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BGHS track stars named All-Conference

Posted on May 7, 2013 at 3:27 pm

Bowling Green High School’s track team did excellent at the recent EMO Conference Meet, held at BGHS last Tuesday. In fact, the Bobcats placed first overall. In addition to this feat, several Bobcat runners were named all-conference in their events.   -Boys’ Events- Shot Put: 2. Malik McPike – Bowling Green Long Jump: 2. Adam Holt – Bowling Green Triple Jump: 1. Adam Holt – Bowling Green 2. Dereck Turnage

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  • Highway 61 wreck injures two

    Posted on May 7, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Emergency personnel were quick to the scene of an accident Monday evening. The accident, which occurred at Cyrene on Highway 61, involved two Bowling Green residents, who were reporting moderate injuries.

    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

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  • Travis selected for AFA leadership role

    Posted on May 7, 2013 at 2:23 pm

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    Frankford native Rebecca Travis has been selected as a 2013-14 Agriculture Future of America Campus Ambassador. Travis is one of 16 students selected through a competitive application process to represent AFA on their respective campuses and to AFA’s corporate partners. The group met with the AFA Student Advisory Team April 11 through 13 in Kansas City to kick off their year of service and go through training and goal setting

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  • Bowling Green Times corporate family grows

    Posted on May 7, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    The corporate owner of the Bowling Green Times newspaper, Lakeway Publishers, Inc., recently announced their acquisition of a group of newspapers and other publications in Central Florida. Along with this May 1 purchase, the group also noted the creation of Lakeway Publishers of Florida, Inc. The new Lakeway Publishers group will be comprised of newspapers formerly owned and operated by Sun Publications of Florida, Inc., a division of Independent Pub-lications,

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  • Ford pleads guilty to felony burglary charge

    Posted on May 7, 2013 at 2:19 pm

    The 19-year-old Bowling Green man arrested and charged in connection with a robbery that occurred in January pleaded guilty to his felony charge last Thursday. According to the Bowling Green Police Department reports and documents from the incident, on Jan. 24, around 1:30 a.m., residents of a home awoke to find a suspect, allegedly Ford, inside their home.  Upon their confrontation of the subject, he fled the residence. Ford was

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  • Glenn Alan Bailey to speak at BGHS Alumni Banquet – Deters, Niemeyer to be honored

    Posted on May 7, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    Plans are underway for the 29th annual Bowling Green High School Alumni Association Banquet which will be held Saturday, Oct. 12. The speaker at this year’s banquet will be Glenn Alan Bailey,  a member of the class of 1963. After graduating from the University of Missouri in 1967, Bailey served his country in Vietnam and married his wife Carolyn. He then returned to his roots in Pike County to raise

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  • Bowling Green FFA holds 76th annual Chapter Banquet – State FFA awards presented

    Posted on May 7, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    The BGHS FFA group gathered in the high school’s auditorium the evening of Thursday, May 2 for the 76th annual FFA Chapter Banquet. The event was greatly attended and many deserving students were rewarded for their efforts within FFA from the 2012-2013 school year. This year’s event began with a hello and welcome from Marissa Cunningham, the FFA’s Co-Historian. Her speech was followed up by Landon Deters, who greeted the

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  • Jim Hansen’s Capitol report

    Posted on April 30, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    Income Tax Reform   The Missouri House took a considerable step toward tax reform and economic rebound this week, perfecting and passing HCS SS SCS SB 26, 11 & 31. This bill will reduce income taxes at all levels. Missouri must have a friendly business climate in order to compete in the global economy, and attract businesses to our state. This bill also rewards the hard work of individuals and

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  • Pike County cracking down on drunk drivers

    Posted on April 30, 2013 at 2:32 pm

    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.

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