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Bosnian-owned event venue brings community together
People crowd into and around La Gala, a Bosnian-owned event venue in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on March 3 for a Marija Šerifovic concert. By Olivia Mohr Screaming people crowded around a stage at La Gala for Serbian singer Marija Šerifovic’s concert held there the...
While we wait
By Sille Veilmark David Brinkley, 49, is dressed in blue. His jumper is tangent to gray, his jeans are whiter on the knees, and the rubber along the sole of his running shoes is shining white. The shoes have no marks on them yet, and they carry him back and forth to...
Never the same
Inside the community that experienced America’s first major school shooting of 2018 By Helen Gibson Darkness covered Mike Miller Park in Benton, Kentucky, on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 25, but the lights from their candles illuminated the spaces between them....
The day the music died: EKU cut marching band
By Brooke Wright Dalton Bates, a 21-year-old junior at Eastern Kentucky University, recalled the days he spent practicing with his high school marching band in Whitesburg, Kentucky. He dreamed of the day when he could experience marching on a “grander level” in...
Bowling Green residents battle nationwide drug epidemic
By Silas Walker It’s hard to escape addiction. Brittany Edwards, 28, of Bowling Green said that when you are an addict it follows you everywhere. Prescription pills and a family history of addiction were the main causes of Edwards’ battle with substance abuse. “It...
Pursue Your Dreams: Eli’s Story
By Katelyn Latture Most of his weekdays are spent working as a greeter supervisor for the Graves-Gilbert Clinic, but Elijah Norwood, 25, finds his real purpose and passion in art. One can see it in the way he talks about his artwork as he sits at the Barnes &...
A Day in the Life of a School Shooting
By Katie Zdunek The sky in Fairdealing, Kentucky, is overcast when Sheriff Kevin Byars begins his morning routine at 6 a.m., no breakfast. Afterwards, he makes the 10-minute commute from his county home to Benton. One of his office workers is on maternity leave. He...
To Be Gluten Free or Not to Be
By Morgan Price Kennedy Morillo, 21, recalls the first time she had a reaction after eating gluten. Morillo was out getting pizza with a friend, something she did regularly. “I went to the pizza buffet and ate like seven pieces of pizza,” said Morillo. “I felt fine...
Plant-based diets: trend or lifestyle?
By Autumn Wheeler Hayley Burgett, an animal studies major at Eastern Kentucky University, decided to start pursuing veganism almost two years ago. Burgett said that what made her decide to start a plant-based diet was when she made the comparison between her pet dog,...
Loid’s Legacy: High School Program Promotes Service
By Cejay Moore Lindsey Houchin, 26, welcomes in her newspaper class then points to the back of the room, “Kyle, what’s been the best part of your day?” Houchin says. Kyle Rubin, senior, turns and says, “coming back to newsroom,” while the class erupts with clapping....