Human Interest

It is with a heavy heart that we report our friend, colleague and Owensboro icon Joe Lowe passed away this morning from an aggressive form of esophageal cancer. Joe was best known for his distinct voice as the host of the Joe Lowe Morning Show on 1490 WOMI - it was truly the heartbeat of Owensboro.

Make a Business Connection AM is tomorrow, August 16th from 7:30 - 9:00 am. This focused networking event is moving to Tumbleweed restaurant for the month of August, located at 5257 Frederica Street. Tumbleweed will also provide breakfast...

The City of Owensboro invites area churches to participate in the rededication of the Shelton Memorial by ringing their church bells at precisely 11:04 a.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2012 for two minutes. We ask that churches pay homage to Col. Charles E. Shelton and all of our country’s POW’s at this time.

Tim Ross, Director of Public Events for the City of Owensboro was a guest on the Joe Lowe Morning Show Tuesday. Tim and David Terry with Cape Air spent quite a bit of time talking about the timeline of events Aug. 23,24 and 25. We discussed the opening of the Shelton Memorial, The Park Opening and some of the highlights in the park...

Audubon Elementary School                      Caleb York 300 Worthington Road                          852-7150 Tuesday, Aug. 14 – SBDM meets at 4 p.m. … Primary orientation at 6 p.m...

Leading up to the Grand Celebration August 23, 24 and 25 of Owensboro's Riverfront. We will have a different guest on the Joe Lowe Morning Show each morning to talk about it. One day it will be about the Air Show, the next it will be about the re-dedication of the Shelton Memorial, the next the Children's Playground...

CSX Railroad plans to CLOSE US 60 in western DAVIESS County on Tuesday, August 14, 2012.  This closure is to allow rail crossing work on US 60 at Daviess County mile point 4.250 in the Stanley Community. This closure point is on US 60 between Griffith Station Road and KY 1554/French Island Road...

Chic Fil A has been getting a ton of attention recently. Some love the place and it's ownership. Others not so much. I have been quiet on the subject.....until now. This video gives opinions that I can totally agree with.

With August 11 almost here, Atmos Energy hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, will serve as a natural reminder for residents to call 811 prior to any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. This comes on the heels of a recent report which determined an underground utility line is damaged during digging projects every three minutes nationwide.

My daughter, Karen Lowe, posted this today. She is going to the Dominican Republic to help provide surgical care to an area that has none. In a effort to help others the organization sponsoring the trip is encouraging participants to get sponsors for the trip...