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Cheers Bowling Green! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want to enjoy holiday treats without regret in Bowling Green?
  • How a Bowling Green radio show launched a bluegrass legend
  • How do Bowling Green first responders spend Christmas away from home?

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 62.
  • Sunday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Health experts share tips for staying healthy during holiday season (wbko.com) — Health experts in Bowling Green are sharing practical ways to enjoy holiday comfort foods without derailing your wellbeing, emphasizing moderation over strict restriction. A Med Center Health wellness director offers local advice on managing portions, alcohol, and fiber intake so residents can head into the new year feeling better about their choices.
   

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2. Throwback Thursday: Southern Kentucky's radio voice, Odis Blanton - WNKY News 40 Television (wnky.com) — Bowling Green’s own airwaves play a starring role in this look back at Odis Blanton, whose daily “Farm and Home Hour” on WBLJ and early TV exposure on WBKO helped shape southern Kentucky’s country sound. The story also recalls how his show launched Bowling Green picker Sam Bush toward a groundbreaking bluegrass career that reached international acclaim.
   

3. An inside look at Warren County first responders' Christmas traditions (wbko.com) — First responders in Bowling Green and Warren County are spending Christmas Day on duty, balancing emergency calls with small, meaningful traditions at their stations. Local firefighters, deputies, and EMTs describe celebrating on alternate days, relying on strong family support while still covering charity efforts like Toys for Tots deliveries across the community.
   

4. Winter For The Homeless helps those in need during colder months (wbko.com) — A 15-year-old Bowling Green resident, Marleigh Riley, runs Winter For The Homeless to provide backpacks, supplies, and meals to unhoused neighbors during the cold months. Her family’s nonprofit, which began locally, now helps other communities too and invites Bowling Green residents to donate or volunteer through HelpBGHomeless accounts on Venmo and CashApp.
   

5. Tipton part of discussion on transferring college credits (pmg-ky1.com) — A statewide proposal in Frankfort could soon make it easier for Bowling Green students and others to transfer college credits between Kentucky’s public universities. Lawmakers, including Sen. Mike Wilson of Bowling Green, heard testimony on aligning transfer pathways so dual-credit and community college courses count more reliably toward degrees and help students enter the workforce faster.
   

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    Saturday December 27
  • Varsity Boys Basketball @ Graves County High School
    Warren County , 2424 Zion Rd , Henderson
    3:00 pm
    • Sunday December 28
  • Varsity Boys Basketball vs Mayfield High School
    Warren County , 2424 Zion Rd , Henderson
    3:00 pm

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  • Has anyone seen our cat?
    His name is Chet. He is indoor cat, declawed 16 years old. He got out on Saturday night, December 20, 2025 in McKinney Farms subdivision. He would be… (Nextdoor Wyatt)
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