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Sunday, October 5th, 2025
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Good morning, Owensboro. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 5th of October.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Today, John Lampkin hosts his 39th annual Farm Festival—an event with free admission from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring over 50 vintage tractors, food vendors, kids’ games, and a model airplane flying field at his property on 8284 Short Station Road in eastern Daviess County. The Owensboro Times
- ➤ Green River Community Food Warehouse reached an agreement in principle to buy the Clark Distributing Company property downtown to build a temperature-controlled warehouse for storing and distributing donated food in Owensboro and Daviess County. The project will help improve hunger relief and cut food waste—thanks to a deal where the Clark family sold the property below market price. The Owensboro Times
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Nationally touring comedian Mark Chalifoux will headline the Kentucky Sound Stage on October 17 with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the show starting at 8 p.m.—the performance, which will be filmed in a theater space for a late-night TV feel, will feature opening act Gavin Eddings and host Chris Izzy, and tickets are available in advance or at the door. The Owensboro Times
- ➤ The Owensboro Tattoo Fest returns for its second year next week at the Owensboro Convention Center — featuring live tattooing and an artistic competition among 100 tattoo artists from around the world. The event will run from October 10 through 12. TriStateHomepage.com
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Chelle Keplinger returned to Owensboro Health as VP of finance on Sept. 22 (marking her return to the organization where she began her career) and brings nearly 30 years of healthcare finance experience to oversee financial planning under CFO Russ Ranallo. The Owensboro Times
- ➤ Pure Barre Owensboro welcomes a new owner as longtime instructor Natalie Johnson takes over from founder Annie McCrary today—McCrary, who opened the studio in 2014, said she is stepping aside to focus on her growing family while Johnson plans an open house event on November 1—2 to welcome both loyal and new clients. This change marks a new chapter that will continue the studio’s legacy of community wellness and support. The Owensboro Times
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Ashland University shut out Kentucky Wesleyan 55-0 on Saturday at Steele Stadium as the Panthers scored in every quarter—securing a dominant win. The Owensboro Times
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