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The Owensboro Times Updated April 28, 2021 | 12:56 am Photo by Ryan Richardson Maybe it’s the extra unemployment benefits and stimulus checks. Maybe it’s the uncertainty of the industry. Maybe it’s some of both, or any number of other factors. What’s certain, though, is that a labor shortage is taking its toll on restaurants, and some in the industry expect another difficult summer. “It’s no secret that restaurants have been hit hard over the past year with inconsistent and illogical executive orders,” Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles said Tuesday during a stop in Owensb...

Owensboro restaurants desperately in need of COVID-19 relief funding Kentucky indoor dining set to open at 50% capacity on Monday Owensboro restaurants desperately in need of COVID-19 relief funding By Katie Tercek | December 11, 2020 at 9:36 PM CST - Updated December 11 at 9:43 PM OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - Owensboro restaurants are struggling after multiple COVID-19 shutdowns. On Monday, indoor dining at Kentucky restaurants will be allowed to open to 50% capacity. Some restaurant owners tell 14 News that 50% is not enough to make a profit. Restaurant owners across the commonwealth have ...

Beshear’s announcement ended the full suspension of indoor dining that was mandated on Nov. 18. While restaurateurs are pleased with at least being able to reopen to 50% capacity in the final weeks before Christmas, the excitement is subdued when compared to the uncertainty of what the future might bring, said Patrick Bosley, Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn corporate vice president. “At 50% I can break even,” he said. “A third of my help was laid off during the latest closure and they will all be called back in on Monday to work their normal schedule. The big concern is that we donâ...