Good morning, Bowling Green.

Officials and residents celebrated a ribbon cutting Wednesday at Riverfront Park downtown after completion of Phase 1, and leaders broke ground on Phase 2 to build a new playground and riverfront improvements.

The City will hold its annual Veterans Day parade downtown on Saturday, Nov.

7, beginning at 10 a.m., starting and ending near Circus Square Park and traveling College Street to 6th Avenue and State Street (free to the public).

HOTEL INC. was named the Women’s Fund of South Central Kentucky's Impact Grant recipient in an announcement Tuesday night; the $100,000 award will fund a housing-stability and family-wellness program for families with children and women 55 or older.

Bowling Green and Warren County proclaimed October 2026 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and Steps for Samuel held its 14th annual remembrance on Thursday, Oct.

15 at Lovers Lane Soccer Complex with a tree dedication, candlelight vigil reading babies' names, and a remembrance walk.

Community Partners for Recovery is collecting Thanksgiving and Christmas food to help local families and is asking for canned vegetables, stuffing, instant mashed potatoes, pasta, peanut butter, frozen turkeys + grocery gift cards; drop off at 112B Ensminger Drive in Glasgow Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m., or Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

A 5K run/walk to honor fallen KSP Trooper Hayden Phillips is set for Saturday, Nov.

7 at 9:00 a.m. at Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College in Middlesboro, and 100% of proceeds will go to his family.

On Wednesday's Sunrise Spotlight, Magnolia Gramling of Warren County Public Library explained how local students can submit nominations for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and enter their work through the library for regional consideration.

TVA and Warren RECC awarded nearly $90,000 in energy efficiency incentives to GM's Bowling Green Assembly Plant after the site upgraded its dust collection system; the reconfiguration is expected to save about 578,000 kWh annually — enough to power more than 80 homes — and shortens the project's payback period by nearly two and a half years.

WKU and MTSU will host the 100 Miles of Hope blood drive Nov.

2-4 at the Preston Health and Activities Center, 1906 College Heights Blvd., with donations accepted 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the American Red Cross will collect donations and the winning school will be announced during the Nov. 7 football game.

Bowling Green fell 3-2 at Owensboro on Tuesday in the first round of the state playoffs after rallying to tie the game 2-2, as a 64th-minute free kick gave Owensboro the winner.

The loss ends Bowling Green’s season (10-9-2) and came a day after the Purples retained the Region 4 title in a restarted PK shootout.

Bowling Green beat South Warren 3-0 to win the Region 4 title Tuesday at Bowling Green High School, securing a third straight region crown and a spot in the state tournament where it will play the Region 3 winner on Monday (Chayse Gilliland was named tournament MVP).

Delaware beat Western Kentucky 35-21 Tuesday night at Houchens-Smith Stadium as QB Nick Minicucci completed 32-of-38 passes for 414 yards and four touchdowns; WKU’s Brock Glenn had 224 passing and 129 rushing yards, and the Hilltoppers (3-5, 2-2 CUSA) will play at Middle Tennessee on Nov. 7.

South Warren and Logan County will meet at 7 p.m. Friday in Logan County in the final regular-season test before the playoffs, with both teams 7-2 and ranked in statewide media polls, South Warren fourth in Class 6A and Logan County eighth in Class 4A.