OMU Steam Towers Toppled
December 14, 2022
The sun broke through the clouds in eastern Daviess County a minute or two before 8 a.m. on Dec. 4, illuminating the twin towers at Owensboro Municipal Utilities’ abandoned Elmer Smith power plant on Kentucky 144. It was as if it were saying goodbye to the towers, which had been part of the county’s skyline for more than three decades.
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