Award-winning journalist Sarah Michels has joined Bluegrass Live.com to provide comprehensive coverage of Kentucky state government, politics and related issues of statewide interest.

Michels, a University of Kentucky graduate, has been a regional and general assignment reporter for the Bowling Green Daily News since 2022, where she also reported from Frankfort on the state legislature.

Bluegrass Live is a comprehensive website featuring news, sports, opinions and advertising from across the commonwealth. It is a venture of Boone Newsmedia on behalf of its Kentucky affiliates – the Bowling Green Daily News, The State Journal in Frankfort, The Advocate-Messenger in Danville, The Winchester Sun, the Middlesboro News, the Harlan Enterprise, The Interior Journal in Stanford and The Jessamine Journal in Nicholasville.

“We are excited to have Sarah reporting on state government and Kentucky politics,” said Steve Stewart, senior vice president of BNI. “Her work in Bowling Green has been exemplary. Now a statewide audience will enjoy her insightful, thorough reporting on relevant topics. Our commitment is to solid reporting that holds government accountable and that readers can trust as accurate and unbiased.”

Michels is a Report For America (@Report4America) corps member. RFA is a national service program that places journalists in newsrooms across the country.