Brody Clark, 12, crosses the finish line at the end of Whitesville Elementary School’s Whitesville Way ColorBlast Walkathon, Friday, Apr. 26, 2019, in Whitesville, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Apollo’s Hayden Pulliam, left center, hugs pitcher Payton Blades while surrounded by teammates after winning the 3rd Region softball title game against Grayson County on June 4, 2018 at McLean County High School. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Darrell Green with Compass Marine Services lays deep in mud while hosing out the cascading waterfall, a feature at Smothers Park on the Ohio River on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. The company is working with the city, preparing the waterfall for summer and fall operation after being out of operation for the winter and from Ohio River flooding. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Owensboro Post 9 Bombers’ Jacob White, left, and pitcher Blaine Gillim have a pep talk between innings during a game against Newburgh at Shifley Park’s Jack Hicks Field. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Katie Aldridge, 5, of Georgetown, Ky, runs through the Legion Park Spray Park while visiting her grandmother, Monday, July 23, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
(Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Kentucky Wesleyan’s Tarik Dixon gets around Kentucky State’s Josh Wilkerson during a college basketball game at the Owensboro Sportscenter, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Members of the Lt. Robert Moseley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution perform a musket salute during the 2018 National Wreaths Across America observance in the Field of Honor at Owensboro Memorial Gardens. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
(Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Owensboro’s Jaiden Greathouse gets to the basket between two Breckinridge defenders during the Boys’ 3rd Region Tournament title game at the Owensboro Sporstcenter. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Muhlenberg County High School baseball players celebrate as teammate Noah Phillips crosses home plate with the winning run in the Mustang’s walk off win against Daviess County to advance to the championship game of the 3rd Region Baseball Tournament, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Hartford, Ky, at Ohio County High School. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Scott County team members celebrate as Kennedy Sullivan (4) runs home after a home run in the bottom of the first inning of action against Warren East during the Owensboro Health/KHSAA State Softball Tournament at Jack C. Fisher Park. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Colbe Ellis, left, and Twitch Powers, center, work with a crew from Diggers Rent a Fence, erecting fencing around the perimeter of Yellow Creek Park for the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s 15th annual ROMP Fest. The company is installing more than 6000 feet of fencing for the festival, which begins allowing RV’s and campers entrance to the park on Wednesday. The four-day music, camping and art festival will feature over 20 top bluegrass, folk and Americana acts including Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs, Doyle Lawson, Sam Bush, Billy Strings and Rhiannon Giddens. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Tommy Claypool tills the ground in his wildflower garden he and his wife, Milly, maintain together at their home on Newbolt Road, Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in Daviess County, Ky. The garden contains sunflowers, zinnias and other wildflowers that they have planted for their community. “Anybody who wants the flowers can come and take them,” Claypool said. “They are free.” (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Miranda Toomey and her daughter, Katerina, 2, take a stroll on along the riverfront at English Park, Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. The two were enjoying the afternoon watching barges pass by and watching fish jump out of the water. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
(Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
A driver in a pickup truck heads west along Kentucky 1389 as ice-covered trees line the roadway, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Carmynn Holiday, 9, types on a braille typewriter at East View Elementary School, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. Holiday wrote an opinion letter for NewsQuiz, which is a KET news-current events program. Her letter was selected from more than 1,000 others to be read on air. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Becky Fischer looks on as two of her horses, Cayenne and Snowflake, eat hay from buckets in the stables at LHF Horse Rides in Philpot, Ky. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Owensboro’s Jaiden Greathouse (55) reacts to a play in overtime with teammate Imonte Owsley during the Boys’ 3rd Region Tournament title game at the Owensboro Sportscenter. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Muhlenberg County High School baseball players celebrate a walk off win over Daviess County to advance to the championship game of the 3rd Region Baseball Tournament, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Hartford, Ky, at Ohio County High School. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Kenny Davis pulls weeds from a patch of green beans at Golden Red Sunflower Produce Farm in Pleasant Ridge. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Abby Reams of Louisville works to hang her hammock to a tree at Yellow Creek Park while preparing for a weekend of music at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s 15th ROMP Fest on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. Reams is attending the four-day music, camping and art festival for the fifth time with her father. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Charlie Lohman, left, weeds a row of burley tobacco with friends John Sampley, right center, and Fred Sikes, right, on Sampley’s farm on West 5th Street Road, Friday, July 13, 2018, in Daviess County, Ky. The three were working with friend Charlie Stacks, not pictured, to weed about 7 acres of tobacco on the farm, a job they have been at for about three weeks. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
A converted school bus loaded with young pigs makes its way toward the entrance to Hardy Sow Farm, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, west of Curdsville, Ky. The Hardy Sow Farm, a part of Jerry O’Bryan’s O’Bryan Farms operation, has been given a notice of violation from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water after inspectors found evidence of an illegal discharge resulting in a sample with extreme levels of E. coli bacteria. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP) (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Ryan Scherer of Jasper, Ind. takes a photo with his phone as air show performer Ron Holland passes over Smothers Park during the Owensboro Air Show, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
A student walks along a snowy path as snow falls on the campus at Owensboro Community & Technical College, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Owensboro’s Darrion Wimsatt, right, gets to the basket around Owensboro Catholic’s Andrew Riney during the Boys' 3rd Region Tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Laura Fisher distributes food to her horses in the stable at LHF Horse Rides in Philpot, Ky. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Ohio County’s Jordan Tolle reacts as he makes his way home after being batted in by a home run from teammate Blaine Gillim in the bottom of the first inning against Meade County during 3rd Region Tournament action at Ohio County High School. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Jacques White gets a trim from barber Ramey Brown at Riverwalk Razor barber shop in downtown Owensboro, Ky. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Rae Spooner, left, of Danville, Illinois, and Wiley Parker, 6, of Louisville, create large bubbles while attending the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s 15th ROMP Fest at Yellow Creek Park on Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
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Golfer Matt Atkins places his ball on the 7th green before putting during the PGA Tour Barbasol Championship, Jul. 19, 2018, at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
(Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly in diamond formation over the Ohio River during the Owensboro Air Show at Smothers Park, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Harlem Globetrotters basketball player Ant Atkinson dances with Kristy Brumfield of Owensboro after coaxing her from the stands as the team performed at the Owensboro Sportscenter. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Owensboro Catholic’s John Parker makes a drive to the basket against Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Jordon Vaughn, right, and K’suan Casey during action at the Owensboro Sportscenter. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Laura Fischer shares a moment with her horse, Nekoda, before grooming him in the stable at LHF Horse Rides on Little Hickory Road in Daviess County. The Fischer family offers guided horseback trail rides through farmland and pastures on their farm in Philpot. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Muhlenberg County High School baseball players storm the field to celebrate around pitcher Brennan Myers after winning the 3rd Region title against Ohio County on Friday, June 1, 2018, in Hartford, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Jason Bishop, foreground, and Kevin Morris, both with Owensboro’s Grounds and Maintenance Department, hose out caked mud from the cascading waterfall at Smothers Park on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky . The department was preparing the waterfall for summer and fall operation after being out of operation for the winter and from Ohio River flooding. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Mester Barlow of Louisville pets her dog, Hogie, while laying in her hammock enjoying an iced drink at Yellow Creek Park, Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky, during the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s 15th ROMP Fest. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
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Golfer Matt Atkins, right, prepares to putt in the pouring rain as caddie Christopher Schwertfeger holds an umbrella over as he finishes up the 9th hole during the final round of the PGA Tour Barbasol Championships, Jul. 21, 2018, at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
The U.S Navy Blue Angels form a diamond formation over the Ohio River at Smothers Park while practicing their upcoming performance in the Owensboro Air Show, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Brantley Zimmerman, 5, of Tell City, Indiana, waves a flag from the Owensboro V.A. Clinic float along Clay Street during the Veterans Day Parade, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Shelly Ferguson of Owensboro takes a photo of a wreath placed on the grave of her father, Elza Stinnett, a Vietnam veteran, during the 2018 National Wreaths Across America observance in the Field of Honor at Owensboro Memorial Gardens. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
A dense fog lies over the Ohio River as traffic crosses the Grover Cary Bridge, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Apollo’s Zoe Floyd looks to shoot under the basket between Edmonson County’s Emma Rose Vincent, left, and Madison Harrison during the Girls’ 3rd Region Tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Apollo High School pitcher Payton Blades warms up before pitching in the Kentucky 3rd Region championship softball game on June 4, 2018. The senior righthander went on to throw her second consecutive perfect game to drive past Grayson County 7-0. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Darrell Green with Compass Marine Services lays deep in mud while hosing out the cascading waterfall, a feature at Smothers Park on the Ohio River on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. The company is working with the city, preparing the waterfall for summer and fall operation after being out of operation for the winter and from Ohio River flooding. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Lonnie Qualls, left, of Bowling Green, teaches Nolan Strupeck, 8, of La Porte, Indiana the song “Heaven Sent” in the camping area Strupeck’s family has set up at Yellow Creek Park during the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s 15th ROMP Fest on Friday, June 29, 2018, in Owensboro Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
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Billy Spencer, a caddie for golfer Stephan Jauger, looks at the weather app on his cell phone while waiting out a rain delay during the final round of the PGA Tour Barbasol Championship on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Grant Hagan, 8, rides a hoverboard across the Glover Cary Bridge as his grandfather Donnie Hagan follows on a bicycle during Bridge Day in Owensboro. The bridge was temporarily closed for pedestrian access and to accommodate the Owensboro Air Show. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
AvaLynn Brothers, 2, sits in the lap of her aunt, Bethany Hall, as the two wave flags while watching the annual Veterans Day Parade, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Roger Vincent of Bowling Green, with the Colonel Benjamin Logan chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution out of Russellville, Ky, lays a wreath in remembrance of the U. S. Coast Guard during the 2018 National Wreaths Across America observance in the Field of Honor at Owensboro Memorial Gardens. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
(Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)
Owensboro's Darrion Wimsatt, right, gets tangled up with Breckinridge County’s Kobe Poole, injuring his shoulder in the second quarter of the Boys’ 3rd Region Tournament title game at the Owensboro Sportscenter. (Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com | geans@messenger-inquirer.com)