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City of Owensboro taking on pot holes

City of Owensboro taking on pot holes

From the City of Owensboro:

 

Winter weather has done its usual damage to city streets.  Frequent freezing and thawing cycles experienced during the winter months results in cracks in our streets that allows water to seep under the road surface. Street expansion associated with freezing followed by street contraction associated with thawing causes potholes. 

Neighborhood Alliances schedule clean-up days

Neighborhood Alliances schedule clean-up days

Four Owensboro neighborhood alliances will hold their annual cleanups in the upcoming months.  All residents in the cleanup areas are invited to help beautify the neighborhood by picking up litter along sidewalks and streets on their cleanup day.

 The City Sanitation Department will provide free curbside pickup for junk furniture, appliances and other items to its residential customers in this neighborhood alliance area.  Items must be brought curbside by 6 a.m. the day of the cleanup.  If you have items to be picked up, please call the City Action Line at 687-4444 by the Wednesday before the cleanup.  Smaller items must be bagged or boxed.  The crews cannot pick up construction debris/materials, yard waste, paint or any type of liquid.

MIDTOWN EAST NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE - APRIL 13

The Midtown East Alliance extends from Parrish Avenue to Byers Avenue, between Frederica and Breckenridge Streets. The north boundary is 14th Street in the J.Z. Moore neighborhood, between J.R. Miller and Frederica. The alliance meets at Buena Vista Baptist Church at 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month.

Churches to combine for Easter cantata

Churches to combine for Easter cantata

 

Upon This Rock, an Easter cantata, will be presented to the public, free of charge, by the combined choirs of Buena Vista Baptist Church and Lewis Lane Baptist Church, along with the Owensboro Community Band, Saturday, March 23 (at Buena Vista) and Sunday, March 24 (at Lewis Lane) at 6:30 PM.

 Everyone is invited to attend.

Outdoor classroom at Sorgho will come from grant

Outdoor classroom at Sorgho will come from grant

The Parent-Teacher Organization of Sorgho Elementary School has been awarded $5,000 by Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grants. The money will be used to help fund the PTO’s current project to build an outdoor classroom pavilion.

SES Principal Laura Cecil said, “The pavilion will provide many opportunities for outdoor learning, and provide a community area as well. It is the PTO’s hope that it becomes part of the community living space for people in the Sorgho area as it will be located by the school’s walking trail and playground, and the Sorgho community ball fields.”

Upcoming Owensboro neighborhood alliance meetings

Upcoming Owensboro neighborhood alliance meetings
  • Midtown East Neighborhood Alliance – 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 7 at Buena Vista Baptist Church.
  • Seven Hills Neighborhood Alliance – 7:00 p.m. February 7 at Trinity United Methodist Church.
  • Old Owensboro Neighborhood Alliance – 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12 at the Owensboro Police Department Community Room.

City of Owensboro announces Thanksgiving schedule

City of Owensboro announces Thanksgiving schedule

From the City of Owensboro, here’s the schedule for government offices over the Thanksgiving holiday:

CITY HALL - City government offices, including City Hall, will be closed Thursday, November 22, and Friday, November 23, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

TRANSIT - City transit buses will not run on Thanksgiving, November 22, but will run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 23.

Location approved for new skate park

Location approved for new skate park

 

Owensboro officials have approved the location for their new skate park.

The skate park will be locate at Chautauqua Park.

The city commission approved the site during its work session on Tuesday.