AMANDA POTEET-WOOLEN has become a household name to thousands of families across Southern Kentucky. She is the longestworking and most experienced birth doula and a lactation counselor, childbirth...
IN BOWLING Green, there’s a business where nostalgia meets affordability. Nikki Davis owns and operates the Consignment Corner, which opened in 2008 and has become a staple for locals looking for...
AT SOUTHCENTRAL Kentucky Community and Technical College, students learn cybersecurity from an instructor whose life is characterized by adventure and intrigue. A former Army sergeant with 21 years...
ON CHRISTMAS morning, sirens trilled, and horns blared as a host of flaming red fire and rescue trucks whirled into the Bowling Green Housing Authority, with an entourage of vehicles following...
On the day of the high school graduation, Laura Orsland’s anxiety for her son, Tay, reached its peak. As he twirled and showed off his new cap and gown, pride overwhelmed her. Yet, beneath that...
In a world where opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) can be limited, the KEY Academy unlocks a pathway that allows everyone to achieve their dreams....
An innovative lung nodule program at Med Center Health is changing the landscape of health care by detecting lung nodules that were previously undetected, saving countless lives. At the core of this...
Life for Sophia Clark changed in an instant last year. One second, she was rooting for her high school basketball team while enjoying time with friends, and the next, she was lying on the driveway...
HIGH SCHOOL graduation brings excitement. Every experience becomes a cherished memory as prom night fades into snapping last-minute photos, distributing caps and gowns, and college acceptance...
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE affects countless families across Kentucky. Jana Boswell used these adjectives — devastating, horrific, shameless, brutal, dreadful — to describe how the disease affected her...
BRETT HIGHTOWER’S suitcase bobbed against the heels of his tennis shoes as he climbed each step of the Greyhound bus. The driver secured his luggage in the overhead compartment, and Brett slid...
THE ASSASSINATION of President John F. Kennedy changed the trajectory of young Malcolm Cherry’s life. As the events unfolded, Cherry watched our nation mourn. He’d planned to be a welder,...
FROM THE chilly East Coast to the balmy Southwest to countries thousands of miles away — such as Germany, Iraq, South Korea, Italy, and Kyrgyzstan — Todd Alcott dutifully served his country in the...
NAVIGATING THE ins and outs of launching a successful business and building a recognizable brand is a daunting task. Most entrepreneurs would rather invest valuable time in creating the finest...
WHETHER YOU take the kids for a refreshing dip in the zero-depth entry pool at Russell Sims Aquatic Center, with its water buckets, palm trees, beach area, and splash playground, or shoot 18 holes...
IMAGINE BUTTERY-SOFT Bliss Artisan ice cream in flavors such as brownie batter chunk, chocolate sea-salted cashew, cake batter, white chocolate mocha, maple brown sugar cinnamon, Mississippi mud,...
JERAMIE BRISCOE is a full-time EMT, a doting father to five girls and one son, a former firefighter, and the owner of a highly acclaimed 4-year-old German shepherd named “Anubis.” With no formal K-9...
ALL FIVE Warren County Public Library locations offer more than endless rows of books. The libraries give patrons access to computers and the internet, printers, copiers, notaries, book clubs, free...
BORN IN Italy in 1922, Gianna Francesca Beretta had an abundance of love for children and, as a devout Catholic, believed in the power of prayer. After she married the love of her life, Pietro...
WE ALL have a comfort food — a dish we continually seek out that can save any bad day and even bring groups of people together. Take, for example, any dish consisting of pasta, tomato sauce, and...
“WE ARE stronger together” has become a motto used to encourage individuals to band together to accomplish a greater good for the entire community. In keeping with this growing momentum across the...
IT HAS often been said that teamwork makes the dream work. In 2018, Med Center Health, The University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine in Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University’s (WKU)...
ACCORDING TO the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2021, 1 in 6 deaths from cardiovascular disease was due to stroke. According to statistics, someone experiences a stroke every 40...
FRED ROGERS once said, “In times of disaster, I remembered my mother’s words to ‘look for the helpers’ in every situation and was comforted.” The Barren River Area Safe Space (BRASS Inc.) has been a...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Physician Assistant Beth Lanham of Bluegrass Medical Care (BMC) encourages everyone to follow this advice. Besides...
ACCORDING TO Atalla Plastic Surgery, there are an estimated 280,000 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the United States each year, and approximately 70% of these women are unaware of their...
NATASHA NEELY doesn’t just work “9 to 5” to make a living. And like most of us, she didn’t start her first job at 15. Neely was 3! “THere was a hometown country music show in Owensboro, where...
IT WASN’T the car she’d always dreamed of, but with a colicky 6-month-old, unpaid medical bills piling up on the counter of their tiny apartment, and her college thesis inching her anxiety level...
THE STUB of a royal blue crayon protruded from his fist. It was half-used and missing the Crayola wrapper. Right there in the middle of the glossy page was the red and black bicycle he’d been...
WHEN YOU meet Stacy Schilling, author, illustrator, and creator of a brand new line of children’s books titled “The Frizz Girls,” you immediately notice her abundance of bouncy curls. “As someone...
"I GREW UP n Bowling Green (BG) and have lived my whole life here,” said Downtown Development Coordinator Telia Butler. “My generation hung out at the mall, not in downtown. I don’t have memories of...
IF YOU’VE been to the Kentucky Transpark, the Aviation Heritage Park, or the Railpark and Train Museum, you’ve seen the work of Dan Cherry. With his time as a veteran, his work with Operation PRIDE,...
STEP INTO the heart of our close-knit town, and you’ll discover incredible experiences and exciting activities that bring our community to life. But our neighbors’ dedication and hard work truly...
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