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The numbers are in. This year’s Click It or Ticket enforcement effort, coordinated by the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS), resulted in citations to 19,594 motorists for not buckling up.

Rick Hobgood is the new Chair of the Owensboro Daviess County Visitors and Convention Bureau. (Rick is the one in the tux) He is very interested in what the citizens thoughts and suggestion may be as he enters into his time as Chairman. This is a great opportunity for you to voice your thoughts about tourism in the city and county...

Here is your chance to get the best seats in the house for the Owensboro Air Show on Saturday August 25. All information regarding VIP seating and Parking for this event is posted below. These will go fast so be ready when they go on sale.

A contractor will have to STOP traffic for periods of up to 15 minutes on the US 60/Wendell Ford Expressway in OWENSBORO this afternoon for emergency roadway repairs.  These brief closures for both EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC will be on US 60 at the US 431 Overpass at mile point 14...

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...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close the eastbound Audubon Parkway Ramp Overpass to US 60 westbound at Owensboro starting promptly at 7:00 p.m., CDT, on Friday, June 22, 2012.  This ramp overpass closure at the Audubon Parkway Exit 24 Interchange with US 60 is for a deck rehab and overlay project...

The Dazzling Dayliles Festival returns to the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden this weekend. With it comes something new and exciting. Hot Air Balloons will be in the garden to kick off the week long event. Hot Air Balloons are an incredible sight anytime but during this festival they will not only add to the beauty of the Daylilies but they will bring in a crowd of people who may have never been

The News Release says it all, "More than 19,000 students made a decision to pay money out of their own pockets in order to help improve living conditions of people across the United States and Canada. 283 students from across the nation will be in Owensboro, KY this week working on a variety of assignments that range from painting buildings to putting new roofs on homes".

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane on KY 298/Old Hartford Road in Daviess County starting today, Monday June 18, 2012.  This lane restriction is to allow placement of a bridge deck overlay on the Horse Fork Creek Bridge at KY 298 mile point 8.333.  This is on KY 298/Old Hartford Road between US 60/Wendell Ford Expressway and KY 1432/Burlew Bo

I am going to make this one short and sweet. Very SWEET. Poole's Pharmacy Care has been a great sponsor of this two weeks of summer giveaways. Be sure to shop local and have your Doc. call you prescriptions to Poole's Pharmacy Care.      That said Friday's prize is ...