by Amanda West | Nov 20, 2023 | Feature
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 higher, she was grateful it cranked and got them safely from point A to...
by Amanda West | Nov 20, 2023 | Feature
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 who grew up with wavy hair,” said Schilling, “my mom never showed me how...
by Sara Hook | Oct 21, 2023 | Feature
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, and his drive to improve Bowling Green, Cherry can undoubtedly be...
by Paige Cushman | Oct 21, 2023 | Feature
FOR DECADES, the mentality around jails and criminal justice was “come in, serve your time, have ‘three hots and a cot,’” according to Warren County jailer Stephen Harmon. When it was time for an inmate’s release, regardless of what kind of financial, community, or...
by Paige Cushman | Oct 21, 2023 | Feature
IN THE midst of the Civil War, Aida Kurjack and her family left their war-torn homeland of Bosnia in the ‘90s, seeking refuge in Croatia before finding their way to the United States through Austria. Settling in Bowling Green, with virtually nothing, the Kurjack...
by Sara Hook | Oct 21, 2023 | Feature
SOMETIMES, POSITIVE change in a community starts with helping just one person. The South Central Workforce Development Board’s new program, Kentucky Vet Connect, is a perfect example of this, as it works alongside service members at Fort Campbell and beyond, helping...
