Category Archives: Local News
Celebration Weekend for Reopening of Spring Mill State Park's Gristmill
Spring Mill State Park celebrates the reopening of its iconic gristmill on Saturday and Sunday in the park's Pioneer Village as part of Indiana State Parks' annual Welcome Weekend. The gristmill recen...
Apr 30, 2025
Indiana: Should Streaming Services Pay Franchise Fees
Judges are weighing whether streaming services like Netflix and Hulu should pay franchise fees like cable companies. Fishers, Indianapolis, Evansville, and Valparaiso argue that streaming platforms us...
Apr 30, 2025
DCH Kentucky Derby Fundraising Event
The Daviess Community Hospital Foundation says the online auction for the 10th Annual Kentucky Derby Fundraising Gala officially opened for bidding today and will close at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6th. ...
Apr 30, 2025
Daviess Co. Arrests
Indiana State Police arrested a Francisco woman in Daviess County Tuesday for Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of a Syringe, Possession of Paraphernalia, and Operatin...
Apr 30, 2025
Fort Branch Man Arrested on Multiple Charges
Gibson County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Fort Branch man Monday night after being called to the 900 block of East Locust Street in Fort Branch to investigate a possible battery. The suspect, 52-yea...
Apr 29, 2025
Sex Offender Arrested for Violating the Rules
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says an Evansville man was arrested Monday afternoon for a sex offender registry violation with a prior conviction. 43-year-old Antwan Johnson was arrested on a warr...
Apr 29, 2025
Daviess Community Hospital Announces New CEO
Daviess Community Hospital has announced the appointment of Justin Harris as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer. The hospital says Harris will officially join DCH on July 1st, bringing ext...
Apr 29, 2025
Oakland City Murder Suspect Returned to Indiana
Indiana State Police say an Oakland City Murder Suspect is back in Indiana. 24-year-old Jonathan Fiscus of Oakland City was arrested Friday in the death of his father, 57-year-old Brad Fiscus, also of...
Apr 29, 2025
Cayuga Man Arrested for Sexual Misconduct with a Minor/Possession of Child Pornography
Indiana State Police arrested a Vermillion County man Monday evening on two counts of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor and ten counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Th ISP began investigating the m...
Apr 29, 2025
Daviess Co. Arrests
The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested a Washington man Monday on a warrant for Invasion of Privacy. 44-year-old Derrick Michael Ebler is being held on $50,000 bond in the Daviess County Sec...
Apr 29, 2025
This Day in Country Music
On this day May 03, 1952
Kitty Wells recorded "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels". Wells was disenchanted with her career prospects and was considering retirement, but agreed to the session at Owen Bradley's studio because of the $125 union scale recording payment. "It ...
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On this day May 03, 2010
Chely Wright becomes the first major country artist to come out as homosexual. In television appearances and an autobiography, she cited among her reasons for publicizing her homosexuality a concern with bullying and hate crimes toward gays, particular...
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On this day April 30, 1990
Capitol Nashville released "The Dance" by Garth Brooks. The song, written by Brooks' friend, Tony Arata, was a key track on his self-titled debut album Garth Brooks and became #1 chart hit. It is considered by many to be Brooks' signature song. "The Da...
Apr 30, 2025
On this day April 30, 2022
US country music star Naomi Judd died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee; she was 76 years old. The Kentucky-born singer was part of the Grammy award-winning duo The Judds, performing with her daughter Wynonna. ...
Apr 30, 2025
On this day April 29, 1933
Born on this day in Abbott, Texas, was Willie Nelson, country music singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. (He was born on April 29, 1933, but his birth was recorded by doctor F. D. Sims on April 30). Nelson was one of the main figures ...
Apr 29, 2025
On this day April 24, 2003
Dixie Chicks launched a publicity campaign to explain their position after the controversy of Natalie Maines statement regading the Iraq war. During a prime-time interview with TV personality Diane Sawyer, Maines said she remained proud of her original...
Apr 24, 2025
On this day April 24, 1991
Garth Brooks won a record six times at the 26th annual awards on NBC. The Country singer won: Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist; Best Album for , Single Record, "Friends In Low Places", and Song and Video for "The Dance".
Apr 24, 2025
On this day April 23, 1936
Born on this day, was Roy Orbison, singer, songwriter, who had a 1964 UK & US #1 single with "Pretty Woman" plus over 20 US & 30 UK Top 40 singles. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until...
Apr 23, 2025