History

To kick off National Police Week, the personal-finance website WalletHub.com just released its report on Best & the Worst States to Be a Police Officer.

We say these county names all the time, but do we know the origins of those names? The answer is now YES.

When I was a kid, if I behaved during my haircut, I'd get a free orange push-up. It's orange sherbet on a stick, in case you've forgotten. But I don't see them in stores anymore.

Sure, the destination was eagerly anticipated, but for us kids, we couldn't have had a vacation without stopping at Stuckey's. I miss 'em.

You've seen those beautiful quilt squares on barns as you travel, I'm sure. But they're not random decisions by property owners. Those 'barn quilts' have a history.

Roxie Hart, a lead character in 'Chicago,' was based, in part, on a woman born in Owensboro and laid to rest in Daviess County.

There's a lot of stuff from my generation's past that would completely befuddle today's kids. Our "struggles," thanks to technology, are no longer theirs.

There's a website that allows you to find old family photos that AREN'T in your possession.

Owensboro's Marcia Embry found a collection of photographs in her garage. She knows nothing about them and needs our help regarding their origin.

I remember, very well, the last movies I saw at old Owensboro theaters that are no longer here. Only one of them was good and it turned out to be my all-time favorite.

We recently discovered both a Mammoth and a shark have been found in the Ohio River and here's what we know.

If Owensboro could talk, it could tell us all the places folks learned how to drive. For me it was Towne Square Mall. What about you?