Category Archives: Local News
Indiana State Police Announce Promotion of Trooper Teresa Vaal to Sergeant
Indiana State Trooper Teresa Vaal has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant. In her new role, Sergeant Vaal will serve as a Jasper District Squad Leader. Sergeant Vaal has been a member of the Indiana...
Oct 28, 2025
Smithville Charitable Foundation Awards $10,000 Grant to Daviess County EDC for County-Wide Signage Initiative
The Smithville Charitable Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation to kick off the first phase of the Daviess County Gateway & Wayfinding Proje...
Oct 27, 2025
Indiana Reports First Flu Death of Season
The Indiana Department of Health is urging Hoosiers to get vaccinated after confirming the first flu-related death of the 2025-26 season. State Health Commissioner Dr. Lindsay Weaver stressed the impo...
Oct 27, 2025
Indiana State Police Announce Death of K-9 Officer in Jasper
Indiana State Police are mourning the death of a K-9 officer. Barker was found dead Saturday. The ISP says the Jasper K-9 officer died of unforeseen medical reasons. He was a dual-purpose K-9 trained ...
Oct 27, 2025
Indiana Governor Calls Special Session to Redraw Maps
Indiana Governor Mike Braun is calling a special session to redraw the state's congressional maps. The White House has lobbied for the Hoosier state to redraw its congressional lines, with Vice Presid...
Oct 27, 2025
Good Samaritan Now Offering Pediatric Sleep Studies and EEGs for Children Age 6 and Older
Good Samaritan is expanding its sleep and neurological diagnostic services to include pediatric sleep studies and pediatric electroencephalograms for children ages 6 and older. These new services allo...
Oct 27, 2025
Washington Carnegie Public Library Receives Micro-Grant for American Revolution Programming
Washington Carnegie Public Library was selected in July to receive a micro-grant from WETA as part of the national engagement campaign for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, the upcoming PBS documentary series ...
Oct 27, 2025
Oaktown Man Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges in Monroe Co.
A Knox County man was arrested in Monroe County Saturday morning after he drove a stolen car with guns and drugs inside. At around 1:15 a.m., deputies say they pulled over and then detained 24-year-ol...
Oct 26, 2025
First of Two Vincennes "City-Wide Large Item Disposal Days" is Saturday
The City of Vincennes, in conjunction with Republic Services, is once again offering residents of Vincennes an opportunity to dispose of large, unwanted items at no charge. On Saturday, November 1st a...
Oct 24, 2025
CenterPoint Energy Applying Credit to Utility Bills on Southwest Indiana
CenterPoint Energy customers in southwestern Indiana will soon see a new credit on their utility bills. The move comes after many households saw unexpectedly high bills this summer, some hundreds or e...
Oct 24, 2025
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