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Morning Bowling Green! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What big changes are coming to Russell Sims Aquatic Center?
  • How WKU's new CAYA institute plans to tackle Kentucky's mental health gap
  • How a Bowling Green boy beat leukemia with help from St. Jude.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Deeper dive into Russell Sims Aquatic Center's future upgrades (wbko.com) — Bowling Green's Russell Sims Aquatic Center is planning a major upgrade, with a newly approved master plan that could add a lazy river, new slides, more shade, and cabanas. Staff are prioritizing infrastructure repairs first, then new revenue ideas and expansion, while stressing that the park must stay affordable and accessible for families of all incomes and abilities.
   

• WKU renames LifeSkills institution CAYA Advancing Research and Community Health Institute (wnky.com) — Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green has renamed its LifeSkills institute as the CAYA Advancing Research and Community Health Institute, strengthening a long-running partnership with CAYA Collaborative Care. The center will focus on mental health research, community health support, and hands-on training for students, aiming to better prepare future professionals to address Kentucky's high rates of mental health challenges.
   

• 'They're Going to Save His Life:' How St. Jude Gave a Young Leukemia Patient His Childhood Back (wbko.com) — A Bowling Green family is sharing how St. Jude Children's Research Hospital helped their son Tyler beat acute lymphoblastic leukemia and grow into a thriving college student. His mother credits world-class doctors and donor-funded care, urging locals to see campaigns like the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway as a way to give families like theirs real hope.
   

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    Saturday August 22
  • Stand Up Comedy →
    One Roof Event Space, 400 E Main, 42101, Bowling Green
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    • Monday August 24
  • Boys JV Football vs Warren Central High School
    Warren County 8140 Nashville Road, Bowling Green KY 42104
    6:00 pm
  • Girls JV Soccer vs Madisonville-North Hopkins High School
    Warren County 8140 Nashville Road, Bowling Green KY 42104
    6:00 pm
  • Girls Varsity Soccer vs Madisonville-North Hopkins High School
    Warren County 8140 Nashville Road, Bowling Green KY 42104
    7:30 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • Boys JV Soccer vs Bowling Green High School
    Warren County 8140 Nashville Road, Bowling Green KY 42104
    6:00 pm
  • Boys Varsity Soccer vs Bowling Green High School
    Warren County 8140 Nashville Road, Bowling Green KY 42104
    7:30 pm
    • Thursday August 27
  • Girls JV Soccer @ Greenwood High School
    Warren County 5065 Scottsville Rd, Bowling Green KY 42104
    5:30 pm
  • Girls Freshman Volleyball vs Owensboro Catholic High School
    Warren County 8140 Nashville Road, Bowling Green KY 42104
    5:30 pm
  • Boys JV Football vs Glasgow High School
    Warren County 8140 Nashville Road, Bowling Green KY 42104
    6:00 pm

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