Hooray for the Daviess County Public Library: "On Wednesday August 18th 1954, the 35 cent toll on the Owensboro Bridge was lifted after 14 years. This led to a 5-day celebration that started Wednesday at 11 am and included a parade, flower ceremony, buffet dinner at Owensboro Hotel, and hour and a half fireworks celebration! Crowds were estimated between 22,000 and 25,000 people. Clarence Raines, of Raines Shoe Hospital, was there with his 8mm camera to catch the parade as neighbors from the North arrived for the parade …"
Ex-gov. John Y, per the AP: "This has got the makings of a real Hatfield and McCoy feud …"
Good jobs news from Bowling Green, Frankfort, Georgetown and Kroger. Bad from Louisville.
A new tanker for the Richlands fire department not only means better emergency response but also, potentially, better insurance rates in rural Hopkins County.
Riverwalk between 5th/6th streets closed due to construction during the day. Runners/walkers need to detour to Main. pic.twitter.com/FpA9yxxWpt— City of Henderson (@HendersonKY) May 10, 2016
