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Play the OMU-Should Know Christmas Trivia Contest on WBKR for a chance to win passes to Santa Claus Land of Lights and a prize package to Big Splash Adventure.

OMU's Elmer Smith stacks were demolished early this morning in Owensboro, KY. Here's video and one family's emotional ties to the plant.

OMU is warning of scam calls that threaten customers with disconnection.

News from Kenergy this morning. The regional utility company is following the lead of OMU and other utilities around the country and is suspending disconnects during the coronavirus crisis.

OMU crews will be doing work around the Highway 54 exit on Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. You'll want to avoid traveling through this area.

Get out the strands of lights, the plastic reindeer and the inflatable Santa.  OMU has teamed up with Owensboro's Neighborhood Alliance Program for the annual Golden Santa Award.  If you're decorating the outside of your home for Christmas, you could win prize money!

Okay, OMU has lifted the boil water order for most Owensboro customers. About 300 customers and those who are still out in the county will have to wait a little bit longer for their boil order to be lifted.

Late yesterday afternoon, crews from OMU were able to restore water service and water pressure to customers in Owensboro following the water main break early Monday morning.  Now, utility officials estimate that the Boil Water Advisory could be lifted as early as Thursday morning.

Since early Monday morning, OMU crews have been working around the clock to repair the two broken water mains in Downtown Owensboro in front of Daviess County Middle School.

Owensboro-Daviess County suffered a water main break this morning in the downtown area and we have video footage of the break and flooding. We received this video from a WBKR listener this morning. A boil water advisory is now in effect for all OMU customers, including the southeast, west and east Daviess County water districts due to a water main break in front of OMU Plant A on East Fourth Stree