Category Archives: Local News

Planned Power Outage in Washington Wednesday
There is a planned power outage in Washington Wednesday. Washington Municipal Utilities says residents on Mill Street between Center Street and Axtell Avenue will be affected. Crews will be replacing ...
John Szink 16h ago

French Lick Man Arrested for Child Molesting
Indiana State Police arrested a French Lick man at his home Friday on a warrant for two counts of Child Molesting "Statutory Rape." 40-year-old Scotty Settles was arrested following an investigation t...
John Szink 17h ago

Lane Closures Planned for U.S. 41 In Vanderburgh and Gibson Counties
The Indiana Department of Transportation says alternating lane closures are scheduled to begin Tuesday, July 8th on north and southbound lanes of U.S. 41 in Vanderburgh and Gibson Counties. The altern...
John Szink 17h ago

Washington Woman Killed in Early Morning Crash
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office says a Washington woman died and another injured in a two vehicle crash early Tuesday morning on the US 50 Bypass at Sunnyside Road. The sheriff's office says 64-ye...
John Szink 20h ago

Odon Cleaning Up After Flooding Caused by Heavy Rain
The Town of Odon is cleaning up following flooding caused by heavy rain. The town says two dumpsters have been placed behind the Odon Fire Department for residents to use for cleanup efforts. The Odon...
John Szink 22h ago

Sheriff's Office Warns Daviess Co. Business Owners of Magnet Sales Issue
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office is advising business owners there is a marketing company called "Five Fish" asking local businesses to buy advertising space on a magnet that will be distributed to...
John Szink 22h ago

Indiana Gas/Diesel & EV Prices (Tuesday)
The Triple-A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Tuesday stood at $3.20 per gallon, three cents lower than Monday and two cents higher than Tuesday's national average. It was also t...
John Szink 22h ago

Commission To Examine Accepting Several Illinois Counties to Indiana
A commission of six Hoosiers and five people from Illinois will examine the possibility of Indiana accepting several counties from Illinois after voters there approved seceding from the state. Illinoi...
John Szink 22h ago

Indiana Farm Bureau Says Fourth Of July Cookout Costs Up 5%
The Fourth of July cookout will cost Hoosiers five percent more this year than last year. Indiana Farm Bureau says feeding a group of ten people will cost 71-dollars-49-cents, slightly more than the n...
John Szink 22h ago

Indiana Cigarette Taxes Increase 200%
Smoking in Indiana is more expensive starting today. The state's cigarette tax has risen from nearly one-dollar to three-dollars, which is a 200-percent increase. The hike is part of the 2025 state bu...
John Szink 22h ago

This Day in Country Music
On this day June 24, 2000
Dixie Chick Natalie Maines married actor Adrian Pasdar at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada for 55 dollars.
Jun 24, 2025
On this day June 22, 2011
Glen Campbell announced he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. This news came five months after Campbell announced his retirement from the music business.
Jun 22, 2025
On this day June 21, 1976
Reba McEntire married Charlie Battles at the First Baptist Church in Stringtown, Oklahoma. They had their honeymoon in Texas, where they promoted her latest single to local radio stations.
Jun 21, 2025
On this day June 20, 1949
Born on this day in Tuskegee, Alabama, was Lionel Richie, singer, songwriter and one time member of the Commodores. Kenny Rogers scored the 1980 crossover country hit with the Richie written and produced track "Lady". Richie released his tenth studio a...
Jun 20, 2025
On this day June 20, 2007
presented the to Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams and songwriter Harlan Howard at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville. Buck Owens received the Jim Reeves International Award.
Jun 20, 2025
On this day June 19, 1954
"I Don't Hurt Anymore" by Hank Snow began a 20 week run at #1 on the Country Best Seller list. Also on the chart, "One by One" by Red Foley and Kitty Wells began a 21 week run at #2 on same chart, managing a single week at #1 later in the year.
Jun 19, 2025
On this day June 19, 2006
Taylor Swift released her debut single "Tim McGraw" the lead single from her self-titled debut album. Swift wrote the song during her freshman year of high school, knowing that she and her senior boyfriend would break up at the end of the year when he ...
Jun 19, 2025
On this day June 18, 1969
Glen Campbell was at #1 on the country album chart with The singers thirteenth studio album spent 11 weeks at #1 and 26 weeks on the chart. The album features session drummer Hal Blaine who has played on 50 #1 hits and worked with numerous artists in...
Jun 18, 2025