Henderson News

In 1989 the body of Marvin Rowe, a local businessman in Ohio County, was discovered in rural Butler County off of Hwy 231 north of Morgantown.

Henderson's population is growing, although at a rate less than half the state average, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Police say a drunk man tried stealing several items from Methodist Hospital in Henderson.

FRANKFORT The Kentucky General Assembly passed an economic incentives package Wednesday, June 24, that not only offers enticements to attract new events and business and provide assistance to struggling Kentucky families and businesses, but also establishes an avenue for funding mega transportation projects.

There is already one casualty of Monday's Senate committee vote that killed the video gaming bill.

Police are investigating a break-in overnight at a service station in Henderson.

Three groups are planning events next year to mark the bicentennial of John James Audubon's arrival in Henderson County.

Work will begin this week in earnest on installing a three-foot-thick water line down Main Street between Washington and Sixth streets.

The superintendent of the Henderson County school district will not be taking his one-percent raise that was mandated for all certified and classified employees throughout the state.

The Kentucky House of Representatives, which convened Monday for a special legislative session, passed two key bills Wednesday.

On June 13, 2009 Kentucky State Police responded to the 1st Christian Church in Sturgis, KY reference a child lodged in an elevator.

Opponents of a plan to legalize video slot machines at Kentucky's horse racing tracks packed the Capitol on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to reject the plan in anticipation of a possible vote later this week.

Nine-year-old Douglas Powers is an avid Webkinz collector with more than 100. Recently he was spending the night with his grandparents, Glen and Judy Stone, and while his Aunt Kim Mays was over visiting he decided to have a Webkinz Dog Show.

Nearly 70 businesses, including UPS, Ford Motor and General Electric, announced support yesterday for legislation that would help pay for the Ohio River Bridges Project.

It was a straightforward statement, really. Avery Pitt mentioned that now that his mother, Brenda, is home most of the time, his clothes get cleaned more.

The church at the corner of Washington and S. Green streets, the oldest existing church building in Henderson, will go on the auction block June 25.

Robert J. Williams was westbound on highway 60 near Reed. Both Sean Grice and Brandon L Lyons were eastbound on highway 60.

Two Henderson County residents arrested in 2008 for allegedly abusing their infant son pleaded guilty Monday in Henderson Circuit Court.

When 6-year-old Macie Combs has had dinner at the home of her grandmother, Betty Combs, she has noted that grandmother's friend Mike Addison cooks some really spicy food.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is directing the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to undertake a study of the Purchase Parkway to determine what improvements would be needed to bring it up to interstate highway standards.