The Pike County Health Department Home Health and Hospice and the WIC program have rescheduled their exciting day in the park due to weather. Fit-N-Fun day will be held Wednesday, May 15, from 4 to 6 p.m., with a rain date of Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event is for children ages two to five. Fun, age-appropriate physical fitness activities will be available, using playground
Emergency personnel were called to the scene of an accident involving two Bowling Green residents Monday evening on Highway 61. Around 4:20 p.m., an accident was reported to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report released by the troopers, an accident involving Marie Leverenz, 77, and Charles Cox, 82, both of Bowling Green, had occurred at Highway 61 and Pike County Road 308. According to the Highway Patrol’s
Who says there is no such thing as a free lunch? There is this summer. During the school year, kids get nutritious meals at school. But kids are just as busy, and just as hungry, during the summer break. Books and teachers may be replaced by playgrounds and games, but kids’ stomachs don’t take a vacation. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) helps kids get the vital nutrition they need
Come join the Pike County Health Department Home Health and Hospice and the WIC program for a fun filled afternoon at the park. Fit-N-Fun day will be held Friday, May 3 from 3 to 6 p.m. and is for children ages two to five. Fun, age-appropriate physical fitness activities will be available, using playground equipment, balls, hula hoops, jump ropes and more. Basic education on recreation as well as nutrition
First Christian Church of Bowling Green and New Harmony Christian Church of Curryville are inviting the community out for a Prayer and Healing Service on May 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The service will be held at the First Christian Church, located at 15 North High in Bowling Green. This idea came about after Pastor Dawn Marie Turner listened to several colleagues at two separate meetings within the same week
With prom and graduation season here, Missouri law enforcement want to make sure Missouri youth are celebrating safe and sober. Pike County Sheriff’s Office will join Missouri law enforcement agencies to crack down on drunk driving May 2 through 13. It is illegal for someone under 21 to possess or consume alcohol in Missouri, yet youth make up a significant proportion of drunk drivers causing traffic crashes on Missouri roadways.
The city of Bowling Green recently completed an upgrade of its emergency warning system by installing a tornado siren in the 15th Street Park. Placement of this siren will supplement the three other sirens within the city, located at the police department, near the Super 8 Hotel, and at the Hi-Rise. Because of occasional difficulty hearing the other sirens on the west side of Bowling Green, the additional warning system
Bowling Green High School’s track team did excellent at the recent EMO
Emergency personnel were called to the scene of an accident involving two