Category Archives: Local News

HVAC Issues Closes Cooling Station
The C.K. Newsome Center is no longer serving as a cooling center. Overnight, the building's HVAC system shut down and needs major repairs. All Parks Department programming has been canceled for today....
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2023 Photo from Noah Stubbs

Habitat For Humanity Receives Funds From ARPA
A non-profit organization that has served the tri-state for many years was the recipient of $75,000 in American Rescue Plan Act Funds. The Vanderburgh County Council presented Habitat for Humanity of ...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2023 Photo from press release

Cane Wielding Bank Robber Still On The Lam
Evansville police were sent to a robbery scene on the city's east side just past noon on Monday. It happened at the Indiana Members Credit Union in the 7300 block of Eagle Crest Boulevard. Reports say...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2023 Photo from X (Twitter)

Construction For New Pickleball Courts Underway
Groundbreaking for the construction of new Pickleball courts happened on Monday at Burdette Park. The nearly half a million-dollar project will be paid for by funding through the American Rescue Plan ...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2023 Photo from news release

Tap Water Maintenance May Leave A Funny Taste In Your Mouth
Evansville Water Sewer Utility customers may notice a change in the taste and odor of their tap water next week. The switch to free chlorine from the usual disinfectant chloramine is a common preventa...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2023 Photo from news release

Neblett Community Center Suspends Events Due To Shooting
A shooting at the Neblett Community Center in Owensboro sent one person to the hospital Monday night. Officials say an individual entered the building with a concealed weapon and shot another person d...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2023 Photo from Facebook

HMP&L Asking Customers To Reduce Power During Heatwave
The excessive heat is working air conditioning units to their full capacity this week. Henderson Municipal Power & Light is asking their customers to reduce energy between noon and 8:00 pm until t...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2023 TuguldurJ / CC

Evansville Man Arrested After Stabbing Victim Dies
An Evansville man is in jail charged with murder after a fatal stabbing of another man. Reports say 35-year-old Devin Clements got into an argument in an apartment on Cherry Street Sunday morning. Inv...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2023 Devin Clements (VCCC)

Century Old Time Capsules Opened In Princeton
The Princeton community gathered on Sunday after waiting months to take a peek back in time with the reveal of three-time capsules. Two dated back to 1912, and a third recently recovered from the Fran...
Amy Adams Aug 21, 2023 Photo from Princeton High School Facebook

It's A Boy!
Mesker Park Zoo announces their new howler monkey is a male and they've named him Taavi. Zoo keepers say it took a while to determine the gender of the youngster. Baby monkeys cling to their mothers f...
Amy Adams Aug 21, 2023 Photo from Mesker Park Zoo Facebook


