Category Archives: Local News
Debt Is A 'Growing Force' Influencing Jobseekers' Choices
A lot of Americans are working two jobs just to pay off their debts. A new report by resume site Zety says 38-percent of survey respondents took a second job to pay their overdue bills. Another 37-per...
Jun 29, 2025
GM Recalls Over 62k Chevy Silverados Over Brake Fire Risk
General Motors is recalling over 60-thousand Chevrolet Silverado pickups. The recall is due to a brake pressure sensor assembly possibly leaking and causing a fire. GM says the leak could cause a shor...
Jun 29, 2025
Rising Summer Temps Increases Risk Of Child Heat Deaths
Health experts are warning parents and caretakers about the risks of heatstroke to children left inside hot vehicles. Kids and Car Safety, which collects data on hot car deaths, says already this year...
Jun 29, 2025 Background for a hot summer or heat wave, orange sky with with bright sun and thermometer
Dugger Provides a Warm Welcome Home for Teigan McCammon
A tragedy has seen a heartwarming turn for a family in southwest Indiana. Nine-year-old Teigan McCammon is now home from the hospital, welcomed by a parade in Dugger. People were wearing T-shirts, say...
Jun 27, 2025
Rise Recovery Receives $196,200 Capital Grant from United Way to Build Out Community-Based Recovery Center in Daviess County
Rise Recovery and United Way of Daviess County have announced that Rise Recovery has been awarded a matching capital grant of up to $196,200 through the Indiana United Ways Statewide Capital Projects ...
Jun 27, 2025
Linton Police Warn of Telephone Scam
Linton Police are warning the public about a scam in which a scammer contacted a business and pretended to be local law enforcement. The scammer then convinced the employee to take all of the money ou...
Jun 27, 2025
AG Rokita's Defense Costing Indiana Taxpayers Nearly $500,000
The defense of Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita in several disciplinary investigations and formal ethics cases has cost Hoosier taxpayers nearly 500 thousand dollars. Rokita has faced at least six...
Jun 27, 2025
Two Winslow Residents Arrested on Drug and Other Charges Following Traffic Stop in Jasper
Two Winslow residents are facing drug and other charges following a traffic stop earlier this week for speeding at 47th Street and North Portersville Road in Jasper. After the officer smelled burnt ma...
Jun 27, 2025
Public Asked for Assistance in Pike Co. Dog Killing Investigation
The Pike County Prosecutor's Office is asking the public for assistance in a dog killing investigation. A family's pet Beagle, named Paige, was shot and killed near Hazleton. An Indiana Conservation O...
Jun 26, 2025
Knox Co. GOP Looking to Fill Vacant Decker Town Board Seat
Knox County Clerk David Shelton says that due to the death of Tom Culp, a vacancy now exists on the Decker Town Board. Interested Republicans may submit a letter of interest for appointment for the re...
Jun 26, 2025
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