Herald Newsletter 02-24-2026

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Bowling Green community rallies together for its first Moral Monday

Bowling Green’s Unitarian Universalist church echoed prayers, songs and chants during the Poor People’s Campaign Moral Monday gathering Monday morning.

Organized by Kentucky’s chapter of the Poor People’s Campaign and SOKYIndivisible, the event aimed to organize and empower attendants to advocate through a “moral revival.” It bridged local religious and advocacy leaders with a congregation of community members.

Sweet relief: Fresh Food Company ends ice cream catastrophe

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After almost a week of soft serve withdrawal, students returned to the Fresh Food Company in DSU Monday night to find the ice cream

Read more byAbigail Vickers

The Library has a bone to pick with students

anatomy and physiology class participate in a bone study in the Commons on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Gabriel Milby)

Piles of bones lined the desks of room 3002 in The Commons at Helm Cravens Library.

Library workers began noticing an increasing need for plastic replica bones being checked out for use in studying for Biology courses, specifically Biology 131 HumanAnatomy and Physiology To aid the students, they purchased two new skeletons and piloted the Bone Night program during the fall semester, said Daniel Newman, library assistant at Helm Cravens.

Midcourt with Malone: Risen from the ashes, Lady Toppers defy expectations in victory over rival MTSU

It’s a long road to victory, and for the Lady Toppers, it was 100 miles of hate.

After a season of struggling, it seems that WKU Women’s Basketball truly found a good rhythm against its rival Middle Tennessee State University, in a

VISUALS: Saxsquatch spotted at The Basement East in Nashville

Saxsquatch takes center stage while belting out a final note at the Basement East music venue in East Nashville on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Jacob Sebastian) Sasquatch came out of the woods to perform for the people of Nashville and the surrounding area.

View the photos by Gabriel Milby and Jacob Sebastian

WKU Baseball’s game at Kentucky moved to Wednesday

WKU Baseball’s game against the 22nd-ranked Kentucky Wildcats at Kentucky Proud Park has been moved to Wednesday due to inclement weather forecasted forTuesday.

Howdy Hilltoppers, this week Podcast Producer and Commentary Writer Malone Farmer talks about the Valentine’s Day games for Men and Women’s Basketball withAssistant Sports Editor Michael Givner Jr

Then, Español Editor David Quintanilla is joined by Sports Reporter Adrianna Lein to talk about WKU Softball’s second tournament of the season and WKU Baseball’s first.

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