Category Archives: Local News

Over One-Million Jeeps Being Recalled
Over one-million Jeep Wranglers and Gladiators are being recalled for a spontaneous fire risk. Stellantis is telling owners of 2021 through 2025 vehicles to park them outside and away from structures ...
John Szink Jun 10, 2026

Indiana Rejects, Cancels Voter Registrations Of Over 60% Of Immigrants
The voter registrations for over 60-percent of all immigrants in Indiana have been rejected or canceled by the state. A law that took effect July 1st of 2025 requires county voter registration officia...
John Szink Jun 10, 2026

Wyze Recalls Solar Security Cameras
A popular home security camera is under recall because one wrong screw could spark a fire risk. Wyze Labs is recalling Solar Cam Pan cameras sold online and at stores like Amazon and Home Depot. The i...
John Szink Jun 09, 2026

Dugger Medical Clinic Open
Dugger Medical Clinic, a new healthcare facility in Sullivan County, is now open to provide medical care to residents in the town of Dugger. The clinic, sponsored by Sullivan County Community Hospital...
John Szink Jun 09, 2026

Urgent Call for Blood and Platelet Donors in Indiana
The American Red Cross is issuing an urgent call for blood and platelet donors as summer travel and rising temperatures threaten the area's blood supply. Officials report a drop in scheduled donations...
John Szink Jun 08, 2026

Jennings Co. Sheriff Arrested on Felony Charges in Campaign Sign Theft Investigation
The Jennings County Sheriff is facing felony charges following a six-month state police investigation into stolen campaign signs. A grand jury indicted Sheriff Kenny Freeman for Theft, Official Miscon...
John Szink Jun 08, 2026

Dubois County Museum named Best in Indiana by Indiana Connections Magazine
The Dubois County Museum has been named Best Museum in Indiana by readers of Indiana Connection Magazine in the 2026 Best of Indiana contest. The museum prevailed over finalists including the Indiana ...
John Szink Jun 08, 2026

Westphalia Man Arrested for Child Molesting
Indiana State Police arrested a Knox County man for Child Molesting Sunday morning. The arrest of 20-year-old Caden Barrett of Westphalia followed an investigation into allegations Barrett molested a ...
John Szink Jun 07, 2026

Sullivan Woman Arrested in Vehicle Theft Investigation
A woman was arrested Saturday in Sullivan County after stealing a car near Dugger. WTWO reports the vehicle was reported stolen from Westside Christian Church. Authorities located it traveling east on...
John Szink Jun 07, 2026

Hoosier Democrats Select Beau Bayh as Their Secretary of State Candidate
Beau Bayh will be the Indiana Democratic Party's nominee for Secretary of State in the November election. The party selected Bayh over Blythe Potter at the Indiana Democratic Convention at the Indiana...
John Szink Jun 07, 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