Chloe Downing with her toys in her bedroom on Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Bowling Green, Ky. Downing is 24 years old with Down syndrome and has a passion for clinical practice. Downing often uses her toys as her patients and takes care of them as their nurse.
Henry Laperna does a swimming butterfly during the Western Kentucky University swim team practice at Preston Center’s Knatatorium located on WKU’s campus in Bowling Green, Ky. on Thursday, April 17, 2025. The swim team has been practicing for a year after it was suspended in 2015.
The Brubaker family kneels for prayer during their morning devotion at their home in Williamsburg, Ky on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. They gather as a family each morning to start their family devotion that can include singing from their Christian hymnal, reading in the Bible, and prayer.
Images taken for the cover and inside cover of the Issue 19 Western Kentucky University Talisman magazine for the fall 2025 semester. The magazine's theme was "Unfiltered." The photo illustration was made by Breanna Burba, the design editor.
Jessica Farris and Troy Tims spend their first Valentine's Day together at the Lone Star Rodeo in Bowling Green, Kentucky on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Farris said they grew up together and reconnected years later. “The first rodeo I ever went had a dance at the end, so I said we had to dance,” Farris said.
Ilma Mujkanovič, left, tells a story about her teacher from South Warren High School who remembered her older brother, Amar Mujkanovič, sitting next to her, at their home on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Ilma Mujkanovič is a freshman at South Warren High School and is involved in track and teen court. Amar Mujkanovič is a senior at WKU studying business management. The Mujkanovič family gathers to talk and spend time together over Bosnian coffee every night. Kenan Mujkanovič, the eldest child in the family, comes to visit his family once or twice a week.
Western Kentucky University Senior forward Leeroy Odiahi (21) tries to grab the ball from University of Texas El Paso Senior forward Kevin Kalu (34) at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky, on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Western Kentucky University won 78-74.
Augustus Hagan, left, and Gabe Whitlow play with a cowboy and two bull toys before the start of the Lone Star Rodeo in Bowling Green, Kentucky on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Ben Hutchison, far left, is a regular customer along with his parents, Leisa and David Hutchinson, of Meltdown Ice Cream and Soda Fountain in Bowling Green taken on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Ben and his parents are close friends with Carol Greer, middle, who works at Meltdown. Hutchison’s parents said he was posing like he was told to when he visited Disney World by putting both of his hands on his cheek.
Cadet Futrell competes during their last mission site before they take a break for lunch during the ROTC Ranger Challenge at Fort Knox, Ky on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. The Western Kentucky University cadets were competing with teams across the 7th Brigade of the eastern region of the US Army Cadet Command. WKU scored in the top 75%.
Natalie Curtis raises her arms as she is raised in the air by her peers after a night of fun during the Father Daughter Ball Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, at the Venue in Bowling Green, Ky. The event was hosted by Arts Alive, a non-profit Christian Arts organization that hosts events for the Bowling Green community.