Daviess County, KY

Owensboro and Daviess County school officials say they will work with the state to comply with a coming law that requires all schools or school campuses to have a full-time school resource officer on site. House Bill 63 will go into effect July 1. The law is an amendment to...

After adding over 702,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.9 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

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Red, White and Blue Forum gives Daviess County voters chance to hear from candidates. Red, White and Blue Forum gives Daviess County voters chance to hear from candidates. Red, White and Blue Forum in Owensboro gives voters chance to hear from candidates. Updated: May. 14, 2022 at 6:00 PM CDT.

Junior Raylee Roby’s near no-hitter and some fireworks from eighth grader Annie Newman stood out for the Lady Panthers on Friday, as they were able to grab an 8-1 win over Owensboro Catholic to win their third straight 9th District Championship. The Lady Aces got the first real scoring...

Principal Emily Hernandez said that Natalie and Nichole Rhinerson epitomize what being a Trinity High School student is about and that they are both servant leaders. The two graduates said they owe that mindset to family, friends, and the THS atmosphere. They added that the Class of 2022 is especially close and intertwined, and they are grateful to be a part of it.

Daviess Fiscal Court took care of some housekeeping during its regular meeting Thursday afternoon, approving agenda items relating to both the David C. Adkisson Greenbelt Park and the upcoming ROMP Music Festival. Commissioners unanimously approved the county’s application for a grant to help with the expansion of the Greenbelt in...

Officials with the Daviess County Public Schools district in Daviess County, Kentucky, say the threat of severe weather has postponed a Thursday night event for some high school students in the district. DCSP officials said Thursday that Apollo High School's outdoor graduation ceremony had been postponed due to the threat...

The city, county and Owensboro-Daviess County Industrial Foundation are set to close a land deal with an Ohio-based company that has plans to create a distribution center in the city. RLR Investments, of Wilmington, Ohio, is expected to finalize an agreement Thursday, May 19, to purchase 24.58 acres at MidAmerica...

On Thursday, May 19, Daviess County Fiscal Court welcomed a delegation from Olomouc, Owensboro’s sister city in the Czech Republic. “Since the first day here, we have felt like we are among our friends and we have been a member of your family during the 30 years,” said Mayor Miroslav Žbánek. “We have been able to come to your city and get to know your culture. And I’m glad we could do the same and present our culture to you.”

Robert (Bob) Smith’s family wanted a memorial of some kind to honor their father’s long-time involvement with the area and regional tennis community. They wanted that recognition to be at Moreland Park, where Smith was a fixture as a tennis player, teacher and mentor for a half century.

A Daviess County nonprofit that offers job training, support services and social activities for adults with developmental disabilities is seeing an uptick in. volunteers as the pandemic has eased. The Opportunity Center of Owensboro has recently hosted cultural events from community groups and volunteers. Executive Director Sally Phillips said the...

OWENSBORO, Ind. (WFIE) - Daviess County Public School Officials say they are postponing Apollo’s graduation. It had been set for Thursday night, but because of weather, it’s now planned for Friday night at 7:30 at Eagle Stadium. [Enhanced Risk for severe weather Thursday afternoon-evening]

This is difficult to write, but only because the mere thought of ticks gives me the willies; I was cringing during the entire first part of that sentence, and it continues. But I'm here to help, so I will get over it. We're heading into summertime and ticks will be...

DAVIESS CO., Ky. (WEHT) – Law enforcement officials and police went to a trailer park to investigate a suspect. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) says on May 16 around 2:13 p.m., DCSO and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) responded to the Colony Mobile Home Park in reference to a male threatening people with a […]

(WEHT) - The results are in for Daviess County,

Brad Youngman defeated incumbent Daviess County Sheriff Barry Smith in Kentucky's primary elections on Tuesday, winning the nomination for Republican candidate for sheriff of Daviess County, Kentucky. Primary election results shared by the Daviess County Clerk's Office show Youngman won the nomination as the Republican candidate for sheriff with just...