.”
