Hello!

My name is Kelly Bowen and I am joining the Warren County Record as the new staff writer. I will be covering sports and education. I am very excited to be here and will do my best to provide interesting and accurate news to the community.

A little bit about me – I was born and raised in St. Louis and I recently graduated from Webster University this past May with my bachelor’s degree in journalism. 

During my time in college, I worked for our school newspaper, The Journal and our broadcast news station, the Webster Insider. In addition, I interned at the Missouri Youth Soccer Association and the Webster-Kirkwood Times. I played as a wing defender on Webster’s soccer team and I also studied abroad in Vienna, Austria my junior year! 

I have always loved working at local newspapers and being able to write something that will make the community proud. Local news is important and I hope to continue to share insightful and honest news with Warren County. I have always been intrigued by the news as it has the power to put a smile on our face, influence the way we think, or feel or it can open our eyes to things we did not know were going on. 

When I am not covering the news, I love to read a good book, watch “The Real Housewives” (my favorite Real Housewife show is Salt Lake City) and play with my adorable Bernese Mountain dog, Rosie. Since I am covering sports, I think it’s important that you know my favorite sports teams. As a St. Louis native, of course, I have to cheer on the Cardinals, Blues and City team. In addition to this, I am also a Celtics fan and a huge fan of the U.S. women’s national soccer team. For all the soccer fans reading this, I am also a firm believer that Lionel Messi is the better player compared to Christiano Ronaldo. 

I am very happy to be here! I cannot wait to meet more of you in the community and for the people I have met, it is always a pleasure talking to you and hearing your stories. If you ever have any story ideas, questions or just want to say hi, please reach out! 

Kelly Bowen can be reached at 314-250-5484 and kelly@warrencountyrecord.com