Two competition and have won six national championships. An elected mayor and four elected city commissioners appoint the city manager. Daviess County is represented by an elected judge executive and three elected county commissioners. Those four comprise the Daviess County Fiscal Court. Plans are underway to extend it to 10,000 feet.
Air freight is provided by two airlines and charter services.
Carriers include Northwest Airlink and American Eagle, with three full service, fixed based operators -Million Air, Singleton Aviation, and Owensboro Aviation. Both commercial airlines make direct connections to major hubs in Memphis and Nashville. CSX Transportation provides Owensboro with main line rail service and piggyback facilities. Owensboro-Daviess County is surrounded by an excellent highway system. The Western Kentucky Parkway, the Pennyrile Parkway, Interstate 65, and Interstate 64 are all within 70 miles of Owensboro.