Category Archives: Local News
Being for Others Health & Wellness Foundation Releases Inaugural Annual Impact Report for 2025
The Being for Others Health & Wellness Foundation has released their first-ever Annual Impact Report, highlighting the work of organizations, communities, and partners across Southern Indiana. In ...
Mar 19, 2026
Princeton Woman Facing Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop
A Princeton woman is facing drug charges following a traffic stop early Thursday morning on US 41 in Gibson County. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says 60-year-old Tina Reid was pulled over for a ...
Mar 19, 2026
Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Secures Air Evac Municipal Membership for Lawrence County Residents
Lawrence County, Illinois Memorial Hospital has secured an agreement with Air Evac to provide a Municipal Membership for residents of Lawrence County. The Municipal Membership program provides coverag...
Mar 19, 2026
Average Price of Gas in Indiana Rises to $3.83 Per Gallon; Diesel $4.96
Gas prices continue climbing. The national average for a gallon of regular jumped overnight to $3.88, according to Triple-A. That's up four cents from Wednesday. In California, where prices are the hi...
Mar 19, 2026
Indiana State Parks Adding 45 All-Terrain Trackchairs
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is adding all-terrain trackchairs at state parks. The DNR used one-million-dollars from the Lilly Endowment to purchase 45 trackchairs. Portable generators ...
Mar 19, 2026
Notre Dame Announces Free Tuition Initiative
The University of Notre Dame will begin to offer free tuition to some students next school year. The University announced Wednesday that beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, most students from fami...
Mar 19, 2026
Indiana National Guard Launches "Civilian Cyber Corps" to Protect the State's Power Grid and Water Systems
The Indiana National Guard is launching a new "Civilian Cyber Corps" to protect the state's power grid and water systems from digital attacks. Governor Braun recently signed the initiative into law, c...
Mar 18, 2026
West Virginia Man Arrested for Auto Theft
Gibson County Sheriff's deputies arrested a West Virginia man and recovered a stolen vehicle Wednesday afternoon. Deputies were dispatched to the Flying J Truck Stop off US 41 near Haubstadt concernin...
Mar 18, 2026
DCH Hires Two New Professionals with Assistance from Choose Southern Indiana Initiative
Daviess Community Hospital recently secured relocation grants through Choose Southern Indiana, a regional workforce development initiative, to support the recruitment of newly hired healthcare profess...
Mar 18, 2026
SBA Deadline Approaching for Indiana Disaster Economic Injury Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and private nonprofit organizations across southern Indiana that the deadline to apply for low-int...
Mar 18, 2026
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