The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

10/12/2025

Car enthusiasts from across the region took advantage of perfect weather Saturday to largely fill the front lawn at Kentucky Wesleyan College with a vast assortment of antique and modern vehicles.

Car enthusiasts from across the region took advantage of perfect weather Saturday to largely fill the front lawn at Kentucky Wesleyan College with a vast assortment of antique and modern

10/10/2025

Our annual Halloween contest is open to ages 5-12! The winner from each age group will win a gift card to Azzip Pizza and have their creation published in the paper.
See photo for details and ENTER IF YOU DARE 🎃👻🎃

10/09/2025

Owensboro High School earned its second straight 9th District boys soccer championship on Wednesday night.

10/09/2025

Dre’mail Carothers has put up major passing numbers for No. 2 Owensboro Catholic this football season.

10/09/2025

Catfish anglers from several states are headed to Owensboro this weekend for the King Kat Classic catfishing tournament on the Ohio River and the King Kids Fishing Rodeo at Yellow Creek Park.

Catfish anglers from several states are headed to Owensboro this weekend for the King Kat Classic catfishing tournament on the Ohio River and the King Kids Fishing Rodeo at Yellow

10/09/2025

The Owensboro Rotary Club hosted author and business owner Mary Katherine Wathen at Wednesday’s meeting at the Owensboro County Club.

10/09/2025

Jacqueline Jackson, professor of veterinary technology at Owensboro Community & Technical College, was recently awarded Kentucky Veterinary Technician Association’s (KVTA) “Veterinary Technician of the Year.”

When Jacqueline Jackson, professor of veterinary technology at Owensboro Community & Technical College, attended the Kentucky Veterinary Technician Association’s (KVTA) annual business meeting during the organization’s Mid-America Veterinary Conference in

10/09/2025

A Wednesday afternoon natural gas leak downtown caused homes to be evacuated, and for the power to be shut off for about 350 Owensboro Municipal Utilities customers.

10/09/2025

To view today’s Messenger-Inquirer obituaries without a subscription: www.messenger-inquirer.com/obituaries/

Sue Carter, 65
William “Bill” Lanham, 97
Frances “Fran” Moore, 82
Dennis Murphy, 78
Patricia Smiley, 79

Funerals for Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025 15 hrs ago Alexander, Eli, 78, died Sunday. Service: 1 p.m. Monday at Redemption Place, Lewisport. Burial: Lewisport Cemetery. Visitation: 10 a.m. until time of service on Monday at the church.

10/09/2025

Officials at Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport say it has not been impacted by the ongoing federal government shutdown, and at this time, all services remain as usual.

10/09/2025

Daviess Fiscal Court heard the first reading last week of an ordinance imposing a one-year moratorium on certain categories of group housing and facilities in Daviess County.

10/08/2025

NEW M-I SPORTSCAST: Joseph Russell, sports reporter, and Mark Mathis, sports editor, revisit the Oct. 3 games between Apollo and Graves County, Daviess County and Central Hardin, Owensboro Catholic and Hancock County and Owensboro and Marshall County. Thursday will see Hancock face off against McLean County, while Friday will see Catholic heading to Fort Knox — with the latter returning to play following the effects of the government shutdown. Catholic’s Dre’mail Carothers was highlighted for the Power Player feature, who details his progress over the season.

Joseph Russell, sports reporter, and Mark Mathis, sports editor, revisit the Oct. 3 games between Apollo and Graves County, Daviess County and Central Hardin, Owensboro Catholic and Hancock County and