Education

The Daviess County Public Schools district has been selected as a pilot district for Kentucky’s new kindergarten entry screener. The Brigance Kindergarten Screen is designed to provide a consistent tool for measuring a child’s skills in order to identify children who need additional support to help them succeed...

Our friends at the Joe Ford Nature Center continue to present great family fun. This Sunday from 2:30 -4:30 bring the entire family for Music in the Park. Vocalist Mike Brown will be featured. Mike is a great local talent and plays the guitar and harmonica...

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...

We are getting very close to back to school time. With that in mind the Daveiss County Public Schools have a bunch of events planned to make the first few days of the school year easier on students, parents and teachers. A quick reminder that registration for All County Schools is open now and information about registration is also posted here... 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...

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...

As we do every month 1490 WOMI will air the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Rooster Booster Program live. The Joe Lowe Morning show will originate from the Rooster Booster Breakfast and listeners can tune in as early as 6am to hear what's going on if they are not able to attend...

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...