Category Archives: Local News

Evansville Mother Charged With Neglect
A 29-year-old Evansville woman is in jail and charged with child neglect. The investigation into Alendia Joinvil began in April after officers were called to check on three children left unattended in...
Amy Adams Sep 18, 2025 Alendia Joinvil (VCSO)

WSNC Fall Festival Named The Best In The U.S.A.
For the third consecutive year, the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival is named the best fall festival in the U.S. according to the USA Today 10-Best Readers' Choice Awards. The club, on its social medi...
Amy Adams Sep 18, 2025 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Fugitive On Parole For Murder Walks Away From Sober Living Facility
The Indiana Department of Correction is looking for a fugitive who walked out of a sober living facility in Scottsburg. 72-year-old Roger Caldwell, who is on parole for murder, walked away from his pl...
Amy Adams Sep 18, 2025 Roger Caldwell (IDOC)

Evansville Golf Course Converted Into Wildlife Habitat
A former par-3 golf course is slated to be converted into a wildlife habitat. Wesselman Woods made the official announcement on Tuesday about its partnership with Quail Forever Indiana. The Southwest ...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2025 Photo from news release

Owensboro Passes Ordinance Allowing Backyard Chickens
Owensboro residents living within city limits are now allowed to have backyard chickens. The new ordinance passed with a 3-2 vote in last night's Board of Commissioners meeting. Since May, those passi...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2025 katie.chizhevskaya / Depositphotos.com

Former Bank Employee Sentenced To Prison
An Evansville banker is headed to prison after pleading guilty to stealing money from customers. Dekoda Clark of Tell City was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison. He also must pay mor...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2025 Photo from Wiky News archives

WSNC Reports Online Scam For Vendor Spots
Members of the West Side Nut Club report they have recently been made aware of online posts claiming to sell vendor spots for this year's Fall Festival. The club's Facebook page says this year's festi...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2025 Alachua County / CC

Coroner Releases Name Of Vanderburgh County Inmate
An outside agency is investigating an incident last week that led to the death of a Vanderburgh County Jail inmate. The Vanderburgh County Coroner identifies the inmate as 35-year-old Cortney Hartley ...
Amy Adams Sep 16, 2025 Image courtesy of Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office

Person In Serious Condition Following Crash With Drunk Driver
A Posey County man is in jail following a crash on State Road 66 in Blairsville. On the way to the scene, deputies were notified that one of the vehicles involved had left. The vehicle matching the de...
Amy Adams Sep 16, 2025 Brandon Johnson (PCSO)

Tiny Homes Could Be Next Big Thing In Henderson
The proposal for a new city ordinance defines a tiny home as a single-family dwelling in a unit of 120 to 800 square feet. Officials say they want to allow the construction of tiny homes in places lik...
Amy Adams Sep 16, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com


