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Tim Kline is an attorney with 15 years of experience and a pastor at the Christ the Redeemer parish, associated with the Anglican Church of North America. His appointment may prove pivotal in an ongoing controversy surrounding how the library handles certain adolescent and young adult books discussing sexuality, gender identity, human anatomy, race, and diversity.

Daviess County Public Library is facing an ongoing campaign from local Christian conservatives and Christian Nationalists seeking changes in how it handles certain materials. Some of the more vocal activists argue their recommendations better protect children from harmful or inappropriate material, but opponents fear it's the start of a more extensive effort to restrict or remove materials relating to sexuality, gender identity, human anatomy, race, and diversity.

Those in the program will have access to resources like medication assisted treatment, prenatal healthcare, clinical teams to individual and group therapy, and case management services.

Burger Week allows area restaurants to feature a specific burger to the public for a limited time. All items are priced at an equal rate and are evaluated by a panel of judges to determine the overall winner.

The Micro Wrestling Federation (MWF) was founded in 2000 and is a full-scale event supported by an entire cast under five feet tall. The MWF is the longest-running organization within the Little Person wrestling industry.

Puzzle Pieces was founded in 2012 by current Executive Director Amanda Owen, whose brother has a rare chromosomal disorder. Owen left her job as a full-time special education teacher to open Puzzle Pieces when she felt her brother and her students did not have a space to socialize with peers and learn skills for lifelong success.

The LGBTQ community and their advocates say they feel marginalized by a new budget approved by Daviess County Fiscal Court. Members gave final approval Thursday night to a $107 million spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

An international festival has shined a spotlight on Owensboro for decades. But this year’s celebration is embracing a new identity, pairing a tangy cuisine with Kentucky’s signature spirit in an effort to bring people together.

The Confederate statue formerly located on the lawn of the Daviess County courthouse will have a new home in an Owensboro paupers’ cemetery.

Some Kentucky hospitals stretched thin by the latest COVID-19 surge are turning to outside help to keep operations flowing. Eleven AmeriCorps volunteers…