🌱 GOPs Make Final Visits To Bowling Green + Lighting Strikes Car

Hello, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new edition of the Bowling Green Patch newsletter, fresh off the presses. Let's get this Monday started off right with a quick guide to everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Monday: A passing morning shower. High: 81 Low: 64.
• Tuesday: Humid with showers around. High: 76 Low: 58.

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Here are the top three stories in Bowling Green today:

1. With the primary election just days away, Republican candidates for the Kentucky gubernatorial race are intensifying their campaign efforts. Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles have recently visited Bowling Green as part of their tours, aiming to secure a strong showing on Tuesday. However, low voter turnout remains a concern, as Secretary of State Michael Adams highlighted the historically poor participation in the primary and emphasized the need for higher engagement to ensure fair representation in the upcoming fall elections. (wnky.com)
2. A woman's vehicle driving from Cave City to Bowling Green was struck by lighting. Micelle Meridith says the lighting struck the back window close to the antenna and then went out the side of the vehicle. The holes from the lighting look similar to bullet holes where the lightning entered and exited the car. Michelle and her granddaughter were not harmed when the lighting struck. Firefighters responded to the incident and contained the fire, but the vehicle was totaled. (WBKO)
3. The Fire Department responds to a crash in Warren County. Thursday night on Benelo Road, the fire department was dispatched for a single-car crash. Upon arrival, the driver was already out of the vehicle that left the road and was sitting at its final resting place about 80 -100 feet off the road. The driver refused medical care at the scene from EMS but later went to the hospital. (wnky.com)

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Today and tomorrow in Bowling Green:

Monday, May 15

• The Scholastic Art And Writing Awards Exhibition - Dowing Museum (10 AM)

Tuesday, May 16

• Steel Magnolias - The Capitol (7 PM)

From my notebook:

• St. Jude and WBKO are giving away a dream house in Bowling Green. The home is 2,200 square feet and has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Other prizes will be offered up to win, like a John Deer lawnmower, a tool package, and a shopping spree. Over the 19 years this event has gone on, tickets for the giveaway have funded 12,000,000 towards fighting childhood cancer and have grown cure rates from 20% to 80%. (WBKO)
• Bowling Green Police Department is having a Bicentennial Celebration! The event will be at NCM Motorsports Parkway on May 23. Participants can walk, run, bike, or cheer on other participants. No registration for the event will be required. (The Bowling Green Police Department via Facebook)
• The Bowling Green Fire Departments Canine Firefighter Millie is Kentucky's only ATF Accelerant Detection Canine. Millie loves her job and doesn't just help out the fire department but the other departments in Bowling Green too. She has 100% accuracy in sniffing out accelerants and is a major asset to the department. (Bowling Green Fire Department via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.