Josh Kelly

Daviess County Parks and Rec is bringing a new event to Yellow Creek Park this October, with Halloween Hullabaloo set to offer a full fall festival experience including trick-or-treating, pumpkins,…

Several community members missed Take a Kid Fishing in June when the weather canceled the event. Make up for the cancellation by attending Take A Kid Outdoors on September 7, 2024, at Mattingly Target Shooting Range. The former Daviess County Gun Club location will serve as the Daviess County Conservation District’s training grounds for several outdoor activities. These activities include archery, learning about animal traps and furs, and identifying animal tracks versus human tracks.

With a record 19 conventions and more than 200 events throughout the 2023-24 fiscal year, the Owensboro Convention Center ended the year in the black for the second time since it opened 10 years ago, turning around a profit of approximately $140,000.

Airport-Sorgho Fire Chief Pat Thompson is the newest inductee into the Kentucky Firefighters Association Hall of Fame after 39 years of service.

Cravens Pool could still open this year, and the indoor sports facility is ahead of schedule and under budget, according to the City of Owensboro's projects list.

The River City Pickleball Club is well on its way to playing on a new home court. City officials on Tuesday unveiled the design plan for an 18-court complex at Ben Hawes Park. The plan also includes several spaces for shade, seating, practice areas, and other amenities.

Owensboro native Hadley Duvall — a sexual assault survivor and women’s rights advocate — was in the national spotlight Monday night as a guest speaker during the Democratic National Convention. She spoke with Owensboro Times following about the experience and the whirlwind of the last few months that have taken her advocacy efforts to the highest level.

There will be a new place to grab an adult beverage on the west side of Owensboro in 2025, with Maria and Daniel Keaveney planning to open 1885 Cocktail Bar.

The future of solar energy in Daviess County looks a little cloudy. Owensboro Times has learned of a potential 150-megawatt solar farm project that would span 1,200 acres in Daviess County. However, Judge-Executive Charlie Castlen wants to revisit the planning and zoning codes about decommissioning solar energy systems before accepting project applications — a move two County Commissioners worry could put the project in jeopardy and lead to the County missing out on another major economic opportunity. 

Despite some social media posts suggesting otherwise, members of the Daviess County Fiscal Court say the government is still funding the Daviess County Animal Shelter & Control. While they are researching alternative funding structures, no decisions have been made and no options include eliminating funding.