Category Archives: Local News
Indiana U.S. Representative Victoria Spartz Facing Weapons Charge
The office of Congresswoman Victoria Spartz has released a statement on her arrest on weapons charges at a D.C. airport on Friday. Spartz was found to be in possession of a .38 caliber firearm as she ...
Jul 02, 2024
Indiana Losing Farmland but Increasing Productivity
The state has lost nearly 346-thousand acres of farmland from 2010 to 2022, but the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says agricultural productivity increased. The Indiana State Department of Ag...
Jul 02, 2024
Federal Judge Blocks Indiana Law On Porn Websites
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Indiana's law that would require age verification to view porn websites. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young says the state's "age verification requirements...
Jul 02, 2024
$35 Million Housing Project Planned for Vincennes
A $35 million housing project to support local talent attraction and retention in Vincennes has entered the final stages of planning and approval. Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana Economic Deve...
Jul 01, 2024
Pike/Gibson Water Flushing Schedule (Gibson Co.)
Pike Gibson Water says flushing continues this week for its Gibson County customers along County Road 550 East between State Road 64 and State Road 168 and all side county roads. There will be no flus...
Jul 01, 2024
Body of Swimmer Recovered from Patoka Lake
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating after recovering the body of a man from Patoka Lake in Orange County Sunday evening. Around 6:00 PM, Orange County Dispatch was notified that a male had...
Jul 01, 2024
Police Identify Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Interstate 70 in Clay Co.
The Clay County Coroner has identified a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a semi tractor trailer early Thursday morning on Interstate 70 in Clay County as 19-year-old James Carder of Wapakoneta...
Jun 30, 2024
Disturbance Call Leads to Arrest of Princeton Man on Drug Charges
A Princeton man is facing drug charges following a disturbance Saturday night in the 800 block of South Hart Street in Princeton. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office received a report of a man yelling ...
Jun 30, 2024
Merom Teen Drowns in Wabash River
The body of a 15-year-old Merom, Indiana boy was recovered from the Wabash River on Saturday. The Clark County, Illinois Sheriff's Office responded to the river, southeast of West Union, Illinois, con...
Jun 30, 2024
Washington July 4th Closings
All Washington city offices and departments will be closed on Thursday in observance of the July 4th Holiday. There will be no trash pick-up and the city bus will not be in operation. The Recycling Ce...
Jun 30, 2024
This Day in Country Music
On this day April 24, 2003
Dixie Chicks launched a publicity campaign to explain their position after the controversy of Natalie Maines statement regading the Iraq war. During a prime-time interview with TV personality Diane Sawyer, Maines said she remained proud of her original...
Apr 24, 2025
On this day April 24, 1991
Garth Brooks won a record six times at the 26th annual awards on NBC. The Country singer won: Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist; Best Album for , Single Record, "Friends In Low Places", and Song and Video for "The Dance".
Apr 24, 2025
On this day April 23, 2017
The Andrew Johnson Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Hank Williams stayed on December 31, 1952, hours before his death, made headlines after mayor Tim Burchett announced that Knox County would seek proposals to redevelop the building, sparking re-in...
Apr 23, 2025
On this day April 23, 1936
Born on this day, was Roy Orbison, singer, songwriter, who had a 1964 UK & US #1 single with "Pretty Woman" plus over 20 US & 30 UK Top 40 singles. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until...
Apr 23, 2025
On this day April 20, 1959
Goldband Records released "Puppy Love" by a 13-year old Dolly Parton, a song that was recorded two years earlier when she was just eleven years old. The song didn't chart, but was later to be a hit in 1972 for Donny Osmond.
Apr 20, 2025
On this day April 20, 2020
Stuck at home in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, Willie Nelson staged the "Come And Toke It" live stream (in reference to 420 day, "the unofficial weed holiday"), to support efforts to legalize marijuana and free those incarcerated for it. Ot...
Apr 20, 2025
On this day April 20, 2009
Jimmy Dean's house was largely gutted by a fire, although the Deans escaped injury. The Deans rebuilt their home on the same foundation and returned early in 2010.
Apr 20, 2025
On this day April 20, 1965
Roger Miller was at #1 on the US Country charts with "King Of The Road." The song has been covered by many other artists, including George Jones, Dean Martin, Boxcar Willie, Randy Travis, the Statler Brothers, Rufus Wainwright & Teddy Thompson, The Pro...
Apr 20, 2025