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01/23/2025

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"[...] there are no specific plans for the acreage, but just a plan 'for potential future growth.'"

Bowling Green annexes 160 acres to the east in preparation for economic development Acreage south of Bowling Green Road East was annexed to BG. Posted By: Jan Larson McLaughlin January 21, 2025 By JAN McLAUGHLIN BG Independent News Bowling Green grew by 160 acres Tuesday evening. In December, the ci...

01/03/2025

"Millennials, too, stepping into the often difficult role of middle manager, report high levels of burnout".

Young adults are taking sabbaticals to address burnout, while Gen Xers and boomers find that they just can’t quit.

12/19/2024

"Bowling Green Police Division is one of the connected departments affected by the ransomware, with officials there unable to access some historical information on their system."

BG assured that measures are in place to protect city government from county ransomware attack TOPICS:Bowling GreenCybersecurityransomwareWood County (Photo from FBI) Posted By: Jan Larson McLaughlin December 18, 2024 By JAN McLAUGHLIN BG Independent News Bowling Green officials were assured Monday....

12/19/2024

"[...] the city is mailing letters and offering to provide credit monitoring services at no charge to those individuals who may have been impacted".

BG City hires forensic specialist after personal information emailed to all internal employees BG City Building Posted By: Jan Larson McLaughlin December 19, 2024 The City of Bowling Green recently experienced a cybersecurity incident when an email containing personal identifiable information was de...

12/10/2024

"Meanwhile, several Arab states have accused Israel of exploiting instability in Syria to execute a land grab."

The collapse of the Assad regime has prompted a punishing military response from Israel, which has launched airstrikes at military targets across Syria and deployed ground troops both into and beyond a demilitarized buffer zone for the first time in 50 years.

11/21/2024

"Around four million additional people would qualify for overtime protections under this change. These are people who make more than $35,000 but less than $58,000 per year, but don’t currently qualify for overtime; to oversimplify, bosses have reclassified many of these workers as managers, exempting them from federal overtime protections."

Remember the right-wing frenzy over “Rich Men North of Richmond”? Well, this ruling exposes Trump-MAGA hypocrisy on the working class—and reveals a big media failure.

11/20/2024

Weather forecasters expect high winds topping 60 mph to down trees and knock out electrical grids. Protect your home and your family with this practical guide on power outage preparedness.

11/15/2024

"While electric consumption is expected to increase, so are water and sewer services – with the city selling water to the Northwestern Water & Sewer District for the new data center up on Ohio 582, and the new sewer line from Dunbridge sending sewage to the Bowling Green wastewater treatment plant."

BG customers can expect water and sewer rates to increase, electric rates to remain same in 2025 Water tower in Carter Park Posted By: Jan Larson McLaughlin November 14, 2024 By JAN McLAUGHLIN BG Independent News Bowling Green residents will see electric rates remain the same in 2025, but will likel...

11/14/2024

"Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, including the yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury bonds, which lenders use as a guide to price home loans. Bond yields have been rising in recent weeks following encouraging reports on inflation and the economy."

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged lower this week, ending a six-week climb.

11/14/2024

11/13/2024

“I continue to worry that we’ve created a large bureaucracy that is resulting in higher housing costs without targeting the relatively small percentage of properties that are not meeting basic health and safety standards,” Dennis said.

BG officials hear self-inspections of rental units resulted in many improvements to housing units TOPICS:Bowling Green City Councilrental housing inspections Posted By: Jan Larson McLaughlin November 7, 2024 By JAN McLAUGHLIN BG Independent News Bowling Green’s new rental inspection program has re...

11/13/2024

"When federal government programs are chaotic, it's going to disproportionately harm working-class families".

The Department of Education plays a crucial role in making education access and quality more equitable.