Woodburn News

We've all been affected by gas prices in one way or another, and now it's even impacting children.

The headliners at an event this weekend at Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing will include two of the biggest names in American history -- Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

A Summer Shade woman was injured in a head-on collision Tuesday on West Main Street. via Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY

A 73-year-old man, along with two women passengers misjudged how deep the still waters really were on a flooded road in Warren County. via WBKO

A domestic dispute in Simpson County leaves one person dead. Kentucky State Police responded to 11373 Morgantown Road in Woodburn on a 911 call of an assault, a little before noon on Mar. via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

“Me being a single parent raising a teenage daughter taught me some things I didn't know, and some things I didn't know existed”

Faye Briggs works with the youth at First Baptist Church of Woodburn, and is the mom of a teenage daughter. via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

An alleged drunk driver escaped injury when his car careened into a tree, but the man was arrested soon after deputies arrived to investigate the crash. via Evansville Courier & Press

“He was moving up in the ranks in the ROTC and I was told he was one of the fastest learners”

A 21-year-old south-central Kentucky soldier was laid to rest Tuesday after a crowd of people gathered to hear about his character. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

“He's with me, he'll always be with me, he'll be with our family, he'll be smiling and everything.”

It was a gathering that brought together well over a hundred people. A multitude of family, friends, and admiring community members came together Tuesday for the funeral of 21-year-old private first class Brian ... via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- A Fort Campbell-based soldier has died in Iraq in a non-combat incident. via The Courier-Journal

“We actually got to spend Christmas with him and that's something no one can take away from me”

It was a solemn gathering the afternoon of Jan. 5, as family and friends witnessed the body of U.S. Soldier Brian Gorham arrive at the Bowling Green/Warren County Regional Airport. via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

A funeral will be held Tuesday for a south-central Kentucky soldier who died this week from wounds suffered in Afghanistan. via WAVE-TV Louisville

As of Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, at least 406 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense ... via StarTribune

A fund has been set up for the family of a badly injured soldier from Woodburn who passed away this week. via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

“This New Year's Eve party, GET A RIDE.”

New Year's Eve is a time to ring out the old and ring in the new. It is a time for reflection, celebration and being with friends and family. via Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY

“Brian's a real sweet person. He's always tried to help us. He'd come over and anything we needed”

A Woodburn soldier is in intensive care in San Antonio, Texas after being burned by an explosion. via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

Christmas events in the region this week include the following: Santa's Lookout - located one mile past the Allen County line on Cemetery Road - is open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. via Bgdailynews.com

“The old tractors, the kids, the things you can't get and don't see in the larger vehicles, you know. It's the atmosphere. It's just a lot of fun”

ABC News World Headlines It was another day full of parades, which also meant a day full of fun. via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

“It's more than just learning to put out a fire, you also have rescue and extrication training, learning how to handle hazardous materials, plus we have a lot more property to protect (in our district).”

County's volunteer chiefs cite decreased involvement, increase in regulations, costs as their main concerns By JUSTIN STORY, The Daily News, jstory@bgdailynews.com Sunday, December 9, 2007 12:07 AM CST It's a ... via Bgdailynews.com