Category Archives: Local News
Road Closure Planned for State Road 68 In Gibson County on September 23rd
The Indiana Department of Transportation now says a portion of State Road 68 in Gibson County is scheduled to close Friday, September 23rd for a bridge overlay project over Big Creek near Haubstadt. T...
Aug 22, 2024
Former Hospital Employee Sentenced to 12 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzling Over $150,000 in Likely Donations for the Jasper Community
A Jasper woman has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling over $154,000 in likely donations for the Jasper community. 62-year-old Michele Rose was employed as Medical Staff Coordinator at a n...
Aug 22, 2024
Police Investigating Maggot Incident at Indiana's DNC Delegate Breakfast
Police are investigating after maggots were dropped into the breakfast for Indiana's DNC delegates in Chicago. The incident happened Wednesday at the Fairmont Chicago Hotel. This delegate says authori...
Aug 22, 2024
Grant Funding to Help Train More Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners
New grant funding will help train more nurses to work with victims of sexual assault. The IU Health Foundation and the IU School of Nursing received nearly 1.4 million dollars for a program to train m...
Aug 22, 2024
Disaster Loan Outreach Center to Open in Warrick County
Businesses and residents in Warrick County and contiguous counties may qualify for low interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration following damage incurred from storms that ro...
Aug 21, 2024
Rosedale Man Arrested Following High-Speed Pursuit in Vigo Co.
State Police arrested a Rosedale man Wednesday after he fled a traffic stop on US 41 near Head Road in Vigo County for driving 70 miles an hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. That chase reached speeds of...
Aug 21, 2024
Williams Brothers Healthcare Announces New Store Location in Evansville, IN
Washington based Williams Brothers Healthcare has announced a new store location in Evansville. Williams Brothers is an industry leading home medical equipment and pharmacy company. The new store, its...
Aug 21, 2024
Knox Co. Commissioners Approve Three Phase Building/Renovation Project
The Knox County Commissioners have approved a three-phase project to reallocate space on county property. In the first phase, the old Knox County Poor Asylum at 28-30 ARC Avenue would be razed and a n...
Aug 21, 2024
Shooting Deaths of Three Men in Lawrence, IN Blamed on Longstanding Feud
A shooting that killed three men in Lawrence, Indiana was the consequence of a feud between two Honduran families. Investigators say, the violence erupted following an argument between Juan Escobar an...
Aug 21, 2024
Jasper Labor Day Closing Schedule
Jasper's City Hall, Street Department and all Utilities Administrative offices will be closed on Monday, September 2nd for Labor Day. The Jasper Street Department and Resource Recovery Site is closed....
Aug 20, 2024
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