Category Archives: Local News
Good Samaritan Hospital Receives National Stroke Care Recognition
Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes is the recipient of the American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award. That award recognizes the hospital for i...
Jul 19, 2024
Owensville Man Arrested for Battery Involving Serious Bodily Injury
Gibson County Sheriff's Deputies arrested an Owensville man Friday morning after investigating a report of an overnight battery in the 400 block of West Brummitt Street in Owensville. 43-year-old Juan...
Jul 19, 2024
Toll Road Text Scam
Here's another texting scam to be aware of. The Jasper Post of the Indiana State Police says a text, purportedly coming from the Indiana Toll Road is a scam. It says your vehicle has been recorded usi...
Jul 19, 2024
Patoka Lake Cleanup Day Saturday
The Patoka Lake Watershed Steering Committee's Patoka Lake Cleanup Day is Saturday. Registration begins at 8:00 AM at the Army Corps of Engineers office at 45-12 Cuzco Road South in Dubois next to the...
Jul 19, 2024
Pritzker Signs Landmark Carbon Capture Bill
Illinois is setting the framework for new environmental protections in the state. Governor Pritzker signed a landmark bill into law that creates nation-leading standards for safety and environmental p...
Jul 19, 2024
Indiana's First Human Case of West Nile Virus for 2024 Confirmed
Indiana's first human case of West Nile virus this year has been confirmed in a Lake County resident. The Indiana Department of Health says the virus has been found in mosquitoes in 15 separate counti...
Jul 19, 2024
Graduation of the 85th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy; Sullivan Trooper One of 21 Graduates
A graduation ceremony for the 85th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy was held Thursday evening in the Indiana State Capitol Rotunda. After the commencement address, the oath of office for the 21 ne...
Jul 18, 2024
Monkey Business in Orange Co.
A monkey has been reunited with its owner after being rescued in Orange County. Firefighters say they responded to the Patoka Lake Campgrounds late Tuesday after the animal got loose. The monkey got u...
Jul 18, 2024
Good Samaritan Hospital's New Volunteer Therapy Dog Comforting Patients and Caregivers
Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes has a new member of its Volunteer Services team. Willow, a certified therapy dog, is a five-year-old New Finland Poodle. The hospital says Willow and her handler, ...
Jul 18, 2024
Princeton Man Arrested for Resisting Law Enforcement & Felony Warrant
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says a Princeton man was arrested for Resisting Law Enforcement Wednesday night after deputies went to the 500 block of North West Street in Fort Branch to serve him...
Jul 18, 2024
This Day in Country Music
On this day May 08, 2009
Dolly Parton gave the commencement speech at the commencement ceremony in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's College of Arts and Sciences. During the ceremony she received an honorary degree, a doctorate of humane and mu...
May 08, 2025
On this day May 07, 1966
Johnny Cash kicked off his first ever UK tour at the Empire in Liverpool, with The Statler Brothers opening the show, followed by June Carter.
May 07, 2025
On this day May 06, 2003
After the controversy regading Dixie Chicks member Natalie Maines' comments about President George W. Bush and the Iraq war, a Colorado radio station suspended two of its disc jockeys for playing music by Dixie Chicks.
May 06, 2025
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 ...
May 03, 2025
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...
May 03, 2025
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