Category Archives: Local News
Young Supports Bills to Ban Stock Trading by Members of Congress
U.S. Senator Todd Young is supporting two bills that would place new restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress. The Indiana Republican is cosponsoring the Restore Trust in Congress Act to s...
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DCHF Hoops for Healthcare Begins Friday
The Daviess Community Hospital Foundation is hosting its inaugural Hoops for Healthcare fundraiser today until 11 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Washington. The March Madness watch party, which ...
3h ago
Mega Millions Jackpot at $22.6M
The jackpot for tonight's Mega Millions drawing is $50M. The cash option for a single winner at $22.6M. Meanwhile, the jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $120M. The cash op...
3h ago
Average Price of Gas in Indiana Rises to $3.83 Per Gallon; Diesel $4.97
The Triple-A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Friday stood at $3.83 a gallon, the same as Thursday and 8 lower than Friday's national average of $3.91 a gallon. It was also 35 hi...
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Daviess Co. Arrests
The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested a Washington man Thursday on a warrant for Failure to Register as a Sex or Violent Offender. 25-year-old Kevin Kendall is being held on $50,000 bond in...
3h ago
Washington Police Investigating Theft of Mailed Checks
Washington Police are investigating multiple complaints concerning checks believed to have been stolen after being mailed. Authorities say individuals have changed the name of the person the check was...
18h ago
Jasper District Welcomes Two New Probationary Troopers
The Jasper State Police District is welcoming two new probationary troopers. Troopers Nicholas Goller and Elijah Mundy, both former Jasper Police officers, were among seven probationary troopers who g...
21h ago
Otwell Progress Committee Receives $5,000 America250 Grant
The Indiana Arts Commission has awarded $60,000 in grants though the America250 grant program, supporting arts projects that celebrate American history and connect participants to that history in anti...
21h ago
Registered Sex Offender Taken into Custody at Oakland City Primary School.
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says a Somerville man was arrested Thursday morning for Unlawful Entry of School Property by a Serious Sexual Offender, a Level 6 Felony. 47-year-old Branden Willis,...
23h ago
Olney Man Arrested for Auto Theft in Daviess Co.
Washington Police arrested an Olney, Illinois man for auto theft Wednesday afternoon. After hearing a report of a vehicle being stolen from a westside gas station, a school resource officer happened t...
Mar 19, 2026
This Day in Country Music
On this day July 24, 1957
Born on this day was Pam Tillis country music singer-songwriter and actress, (she is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis). Originally a demo singer in Nashville, Tennessee, she scored the 1991 hit "Don't Tell Me What to Do", and has since c...
Jul 24, 2025
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