Category Archives: Local News

$4 Million Needed For Road Repairs
A study requested by Vanderburgh County Commissioners identifies about $4 million in needed road repairs throughout the county. On Wednesday, the county council voted $1-point-9 million for road proje...
Amy Adams May 05, 2022 TireZoo / CC

Package Containing Narcotics Delivered To Downtown Residence
The United Parcel Service contacted the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Department after coming across a suspicious package coming from the Los Angeles area. Deputies say a K-9 was brought in to sniff th...
Amy Adams May 05, 2022 Courtesy Of The Vanderburgh County Jail

Farmer Trapped In Grain Bin For Hours
It was a close call for a Sturgis man trapped in a grain bin Wednesday afternoon. Fire officials say Doug Omer fell into one of his bins, becoming stuck after he hit a "hot spot". That's a pocket of a...
Amy Adams May 05, 2022 United Soybean Board / CC

Nut Club Gives Back $600,000 To Community
The West Side Nut Club, held it's annual Founder's Day Banquet last evening at Burdette Park. This group was founded in 1921 by west side businessmen. In one hundred years, over $8 million dollars has...
Amy Adams May 05, 2022 Picture Taken by Nick Adams

Human Remains Found In Ohio River
A report of a body in the Ohio River yesterday alerted police around 11 Tuesday morning. The recovery started at a boat ramp at English Park in Owensboro. The identity of the man is unknown at this ti...
Amy Adams May 04, 2022 LouisvilleUSACE / CC

Henderson Dollar Tree Robbed
A robbery occurred just after 8 last night at the Dollar Tree on South Green Street in Henderson. Cashier Brittany Rigdon told police she was robbed at gun point. She described him as a white male rou...
Amy Adams May 04, 2022 JJBers / CC

Daviess County Judge Relieved Of Duties
A Daviess County Family court judge was relieved of her duties, being accused of obstruction of justice and abuse of power. In 2016 Julie Gordon became the first judge of the family court division. La...
Amy Adams May 04, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC

Primary Election Results 2022
Noah Robinson defeated Jason Ashworth on the Democrat ballot for Vanderburgh County Sheriff. Robinson will face Republican Jeff Hales in November. Incumbent Vanderburgh Prosecutor Nicholas Hermann has...
Aaron Santini May 03, 2022 League of Women Voters of California LWVC / CC

Woman Arrested In Drug Smuggling Case
The total number of people allegedly involved in bringing contraband inside the Webster County jail is now seven. Police believe 47 year old Crystal Ferguson of Hanson had connections in helping to br...
Amy Adams May 03, 2022 Courtesy of the Webster County Jail

The War On Hunger
May is "War on Hunger" month for the Salvation Army in hopes to continue to feed families in Vanderburgh, Warrick and Posey Counties. For the last 20 years they have teamed with Schnucks to bring awar...
Amy Adams May 03, 2022 Ryan McFarland / CC


