James Mayse

1 week ago | messenger-inquirer.com | James Mayse

When last week’s severe storms and days of epic rainfall swept over the region, one place that didn’t see flooding was in the Shifley-York neighbors off Bittel Road. “Actually, there is no flooding at all since they’ve done the construction,” former City Commissioner Mark Castlen said Tuesday. In 2022, commissioners approved a $5-million stormwater project in the Shifley-York area, using American Rescue Plan Act dollars the city received for pandemic relief.

1 week ago | messenger-inquirer.com | James Mayse

The Daviess County High School and Owensboro High School musical theater departments are joining together for their first major co-production this weekend, when the schools present “Fiddler on the Roof” Saturday and Sunday in the OHS auditorium. The show was originally planned for Friday and Saturday, but was rescheduled due to the recent flooding.

1 week ago | messenger-inquirer.com | James Mayse

Owensboro Racing & Gaming was built with at least the possibility of flooding in mind. After all, the property at the intersection of U.S. 60 and Wrights Landing Road in east Daviess County is listed as being in a floodplain area. But while the facility was built up out of the flood area, Wright’s Landing Road was another matter. “(There’s) nothing we can do about the road,” general manager Steve Roof said Thursday.

1 week ago | messenger-inquirer.com | James Mayse

Owensboro Municipal Utilities was recently awarded the American Public Power Association’s top safety award, which recognized the utility for its worker safety record and safety policies. Thursday afternoon, OMU General Manager Tim Lyons told city utility commissioners the agency had received a Diamond Award in the APPA’s 2024 Safety Award for Excellence for utilities that worked 110,00 to 249,999 work hours last year. The Diamond Award is the highest safety award the APPA presents to utilities.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | James Mayse

Owensboro Racing & Gaming was built with at least the possibility of flooding in mind. After all, the property at the intersection of U.S. 60 and Wrights Landing Road in east Daviess County is listed as being in a floodplain area. But while the facility was built up out of the flood area, Wright’s Landing Road was another matter. “(There’s) nothing we can do about the road,” general manager Steve Roof said Thursday.