Category Archives: Local News
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
Lane Closures Planned for U.S. 41 in Gibson County
The Indiana Department of Transportation says alternating lane closures on US 41 near Princeton in Gibson County are scheduled to get underway Monday. The closures will take place at the intersection ...
Jul 18, 2024
Indiana State Police Participating in "Best Looking Cruiser Contest"
The American Association of State Troopers is conducting its annual "Best Looking Cruiser" contest. The Florida Highway Patrol cruiser was voted the "2023 Best Looking Cruiser." The contest began as a...
Jul 18, 2024
Vincennes YMCA Receives $321,834 Capital Project Grant
Indiana United Ways in cooperation with United Way of Knox County has awarded the Vincennes YMCA a nearly 322-thousand-dollar capital project matching grant to update 7,200 square feet of childcare sp...
Jul 18, 2024
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