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Sears Facing Extinction
Sears Facing Extinction
Sears Facing Extinction
Here in Owensboro, we have already closed the doors on our Sears location.  And news is breaking that the company may shut down its stores everywhere, including multiple locations here in the WBKR listening area.
Kmart Closing 5 KY Stores
Kmart Closing 5 KY Stores
Kmart Closing 5 KY Stores
We have already said goodbye to our Sears store inside Towne Square Mall in Owensboro.  And, now, the chain has announced it's closing additional Sears and Kmart locations throughout the nation.  In fact, five Kmart stores in Kentucky are shutting their doors.  Are the Owensboro stores going to survive the newest round of cuts?
Downtown Owensboro 42 Years Ago
Downtown Owensboro 42 Years Ago
Downtown Owensboro 42 Years Ago
While looking for some documents (which I still have not located) I came across some papers from September 1969. No I am not going to talk Nixon, Viet Nam, Hippies or Waitman Taylor winning the primary election. What most impressed me was the businesses that are no longer around and the prices for products and services. We used these ads to create commercials to air on 1490 WOMI and the competitio