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Host Don Wilkins previews the ribbon cutting of the new Owensboro Community & Technical College Industry Innovation Center with President Dr. Scott Williams.

Now former Owensboro Municipal Utilities General Manager Terry Naulty unexpectedly resigned this week after placing himself on administrative leave the week before. Officials remain tight-lipped about what exactly led to his resignation, but Host Don Wilkins uncovers details with the journalist who first broke this story, Messenger-Inquirer city government reporter Austin Ramsey.

Host Don Wilkins and Messenger-Inquirer health reporter Renee Beasley Jones talk about the highest number of reported flu cases in the area in over a decade with Green River District Health Department Senior Epidemiologist Jessica Austin.

Gov. Matt Bevin's budget proposal targets reserve funds at public school districts across the commonwealth. Host Don Wilkins explores what that could mean for western Kentucky with education reporter Bobbie Hayse and Owensboro Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Brake.

Host Don Wilkins discusses the importance of First Amendment protections for the media, as highlighted by Steven Spielberg's most recent film, "The Post." Westen Kentucky University journalism professor Mac McKerral offers historical insight and Messenger-Inquirer Features Editor Steve Vied remarks on how those protections still extend to newspapers -- both local and national -- today.

Host Don Wilkins talks about research City Government Reporter Austin Ramsey has done on millennial homebuyers in Owensboro and what reasons surveys indicate they've come here. Later, McLean County Reporter Stephanie Salmons discusses the generational gap.

Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson and Daviess County Judge-Executive Al Mattingly delivered their state of the community addresses last week. Host Don Wilkins alongside government reporters Austin Ramsey and Jacob Dick discuss the expected — and unexpected — things they said. 

We're back! After months of technical difficulties, Inquire is back with a conversation among friends and colleagues about the top 10 stories of the year for the readers and the reporters who covered them. Host Don Wilkins, County Government Reporter Jacob Dick and City Government Reporter Austin Ramsey chat about those stories and what they meant. 

Host Don Wilkins discusses the economic impact of development in Owensboro's downtown district. Business reporter Keith Lawrence weighs in. This is the second in a tow-part series.

Downtown Owensboro, Kentucky, complete with Smothers Park and all its ongoing economic development wasn't always that way. Inquire Host Don Wilkins goes back in time with City Reporter Steve Vied to explore what happened, how and why. This is the first in a two-part series.