James Mayse

1 week ago | yahoo.com | James Mayse

Griffith Avenue was bustling with people and full of music Saturday afternoon, as audiences flocked to the neighborhood for the city’s seventh PorchFest OBKY music festival. Tom and Sherry Sabetta have hosted musicians at PorchFest at their home for years. In fact, a large PorchFest sign was waiting for them when they bought the home. “Our house was on PorchFest before we moved in five years ago,” Sherry Sabetta said. “We wanted to keep the tradition going.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | James Mayse

The Owensboro Museum of Fine Art has launched a new app that presents a guided tour of the city’s public sculptures. The app launched Tuesday and is available for either Android phones or iPhones. Museum Executive Director Jason Edward Hayden said the tour is through the OtoCast app, which connects people who display public art based on their location. The OtoCast app will first bring up OMFA’s public art tour for anyone who logs into the app in the city or county.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | James Mayse

A former Owensboro Police Department officer who was indicted last year for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman is being sued by the alleged victim in Daviess Circuit Court. The suit was filed by “Jane Doe,” who is only identified by her initials in the complaint, against former OPD officer Aleph Zavala and against OPD Chief Art Ealum. The lawsuit is currently winding its way through circuit court, with the last ruling occurring last month. The civil lawsuit is the second case Zavala faces.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | James Mayse

The Greater Owensboro Music Commission is seeking community partners involved in music to help spread the word about the organization’s upcoming “music census.”The plan is to launch the census in July and gather information from anyone involved in music performance, production, education and other avenues. Steve Johnson, facilitator for the Music Commission, said the census results will help the community identify changes that would help promote music.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | James Mayse

An overnight fire damaged a care facility early Thursday morning, forcing officials to evacuate the residents and move them to a facility outside the city. The fire was reported at 12:23 a.m. at Davco Personal Care Home, 2526 West 10th St.In an email, Owensboro Fire Department Chief James Howard said when firefighters arrived, they encountered fire and smoke coming from the west end of the facility.