With nearly 11 years of experience in the construction industry, the team behind H&S Home Improvements turned years of hands-on work into an officially established Owensboro business in 2025. Before launching the company, they took on home improvement projects for friends and neighbors. As word-of-mouth recommendations brought more work and larger projects, H&S Home Improvements…
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Positive First Dog Training has been helping dogs and their owners work through behavioral challenges for more than a decade. Owner Amanda “Mandy” Miller began training dogs professionally in 2008 before opening Positive First Dog Training in 2010. The business fulfilled a dream she had held since she was 11 years old. For Miller, one…
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The Opportunity Center of Owensboro is helping middle school, high school, and college students with disabilities prepare for their future careers. Through their free vocational program, the Opportunity Center aims to empower individuals with disabilities to discover their potential, develop meaningful skills, and pursue successful futures. “Every student deserves the opportunity to explore careers, build…
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Palmer and Lisa Dempsey have turned the unusual experience of a dance floor filled with people listening to different songs into a regional entertainment business serving schools, churches, festivals, fundraisers, and private events across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Western KY Silent Disco launched its first event at the start of 2022. The business initially focused…
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What started as a family-owned window treatment business has quickly expanded to serve homeowners, businesses, and builders across the region through a mobile showroom that brings products directly to customers. Owned by Sean and Maddie Simmonds, the company opened in July 2025 after Sean spent several years working in the window treatment industry. Since then,…
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For more than two decades, attorney Russell Duty has operated a full-service law practice in Owensboro, helping individuals and business owners navigate a wide range of legal matters from a single office. Duty opened his solo practice in 2004 after serving in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, working for the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation…
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) – Owensboro Catholic School officials celebrated the grand opening of a new Early Learning Campus Tuesday with a ribbon cutting and blessing ceremony. The campus, located at St. Pius X Parish on Kentucky 144, will serve preschool students ages 3 to 5. Officials said the new facility expands early childhood education opportunities…
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Since bringing Kona Ice to Owensboro in 2021, the Edmonds family has grown the business throughout Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana while remaining committed to serving the community. Kona Ice was founded nationally in 2007, and Jared Edmonds brought the franchise to Owensboro in 2021. As the business has grown, more members of the Edmonds…
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Ninety days. That’s how long I’ve added mom to the pile of hats on my head. Over the past 90 days, I’ve asked myself and plenty of other moms more questions than I can count. What’s the best bedtime routine? Is she supposed to cry this much? Does this look normal? But the biggest question…
Hundreds of local children will head back to school with new clothes and renewed confidence after the Alma Randolph Charitable Foundation’s 33rd annual Back-to-School Shopping Trip on Tuesday. The foundation provided 250 pre-approved children with $100 vouchers to purchase back-to-school clothing and essentials at Burlington, Ross, and Bealls. Founder Alma Randolph Crump said the annual…