Category Archives: Local News
Pike/Gibson Water Flushing Schedule (Gibson Co.)
Pike Gibson Water says flushing continues this week for its Gibson County customers along County Road 550 East between State Road 64 and State Road 168 and all side county roads. There will be no flus...
Jul 01, 2024
Body of Swimmer Recovered from Patoka Lake
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating after recovering the body of a man from Patoka Lake in Orange County Sunday evening. Around 6:00 PM, Orange County Dispatch was notified that a male had...
Jul 01, 2024
Police Identify Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Interstate 70 in Clay Co.
The Clay County Coroner has identified a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a semi tractor trailer early Thursday morning on Interstate 70 in Clay County as 19-year-old James Carder of Wapakoneta...
Jun 30, 2024
Disturbance Call Leads to Arrest of Princeton Man on Drug Charges
A Princeton man is facing drug charges following a disturbance Saturday night in the 800 block of South Hart Street in Princeton. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office received a report of a man yelling ...
Jun 30, 2024
Merom Teen Drowns in Wabash River
The body of a 15-year-old Merom, Indiana boy was recovered from the Wabash River on Saturday. The Clark County, Illinois Sheriff's Office responded to the river, southeast of West Union, Illinois, con...
Jun 30, 2024
Washington July 4th Closings
All Washington city offices and departments will be closed on Thursday in observance of the July 4th Holiday. There will be no trash pick-up and the city bus will not be in operation. The Recycling Ce...
Jun 30, 2024
Washington Bus Service Changing Hands Monday
The City of Washington Street Department will no longer be operating the city bus service as of Monday. Ride Solution will continue to provide the service. The route will remain the same with no charg...
Jun 30, 2024
Ellen Harper Receives 2024 Spirit of '76 Award
The Vincennes Fourth of July committee has awarded the 2024 Spirit of '76 Award to Ellen Harper. In one of the nomination letters received, Knox County Chamber of Commerce President Jamie Neal says Ha...
Jun 30, 2024
Submerged Vehicle Leads to Arrest Mauckport Man
A Mauckport, Indiana man was arrested on an outstanding warrant Friday after drawing too much attention to himself. 61-year-old James Schuppert backed his pickup truck too far down the boat ramp at th...
Jun 30, 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