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- Downtown plan OK'd; money not yet in place
Owensboro's new City Commission wasted little time getting to work at its first meeting Tuesday night, voting to begin implementing an $80 million downtown development plan.
- Owensboro bishop resigns, cites health issues
The Vatican has accepted the resignation of Owensboro Roman Catholic Bishop John J. McRaith from the post he has held since 1982.
- Education groups will present consistent message, Shelton says
The overarching request educators will be delivering to the General Assembly is simple -- preserve education funding or restructure to develop new revenue sources.
- Bishop of Owensboro, Ky., resigns, cites health reasons
Bishop John J. McRaith, bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro , has resigned for health reasons.
- Unemployment up 51% in Daviess County
Unemployment rates are climbing nationwide and the jobless numbers have shot up dramatically in several Tri-State counties.
- Four rescued from Daviess Co. standoff
Update: DAVIESS CO., KY - A Daviess County man was taken to a Louisville hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with police.
- Man charged, in critical condition after standoff
A western Kentucky man is listed in critical condition after police say he shot himself during an overnight standoff with officers.
- Number of Owensboro hotel rooms rising
OWENSBORO, KY A 14 News update on Owensboro's Executive Inn Rivermont. The city's largest hotel has been closed for six months and officials tell us there's still no indication of a sale in the works.
- International Baccalaureate program gains speed
Cross-country runner Hannah Fox likened her experience in Signature School's International Baccalaureate program to a grueling race.
- Dept. of Highways engineer's career leaves imprint on landscape
HOPKINSVILLE - Ted Merryman, one of the supervising engineers of Interstate 24's construction through Christian County, plans to retire from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Department of Highways at the ...
- Commercial air service may be stalled in KY
Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport announced last month commercial air service was returning for the first time in nearly a year.
- Kentucky Bisons Upset No. 1 Ranked Nashville Broncs 114-108
Owensboro, KY. Boris Siakam scored 21 points to lead the ABA Kentucky Bisons to a 114-108 win over the Nashville Broncs on Sunday at the SportsCenter.
- Accused Indiana Child Molester Caught In Kentucky
A man wanted for child molesting in Gibson County has been caught. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says Allan Underwood was arrested in Owensboro, KY on Tuesday.
- State budget cuts will affect jails, juvenile homes
Planned 4 percent state budget cuts to the Justice Cabinet and Department of Corrections will hurt back home.
- KY: 18th Street Drug Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years for Crack Cocaine Distribution Charges
U.S. Attorney David L. Huber of the Western District of Kentucky announced today that on December 19, 2008, Andre Green, age 26, of 1543 East 18th Street, Owensboro, Kentucky, was sentenced to 7 years ...
- KY budget cuts may hurt child services
Unfortunately for children receiving emergency child care, Kentucky's budget problems may mean less help.
- Group Pushing for Wine Sales in KY Groceries
Kentucky is one of 18 states that does not allow wine sales in grocery stores but a coalition is looking to change that.
- Owensboro thanks Mayor Watson
A goodbye party was held for Owensboro mayor Tom Watson. Nearly 100 people showed up at the River Park Center Thursday to thank Watson for his four years of service.
- Winter Driving Alert Issued for Western KY
Traffic Advisory The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is gearing up for a round of winter weather across Western Kentucky.
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City DescriptionOwensboro is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky and the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about 32 miles southeast of Evansville, Indiana and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 54,067 at the 2000 census. The city was named after Colonel Abraham Owen. Owensboro is the second-largest city in the Tri-State of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky after Evansville, Indiana.
Owensboro was first settled in the 1790s by frontiersman William "Bill" Smeathers, for whom the riverfront park is named. A Kentucky Historical Marker # 744 was erected in his honor at the park. The settlement was called Yellow Banks, an allusion to the color of the banks of the Ohio River. In 1817, Yellow Banks was incorporated as a city under the name Owensborough, named after Colonel Abraham Owen. He was also the namesake of Owen County, Kentucky. In 1893, the spelling of the name was shortened to its current Owensboro.
Frederick Ames came to Owensboro from Washington, Pennsylvania in 1887. He started the Carriage Woodstock Company to repair horse-drawn carriages. In 1910 he began to manufacture a line of ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:- Owensboro Community and Technical College
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