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***This post will continually be updated with the most recent closings and cancellations due to impending weather in the Owensboro...

Frederica St. at Third closed for repair starting Oct. 8

Breckenridge closed from E. 18th to E. Parrish Streets

According to the Owensboro Police Department, effective immediately, Breckenridge Street will be closed from E. 18th Street to E. Parrish...

DCPS events after 5 p.m. today cancelled

According to the Daviess County Public Schools Facebook page: All DCPS evening events/activities/practices occurring after 5 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 14) are...

City to apply for entertainment destination center license from state ABC

by Katie Pickens

At the Owensboro city commission meeting on Tuesday, city officials, in an ordinance presented by City Attorney Steve Lynn and...

BMS students learn valuable lessons from ‘House Arrest’ author

by Melody Wallace

For the past several years, Burns Middle School has participated in a “One Book, One School” project in which all...

Garden clubs continue giving throughout seasons

by Libby Johnson

Though the season for gardening is over, local garden clubs are far from dormant. Owensboro has at least three groups...

OPD adds flex unit to better protect citizens during rise in violence

OPD demobilizes flex team from west side

by Katie Pickens

The Owensboro Police Department’s Flex Team was designed to maintain a police presence in downtown Owensboro and decrease the amount...

Convention Center hosts Ky. Travel Industry; Chapman to speak

by Katie Pickens

For the first time since 2007, the Kentucky Travel Industry Annual Conference is taking place in Owensboro and is being...

Bowen recognized as 2018 ‘Friend of Kentucky Cities’