Human Interest

This weeks Friday After 5 will have some additions and a change or two that I think everyone will like. First, A special Addition:  At 5:00pm in front of the main stage, we will host a special 45 minute premiere performance of The “Sonshine Choir” is a group of 95 high schoolers affiliated with the United Methodist Church... Read More ...

Harry Hayes, director of sales for Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield was the guest speaker at Thursday mornings Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Rooster Booster meeting. Guaranteed coverage, fines for not having insurance and types of care were all discussed in Mr...

On July 10, 2012, the Owensboro Police Department Street Crimes Unit, along with the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office and the Kentucky State Police, executed a search warrant at 3807 Lovell Drive, Apartment 26.  During the search, officers located approximately 10 ounces of crystal methamphetamine which has a street value of over $28,000...

The Western Kentucky Botanical Garden is  a great place for adults with an interest in gardening, plants, trees and beauty. What many don't realize is how great it is for kids. There is always plenty for the children to do whenever they visit...

If you think the hot dry weather is hard on your electric bill think about our farming community.  Many farms in Daviess and surrounding counties are running inches or feet behind on rainfall. This is on top of the extremely high temperatures...

The Green River Area Development District (GRADD) is seeking 16 new AmeriCorps members to serve in Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, and Webster counties, beginning September 1, 2012.  GRADD has been awarded a $390,000 grant from the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) to fund 30 full-time AmeriCorps Senior Connections program members. (F...

Our friends at Tumbleweed Restaurant is holding a giveback day Tuesday July 10 to benefit the Wendell Foster Center for Developmental Disabilities. The restaurant on South Frederica will donate 10% of all your meals proceeds to the Campus...

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane on US 60/The Wendell Ford Expressway at Owensboro starting Tuesday, July 10, 2012.   The lane restrictions on US 60/The Wendell Ford Expressway are to allow deck work on the Bittel Road Overpass at mile point 12...

Rep. Brett Guthrie has just returned from a week-long Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Slovakia, Georgia, Yemen, Djibouti, and Spain.  The bipartisan delegation was led by Representative Bill Shuster (R-PA). Rep. Guthrie was joined on the trip by Rep...

If terms like Hurler, Act and Cranks are a bit strange to you chances are you have never been to a Vintage Baseball Game. Vintage Baseball, using rules from 1864, was played this past weekend in French Lick Indiana at West Baden Springs.  It was a hoot...