Category Archives: Local News
Vincennes Area Natives Among This Year's Rose-Hulman Alumni Award Winners
Two Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology alumni with ties to the Vincennes area were among this year's Rose-Hulman Alumni Award recipients, recognized for their considerable industry and community cont...
Apr 17, 2025
UDWI REMC Community Fund Grant Helps Teachers Warehouse Purchase $2,000 in School Supplies for Educators
Teachers Warehouse, a nonprofit organization serving public school educators, recently purchased $2,000 in school supplies for Greene County teachers. The purchase was made possible with the help of a...
Apr 17, 2025
Gibson Co.: Evansville Man Arrested with Over 200 Grams of Meth
An Evansville man is facing several charges following a traffic stop Wednesday night in Gibson County. 52-year-old Larry Ames, on parole from the Indiana Department of Corrections, was found to be dri...
Apr 17, 2025
Nearly 4,000-acre Fish & Wildlife Area Opens in Southern Indiana
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources) has officially opened nearly 3,950 acres of permanently protected land in Sullivan County known as Busseron Creek Fish & Wildlife Area. The land includ...
Apr 17, 2025
Bill Would Eliminate Judges in 12 Indiana Counties
A bill making the rounds in the Indiana legislature will eliminate judges in 12 counties if it becomes law. In a cost cutting move, the state Senate made the decision and added an amendment to a bill ...
Apr 17, 2025
Governor Braun Recalling Indiana National Guard from Texas
Indiana Governor Mike Braun is recalling 50 Indiana National Guardsmen home from the Texas-Mexico border. The troops had been deployed in March for what was supposed to be 12 months enforcing border s...
Apr 17, 2025
Huntingburg Police Update Death Investigation
Huntingburg Police have updated information concerning their investigation into the deaths of a woman and a child who were found lying on the floor of a residence on Geiger Street on Monday. Police sa...
Apr 16, 2025
Indiana Revenue Forecast Projections Dismal
Indiana's revenue forecast was discussed at the Statehouse Wednesday. Projections suggest that revenues are expected to be down $2.37 billion for the next few years. Democratic State Representative Gr...
Apr 16, 2025
Death Row Inmate Benjamin Ritchie's Execution Date Set
Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie's execution date has been set. The Indiana Supreme Court says May 20th will be the day he is put to death. Ritchie was convicted in 2002 of killing a police o...
Apr 16, 2025
Indiana State Police Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Clay County
Police shot a Terre Haute man Tuesday evening in Clay County after he attempted to run them over in a stolen U-Haul vehicle. Indiana State Police say 47-year-old Dale Evans ignored orders to stop, dri...
Apr 16, 2025
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