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WARRICK CO., Ind. (WFIE) - The community is encouraged to stand is as family for a special graveside service in Warrick County. It will be Sunday, November 8, at 2 p.m. at Bates Hill Cemetery. The Warrick County Coroner’s Office is holding the service to lay four people to rest....
NEWBURGH — The Warrick County Area Plan Commission voted Monday, Nov. 2, to send the proposed data center ordinance to the county commissioners with a recommendation for denial. After public comment Monday evening, APC members had the option to send the ordinance to the Warrick County Board of Commissioners with a favorable recommendation, unfavorable recommendation or without recommendation. The first motion was to send the ordinance forward with a favorable recommendation. That motion failed, 4-3. The second motion, to send the ordinance forward with an unfavorable recommendation, passed 5-2. "Yes" votes came from: APC president Jeff Valiant, Richard Reid, who is member of the Warrick County Council, Brandon Pryor, Dave Goldenberg and Ray Rentchler. "No" votes came from Stacey Franz, who is a Warrick County commissioner, and Jeff Willis, vice president of the APC. What happens now? The ordinance will now go before the Warrick County commissioners at their meeting Nov. 9. The meeting is set for 4 p.m. Nov. 9 at Friedman Park Event Center. The commissioners can approve or deny the ordinance, as well as opt to make changes. Can the public see the ordinance before the meeting? Yes. A draft of the ordinance is available online for
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – An event coming up for first responders, law enforcement, veterans and their families aims to relax and connect attendees. Monica Fella with Healing Reigns of Kentucky and Glenn Riggs of the Henderson County Public Library joined El’Agance Shemwell during Daybreak with event details. The full interview can be viewed in the […]
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – People traveling near Slaughters might face a traffic disruption. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans to block a section of KY 1835 in Webster County on November 6 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in order to replace a cross drain. Officials say the closure will be from KY 1405 at […]
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - Henderson Municipal Power & Light officials say they have completed repairs after a vehicle hit a power pole Tuesday morning in the southbound lane of Highway 41 near Audubon Chrysler Dealership. Officials say they were able to make the repairs without a power outage. Crews completed...
This week HMP&L’s ongoing utility pole relocation/replacement project will be concentrated on the U.S. 41/Watson Lane intersection. Work will continue from the U.S. 41 intersection around Ollie’s Car Wash to the east toward Stonegate Drive on Thursday-Saturday. Work will also include work along Brinson Drive and adjacent to...
ROBARDS, Ky. (WFIE) - Voters in Robards approved alcohol sales within city limits during Tuesday’s Henderson County general election. A majority voted in favor of the measure. The vote passed with 337 people supporting alcohol sales and 132 voting against. See all results here. The decision means businesses such...
HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – Three Tri-State hospitals have been ranked as one of the best in state hospitals for Kentucky and Indiana, according to Newsweek. In a list of the top 800 hospitals across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Ascension St. Vincent was ranked sixth in the Hoosier State. Owensboro and Greenville […]
Downtown Owensboro indoor sports facility nearly finished, opening expected by year’s end.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun will not delay the scheduled execution of Jeffrey Weisheit, who was convicted of killing two children. But Braun has not made a final decision on whether to grant clemency. Weisheit, 50, is scheduled to be executed before sunrise Thursday for the murders of...
Kick off the holiday season with an afternoon of live music, festive fun, and bluegrass spirit! The Lanham Brothers Jamboree is coming to the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum on Saturday, December 5, for a special holiday performance in the Woodward Theatre. Join Randy Lanham and friends for...
Glenn’s Give & Go is collecting food and essentials for local veterans. Find out how to donate in Owensboro Wednesday.
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Henderson city officials held a groundbreaking for a new house. Officials explain the home, located at 102 Letcher Street, is a project that originated during the first year of the City’s Inner City Improvement Plan. Proposed by the 2023 Public Safety Committee, the H.E.R.O. Project aims to enhance public safety and […]
The wet-dry option vote in Robards turned up a victory for those wanting to buy beer, with 337 voting ‘yes’ and 132 voting ‘no.’. The initiative was taken up by Robards General Store owner Joe McGarrh, who wanted to provide the option of selling package beer to local customers at his store.
Kentucky voters have approved a constitutional amendment to curb governors’ pardon powers around elections. The amendment won at the ballot box Tuesday by a vote of almost 40 percentage points. Unofficial results were 71% in favor to 29% opposing. In Henderson County, the amendment also garnered many more ‘yes’...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said he has accepted the recommendation from the Indiana Parole Board to deny clemency for Jeffrey Weisheit. Weisheit was convicted of killing 5-year-old Caleb Lynch and 8-year-old Alyssa Lynch in Evansville in 2010 after setting a house on fire and leading police on a chase into Kentucky. Gov. […]
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - Henderson County Water District officials say they have lifted the Boil Water Advisory for customers in the 11688-12581 Kentucky Highway 1078 South and 12862-12901 S. Negley Road areas. According to a press release, satisfactory bacteriological test results have been received, and customers can resume normal use...
HENDERSON CO., Ky. (WFIE) - Henderson County Water District (HCWD) has issued a Boil Water Advisory for customers at the following addresses:. Officials say transportation crews were replacing highway signs along KY Hwy 1078 S when a water main was accidentally damaged. HCWD emergency crews are on site making repairs,...
The saying “every vote matters” held true in several local races across Kentucky on Tuesday, with a coin flip deciding the winner of city council seats in Ashland, Catlettsburg, Greenup, Hanson, Park Hills, and Powderly. Hopkins County Clerk Keenan Woodruff told the WFMW News Edge that a coin...