Bicentennial
SKyPAC officials hoping to move Capitol forward
The Capitol Arts Center represents something very special to former Capitol Arts Alliance Executive Director Karen Hume. “If…
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Farmers overcome challenges as agriculture shifts
Joe Duncan remembers a time when corn, soybeans and tobacco were not the dominant crops in Bowling Green.…
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200 Years of Progress
In the years following Kentucky’s admission to the union in the 1790s, hundreds of small towns sprung up…
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Hearses served as ambulances at one time
In the present day, a hearse on the road is usually headed for a cemetery, but historically, that…
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Ax handles to hot rods
Many of Warren County’s earliest industries were related to its natural resources. There were dairies, flour mills, tobacco…
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Many new faces make city a melting pot
Future historians who will look back on present-day Bowling Green years from now might point to 1979 as…
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‘Remarkable courage’
In August 1943, “half the town of Bowling Green called a halt to usual Sunday afternoon pleasures” to…
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WKU’s athletic facilities have kept pace with Topper success
Those who haven’t been to the Western Kentucky University campus in 10 years or longer will probably have…
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Changes on the roads
The way that automobiles are sold in Bowling Green has changed significantly in the more than 100 years…
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‘Police work has changed tremendously’
Retired Bowling Green police officer Bernie Cox remembers Bowling Green’s downtown as an exciting place to patrol when…
