A new food trailer specializing in whipped cheesecakes and lighter lunch fare officially launched in Owensboro on July 11. Simply JoCo, owned by Courtney Abney, opened during the Deer Valley ...

Empty Bowls of Owensboro is transitioning to a new leadership structure as longtime board chair Tina Taylor steps down after ...

Sister Joyce Marie Cecil, 81, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 62nd year of religious life. She was a native of New Hope. Her former ...

James Franklin Beals, 99, passed away July 17, 2026. He was born in Reed, KY on February 15, 1927, to the late Richard and Mary Kavanaugh Beals. One of ten children, James was a World War II Veteran ...

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MentorKids Kentucky is expanding its annual Rugged Race this year, adding new trail running events while continuing its ...

• A Toyota Corolla sustained $10,000 in damage Sunday in the 1000 block of E. 19th Street.

• A robbery was reported Thursday in the 2000 block of E. 19th Street. • A safe, cash, coins and other valuables were reported stolen Wednesday from the 1000 block of W> Parrish Avenue.

• Copper sticks worth $2,000 were reported stolen Monday from the 1000 block of Carter Road.

• $1,049.10 worth of merchandise was reported stolen Thursday from the 2000 block of Frederica Street.

• Ecaterina Robertson, 37, of the 00-100 block of Plum Street was charged Thursday with first-degree trafficking a controlled substance (synthetic drugs).

Editor’s note: The following feature was originally published in Owensboro Living magazine. Once a small Hispanic grocery store, La Veracruzana has grown into one of Owensboro’s most recognizable ...