http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/bowling-green/ Bowling Green, KY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/bowling-green/content/a09e0bb6d631b04608d5057b2c6f040a.html Last night it seemed as if the only thing that could keep Trinity off Bowling Green's end of the field was a lightning delay The Shamrocks held the Purples to 71 total yards and piled up 292 of their own en route to a 170 win http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/bowling-green/content/876517dbb5881f601bb14f71351435d6.html Boyle County football fans whose Rebels were the winningest program in Kentucky from 1999 to 2005 had a tough time coping when their team went 66 and 57 the last two years Their suffering appears to be over however Boyle County hammered host Henry Clay 317 Friday night a week after the Rebels throttled Warren Central 4913 in their season opener I think Boyle County is back said Rees MacShara who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns against the Blue Devils http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/bowling-green/content/6e1a20233aeae2ad661e34e3478e1a40.html American Howa Kentucky hopes to add at least 24 new jobs to its factory in the Kentucky TriModal Transpark as part of a major expansion contingent on state approval of an incentive package Company representatives discussed the plan Friday morning at a board meeting of the InterModal Transportation Authority which operates the transpark The agency board signed off on a setback variance for the 56000squarefoot expansion and approved its design ITA President Jim Hizer said8220;It8217;s obviously heartening to all of us that one of our newest major industrial employers is announcing a significant expansion within six months of the opening of their original manufacturing facility8221; he said 8220;We are most grateful that AHK has chosen to reinvest in southcentral Kentucky8221;The factory a division of Japanbased Howa Textile Industry Co Ltd just held a grand opening in March At that time officials said it would employ 61 people fulltime within two years About 30 people work there now Hizer said The factory makes automotive dash insulators headliners and sunshade trim interior productsThe original building encloses 81300 square feet Initial plans anticipated expansion; AHK has an option to buy an adjacent parcel of land and is buying one acre from the ITA Hizer said That leaves open the possibility of further expansion he saidThe company is now buying felt for its headliners from another firm but plans to produce its own felt in the building expansion Hizer saidThe expanded plant should be in production by June 2009 045; pending approval of state incentives he said8220;We are anticipating a final decision around Oct 18221; Hizer said http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/bowling-green/content/44ab683389f1a0d95d70da2e100cc057.html The Bowling Green Police Department made a total of 60 arrests for driving under the influence during the recent national Over the Limit Under Arrest campaign There were also 81 citations for no seat belt five for no child restraint 82 for operating on a suspended license 32 for no insurance 134 speeding violations and 339 other trafficrelated violations according to a city police reportArrest 8212; Brandon T Polston 19 and Mary Smith 18 both of 1521 South Dixie Highway in Munfordville were each charged with cultivating marijuana five or more plants and possession of drug paraphernalia Friday at their residence according to a Hart County Sheriff8217;s office report Both are being held at the Hart County Jail without bondRobbery 8212; Kentucky State Police are investigating a robbery at Zach Brothers Truck Stop at Ky 218 and Interstate 65 in Horse CaveTwo men entered the store at about 11:30 pm Sunday with guns and demanded money according to the report Both suspects then fled on footAnyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact state police at 7821010 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/bowling-green/content/62f582a9e1ac0b86f2e65bd03c615a82.html A man who confessed to killing a man in or near Logan County 23 years ago then dumping the body near Lima Ill could be brought here to face murder charges Wallace Spence 48 of Mississippi pleaded guilty Wednesday in Adams County Ill to concealing a homicide and was sentenced to 8 12 years in prisonBut for Spence to be tried in Kentucky for murder he will have to cooperate with authorities by showing them where the killing of Thomas Brannon took place in December 1984 said Jon Barnard Adams County8217;s state8217;s attorney8220;This case has remained unsolved for 23 years until three months ago when Spence began talking to authorities in Mississippi8221; Barnard saidSpence told the investigators he killed Brannon about 15 miles outside Cave Springs in Logan County and then dumped the body somewhere in Illinois Barnard said Brannon8217;s body was found in April 1985 by a mushroom hunterInvestigators in the case have contacted Kentucky State Police about the murder Barnard saidSpence had been convicted of several crimes in Mississippi and was facing a prison sentence in that state when he admitted to the murder and was transported to Adams County from Cornith MissSpence can8217;t be charged with murder in Adams County because there was no evidence that the murder actually occurred there or even within the state Barnard saidBarnard said he talked to legal experts to learn if there was some way Spence could be charged with the murder based only on his confession; however 8220;it looks like it will take his cooperation for a conviction8221; Barnard said 8220;He8217;s been very cooperative so far8221;But since Spence has been appointed counsel to represent him in the Illinois case detectives from the Adams County Sheriff8217;s Office have not been able to approach Spence for additional information about the murder Barnard saidState law in Illinois provides 30 days from sentencing for Spence to file an appeal After that time detectives will be able to approach Spence for additional information and to see if he would come to Kentucky to show law enforcement where the murder occurred Barnard saidBrannon and Spence knew each other when both were jailed by the Florida Department of Corrections in the early 1980s Spence escaped from a work camp in Daytona Beach Fla and met Brannon They burglarized several businesses in Kentucky and got about 036;1500While in Kentucky Brannon and Spence were both drinking and using marijuana when Spence told police Brannon made sexual advances toward himThey drove down a gravel road about 15 miles from Cave Springs where Spence hit Brannon with a leadfilled softball bat then ran over Brannon put the car in reverse and ran him over again according to Spence8217;s statementsSpence then assumed Brannon8217;s identity 045; even using his name when he got married 045; had children and went back to prison according to investigatorsSince the initial statement Spence has been able to provide detectives with great detail about the crime Barnard said8220;I think and he said this during the hearing that this has been eating at him for years and he just wanted to get it off his chest8221; Barnard said adding there8217;s no reason to believe Spence will not be able to lead law enforcement to a spot near where Brannon was killedBut it is possible that after being charged with concealing the homicide Spence will decline to assist authorities in locating the area where the murder occurred8212; Reports from the HeraldWhig newspaper in Quincy Ill contributed to this article http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/bowling-green/content/749d3fa851775df94f72d5e168311864.html Tamara Hardesty had never heard of Lil8217; Angels Attic before Friday but someone at the doctor8217;s office recommended she stop by the consignment sale at Broadway United Methodist Church 8220;It8217;s kind of neat8221; said Hardesty of Beaver Dam 8220;I found a lot of merchandise just walking around8221;But she had one problem: Her daughter 3yearold Hannah Hardesty was happily playing on a rocking horse and did not want to leave8220;I was looking for books but she8217;s more interested in toys8221; she said 8220;I can8217;t get her away8221;Lil8217; Angels Attic is a church ministry that holds two consignment sales each year and donates the proceeds to charity organizations Friday and today marked the 14th sale for the ministry which sells children merchandise and the event was less cramped this time around8220;I think it8217;s been going great8221; organizer Michelle Wheeler said 8220;At the last sale customers wrapped all around the walls to the exit doors as they waited in line to check out People couldn8217;t shop8221;This year the consigment sale expanded to the church8217;s contemporary worship sanctuary Merchandise was spaced farther apart and customers had more room to move Wheeler said8220;I like it because it8217;s not crowded8221; said Angela Hazel who stopped by to buy items for her four children 8220;There8217;s a lot of space8221;But neither the extra space nor heavy morning rains stopped customers from lining up at the doors Friday8220;Bless their hearts8221; Wheeler said 8220;They were out there on the porch in the rain Always when we open the doors several hundred people come in8221;Shoppers scattered throughout the store Friday morning At 2 pm Wheeler guessed at least 1000 people had come through the doors They balanced babies on their hips with one hand and piles of consignment clothes with the other; they rummaged through boxes of baby slippers shoes hair bows mittens bibs and other items while their children checked out the tables of toys They loaded strollers baby seats and baby swings into vehicles; they browsed through racks of clothes filling laundry baskets bags and strollers with jeans jackets dresses and pajamasJessica Vincent of Edmonson County crouched in a corner as she folded a standup playset8220;This is my second load8221; she said 8220;I usually come and wait in line and I8217;m getting ready to call it quits8221;Erin Dant had just walked in and she was prepared to find loads of items for her two daughters8220;It8217;s kind of fun and there8217;s all this money that8217;s going to a really good thing8221; said Dant of Bowling Green who estimated she8217;d been at least four times in the pastA record 222 consigners brought about 26000 items to sell this year Sellers price their own items and get 70 percent of the profit while 30 percent is donated to various charities Some consigners choose to discount their merchandise to half the price for today8217;s sale Sellers and volunteers participated in a preview sale Thursday which brought in about 036;30000 The ministry hopes to generate about 036;100000 from this year8217;s sale Wheeler said 045; it8217;s donated a total of 036;196000 to children and family ministries over the yearsLil8217; Angels Attic supports organizations such as children ministries at the church the preschool youth group and kid8217;s zone the Family Enrichment Center Parents as Teachers program and the Preganancy Support CenterThe ministry is in the process of buying walkietalkies for afterschool programs at local schools and it is building a ramp and tech room for the New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding center which helps disabled children by letting them ride horsesThis year the ministry8217;s Heaven Cent program which encourages customers to add 036;1 to their total to benefit a charitable organization will fund Blessings Unleashed 045; a Park Citybased program that places service dogs with autistic children8220;The donations help a lot8221; said Sandy Otto a dog trainer with the program 8220;We just turned nonprofit so up until that time all the money was coming out of the director8217;s pocket8221;Donations from Lil8217; Angels Attic will fund the dogs8217; food medicine such as heartworm pills and flea protection and help trainers maintain the dogs8220;We get paid for it but not a lot8221; Otto said 8220;We do it because it8217;s a challenge and it8217;s wonderful to see the child bonding with the dog8221;The church nominates organizations to receive donations from Heaven Cent and the ministry researches those organizations They then choose a charity through 8220;a lot of prayer and a lot of consideration8221; said Lil8217; Angels Attic founder Kim DoblerBy 3 pm the crowd had thinned but volunteers still greeted customers at doors worked the cash registers and straightened items on the tables and clothes racks And they had a busy day ahead of them today After the sale closed at noon workers began clearing away tables racks clothes hangers and merchandise so church can congregate SundayVolunteer Lois Brockman has worked at the sale since it began and unlike many workers she stays at the sale all day on Fridays8220;I just love being with all the people8221; she said 8220;It8217;s just fun8221; http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/bowling-green/content/770765b01c190e4e90746b9de54d2bef.html More than 100 cats and dogs will be made available for adoption when the Bowling GreenWarren County Humane Society holds its annual Adoptathon from 6 pm to 9 pm Tuesday The humane society will partner with Insight Communications for the Adoptathon which will be broadcast locally on Insight Cable Channel 5 and hosted by Tony Rose of SAM 1007 FM Scooter Davis of WBVR 967 FM and Darla Oglesby of WBKOTV8220;We8217;re going to have 50 to 60 dogs up for adoption and about as many cats8221; said Hannah Pepin operations manager for the humane society8217;s adoption center on Louisville RoadPepin said the benefit will work on finding new owners for some of the shelter8217;s longesttenured animals 045; the Web site for the Adoptathon contains pictures of two cats Sophie and Max who have lived in the shelter since Feb 29 and a yearold female dog Bonnie that the center took in on June 26People who watch the Adoptathon will be able to call an operator to adopt a pet donate to the humane society or sponsor a pet in the form of financial contributions to help pay for medication for sick pets which makes them more adoptableProceeds from the Adoptathon will go toward the humane society8217;s general fundLast year the benefit raised 036;14800 according to PepinIn addition to the pets up for adoption the broadcast will also include videos encouraging pet owners to spay or neuter their animals and interviews with people who adopted pets during last year8217;s Adoptathon8220;The Adoptathon is one of our largest fundraisers8221; said Jean Secrest of Insight Communications who also sits on the humane society8217;s board of directors 8220;This is a wonderful way for the community to be able to see adoptable animals and the pets that are available to them8221;Several volunteers assist at the adoption center to help care for the animals and RePets a retail store owned by Tracy Moser and stocked with recycled pets that ended up at the humane society8217;s shelter has had 794 adoptions since opening nearly a year agoStill the intake of new animals at the Bowling GreenWarren County shelter can become overwhelming at times8220;I would say we8217;ve been seeing 20 to 30 cats coming in a day and we8217;ve had as many as 70 animals in a day8221; Secrest said 8220;Too many animals lose their lives because people don8217;t spay or neuter8221;The humane society is making a plea for volunteers ahead of the AdoptathonPepin said people are needed at the adoption center on Monday to help clean the animals that will be presented on TV the following nightSecrest said the humane society also will encourage people to donate supplies such as cat litter bleach and disinfectant wipesTraditionally the Adoptathon has received a big response from the public 045; the adoption center normally closed on Wednesdays will be open that day next week8220;We always see an increase in adoptions and donations in the week after8221; Pepin said8212; To make a donation or adopt a pet online visit wwwadoptathoncom To volunteer call the adoption center at 7839404 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/bowling-green/content/74f85063e8f0e5ecd346da1032869c57.html Two area high schools surpassed the state ACT score average after results were released from the first mandatory testing required of all of the state8217;s high school juniors While the state overall ACT average score of juniors tested last year came to 187 Greenwood and Bowling Green high schools reaped in composite scores of 204 and 198 respectivelyWarren Central and Warren East fell below the state average with Central scoring a 176 and East receiving a 174Greenwood Principal Mark Davis said the school was aiming to exceed the 20point mark and was excited by its achievement8220;It8217;s tough because you have one day to take it and if a kid misses you get a zero8221; Davis said 8220;There may be one day they can come in and take it on a Saturday but it8217;s pretty strict8221;Davis said more than 20 of the school8217;s students scored 30 or above on the 36point test 045; bringing the school to the top 20 list for the entire state8220;It8217;s not just by chance these things occur8221; Davis said citing the hours of ACT preparation students and teachers completed 8220;It takes hard work by teachers and students to do well8221;Bowling Green Principal Gary Fields said he was excited by the first round of junior testing which provides educators with a starting point to begin improving the figures for the future8220;I don8217;t think any of us around the state knew what these scores were going to look like8221; Fields saidFields said at least one of his students scored in the mid30s and thinks the testing results can provide motivation for studentsFor those students who did well Fields said they may have realized their potential while those who didn8217;t reach their goal have a whole year and multiple opportunities to improve before college8220;I think the state focus is trying to challenge every kid to look at higher education and this may have opened eyes to some kids8221; Fields saidEnglish scores seemed to bog down the numbers for other county schools with Warren Central receiving only 158 and Warren East 161 in that section of the ACTWarren East Principal Cindy Beals said one of the greatest challenges was testing all of the juniors including those who have no intention of going to college8220;Anytime you are below the state average it8217;s not a good feeling8221; Beals said 8220;But this is the first year every junior has been in the same room taking the test at the same time 045; and that8217;s everybody whether they want to be a rocket scientist or not be in school at all8221;Lisa Hood principal at Warren Central said she would have preferred the scores to meet or exceed the state average but was unsure what to expect when all the juniors were tested8220;There was not an expectation to meet or exceed because we had nothing to compare to8221; Hood said 8220;But we at Warren Central will all continue to strive daily to engage and instruct our students toward proficiency8221;Both principals said the test scores give officials a starting point to identify areas of concern and address them with additional ACT preparation in the classroom or study sessions after schoolThough this was the first round of test scores returned for an entire junior class the high schools recently received ACT scores on exams taken by last year8217;s graduating seniorsGreenwood8217;s average ACT score for seniors increased 04 points to a composite of 223 045; well above the national average of 211 and the state average of 209Warren East also increased its composite score an entire point to 209 while Warren Central slipped a tenth of a point to 195 Likewise Bowling Green High School saw a small dip of 06 composite point giving it a 22 average8220;The message we see is that we8217;ve got work to do and are working hard to do it8221; Beals said 8220;We want parents to work with us for the same goals8221;Junior8217;s ACT scores:Bowling Green High School 045;English 192; math 198; reading 198; science 198; composite 198Warren Central High School 045; English 158; math 181; reading 177; science 184; composite 176Warren East High School 045; English 161; math 173; reading 173; science 185; composite 174Greenwood High School 045; English 197; math 201; reading 208; science 206; composite 204