Joe Imel

My writer's block has led to 'Fear and Loathing in Bowling Green'

Hundreds of runners of all ages took part in the Med Center Health 10K Classic Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 at Western Kentucky University. The event included a 5K Run/Walk, 10K

I received a phone call from a good friend the other day asking for a favor. He usually calls to give me words of encouragement or talk about the newspaper

I have never been a big fan of Halloween, except for the early 80s during college when it was an opportunity to party hard and dress as Baby New Year,

Dozens of Bowling Green Fire Department firefighters, Marine Corps League members and volunteers with the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program delivered thousands of toys to hundreds of children living in the Housing Authority of Bowling Green on Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2024. Tom Harris, with the Marine Corps League Detachment 1095 in Bowling […]

Running a newspaper in today’s world isn’t for the faint of heart. Running ten of them? Well, that’s a different beast altogether. Over the past 6 months, I’ve had the privilege—and the challenge—of overseeing a network of small-town newspapers across Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. Each community is unique, with its own stories, traditions, and challenges, […]

The winter weather in the region will delay delivery of the Daily News weekend edition. The weekend edition will be delivered Monday by the USPS and single copies will be available in our office at 813 College St. Hazardous driving conditions continue to be an issue, and authorities have urged motorists to stay off the roads. […]

An invitation and an email made me think about someone that was my go to guy for photos time after time back in my days on the streets lugging cameras around looking for stories. First, a recent invitation from Mark Reynolds to speak to 55 members of the Russellville Rotary Club found me standing in […]

More than 1,000 people turned out for the Health & Wellness Expo, sponsored by Med Center Health, at the Sloan Convention Center, Saturday, June 7, 2025. Attendees took advantage of health screenings, services, information on healthy living, and door prizes. Some of the screening booths included, blood pressure, blood glucose, body fat, depression screening, EKG, […]

Nearly a thousand runners of all ages took part in the 46th Med Center Health 10K Classic Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. The race unveiled a brand-new race route starting and ending at the Bowling Green Ballpark, home of the Bowling Green Hot Rods. The event featured the 10K, 5K run/walk, wheelchair race, and Children’s Classic. […]