Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) back issues from September 2007:
Hornets controlled by Dragons: Green County rolls to 33-0 lead by half.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Hagerman Sep. 1--HAWESVILLE -- The horn for intermission is the only thing that stopped a Green County drive short of the end zone during the first half of its matchup with Hancock County on Friday night. The Dragons marched for a score on their first ...
This year's Friday After 5 called a success: Organizers already making plans for next year.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Beth Wilberding Sep. 1--One sign that the end of summer is nearing in Owensboro is that Friday After 5 is coming to an end. Friday's concert was the last one of the summer concert series with local band the Velvet Bombers on the main stage. "I ...
Phillips leads Cougars to 19-13 victory over Murray.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Spencer Phillips scored twice and Michael Burden added a long fumble return for another score as McLean County upended host Murray 19-13 in high school football Friday night. After a scoreless first period, Burden returned a Tiger fumble 70 yards to give the Cougars ...
Hospital site runs into snag: Firm: Daniels Lane location in flood plain.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: James Mayse Sep. 1--After a review of the preliminary findings, an engineering firm contracted to do flood mapping in Daviess County has determined most of the Daniels Lane site selected for the new Owensboro Medical Health System is in the flood plain. Jim ...
Growing Game: Courses confuse some, but disc golf's popularity grows.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Joanie Baker Sep. 1--Disc golf is growing in popularity around the country, but it's still a relatively new sport. So it's no wonder that those unfamiliar with the game often look at the baskets around a disc golf course with a bit of confusion. ...
Impact 100 announces its grant finalists: Two groups will get $104,000 each.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Beth Wilberding Sep. 1--In its inaugural year, the women of Impact 100 were able to present Grandma's Corner with a grant for $150,000. This year, the organization reached its goal of getting at least 200 women to donate $1,000 each -- it now has 208 members. ...
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., Karen Owen column: Church offers valet parking for members, guests.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Karen Owen Sep. 1--Churches try all kinds of things to make guests and members feel welcome. Some serve coffee and donuts. Others drop by later with home-baked bread. One local Baptist congregation has added valet parking. Eaton Memorial Baptist ...
Rescue Mission: Hurricane Katrina inspired religious groups' relief efforts.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Karen Owen Sep. 1--Although it was hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Katrina had a big impact on the lives of some Owensboro residents. Katrina got them hooked on disaster relief work, often through their religious groups. "Religious groups are the ...
Devils hammer Aces, 24-6: Catholic held to 32 total yards.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Mathis Sep. 1--Owensboro High School just kept hammering on defense against Owensboro Catholic. The Red Devils didn't allow Catholic anything offensively Friday night and took control in the second half in a 24-6 win in front of a full house of 4,500 at ...
BRIEF: Turner's four TD passes power Webster past Stars.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Steven Turner threw four touchdown passes Friday night as the Webster County High School football team beat Muhlenberg North 42-20 in Dixon. Turner threw a 42-yard TD pass to Darrion Terrell on the first play of the game. He later threw TD passes of 52 yards to Terrell, ...
Pasco keys Rebels' comeback in OT victory over Tell City.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--South Spencer (Ind.) quarterback Russell Pasco concluded a big night in a big way on Friday. Pasco scored on a 10-yard run in overtime to lift the homestanding Rebels (1-2) to a 26-20 come-from-behind high school football victory over Tell City (Ind.) in Reo, Ind. ...
Ohio County holds on to beat Union County.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--The Ohio County High School football team stopped a 2-point conversion late, escaping with a 21-20 victory over Union County on Friday night in Morganfield. The Eagles (2-0) looked to have the win sewn up when Will Danks scored his second touchdown of the night with 2:03 ...
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., Mark Mathis column: UK's blowout nearly matches that of Cards.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Mathis Sep. 2--LEXINGTON The University of Kentucky got its chance to bludgeon an overmatched opponent on a sun-splashed Saturday. UK's feeding frenzy was unleashed on Eastern Kentucky University. UK hung 50 on the Colonels while they managed ...
'New World' of Finance: From its California roots, TIF spreads to other states.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Owen Covington Sep. 2--Carmel, Ind., lies about 16 miles from the state Capitol in Indianapolis, but Mayor James Brainard doesn't often look to the state legislature to fund large capital projects for his city of more than 60,000. Since Brainard took office ...
This Week Calendar, Sept. 2.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Public Agenda Owensboro City Commission, 5 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Whitesville City Commission, 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Rockport (Ky.) City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Sacramento City Commission, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at ...
Cruise-In crowds prompt expansion talk: Visitors reach nearly 10,000 Friday night.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Joy Campbell Sep. 2--CENTRAL CITY -- Record crowds and classic cars Friday and Saturday at Central City's sixth annual Rock 'N' Roll Cruise-In have organizers considering adding a second entertainment stage next year. With a crowd that swelled to nearly ...
State farmers pursue labor pacts.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: James Mayse Sep. 2--Last year, the shortage of farm workers in some parts of the state was so acute that tobacco crops languished in the fields for weeks after they were ready for harvest. Perhaps in response to that labor crunch, the number of Kentucky ...
BRIEF: To Do Today.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--The exhibit "Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats" can be seen from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Owensboro Area Museum of Science and History, 122 E. Second St. This is the last weekend the touring exhibit will be displayed in Owensboro. To see more of the ...
Lewis adds local staffer: Groenert is third field representative.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Owen Covington Sep. 2--As congressman for Kentucky's 2nd District, U.S. Rep. Ron Lewis is the voice of more than 770,000 constituents in Washington, D.C. To help improve the communication from the district's hometowns to the halls of Congress, Lewis recently ...
Still Standing Tall: Wedding lost legs, but not his will to live.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Joanie Baker Sep. 2--Just days after his 25th birthday, Carl Wedding buried himself beneath the Korean soil of Pork Chop Hill and listened to the rainstorm of shells pour down and erupt around him. "I heard every one they fired but the one that hit me," ...
Drawing on Dreams: RiverPark took a lot of imagination, a lot of work.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Beth Wilberding Sep. 2--Before fundraising began or a nail was hammered, a napkin became the map for a performing arts center in Owensboro. Sometime in the early 1980s, a group of city leaders met at Pinnochio's Restaurant to talk about how Owensboro could ...
Couple finally meet after living near each other for 5 years: Sharon Payne, Romantic Reflections.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Sometimes a girl has to wait a long time to meet her Prince Charming -- even when he lives on the street right behind her. Ashley Lynch and Chris Denton had been neighbors for about five years before they met. She could see his backyard from her backyard. She walked her ...
Musicians unite for good cause: Block party raises funds for crisis child care center.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Joy Campbell Sep. 2--By 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 75 to 100 hip-hop and rock music fans showed up for an outdoor concert in front of Quality Bike Shop at 18th and J.R. Miller Boulevard, and organizers said more had been filtering in and out as the bands changed. It ...
RiverPark's evolution has astounded its organizers: Facility has become more than arts center.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Beth Wilberding Sep. 2--From building touring Broadway shows to creating educational programming, the RiverPark Center has become more than just a performing arts center. Groups such as the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Owensboro Dance Theatre and Theatre ...
Wesleyan second at Campbellsville meet.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Rob Gleason (eighth, 17:52) and Chris Hirsbrunner (10th, 18:02) both cracked the top 10 to lead the Kentucky Wesleyan College men's cross country team to a second-place finish at the Campbellsville University Invitational on Saturday. Zach Hayden, a former Hancock County ...
Lanham's bombs lift Daviess County.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Cole Lanham threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns as the Daviess County High School football team improved to 2-0 with a 26-23 win over Russellville on Friday in the Franklin-Simpson Pigskin Classic in Franklin. Lanham was named the game's Most Valuable Player. ...
Hornets trying to rebuild.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rich Suwanski Sep. 2--HAWESVILLE -- The Hancock County High School cross country program is taking it one step at a time in hopes of returning the boys' and girls' teams to the championship level it enjoyed for several years. "We've got a lot of young talent ...
Embry's work can last a lifetime: Custom jeweler embraces artistry, craftsmanship it requires to create pieces.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Dariush Shafa Sep. 3--If it's in Lance Embry's hand, chances are it's no ordinary stone. Embry, 47, has been working with jewelry for 30 years, working his way up through a series of apprenticeships and building his skills from simple polishing to creating ...
Construction of new Utica school progressing: Utica replacement yet to be named.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Joy Campbell Sep. 3--Last week, principal Pam Burns got to walk the main hallway of the new school her Utica students will be attending next year. The school at U.S. 431 and Hill Bridge Road is far from finished, but Burns knows the floor plan well, and she ...
Face of local labor is changing: Service, knowledge-based jobs on rise.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Lawrence Sep. 3--Today, 14.6 percent of Daviess County's 48,000 workers belong to labor unions. That's slightly higher than the national rate of 13 percent, reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. "There are over 7,000 union members in Daviess ...
A Big Reach: RiverPark in tune with community.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Beth Wilberding Sep. 3--Since opening in 1992, the RiverPark Center has presented thousands of performances, hosted numerous events and educated many of the youths in the Owensboro region. General Manager Roxi Witt estimates that about 2.5 million people have ...
Kuhn patrols on water and land: Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officer enjoys outdoors.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Dariush Shafa Sep. 3--On water and on land, David Kuhn is the man to go to, especially if you need help. The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has an officer in each of Kentucky's 120 counties, and Kuhn, a five-year fish and wildlife officer, serves ...
Career in demolition is family tradition for Gaddis.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Dariush Shafa Sep. 3--Cary Gaddis followed in his father's footsteps. Big, messy, demolition contractor footsteps. Gaddis, 48, has spent 30 years working in the demolition business and knew from a young age that he wanted to do work in the same ...
Obituaries.(Obituary)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., Obituaries Robin Carol Hagan, 43, of Whitesville died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Michael Hagan; her sister, Faye Mullins; and a brother, Steve Gillon. Graveside services: 5:30 ...
Thomas finds her career choice not for everyone: Medical technologist at Owensboro Medical Health System became interested in field while in high school.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Dariush Shafa Sep. 3--If you call Valerie Thomas a vampire, don't expect much of a reaction. She's used to it. Though blood is what she works with most, Thomas' job in the lab at Owensboro Medical Health System means there are plenty of other things she's ...
BRIEF: Ohio falls to E'town.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--Jenna Goblirsch and Caitlin Adams scored two goals each as No. 8 Elizabethtown remained undefeated in the girls' high school soccer season with a 5-0 win over 11th-ranked Ohio County on Sunday in the finals of the Purples Classic in Bowling Green. E'town improved to ...
BRIEF: Bearcats bow to No. 14 Milligan.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--Stuart Makinson scored two goals as No. 14 Milligan College beat Brescia 3-1 in a men's college soccer match Sunday afternoon at Milligan College, Tenn. Philip Wilson struck first in the 13th minute with a goal for the Buffaloes, and Makinson's first score came in the ...
Bluegrass station has small but loyal audience: Manager: Listeners are growing by 250 a month.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Lawrence Sep. 4--The folks at Radio Bluegrass International had no idea where the Seychelles Islands are. And they weren't familiar with Azerbaijan either. But bluegrass fans in the islands in the Indian Ocean and the country between Iran and Russia on ...
Youth Movement: Buffman hopes to make YATA a permanent feature.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Beth Wilberding Sep. 4--Anniversaries are often about looking back -- and for the RiverPark Center, the last 15 years have been about raising cultural awareness and elevating the arts throughout the community. But President and CEO Zev Buffman also has an eye ...
Shelton would finish facilities projects early: DCPS leader eager to start on next plan.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Joy Campbell Sep. 4--If it appears that Daviess County Public Schools has been building at a fast pace in the summer months -- that is the case. And next summer likely will be just as busy. Superintendent Tom Shelton is proposing that the district finish its ...
Local picnic draws only 1 candidate: Most others attend Paducah function.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Owen Covington Sep. 4--More than 50 years ago, Doug Hayden became a union member as a new employee with Kroger grocery stores. Apart from a two-year stint in the military, Kroger remains the 69-year-old Sorgho resident's only employer during his years in the ...
Building is multipurpose: New structure constructed to serve as emergency shelter.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Karen Owen Sep. 4--Members of Yellow Creek Baptist Church at Thruston wanted a new multipurpose building -- and theirs has more purposes than most. The new 30,000-square-feet structure has an office suite, library, media center and elevated walking track and ...
Enhanciing Skills: Leach works to improve work force.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: David Blackburn Sep. 4--HARTFORD Rebecca Leach has been busy since the Ohio County Adult Learning Center and Ohio County Career Center merged in June. And the director expects the pace to pick up because the Big Run mine in Centertown will re-open ...
Obituaries.(Obituary)
Sep 04, 2007 ... Sep. 4--Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., Obituaries BEAVER DAM -- Jimmy Boyd Jones, 64, of Beaver Dam died Monday, Sept. 3, 2007, at his home. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a line service distributor for the Angelica Co. and a member of New Assembly Church in ...
RiverPark CEO says he loves what he's doing: Buffman, 76, has no interest in retiring.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Beth Wilberding Sep. 4--Retirement is a concept that Zev Buffman isn't considering. He says it seems dull and boring when the business at hand is exciting. His father worked until he was 81; his mother, until she was 89. "We are a ...
BRIEF: Minor, certification in entrepreneurship new for fall at KWC.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Sep. 4--Kentucky Wesleyan College and The Center for Business Studies will offer a minor, as well as certification, in entrepreneurship starting this fall. The overall program of eight modules covers aspects of small business startup and ends with strategies in running a ...
Obituaries.(Obituary)
Sep 05, 2007 ... Sep. 5--Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., Obituaries GREENVILLE -- Lorene H. Uzzle of Greenville died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at Maple Manor Nursing Home. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Greenville. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Tucker Funeral Home in ...
Three fatally shot in home: Police: Man killed wife, grandson, himself.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Joanie Baker Sep. 5--Friends said Jerry Willoughby was the kind of guy who would buy all the children ice cream whenever the chimes of the treat-bearing truck came ringing down the street. On Tuesday, those same friends tried to make sense of why Willoughby ...
Consolidated 911 facility is step closer: Plan includes sheriff's office, training center.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: James Mayse Sep. 5--After more than 20 years of discussions, Owensboro and Daviess County officials said Tuesday they have taken steps to create a consolidated 911 dispatch and emergency management center. Both governments have 911 dispatch centers, but the ...
KKK's middle-of-night actions stun residents: Klan leaves business cards in neighborhood.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Joy Campbell Sep. 5--Neighbors who live on streets off East Byers Avenue awoke Sunday morning and found disturbing calling cards with a message from the Ku Klux Klan. "I guess I was angry that they came in the night, and the card said they were watching over ...
Stunned family asks: Why?: Authorities have no answers in murder-suicide.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Joanie Baker Sep. 6--About 10 p.m. Monday, Kenny Stewart ran into his father-in-law at the local convenience store during a late-night run for headache medicine. Jerry Willoughby was picking up lottery tickets for his wife, Sharon, after a day of Labor Day ...
OHS student suspended for racist remarks: School criticized for its handling of the situation.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Joy Campbell Sep. 6--A white Owensboro High School student was suspended after making a racial remark and threat in the hallway Wednesday morning, but a local pastor and a student who witnessed the incident are concerned about how school officials handled the situation. ...
Hard work looms on TIF application: Plan may not be submitted until end of the month.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Owen Covington Sep. 6--Developers and city officials are hoping a meeting Wednesday with the head of the Kentucky Department of Revenue will help ease the application process for a tax increment financing district. Drew Augenstein, chief operating officer with ...
County looking at driveway rules: But attorney sees liability problems.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: James Mayse Sep. 6--Daviess County officials said Wednesday a permit process for landowners who wish to build driveways connecting to county roads would improve driver safety. But County Attorney Claud Porter said Fiscal Court would open itself up to ...
Obituaries.(Obituary)
Sep 06, 2007 ... Sep. 6--Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., Obituaries CROMWELL -- Gabriel Shaffer Chinn, infant son of Ellis and Sarah Shaffer Chinn of Cromwell, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at Ohio County Hospital in Hartford. Other survivors include four brothers, Adam Chinn, Cody ...
Owensboro area households bursting with cash, study says: 6% said to have $1 million or more in investable net worth.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Lawrence Sep. 7--Don't look now, but there may be a millionaire in the room. Craig Smith, senior financial consultant and vice president at U.S. Bancorp Investments' Owensboro office, got a surprise Thursday when he was reading his copy of On Wall ...
State to fund interstate spur study.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Owen Covington Sep. 7--During a visit Thursday to Owensboro, Gov. Ernie Fletcher announced that the state will put $500,000 toward a study of the upgrades needed to bring the Audubon and Natcher parkways up to interstate standards. Speaking at the Greater ...
Response to incident defended: Teen was arrested after threatening blacks, police say.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Joy Campbell Sep. 7--Owensboro school officials disputed a senior student's details surrounding a racial threat at Owensboro High School and released more information about how the incident was handled Thursday. Police also confirmed Thursday that a ...
KFC files theft report following Willoughby slayings: Money missing from Friday bank deposit, owners tell police.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Joanie Baker Sep. 7--Owners of the Kentucky Fried Chicken in Madisonville filed a theft complaint with police hours after learning that manager Jerry Willoughby had killed his wife, grandson and himself early Tuesday. Daviess County sheriff deputies found the ...
Year later, family still struggles with deaths of women: Half sisters' bodies were in car submerged in old strip mine pit.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: David Blackburn Sep. 7--Lisa Lanham deliberately turned her phone off so she could try to get some sleep Thursday morning. "I knew what today was," she said -- the first anniversary of her daughters' bodies being found in a car submerged in an old strip mine ...
Obituaries.(Obituary)
Sep 07, 2007 ... Sep. 7--Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., Obituaries HARDINSBURG -- Charlie Bill Brizius, 21, of Hardinsburg died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Anna; his parents, Mike Brizius and Charlie and Kathy Goodnite; two children, ...
Broadband system launch delayed: Daviess now expected to go online in late October.
Sep 08, 2007 ... Byline: James Mayse Sep. 8--The ConnectGRADD broadband Internet system was expected to go online, at least in Daviess County, around Labor Day. But because of changes in some of the system's equipment, Daviess County residents likely won't be able to log on until late ...
Monroe Style Mandolin Camp returns for second year.
Sep 08, 2007 ... Byline: Owen Covington Sep. 8--As the popularity of bluegrass music continues to rise, some have come to take for granted that musical pioneer Bill Monroe is regarded as the father of this official state music of Kentucky. Though the Rosine native's musical career ...
Bustling library prepares for open house: Grand opening set for 2 p.m. Sunday.
Sep 08, 2007 ... Byline: Keith Lawrence Sep. 8--When the new Daviess County Public Library opened at 2020 Frederica St. on Aug. 21, the checkout rate doubled. It leveled off to a 66 percent increase over the old library's rate last week. But the staff is still working hard ...
Obituaries.(Obituary)
Sep 08, 2007 ... Sep. 8--Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., Obituaries BEAVER DAM -- Leon Hoover, 70, of Beaver Dam died Friday, Sept. 7, 2007, at his home. He was member of Mount Zion Baptist Church and was a roofer and timber cutter. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Mount Zion Baptist ...