The Daviess County Public Schools district has earned Energy Star designation for 15 of its 22 buildings for the 2012-13 school year, with nine of these buildings earning this designation for the first time.

On a 100-point scale, the district’s overall compiled score is now 82. All 12 elementary schools, two middle schools and the DCPS Central Office have earned the privilege of displaying the Energy Star plaque. The honor is based on energy use compared to buildings of similar size across the country.

In the area of energy efficiency, Audubon, Burns, Highland, Meadow Lands, West Louisville, Whitesville elementary schools; College View and Daviess County middle schools; and the DCPS Central Office will join previous honorees Country Heights, Deer Park, East View, Sorgho, Southern Oaks and Tamarack elementary schools in the elite group of buildings that are in the top 25 percent of all schools/education facilities in the United States.

OWENSBORO, KY (WFIE)- Owensboro entrepreneurs are invited to attend a seminar tomorrow that's designed just for them.

"Kentucky: Here We Grow Business" is free to attend and will take place from 9 a.m. until noon at the GRADD office. 

Tomorrow's event is part of a 15-stop tour across Kentucky.

It's designed to help current and future small business owners learn about some of the resources that are available to them.

Attendees can explore different ways to start, grow, and sustain their businesses.

The study abroad program is being expanded at Kentucky Wesleyan College.

The college has noted a growing interest in studying abroad and has named English professor Tamara Coy as the program coordinator.  

The goal is to broaden a student's world view as they pursue their careers after graduation.

"Study abroad really enriches the students, but it also gives them a really valuable global knowledge that they can bring back into the community," Coy says.

Professor Coy is now the contact at Kentucky Wesleyan for students with questions about studying abroad.