Three potential brands for Owensboro unveiled

Three new taglines, one of which could help identify the Owensboro community in coming years, were unveiled Wednesday as a branding initiative by local government and business organizations continues to move forward. 
“It’s looking at what attracts you to the community, what the strengths are and what the needs are,” said Nick Brake, president/CEO of the [...]

Louisville, Lexington facing budget woes, but Owensboro faring well, so far

Mark Hebert with WHAS-TV is reporting that Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson is preparing to announce budget cuts because of a downturn in occupational tax revenues. 
In Lexington, city officials are grappling with possible layoffs in the police and fire departments to try to counter an expected $20 million jump in pension costs next year, according to [...]

Owensboro, festival share spotlight with KY’s senate race

In past years, the annual Apple Festival at Reid’s Orchard east of Owensboro has been cancelled after storms and drought damaged the crops and the farm. 
But a whirlwind of national media coverage and a deluge of reporters over the past weekend only boosted the profile of the 22nd annual festival on the 250-acre farm of [...]

Owensboro storm damage

The cleanup in Owensboro from Sunday’s windstorm is still in its early stages, with crews having cleared all the city’s streets and now grappling with the extensive task of clearing debris from fallen trees and limbs throughout theity c. 
As of Monday afternoon, between 8,000 and 9,000 Owensboro Municipal Utilities customers were still without power, or [...]

Beshear kicks off town hall meetings tonight

Gov. Steve Beshear will hold the first of 13 town hall meetings planned for around the state in Pikeville tonight.
Beshear will be speaking at Virgie Middle School in the eastern Kentucky town at 6 p.m. EST followed by a question and answer period.
His schedule of meetings will take him to Madisonville on July 31, Bowling [...]