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The hometown news source for Owensboro, KY. Messenger-Inquirer offers news, sports and weather covering Daviess, McLean, Hancock, Muhlenberg and Ohio counties.
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Fans of bluegrass music and the eclectic rock group the Grateful Dead came together Thursday at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum for the unveiling of the organization’s newest exhibition, “Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey,” in honor of ..read more
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The Daviess County Republican Party has passed a resolution calling for a “return to excellence” in voting procedures and practices ..read more
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The local campaign season got underway Thursday morning when the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce hosted a mayoral forum during its Rooster Booster breakfast at the Owensboro Convention Center ..read more
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Dr. Wendy Duvall has been named Owensboro Public Schools’ 21st superintendent ..read more
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The Owensboro Hall of Fame inside the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau honors two jockeys — Patrick Johnson and Willie Lee “W.L.” Johnson and one horse — Spend A Buck ..read more
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Bernadette “Bernie” Hale, director of marketing and recruiting at Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC), has been awarded the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations’ (NCMPR) 2024 Communicator of the Year Award at the organization’s national conference which was ..read more
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Thursday afternoon, Judge John L. Atkins is expected to rule on the motion WPSD-TV filed seeking payment of attorney's fees and statutory penalties from Murray State University ..read more
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Education officials in Kentucky’s largest city have delayed a vote on a new busing plan amid parental opposition and a recommendation to wait from a company that audited the district’s disastrous transportation changes to routes this year. News outlets reported ..read more
More teens would be tried in adult courts for gun offenses under Kentucky bill winning final passage
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Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a bill meant to combat teen crime. The bill is intended to transfer more youths for trial in adult courts when charged with gun-related gun offenses. The Senate passed the bill Wednesday and ..read more
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The U.S. Coast Guard says the cargo ship that crashed into and collapsed a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand. U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said at a news conference Wednesday that authorities had ..read more