OPS students return to in-person learning on hybrid schedule OPS students return to in-person learning on hybrid schedule By Katie Tercek | January 14, 2021 at 5:41 AM CST - Updated January 14 at 8:43 PM OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - Owensboro Public School officials have released their detailed plans for sending students back in-person. This comes as the county is in the red and cases have gone up following the holiday season. That’s why the schools plan to take extra precautions to keep both students and staff safe. The governor’s new executive order now allows schools to open while in the red, which is much different from the plans before.