radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: June 9, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 06/09/26          A WARREN COUNTY JUDGE HAS DENIED A BOWLING GREEN MAN'S REQUEST TO ATTEND HIS UNCLE'S MEMORIAL SERVICE WHILE JAILED ON CHARGES STEMMING FROM A DEADLY CRASH. THIRTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD ONRICO WILSON IS ACCUSED OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IN A MAY 25 WRECK THAT KILLED 70-YEAR-OLD ROBERT WILSON. THE JUDGE ALSO DENIED A BOND REDUCTION REQUEST. WILSON'S PRELIMINARY HEARING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY.          STUDENTS AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ARE EXPECTED TO PAY MORE IN TUITION NEXT YEAR.  THE WKU BOARD OF REGENTS HAS PASSED A BUDGET THAT INCLUDES OF TUITION HIKE OF OVER 200 DOLLARS ANNUALLY.  THIS IS THE SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW THAT RATES HAVE INCREASED AT THE UNIVERSITY.  HOUSING IS ALSO GOING UP BY FIVE PERCENT FOR NEXT YEAR AND MEALS PLANS HAVE INCREASED BY TWO PERCENT.          THE ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER LAST WEEKEND TO CELEBRATE A REMARKABLE MILESTONE FOR LOCAL VETERAN JAMES “BOSS” WEAVER. ACCORDING TO THE ALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, WEAVER — THE COUNTY’S LAST SURVIVING WORLD WAR II VETERAN — MARKED HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY SATURDAY. THE CELEBRATION FEATURED A LARGE BIRTHDAY CAKE, HIS MILITARY UNIFORM ON DISPLAY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HONORING HIS SERVICE AND LASTING LEGACY.