The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

25/01/2025

In its return to the KPA Newspaper Excellence in Kentucky contest from years of absence, the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer was awarded third place overall in General Excellence for the Daily 2 Division, with the Lexington Herald-Leader taking first and the Louisville Courier Journal taking second.

Congratulations to M-I sportswriter Mark Mathis for taking an individual first place for Best Sports Column, photographers Alan Warren and Greg Eans for taking home individual photo awards and the Messenger-Inquirer staff taking second in Best Editorial.

24/01/2025

It Takes a Village rescue will assume operational control of the Daviess County Animal Shelter on April 1.

Daviess Fiscal Court approved a contract with ITV during its meeting Thursday night by a 3-1 vote, with Commissioner Janie Marksberry casting the dissenting vote.

It Takes a Village rescue will assume operational control of the Daviess County Animal Shelter on April 1.

24/01/2025

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, the new chairman of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said Thursday a committee focus in 2025 will be looking into U.S. funding provided to a virology lab in Wuhan China, the city where the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, the new chairman of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said Thursday a committee focus in 2025 will be looking into U.S. funding provided

24/01/2025

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John Booker, 81
Wendell Flener, 76
Emma Garrett, 82
Thomas Gerteisen, 81

Funerals for Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 11 hrs ago Bowlds, Joseph, 92, died Friday, Jan. 10. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Catholic Church. Burial: follows at Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m. until time of service Friday at the church.

23/01/2025

In May 1, 2017 Mountain Comprehensive Care Center opened its Hope House program — the organization’s person-centered, trauma-informed evidenced-based treatment for women with substance use and mental health disorders — with inpatient and outpatient services on East 19th Street before having to relocate years later.

As of May 2023, Hope House relaunched its residential program in a former apartment complex on the corner of Veach Road and Dixiana Court, while its outpatient program — which has been in operation since the move from East 19th Street — has secured a home right next door.

On May 1, 2017, Mountain Comprehensive Care Center opened its Hope House program — the organization’s person-centered, trauma-informed evidenced-based treatment for women with substance use and mental health disorders —

23/01/2025

Concerned citizens in the area began posting in local Facebook groups in December about a duck at Yellow Creek Park that seemed to be injured with a fish hook stuck in its bill.

According to the posters, they had contacted area organizations but were told that nothing could be done to help the injured waterfowl.

Felicia Fullerton, who currently lives in Hancock County, was tagged in the posts by a mutual friend.

“The friend knew that I had experience helping and rehabilitating ducks, so they tagged me in the post,” Fullerton said.

Concerned citizens in the area began posting in local Facebook groups in December about a duck at Yellow Creek Park that seemed to be injured with a fish hook stuck

23/01/2025

Members of the Owensboro Rotary Club joined in the process of having frank discussions about community issues Wednesday, when the group met with representatives from the Greater Owensboro Leadership.

Last year, the Leadership Institute partnered with the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation to release “Building a Better Owensboro: A New Path Forward for Owensboro-Daviess County.” The report, which was compiled through interviews, meetings and public events, identified areas of concern among 1,200 residents, as well as the community’s strengths.

The idea behind the effort is to hold meetings where residents can talk about issues, find areas of agreement and connection, and find ways they can be a part in working to address problems such as homelessness, affordable housing and drug addiction.

Members of the Owensboro Rotary Club joined in the process of having frank discussions about community issues Wednesday, when the group met with representatives from the Greater Owensboro Leadership.

23/01/2025

The historic facility will have hosted 50 games over a 13-day period, including the start of the All ‘A’ Classic State Basketball Tournament on Wednesday. The All ‘A’ has a definite local flavor with Owensboro Catholic in both the girls and boys tournaments.

The Owensboro Sportscenter is in the middle of a flurry of basketball games.

23/01/2025

“The foundation is the philanthropic arm of Owensboro Health, and what that means is we are able to receive donations in the form of individual contributions, corporate gifts, foundation gifts; we even can apply for federal and state grant dollars,” said Tracy Naylor, executive director of the Owensboro Health Foundation. “We bring charitable dollars into the healthcare system with the effort and the intention of supporting our patients, supporting avenues of growth that perhaps can’t be covered through traditional revenue streams within the healthcare system.”

The majority of the services Owensboro Health provides its patients are covered through traditional billing avenues.

23/01/2025

Owensboro native Zack Stewart has been involved in marital arts for about as long as he can remember.

After starting as a student at Chi’s Karate in the mid-1990s as a 10 year old, Stewart quickly progressed to assisting with teaching, which led to him owning his own facility for several years in Nashville before he moved back to Owensboro and opened Shinka Dojo Owensboro in November 2023.

Owensboro native Zack Stewart has been involved in marital arts for about as long as he can remember.

23/01/2025

Following three weeks of playing games on the road, the Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball team will benefit from a close to the 2024-25 regular season that includes eight of 12 games at the Sportscenter — starting with a three-game homestand that tips off today against Northwood.

Following three weeks of playing games on the road, the Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball team will benefit from a close to the 2024-25 regular season that includes eight of

23/01/2025

Owensboro Catholic looked wide awake Wednesday morning in a 71-21 triumph over Middlesboro in the opening girls game of the All ‘A’ Classic State Tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter.

No. 15 Catholic was up 22-3 after the first quarter and kept rolling from there. The Lady Aces win tipped off at 8:30 a.m.

Owensboro Catholic looked wide awake Wednesday morning in a 71-21 triumph over Middlesboro in the opening girls game of the All ‘A’ Classic State Tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter.

23/01/2025

The Kentucky State Police charged the parents of an 8-month old reported missing last summer with murder and felony criminal abuse of a child, after the four were indicted by an Ohio County Grand jury.

Trooper Corey King, public affairs officer for KSP in Henderson, said Tesla Tucker, 30, Cage C. Rudd, 31, of the 200 block of Deanfield Church Road in Reynolds Station were charged the murder and criminal abuse of a child under the age of 12 in the death of Miya Rudd, 8 months.

Brodie C. Payne II, 29, of the 1500 block of Leitchfield Road and Ricky J. Smith, 57, who also lived at the Deanfield Church Road home in Reynolds Station, were also charged with murder and criminal abuse.

The Kentucky State Police charged the parents of an 8-month old reported missing last summer with murder and felony criminal abuse of a child, after the four were indicted by

23/01/2025

A bill filed by a Lexington area state representative would create a standard for a “living wage” in Kentucky and would require future businesses to pay employers accordingly.

The bill, House Bill 129, defines “living wage” as a wage equivalent or greater than 130% of the poverty level in the county where a person works.

If approved, the bill would apply to any business that is created after the bill becomes law, if the business meets certain conditions. For example, any business receiving government incentives or grants, a company that contracts with any branch of government, a business leasing government property and any businesses in “enterprise” or “opportunity” zones where tax incentives have been or will be provided.

A bill filed by a Lexington area state representative would create a standard for a “living wage” in Kentucky and would require future businesses to pay employers accordingly.

23/01/2025

Academy of Country Music Award-nominee Aaron Lewis has made four visits to the Bluegrass Music Capital of the World over the last six years with one stop each at the Owensboro Convention Center and RiverPark Center and two acoustic shows at the Owensboro Sportscenter.

On July 12, Lewis will be back in the western part of the state alongside his band The Stateliners — this time making his debut at the Beaver Dam Amphitheater as part of the group’s “American As It Gets Tour.”

Academy of Country Music Award-nominee Aaron Lewis has made four visits to the Bluegrass Music Capital of the World over the last six years.

23/01/2025

Congressman Brett Guthrie (2nd District-R) didn’t anticipate he would still be serving in Congress when he was first elected to his congressional seat in 2008.

But because of the continued support he has received from voters in his district, he has risen through the ranks of the Republican caucus to be chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 119th Congress, which gaveled in on Jan. 3. It continues a tradition of influence for the district that began with William Natcher rising to chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations during his 40-plus years holding the seat.

Congressman Brett Guthrie (2nd District-R) didn’t anticipate he would still be serving in Congress when he was first elected to his congressional seat in 2008.

23/01/2025

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Marcus Aleaga, 44
John Andriakos, 70
Pamela Casebier, 72
Tammi Chisholm, 44
Hubert Goodman, 72
Sandra Maglinger, 61
Roger Smith, 76

Funerals for Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 11 hrs ago Bowlds, Joseph, 92, died Friday, Jan. 10. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Catholic Church. Burial: follows at Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m. until time of service Friday at the church.

23/01/2025

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