Category Archives: Local News

Names Released in Fatal Sullivan Co. Crash
The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office has released the names of those involved in a fatal two-vehicle crash late Sunday morning in the 1000 block of County Road 650 North. 50-year-old Tammy Samm of Jas...
John Szink Aug 25, 2025

Rotary Club of Dubois County Awards Nearly $19,000 in Community Grants
The Rotary Club of Dubois County has awarded a total of $18,800 to three local nonprofits as part of its 2025 Community Grants program. This year's largest grant of $10,000 was awarded to TRI-CAP's Nu...
John Szink Aug 25, 2025

Volunteers Help Hard-Hit Northern Indiana Farmer
Neighbors pitched in Sunday to help a Walkerton, Indiana farmer who lost a $70,000 farm-to-school contract and faced thousands of unsellable potatoes. The farmer had already planted the crops and inve...
John Szink Aug 25, 2025 Giving a helping hand.

President Trump To Deploy National Guard to Indiana & Several Other States
President Trump will deploy 17-hundred National Guard troops in 19 states, including Indiana, to help federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. White House border czar Tom Homan says the N...
John Szink Aug 25, 2025

Hundreds Protest Against Camp Atterbury Being Used as ICE Detention Facility
Hundreds are speaking out against Camp Atterbury being used as an ICE detention facility. Over 200 demonstrators gathered outside of the facility at Johnson County Park on Sunday. The protest was orga...
John Szink Aug 25, 2025

Bloomington Shooting Investigation
Indiana University police have been investigating a shooting near the IU Bloomington campus early Saturday. When officers arrived at the intersection of 10th Street and Walnut Grove around 2:30 a.m., ...
John Szink Aug 24, 2025

Five Arrested After Lengthy Drug Southern Indiana Drug Investigation
After a months-long investigation, Indiana State Police and Spencer County deputies arrested five people on various drug charges. The investigation focused on 45-year-old Brian Harrison of Grandview, ...
John Szink Aug 24, 2025

Third Arrest Made in Warrick Co. Town Hall Incident
A third individual is facing charges following an incident at a Town Hall event with Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith in Warrick County. Amanda Bennett and Matthew Eike were previously arres...
John Szink Aug 23, 2025

Blue Bell Ice Cream Recall
There's an ice cream recall. Texas-based Blue Bell is recalling its Moo-llennium Crunch, thanks to a packaging error. It was mistakenly labeled as Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. That flavor contains nut...
John Szink Aug 23, 2025

Evansville Man Arrested on OWI and Drug Charges After Rear End Crash in Gibson Co.
An Evansville man is facing OWI and drug charges following a rear end collision Thursday afternoon on US 41 near Strain Street in Fort Branch. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says 47-year-old Carlo...
John Szink Aug 22, 2025

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