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Make  a Business Connection AM continues this Thursday, July 19th from 7:30 - 9:00 am. This focused networking event will take place at the Ramada Inn, located at 3136 West Second Street.  Fifth Third Bank will sponsor Make a Business Connection and will provide free breakfast and coffee...

Are you in need of Afterschool care once school starts?  If so, look no further than the Owensboro Family YMCA. The Y's Afterschool Program is one of the top programs in the county.  Afterschool is for children ages 5-12.  The Y van picks up students from every Elementary School (except Whitesville & West Louisville). K...

"Painted Pianos" is coming to downtown Owensboro, Kentucky in conjunction with Friday After 5 on Friday, July 27.  The City of Owensboro began a new community arts project late last year where local artists created works of art on pianos...

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the Democrats’ unserious approach to dealing with the failed Obama economy and upcoming massive tax hikes: Last night, Democrat leaders admitted that the bill they wanted Republicans to turn to hadn’t even been written yet... Read More ...

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 ...

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...