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Save the Date! Kids’ D.I.Y. Birdhouse Workshop Coming to Daviess County, Kentucky
Looking for a fun activity to share with your kids? Get them out of the house and into nature this fall! There's a free hiking event where they'll also learn how to build a birdhouse of their very own. It's a great learning activity to do with your children. They'll have a blast! Pre-registration is required to attend.
Owensboro Police searching for missing woman
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEVV) — Owensboro Police need help in locating a missing person. Authorities say they are looking for 37-year-old Ruth Wedding. We're told she's about 5'4", 145 pounds, has blonde hair, and blue eyes. Police say she has been missing since June 1st and she could possibly be...
The Annual First Responders BBQ is This Week in Owensboro, KY
The Wendell Foster Center in Owensboro says, "It's officially BBQ Week!" If you have ties to a local police officer, firefighter or EMT, you likely know exactly what that means. Wendell Foster is teaming up with the Chamber Young Professionals for a special event that pays tribute to our local heroes. They've once again joined forces for the annual First Responders BBQ and it's coming up later this week.
DEI policy discussions return to Frankfort, setting stage for next General Assembly
Diversity, equity and inclusion policy discussions have returned to Frankfort — setting the stage for the potential return of controversial DEI legislation in the next General Assembly. At an Interim Education Committee meeting Tuesday, Chair Stephen West, R-Paris, said lawmakers wanted to learn more about current DEI policies at...
ACO World Championships to return to Owensboro
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEVV) — The American Cornhole Organization World Championships 19 is set to return to Owensboro for the second year in a row this weekend. This year’s ACO World Championships of Cornhole 19 will include ACO Adaptive Cornhole, as well as a tournament created to expand the reach of the nationally recognized AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) into the world of competitive cornhole.
Owensboro Health names Cancer Center Director
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEVV) — Owensboro Health announce the appointment of Bill Jordan as the new Director of the Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center. Jordan began his role on Monday, July 15, and reports directly to Chris Sale, Owensboro Health Vice President of Operations. In his new role, Jordan will oversee...
Downtown Owensboro Prepares for Potentially ‘Epic’ Friday After 5 Crowd
The organizers of Friday After 5, downtown Owensboro's 12-week-long free summer music festival, are expecting a massive turn out for this week's lineup. Monday, on social media, they posted this:. THIS FRIDAY WILL BE EPIC!. In that same post, they also encouraged folks to plan ahead. Those plans should include...
Bardstown man hits jackpot in lottery game
A Bardstown man couldn’t sleep from excitement after learning he won a Kentucky Lottery game. James Smith has come forward with Kentucky 5 jackpot ticket. The ticket Smith purchased online matched the five numbers drawn June 26, winning the $690,369 jackpot, a news release from the lottery said.
Coming soon: Downtown BGKY Harvest Festival
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Downtown BG Harvest Festival is set to kick off on Oct. 19. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., family-friendly events and activities will be available to the local community. According to Downtown BGKY, there will be free parking and free admission to the festival....
BGPD Honor Guard pays tribute to those lost in the line of duty
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department Honor Guard paid tribute Saturday to those lost in the line of duty. According to BGPD, the honor guard headed to Owensboro to participate in the Supporting Heroes Tribute Gala. The police department says this event is yearly to honor...
Proposed $400M Ford plant in Shelby County brings mixed reviews
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A $400 million Ford plant could be coming to Shelby County in Kentucky, but those who live there have mixed feelings of what it could bring. Steve Clayton opened Last Stop Brewing in downtown Shelbyville back in March and is in support of a proposed component plant that could go somewhere in Shelby County.
A deep dive into Christian County history reveals an Alexander Graham Bell connection
When brothers and pastors Henry T. and Robert T. Anderson migrated to Christian County in about 1837 and 1839, respectively, the county was just moving out of its frontier beginnings and quickly emerging as a center of business in an agrarian and increasingly slaveholding area. By the time New York City author Eve M. Kahn followed their trail and visited the same area in June 2024, it would have been completely unrecognizable to the brothers.
Henderson native Taylor inducted into Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame
A year and a half into a retirement of walking the pristine white beaches of Sarasota, Fla., Corky Taylor said to himself, “I can’t do this.”. It was around this time that he’d begun thinking about getting the rights to the name of his great-grandfather’s distillery, “Peerless,” and its original Distilled Spirits Plant number.
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