As Kenergy and OMU continue power outage restorations, because they will not likely be 100% restored tonight and temperatures will be in the low-to-mid 30’s, Daviess County Judge/Executive Charlie Castlen has authorized opening an overnight emergency shelter.
Location: Heritage Baptist Church, 3585 Thruston Dermont Rd, Owensboro, KY
Hours of Operation: Saturday, 3/4/2023, 8:00 P.M. – 7:00 A.M.
Services offered: cot or sleep mat, linens, restrooms, outlets for charging devices/CPAP machines/oxygen equipment. Hired security will be provided on-site throughout hours of operation.
Recommended items to bring: snacks, bottled water, your linens (blanket and pillow as they will likely be more comfortable that what is provided), sleepwear, and phone charger. Earplugs may be necessary for some which have trouble sleeping in noise environments.
Not offered: showers, food, or drinks.
Parking: Please park in front parking lot. Enter from Thruston-Dermont Rd, go right to front of facility.
Entrance: Enter doors under large carport on same side as parking.
No pets allowed for safety reasons. Official service animals only please.
Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
All shelterees will need to leave Sunday morning around 7:00 A.M. If shelter is required again Sunday night, we will open it again and post information on the Daviess County Emergency Management Facebook page.
Currently Kenergy is working to restore power in the Thruston-Dermont Rd area so the shelter has power this evening. If for some reason it is not restored by this evening, we will hook up our newly acquired towable generator to their transfer switch, which we just tested less than a month ago.
Kenergy Outage Map here
OMU Outage Map here
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