It’s gross hot and nothing’s gonna change much over the next couple days. The heat advisory has even been extended into the Labor Day weekend. The cherry on top? There aren’t even any pop-up storms for us to really get any relief for a bit. So hold on tight and stay inside as much as possible. [WxOrNot]
The Kentucky County Attorneys Association selected its next executive board at a meeting in late August, with the new board including two western Kentucky county attorneys. The association represents all 120 Kentucky county attorneys, focusing on legislative priorities that affect their communities, prosecutorial duties and civil duties. According to the association, the nominating committee and current board of directors selected the candidates and the membership in attendance confirmed them by a unanimous vote. [WPSD]
There’s a measles outbreak in Kentucky because ignorant people fall for everything they read from dumb people on the internet. Y’all need to get your children and yourselves vaccinated. Listen to physicians, not barely literate mommy bloggers. Go to your local health department. It won’t cost you anything. Not taking this seriously is shameful. [CHFS]
It should shock and disappoint you that your local elected leadership hasn’t put your community front and center at the Kentucky State Fair in a quarter century. For the first time in over 25 years, Downtown Bowling Green and Warren County made a return to the Kentucky State Fair, showcasing the region’s top attractions to visitors from across the Commonwealth. [WBKO]
Not long ago, writer, activist and farmer Wendell Berry told his daughter, Mary: “The day after I die, get up and go to work.” The work, for Berry, was a tireless advocacy for land, people and the load-bearing link between them. His ideas filled pages across a prolific career of essays, poetry and fiction. [Courier-Journal]
A scholarship fund at Western Kentucky University that was frozen as WKU and the College Heights Foundation worked to comply with a state law has drawn criticism from the family that created it. House Bill 4, passed last year by the Kentucky General Assembly, bans diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public higher-education institutions. [BG Daily News]
Former Governor Matt Bevin was arrested in Paris, Kentucky yesterday and later booked into Louisville’s notorious Metro Corrections. His arrest comes after a months-long scandal wherein he defied a judge’s order in the case brought by his abused and abandoned adopted child. You’ll want to check out the mugshot if you haven’t already because he is short. Like short short. Teeny, tiny little guy. [WLKY]
What do you mean there’s still value in this discipline? That’s a bit of a defeatist understatement about the importance of reporting. Without journalism, there’d be no pushback against the three branches of government and no one would know anything about what’s going on. That’s why media in the US has been referred to as the Fourth Estate since the 19th Century. We’re pretty sure WKU could do better than this guy who was fired by Indiana University. What could possibly go wrong? [WKU Herald]
This seems like something a lot of locals will be interested in keeping tabs on. A proposed $12 billion hyperscale data center in Northeastern Kentucky could threaten a critical component of a nearby city’s drinking-water system, prompting officials to consider seizing part of the development site through eminent domain to protect the vital access to the Ohio River. [Herald-Leader]
If you read us, you already know! But for real — this is a good reminder. As students settle into another school year, the Warren County Public Library is reminding families that help with homework, technology and studying is available for free across its locations. Students can use free Wi-Fi and computers at the library, along with a limited number of free prints each day. [WNKY]
If you’re still reeling from the insane heat like we are, then you’ll want to sit in an air conditioned movie theater ASAP. Part 5 of the theater’s Twin Peaks screenings takes place on Saturday at 3:00 P.M. and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me runs at 7:00 P.M. And Wednesday, September 9 at 6:30 P.M., you can see the classic movie Office Space. For free. Leave your red staplers at home. Coming later in the month: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Coco, Stalker, Freaky Friday and Friday. [Capitol BG]
Remembrance requires you discuss what caused 9/11 and that’s extremism. Embarrassing levels of faux patriotism mean nothing. But true patriotism, a discussion of the facts, eschewing performance and putting your foot down to stop extremism today mean everything. Left or right, we’re talking to you. [More WNKY]
What happens when your religious beliefs are performative and you don’t actually practice what you preach? You target the most vulnerable in your community instead of doing the bare minimum to protect humanity. Criminal charges against homeless Kentuckians that try to sleep outside are on the rise with some 460 people charged for unlawful camping. [WKYT]
Today. 4:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Downtown. Go enjoy Fountain Row Friday Live Music. It’s free and open to the public. Tonight’s featured band is Tooth & Nail. Next Friday, September 11 will feature Gough Martin Band. September 18 is Sam Lock Band. September 25 is Weston Robinson. [Visit BG]
Better three months late than never, we guess. President Donald Trump has approved $9.1 million in federal disaster relief funds for Kentucky to assist recovery efforts from severe storms, flooding and landslides that hit the commonwealth earlier this summer. The announcement was made via Truth Social, with U.S. Congressman Andy Barr quickly applauding the decision. [WDRB-WAVE]
If you were paying attention to local government, you would have known about all the new stuff coming down the pike that directly impacts your life. Wanna be more prepared from here on out? Start watching or listening to local meetings — like this Bowling Green Board of Commissioners meeting from September 1, 2026. Put it on in the background while you work. [YouTube]