🌱 How a $10.3M expansion will reshape Russellville students’ career options
Russellville, Kentucky Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Russellville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $10.3M expansion will reshape Russellville students’ career options
- Why Russellville’s pickleball courts matter to Trigg County’s next big move
Also on today's calendar: 4th Annual Eats & Beats Music Fest at Circus Square Park.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
- Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Logan County School Board approves $10.3 million expansion for Career and Technical Center (wbko.com) — A $10.3 million expansion of the Logan County Career and Technical Center in Russellville will add new diesel and plumbing programs, fully funded by a federal grant. Serving about 600 students from Logan, Todd and Russellville districts, the center will start construction this week, with completion expected by early fall 2027 to boost local workforce training. 
• Cadiz-Trigg County Parks and Rec Have Pickleball Discussion (wkdzradio.com) — Russellville is highlighted as one of the nearby communities that already built dedicated pickleball courts, a benchmark Trigg County leaders are now studying as they weigh their own options. Cadiz-Trigg County officials, school leaders, and business representatives discussed potential sites, costs, and tourism benefits of new courts, hoping to match the amenities that places like Russellville, Hopkinsville, and Murray now offer.
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MES SBDM Meeting
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Duty: Dental →
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Medicare ABC's (C) - Bowling Green, KY 2026 →
Warren County Public Library - Lisa Rice Library, 1225 State St, Bowling Green
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Supper Club: Indian Cuisine →
Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County, 217 E 9th St, Hopkinsville
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Girls Varsity Softball @ Oldham County High School
Warren County 570 Wildcat Ct., Lexington Kentucky 40506
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Friday Cake Walk for Duncan Hines Days →
Fountain Square Park, 445 E Main Ave, Bowling Green
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Live Music: Luke James →
Hopkinsville Brewing Company, 102 E 5th St, Hopkinsville
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Dolly! Duncan Hines Days →
The Capitol, 416 E Main Ave, Bowling Green
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Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon:” 50 Years... →
Hardin Planetarium, 1450 State St, Bowling Green
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Simulator Saturday: Redbird Flight Simulator... →
Aviation Heritage Park and Museum, 1825 Three Springs Rd, Bowling Green
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 📢 Western Kentucky residents: Join the conversation at a virtual foster care community forum on Thursday, June 4.
Connect with community members, share your perspective and be part of discussions about improving Kentucky's foster care system and outcomes for… (Nextdoor )
- Luttrell Staffing Group posted a job opening for Forklift/Material Handler 1st 6a-2:30 p in Russellville. Apply here.
- Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Russellville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Russellville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Elkton
- Elkton's Bike Night Draws Huge Saturday Crowd (w/PHOTOS) (wektradio.com)
- United Way Recognizes Volunteers, Retiring Board Members at Annual Meeting (wektradio.com)
- WEKT To Launch Annual ‘Cooling Our Communities' Campaign Wednesday (wektradio.com)
Franklin
- With new lawsuit, Beshear tries to stop KY lawmakers' latest moves on executive power (newsfromthestates.com)
- Kentucky AG selects 12 counties for post-election audit (tristatehomepage.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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