Power, schools still feeling impact of storm Published 12:39 pm Thursday, January 29, 2026Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 highway crews plow snow and lay salt along Three Springs Road on Saturday morning, Jan. 24, 2026, as snow falls around Bowling Green. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)Thousands of residents in the region remain without power Thursday in the wake of snow and ice from winter storm Fern. According to the Kentucky Electric Cooperatives, as of Wednesday evening, more than 8,000 area residents remained without power. Crews from BGMU in Bowling Green this week were assisting crews with Tri-County Electric to help restore power. The Daily News will have more on the prolonged impacts of the storm system in Friday’s edition.