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Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The Plain Dealer revisits wind turbines in Bowling Green, a proposed Armenian Cultural Garden in Rockefeller Park and the future of Shadybrook mansion. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6730145/first-wind-farm-in-bowling-green-is-blowing-and-growing-whatever-happened- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:50:08 -0700 MARION -There were modern Corvettes with hundreds of people roaring through Southern Illinois on Wednesday as part of the 2009 National Corvette Caravan, and their sights were set on reaching the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., for this weekend's 15th... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6672566/-vettes-cruise-by Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:49:08 -0700 Two Triad tobacco companies have joined in filing a federal lawsuit in Bowling Green, Ky., claiming a law passed by Congress giving the Food & Drug Administration regulatory oversight of tobacco violates their right to free speech. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6659909/lorillard,-reynolds-join-free-speech-suit Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:33:08 -0700 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and several other tobacco-related firms filed suit Monday in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green, Ky., seeking to protect their First Amendment right to communicate with adult consumers. (RAI) http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6655115/tobacco-firms-file-suit-in-kentucky Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:18:08 -0700 As the 2010 census approaches, about 1,100 related jobs are slated for Bowling Green. The federal Census Bureau recently opened an office on Scottsville Road, and will hire up to 1,100 temporary workers this fall to help with the count - a questionnaire... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6626505/new-local-census-bureau-will-create-1,100-temp-jobs Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:06:08 -0700 Seven-year-old Grace Schaeffer broke into song when she saw the jungle-themed bedroom, complete with zebra print bed sheets, in the St. Jude Dream Home. The shouts of “Hallelujah” gave way to plans to make the home’s bonus room her personal... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6590554/dream-home-unveiled Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:21:08 -0700 Members of the Warren County School Board met in special session Thursday to discuss the next steps in replacing Superintendent Dale Brown. Brown announced Aug. 10 that he will retire from his post Sept. 1 after serving the past nine years as superintendent and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6586654/warren-steps-up-search-for-super Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:41:08 -0700 Online hotel booking companies are seeking to dismiss a suit filed in Warren Circuit Court over local taxes collected for motel rooms. A hearing is set in early September for the motion. The battle between municipalities in other states and the online hoteliers wages... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6577486/online-hoteliers-want-suit-tossed Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:49:08 -0700 Two lengthy police pursuits of suspects last week and a lawsuit filed against the city of Bowling Green on Monday in connection with a 2007 collision involving a Bowling Green Police Department cruiser responding to an emergency highlight departmental policies... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6559160/area-policies-stricter-than-state Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:38:08 -0700 Three children, soaked by the fountains in Circus Square Park, took a break from playing to taste some free chocolate cupcakes Friday evening at the annual Duncan Hines Festival. Behind them, about 30 yellow rubber ducks floated in an above ground pool during the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6554593/duck-derby-raises-funds-at-annual-fest Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:19:08 -0700 Student activism against labor violations at a Honduran Fruit of the Loom plant made its way here Friday, when United Students Against Sweatshops held a community forum to discuss the situation in Fruit of the Loom’s corporate home city. About 25 people... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6554597/fruit-of-the-loom-focus-of-forum-on-labor-rights Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:19:08 -0700 The recession is eating steadily into state tax revenues, but any major local impact of that decline lies some time in the future. State Budget Director Mary Lassiter announced Wednesday that Kentucky’s General Fund receipts for July, the first month of fiscal... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6549165/revenue-problem-possible-sore-spot Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:43:08 -0700 Two Warren County projects will share nearly $1 million from Transportation Enhancement Act grants announced Wednesday by Gov. Steve Beshear. The largest grant in the area, $792,000, will go to Warren County Fiscal Court to build the largest section of the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6539412/greenways-gets-nearly-800k Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:22:08 -0700 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Michael Sheridan's sixth-inning home run broke a 1-1 tie and the Bowling Green Hot Rods added three more runs in the inning to beat the Greenville Drive, 5-4, Sunday in South Atlantic League baseball. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6520094/4-run-6th-sends-drive-to-defeat Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:06:08 -0700 For Billie Griggs, it was a bittersweet evening in downtown Bowling Green. “We hate to see this be the last night,” said Griggs of Bowling Green. “It’s fun to come downtown and see all the activities going on.” Those activities are part... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6510035/series-ends-on-high-note Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:46:08 -0700 Autumn Natcher wore her swimsuit under her Greenwood High School swim team T-shirt just in case. The senior stood anxiously at the edge of the crystal blue waters Thursday afternoon as more than 100 people gathered for the ribbon cutting for the new Warren County... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6460081/water-s-fine-in-new-pool Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:38:08 -0700 Sounds of a swiftly flowing waterfall and the smells of Buffalo Wild Wings and Brickyard Cafe welcomed about 500 people to the eighth annual Spirits in the Cave on Thursday evening at Lost River Cave. The event was a benefit for the local Big Brothers Big Sisters,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6412468/spirits-brew-in-lost-river-cave Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:49:08 -0700 Homebuyers have hit the jackpot this year with federal and state tax credits, and local buyers are getting more help through a down payment assistance program. The Housing Fund in Bowling Green is offering up to $5,000 in loans to first-time homebuyers who are... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6366953/housing-fund-to-aid-local-buyers Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:08:08 -0700 Two years ago there was a two-line change to the city’s net profits tax form, the version of the job-based occupational tax that businesses within Bowling Green pay every April 15. Now, some local business owners and attorneys - mostly those who deal with... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6330199/change-to-city-s-net-profits-tax-form-has-some-upset Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:42:08 -0700 T.C. Cherry Elementary School has been at the corner of Liberty Way and Nutwood Street for about 3,100 weeks over its 60-year span. But if everything goes as planned, this will be the last seven days the historical building will be at the location. In just a few... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6283467/old-city-school-on-track-for-demo Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:56:08 -0700