Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) articles from October 2000

Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) archives from October 2000

Owensboro, Ky., Postpones Law to Penalize Landlords for Excessive Crime.
October 31, 2000... Byline: Joy Campbell Oct. 31--An ordinance that would allow rental property owners in Owensboro to be penalized for repeated criminal activity on their properties is on hold. A voluntary compliance strategy is being developed instead,...

Reviews of new bluegrass music releases.
October 30, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence (KRT) _VARIOUS ARTISTS, "Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks Vol. 2: On The Springfield Plain," Rounder. 39 cuts. _VARIOUS ARTISTS, "Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks Vol. 3: Down In The Border...

Owensboro, Ky., Economic Development Poses Challenges.
October 29, 2000... Byline: Steve Vied Oct. 29--An unnamed out-of-state developer is trying to put together a south Frederica Street shopping center that promises to dwarf Towne Square Mall. Home Depot is rumored to be the anchor store. An Evansville...

Owensboro, Ky., Orchestra Offers Halloween Program, Builds Future Audience.
October 29, 2000... Byline: Matthew Francis Oct. 29--The giant image of a jack-o'-lantern projected on the back wall of the RiverPark Center was a pretty good indication that Saturday's performance was not a typical one for the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra....

Perry County, Ky., Council Approves Tax Abatement to Japanese Auto Parts Maker.
October 28, 2000... Byline: Mike Baggett Oct. 28--TELL CITY, Ind.-- A Japanese company close to purchasing an existing building in the Perry County Industrial Park has received the incentives it requested from county officials. Aisin Takaoka Co. Ltd.,...

Kentucky Conservation Leader Says Moratorium on Chicken Houses Is Needed.
October 28, 2000... Byline: Steve Vied Oct. 28--Chicken houses containing from 20,000 to 30,000 birds are CAFOs -- confined animal feeding operations -- and are potentially bad news for the environment, particularly water, says Sierra Club conservation...

Grass-Roots Organization Hopes to Bolster Civic Pride in Owensboro, Ky.
October 27, 2000... Byline: Joy Campbell Oct. 27--Two high profile projects -- riverfront development and a master plan for parks -- will provide opportunities for the public to influence the physical appearance of Owensboro and Daviess County. And one...

Owensboro, Ky., College to Begin Construction on New Community Center.
October 27, 2000... Byline: Mark Cooper Oct. 27--Kentucky Wesleyan College will break ground on a $3.2 million Campus Community Center on Saturday. The ceremony, delayed since last spring as the campus recovered from tornado damage, is set for 11 a.m....

Kentucky Environmental Board Fields Comments on Solid Waste Program.
October 27, 2000... Byline: Steve Vied Oct. 27--Officials of the Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet have only a little more than a month to submit recommendations for a statewide solid waste program to Gov. Paul Patton. In...

Former Employees of Tell City, Ind., Plant Face Difficult Future.
October 26, 2000... Byline: Mike Baggett Oct. 26--TELL CITY, Ind.--Tell City residents Paul Mullis and Mike Schroeder have a lot in common. They live a couple of homes down from each other on Payne Street, and both are married with two daughters. But...

Money from Kentucky General Assembly Will Fund Four Museum Projects.
October 26, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence Oct. 26--The Owensboro Area Museum of Science & History's planned SpeedZeum got all the attention when the Kentucky General Assembly earmarked $1.27 million for the museum last spring. But only one-third of the...

Sony Playstation2 Consoles Disappear Quickly at Owensboro, Ky., Wal-Mart.
October 26, 2000... Byline: Matthew Francis Oct. 26--Owensboro Wal-Mart officials said Tuesday that their shipment of Sony PlayStation2 video game consoles probably wouldn't last until dawn. They were off by several hours. Not only did they not make it...

Japanese Auto Parts Maker May Start Operation in Tell City, Ind.
October 25, 2000... Byline: Mike Baggett Oct. 25--TELL CITY, Ind.--A Japanese company close to the automotive industry says it is close to a deal that would bring a business to Perry County and create 40 jobs. Aisin Takaoka Co. Ltd., an automotive parts...

Sony PlayStations to Go On Sale in Owensboro, Ky.
October 25, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence Oct. 25--If your Christmas list includes the words "PlayStation 2," you're in trouble. And you'd better shop fast. Sony had planned to have 1 million of the new video game consoles, which also play DVD...

Western Kentucky Barge Maker Celebrates Launch.
October 24, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence Oct. 24--Yager Marine celebrated the launch of its fifth barge of the year with a big splash Monday. A really big splash. A horn sounded shortly after 10 a.m. along the riverfront at the back of the...

Is there really a shortage of good bluegrass entertainers?
October 23, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence (KRT) Bluegrass music is in a rut. Or is it? Last week at the 11th annual International Bluegrass Music Association awards show in Louisville, Ky., the Del McCoury Band was named entertainer of the year...

Owensboro-Daviess Airport in Kentucky Qualifies for $1 Million from FAA.
October 21, 2000... Byline: James Mayse Oct. 21--Last year, more than 10,000 passengers embarked from Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport. It was the airport's lucky number. This week, airport manager Tim Bradshaw announced the airport will...

Owensboro, Ky.-Area Health Department Plans Expansion.
October 21, 2000... Byline: Lydia Carrico Oct. 21--Green River District Health Department officials plan to build an administrative office building near its existing one to alleviate a burgeoning adult day-care population and cramped office spaces. If...

Public Schools Leader Is a Finalist for Superintendent's Post in Dalton, Ga.
October 21, 2000... Byline: Steve Vied Oct. 21--Mickey Dunaway, deputy superintendent for instruction for Owensboro Public Schools, is one of three finalists for the position of superintendent of the Dalton, Ga., city school system. The Dalton district...

Owensboro, Ky., Municipal Utilities to Install System to Reduce Nitrogen Oxide.
October 21, 2000... Byline: Steve Vied Oct. 21--By the end of May 2004, Owensboro Municipal Utilities will probably have to spend millions of dollars on technology to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions at its Elmer Smith Station electric generating plant. ...

Fifteen Workers to Lose Jobs when Hawesville, Ky., Aluminum Plant Closes.
October 20, 2000... Byline: Steve Vied Oct. 20--Alcoa Hawesville Works, which employs 15 people and produces rolled aluminum sheet from scrap metal, will cease operation Nov. 5, site manager Jerry Monarch confirmed Thursday. The plant's casting machine...

Owensboro, Ky., Apple Orchard Gears Up for Annual Apple Festival.
October 20, 2000... Byline: James Mayse Oct. 20--Thousands of visitors will pour into Reid's Orchard this weekend for the 14th annual Apple Festival. The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. The festival was...

Owensboro, Ky., Police Arrest Ten in Early-Morning Drug Bust.
October 19, 2000... Byline: Matthew Francis Oct. 19--The Owensboro Police Department arrested 10 people in an early Wednesday morning drug roundup, completing a six-week undercover operation in the city's northeast region. The charges involved...

Newman, Ky., Residents Shed No Tears over Tissue Plant Expansion.
October 19, 2000... Byline: Steve Vied Oct. 19--Nothing makes Rae Hill happier than knowing that Kimberly-Clark Corp. wants to increase investments in the Kimberly-Clark Tissue Co. plant in Newman. When that happens, it means the parent company has "faith...

Milford, Ohio-Based Holdings Company Looks to Resolve Nasdaq Dispute.
October 18, 2000... Byline: Steve Vied Oct. 18--Intrenet Inc., the holding company that owns Eck Miller Transportation of Reo, is still suspended from trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Tom Bell, chief financial officer of Intrenet said Tuesday the...

Mood music for Halloween.
October 16, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence With Halloween just around the corner, you might want to dig through your bluegrass collection for some appropriate mood music. Here are a few suggestions. X X X "Bringing Mary Home" is guaranteed to put...

Owensboro, Ky., Baptist Gathering Delivers Excitement, Anonymity.
October 15, 2000... Byline: Karen Owen Oct. 15--: Billy Graham won't be here, but local Baptists will be using the famous evangelist's methods at the Owensboro Sportscenter this week. "Celebrate Jesus 2000" is being coordinated by Jim Coldiron, an...

Baptists Invite All Denominations to Owensboro, Ky., Event.
October 15, 2000... Byline: Karen Owen Oct. 15--Local Baptists have invited other Christian groups to participate in Celebrate Jesus 2000, an evangelistic crusade Sunday through Wednesday nights at the Owensboro Sportscenter. Some won't be there, at...

Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., Karen Owen Column.
October 15, 2000... Byline: Karen Owen Oct. 15--OWENSBORO'S CATHOLIC DIOCESE HONORS LONG-TIME MARRIED COUPLES: Take heart, young lovers. Love can last forever. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro is honoring its longest-married members Sunday in a...

Kentucky United Coal to Close Knottsville Mine.
October 14, 2000... Byline: Joy Campbell Oct. 14--Employees of a Knottsville coal mine have been told it will close in December. That will mean the loss of about 60 jobs in Daviess County and raises the issue of how long the county will continue to receive...

Owensboro, Ky.-Area Board to Consider Sewer Resolutions.
October 14, 2000... Byline: Steve Vied Oct. 14--Less than a year from now, the public agency providing sewer service in Daviess County expects to be hooking up scores of customers in areas where it is extending trunk lines. But a few legalities need to be...

Owensboro, Ky., Hospital Posts Pictures of Newborn Babies on Web Site.
October 12, 2000... Byline: Lydia Carrico Oct. 12--Cyber-savvy families can now log on to view photos of babies born within the past month at Owensboro Mercy Health System. And plans are underway to let people send electronic greetings to patients at the...

Owensboro, Ky., Becomes Hub for General Aircraft Maintenance.
October 12, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence Oct. 12--If you start noticing Russian fighter planes circling Owensboro, don't worry. They're just looking for Tri-State Air Care, a new aircraft painting company at Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport. ...

United Way Fundraiser in Kentucky Well on Way to Target Achievement.
October 11, 2000... Byline: Lydia Carrico Oct. 11--At the midway point of this year's United Way campaign, nearly half of the goal has already been reached. The amount raised so far is $846,734, or 47 percent of the $1.8 million goal. "If this is any...

Rockport, Ind., Leaders Say Infrastructure Improvements Will Attract Industry.
October 11, 2000... Byline: Mike Baggett Oct. 11--ROCKPORT, Ind.--A commitment by local government officials to improve infrastructure could begin paying dividends in the near future for Spencer County, Lincolnland Economic Development executive director...

Woman Disputes Owensboro, Ky., Group Disturbed Northwest Flight.
October 11, 2000... Byline: Matthew Francis Oct. 11--Allegations by Northwest Airlines crew members that a group of Owensboro residents disrupted a flight last week are not true, according to a passenger aboard the plane. Martha Clark, an Owensboro CPA,...

West Louisville, Ky., Recreational Complex to Be Sold at Auction.
October 11, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence Oct. 11--Diamond Lake Resort, a 145-acre recreational complex in West Louisville, will go on the auction block Nov. 2. "We're advertising it in a fairly wide area," auctioneer Bill Kurtz said. "We feel like it...

Reviews of new bluegrass music releases.
October 9, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence JOHN DUFFEY, "Always in Style: A Collection," Sugar Hill. 21 cuts. Sugar Hill marks the upcoming fourth anniversary of Duffey's death with this compilation of 21 of his best performances culled from 18 years...

Selected Web Sites Offer In-Depth Information about Presidential Candidates.
October 8, 2000... Byline: Michael A. Lindenberger Oct. 8--You are a do-it-yourselfer. An independent thinker. And you want more information about the candidates seeking your vote Election Day. You are in luck. The Internet offers a wealth of...

Owensboro, Ky., Officials Seek More Sites for Business Development.
October 6, 2000... Byline: James Mayse Oct. 6--When a community works to attract new industry to their area, leaders need to look at more than how much land is vacant in the industrial park. They also need to provide potential businesses ample reason to...

TV Star with Down Syndrome to Participate in Owensboro, Ky., `Buddy Walk'.
October 6, 2000... Byline: Mark Cooper Oct. 6--Chris Burke, who played Corky on the television series "Life Goes On," will help raise awareness of Down syndrome during the annual Buddy Walk at Legion Park on Sunday. Burke will also speak to students at...

Owensboro, Ky.-Area Students to Aid in Habitat for Humanity Initiative.
October 6, 2000... Byline: Joy Campbell Oct. 6--Young people truly will be digging it Saturday when Habitat for Humanity of Owensboro-Daviess County begins construction on its 45th house as part of Global Volunteer Day. Local high school and college...

Owensboro, Ky., Officials Dedicate New City Park.
October 6, 2000... Byline: James Mayse Oct. 6--Although cooler fall temperatures are sneaking up on the region, kids had one more day of fun in the sun Thursday, when the city dedicated the Owensboro Spraypark. When dry, the Spraypark looks like modern...

Owensboro, Ky., Bank to Change Name after Firstar, U.S. Bancorp Merger.
October 5, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence Oct. 5--Firstar customers, get ready for a new name on your bank. Firstar Corp. announced Wednesday that it is buying rival U.S. Bancorp in a $21.2 billion deal. And by sometime next year, all 2,200 branches in...

Trade Show Brings People from 25 States to Owensboro, Ky.
October 4, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence Oct. 4--Willis Smith of Newark, Ohio, watched his 3-year-old daughter, Abigail, pose for a picture with Buzz Lightyear. In his hand was an autographed photo of Penthouse Pet Suzanne Stokes. "We were definitely...

Super Wal-Mart Opens Soon in Beaver Dam, Ky.
October 4, 2000... Byline: Chaundra Frierson Oct. 4--Construction of the 24-hour Wal-Mart supercenter in Beaver Dam is complete, and the shelves and staff are being stocked for the grand opening Oct. 25. The 154,000-square-foot store will include a...

Owensboro, Ky., Officials Prepare for Departure of Airline Service.
October 3, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence Oct. 3--It's been six weeks since Northwest Airlink filed notice that it planned to end commuter service to Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport. Only six weeks remain until the airline's planned exit Nov. 16....

Perry County, Ky., Consultant Seeks Rationale for High Inmate Care Costs.
October 3, 2000... Byline: Mike Baggett Oct. 3--TELL CITY, Ky.--A local consultant has offered his services to figure out why costs of inmate care are so high in Perry County. At Monday's Perry County Commissioners meeting, Gene C. Baldwin of Gene C....

Top acts raise money for bluegrass association at Fan Fest.
October 2, 2000... Byline: Keith Lawrence Looking for a bluegrass festival with a great lineup? Well, look no further than the International Bluegrass Music Association's Fan Fest at the Galt House in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 20-22. The IBMA...

Whitesville, Ky., Gas Stations Clog Highways during Price War.
October 2, 2000... Byline: Lydia Carrico Oct. 2--Gasoline containers were in high demand Sunday in Whitesville as two stations warred over prices. Customers lined up six and seven cars deep waiting to fill up their cars, four-wheelers, 55-gallon barrels...