Owensboro News

A western Kentucky museum is raising money in an effort to purchase the personal papers of two community pioneers that have a link to a famous novel.

June 19--Owensboro is creating another free downtown music series in Smothers Park on Thursday and Saturday nights from July 6 through Oct. 12 to give aspiring area entertainers a chance to find an audience.

The success of May Valley Elementary's first year in Toyota's bornlearning Academy has secured it extended funding, representatives from Toyota announced this week.

The International Bluegrass Music Museum has had a long time presence on the Internet going back to the mid '90s when Bob Cherry of Cybergrass created their first site in 1966.

With so many travel destinations to choose from each summer, it can be easy to overlook the one-of-a-kind locations and experiences that are available right in our own backyard.

New locations: Lacy Elementary, Hopkinsville; Foust Elementary, Owensboro; Clark County Preschool, Winchester; Paris Elementary, Paris; Garth Elementary, Georgetown; Wingo Elementary, Graves County; South Heights Elementary, Henderson; J.A. Caywood Elementary, Edgewood; Campbell Elementary, Raceland; Murray Elementary, Murray; Highland Elementary, ... (more)

Hannah Embry, operating a 2002 Volvo was traveling south on Pleasant Valley Road.

A series of portraits depicting all of the circuit judges who served even before Daviess County existed is back on display at the county courthouse.

Now, the handsome pit bull has finally been released from his former owner's custody and he is free to be rescued or adopted.

The 100 percent non-smoking Comfort Suites hotel is located less than one mile from Kentucky Wesleyan College.

The first warnings about the spending cuts were dire. In March, as the sweeping $85 billion reductions known as sequestration kicked in, President Barack Obama called them "stupid" and "arbitrary" and said they could thwart economic progress.

In my opinion, the price of gas in Henderson is greatly inflated. Facebook pages have been filled with complaints concerning this matter for the last several weeks.

Erik and Sara Westerman walk hand-in-hand along a row of American flags around the Daviess County Courthouse on Thursday in Owensboro, Ky..

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A two year-old Ohio County girl is in critical condition after swallowing ingredients used to manufacture meth and the mother and her boyfriend have been arrested.

A Daviess County man was arrested on charges related to child pornography Wednesday after the Kentucky State Police served a search warrant at his Owensboro home.

We'd like to wish Johnny Depp a happy 50th birthday today. Yes, you heard that right, Johnny Depp is half a century old! Johnny Depp was born June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky.

WASHINGTON On the 69th anniversary of D-Day, a group of 30 Kentucky and Indiana veterans from World War II and the Korean War are scheduled to be in the nation's capital on Thursday to see memorials built to honor their service.

Revlett is a disabled veterans outreach program specialist for the Green River area.