By Joy Campbell, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Jun. 18--It's 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, and Paulo Ruiz, 7, is sitting in a classroom at his school. Across from him is Craig Geoghegan, a Brescia University senior education major. They're reading together.

By Joy Campbell, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Feb. 12--A search committee has chosen three finalists for the Western Kentucky University-Owensboro campus director post, including interim director Joe Etienne.

By Joy Campbell, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Feb. 1--Black History Month will include a chance to listen and dance to "Louisville's jazz man," to hear two young, popular choirs from west Louisville and to participate in a health expo following the NAACP's annual prayer breakfast.

By Karen Owen, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Jan. 31--There's no reason why tax preparation fees and refund advances have to eat away at a low-income taxpayer's refund, a local group says. A free service has been launched to help the working poor keep more of their earnings.

By Joy Campbell, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Sep. 21--Kentucky Wesleyan College is growing faster than any other college in Kentucky. Western Kentucky University-Owensboro is on its way to new facilities.