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17 Owensboro Headlines from 20 Years Ago [LIST]
On this Throwback Thursday, I'm throwing it on back to 2001. Honestly, 20 years used to be a long time.
But it's been fun checking on Owensboro from two decades ago. It was interesting to learn what was just getting started, what was just being considered for the first time, and what was celebrating a 20th anniversary BACK THEN.
Care for a stroll down memory lane?
Owensboro Headlines from 20 Years Ago
I don't know about you, but I cannot BELIEVE 2001 was 20 years ago. Isn't 20 years supposed to be a long time? Well, anyway, let's take a trip back in time with these Owensboro headlines from the Messenger-Inquirer and see where we were.
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